Klug Sacked Tue 12th Jan 2010 21:35 Long-serving Town coach Bryan Klug has been sacked. Klug, a one-time Blues youth player and academy director, was assistant manager under Jim Magilton until John Gorman’s appointment last Christmas when he moved into a head of football development role, before taking charge of the reserves this season. |
Murphy Out for a Fortnight Tue 12th Jan 2010 14:23 New Town keeper Brian Murphy will be out for two weeks due to the ankle ligament injury he suffered in the warm-up at Leicester City on Sunday. There had been concerns that the Irishman would be out for longer. |
Holland on TV Tue 12th Jan 2010 09:05 Ex-Town skipper Matt Holland is set to front the BBC’s new regional football show Late Kick Off. The programme, which includes discussion and analysis of all the Football League games from the east of England, starts on Monday 18th January at 11.15pm. |
Town Ask For Goal to Be Given to Norris Mon 11th Jan 2010 20:11 Town have confirmed that they will officially request that the Football League credit Sunday’s goal at Leicester to David Norris. Foxes defender Ryan McGivern got the final touch but the Blues midfielder says he made contact with the ball. |
Healy Set for Falkirk Mon 11th Jan 2010 16:24 Town midfielder Colin Healy is understood to be a loan target of SPL side Falkirk. Late last week, manager Roy Keane revealed that the Irishman had been the subject of a number of enquiries. |
Reserves Southend Game Off Mon 11th Jan 2010 10:18 Town’s reserves game at Southend scheduled for Tuesday afternoon has been postponed due to a frozen Roots Hall pitch. No new date has yet been set for the match. |
Norris Claiming Goal Mon 11th Jan 2010 09:28 Midfielder David Norris is claiming Town’s early goal at Leicester, despite Foxes defender Ryan McGivern getting the final touch. The former Plymouth man says he made contact on the ball prior to the on-loan Manchester City man. |
Keane: Draw Fair Result, Murphy Out for Weeks Sun 10th Jan 2010 18:39 Boss Roy Keane felt a point was probably the right result after the Blues drew 1-1 at Leicester. Town were hit by yet more bad news regarding a goalkeeper with new signing Brian Murphy probably out for several weeks having injured his ankle in the warm-up prior to the Foxes game. |
Leicester City 1-1 Town Sun 10th Jan 2010 16:57 Town recorded their 13th draw of the season as the trip to Leicester City ended 1-1. David Norris pressured Ryan McGivern into an own goal 20 seconds after the start with Steve Howard equalising for the Foxes before the break. |
Baptiste's Trial Delayed Sun 10th Jan 2010 09:58 The snowy weather has delayed Trinidad and Tobago international Kerry Baptiste’s trial with the Blues, according to reports in the Caribbean. Wideman or striker Baptiste, who currently plays for Joe Public in his home country, was set to spend the coming week training at Playford Road. |