Five Out to Avoid Bans at Preston Mon 23rd Feb 2009 14:12 Five Town players will be especially keen to avoid yellow cards at Preston on Saturday, the last match from which a fifth booking leads to a one-match ban. Gareth McAuley, Alex Bruce, Tommy Miller, Jon Stead and Iván Campo are all on four cautions ahead of the end of February deadline. |
Trotter Completes Loan Move to Scunthorpe Mon 23rd Feb 2009 13:46 Midfielder Liam Trotter has completed his one-month loan move to Scunthorpe United. Trotter could make his debut for the Iron at Southend United on Tuesday evening. |
Jim Hails Spirit in Camp Sat 21st Feb 2009 21:10 Boss Jim Magilton hailed the spirit inside the Town camp after the Blues defeated QPR 3-1 at Loftus Road. The Town manager, under fire earlier in the week, has now seen his side to two successive wins and to within two points of the play-offs. |
Lambe Off as U18s Lose to Chelsea Sat 21st Feb 2009 20:46 Bermudian midfielder Reggie Lambe saw red as the Blues U18s lost 3-0 at home to Chelsea on Saturday morning. Lambe kicked out at an opponent after being fouled 20 minutes from the end and was given his marching orders. |
Rhodes Nets Sixth Goal for Brentford Sat 21st Feb 2009 20:35 Striker Jordan Rhodes scored the sixth goal of his loan spell with Brentford as the top-of-the-table Bees defeated his former loan club Rochdale 2-1 at Spotland. Elsewhere, Jaime Peters has decided against continuing his loan period with Gillingham. |
QPR 1-3 Town Sat 21st Feb 2009 20:10 Goals from Jon Stead, Pablo Couñago and Jon Walters saw the Blues to a 3-1 win at QPR after conceding an early goal. The well-deserved victory, Town's seventh on the road this season, puts Jim Magilton's men just two points from the play-offs with 12 games to play. |
Trotter Set to Join Scunthorpe Fri 20th Feb 2009 16:43 Midfielder Liam Trotter will join Scunthorpe on a month's loan next week. TWTD revealed last week that the 20-year-old would join the Iron on loan having impressed during a trial. |
Walters in For Haynes as Town Wait on McAuley Fri 20th Feb 2009 11:08 Jon Walters looks set to replace the injured Danny Haynes on the right of midfield when the Blues travel to QPR for Saturday's live Sky game (KO 5.20pm). Town have a doubt over skipper Gareth McAuley, but striker Kevin Lisbie is expected to return to the squad after his back problem. |
U18s Face Chelsea Fri 20th Feb 2009 10:02 Town's U18s are in action against Chelsea at Playford Road on Saturday morning (KO 11am). |
Town to Appoint Clegg? Fri 20th Feb 2009 09:02 Town are reported to be close to appointing former British Olympic Association chief executive Simon Clegg as the new face of the club. Clegg left his role with the BOA at the end of last year after 19 years. |