Colback Set to Stay With Town Wed 23rd Dec 2009 20:37 Loan midfielder Jack Colback looks set to remain with the Blues after his current spell is up in the opening week of the new year. Manager Roy Keane says he has already spoken to Sunderland boss Steve Bruce about extending the 20-year-old’s time at Portman Road. |
Town Back in White Wed 23rd Dec 2009 14:22 Town will wear a special white kit at Crystal Palace on Boxing Day (KO 1pm). Both the blue home shirt and the red away one clash with the Eagles' red and blue stripes. |
Clegg Taking the Lead on Transfers Wed 23rd Dec 2009 09:06 Chief executive Simon Clegg says he is increasingly taking a leading role in Town’s transfer dealings having spent the summer learning the ropes from club owner and chairman Marcus Evans. Clegg says he was somewhat “thrown in at the deep end” during the summer with the transfer window coming so soon after he joined the club in April |
Keane Backs Smith Switch Wed 23rd Dec 2009 09:01 Manager Roy Keane says defender Tommy Smith’s decision to switch international allegiance to New Zealand will have no effect on his Town career. Yesterday, New Zealand coach Ricki Herbert revealed that former England U17 international Smith had been in contact with him to commit to playing for the nation where he was brought up ahead of the World Cup in South Africa. |
Naked Football Show This Evening at 6pm Wed 23rd Dec 2009 08:25 This evening's The Naked Football Show (ICR FM 6pm) looks at all the Town issues of the moment with regulars Graham Blackburn and Phil Ham joined by Ray Slegg and The Vulture. |
Smith Switches to New Zealand and is Off to the World Cup Tue 22nd Dec 2009 15:20 New Zealand head coach Ricki Herbert has revealed that Town defender Tommy Smith has emailed him to accept the offer of a place in his squad for next summer’s World Cup. Smith, who has previously represented England at U17 level, qualifies for New Zealand having lived there between the ages of eight and 16. |
Town Would Consider Ground Sponsorship Tue 22nd Dec 2009 10:02 Town chief executive Simon Clegg says that Town would welcome sponsorship of the South Stand and also of Portman Road as a whole. Brewers Greene King ended their long association with the stand formerly known as Churchman’s in the summer. |
Trinidadian International Set for Trial Tue 22nd Dec 2009 09:19 Town have invited Trinidadian midfielder Kerry Baptiste to spend a week on trial at Playford Road. Baptiste currently plays for Joe Public in his home country, the club owned by FIFA vice-president Jack Warner, with whom he has won five domestic titles. |
FIFA Award for Robson Mon 21st Dec 2009 19:23 Legendary Town boss Sir Bobby Robson has posthumously been awarded the FIFA Fair Play Award for 2009. His widow Lady Elsie was presented with it at the Kongresshaus in Zurich. |
Austrian Keeper's Trial Cut Short Mon 21st Dec 2009 18:43 TWTD understands that former Austrian U21 international keeper Michael Langer spent some of last week on trial at Playford Road. The 24-year-old SC Freiburg keeper, who was on trial at Manchester United last month, was expected to stay for the full week but was recalled early to sit on the bench during his club’s 1-0 defeat to Borussia Dortmund on Saturday. |