Lisbie Linked With Southampton And Town With Villa Defender Wed 20th Jan 2010 09:03 Town’s weekend FA Cup opponents Southampton have been linked with a move for Blues striker Kevin Lisbie, who is currently on loan at Colchester. Meanwhile, Town themselves are reported to be interested in taking Aston Villa defender Eric Lichaj on loan. |
Town Dump Arsenal Out of Youth Cup Tue 19th Jan 2010 20:50 An excellent team performance from Town's youngsters saw them defeat Youth Cup holders and league leaders Arsenal 2-0 at Underhill. Two fine goals in the first 12 minutes from Ronan Murray and Connor Wickham, witnessed by a crowd of 600 including Roy Keane and his backroom staff, eased Chris Kiwomya's impressive outfit to a home clash with Fulham in the fifth round. |
Sheepshanks Confirmed as National Football Centre Chairman Tue 19th Jan 2010 14:06 David Sheepshanks has been confirmed as the chairman of the FA’s much-delayed new National Football Centre at Burton. Sheepshanks, still a member of the Town board despite stepping down as chairman last year, unveiled plans for the project this morning. |
Holland TWTD Player of the Decade Tue 19th Jan 2010 12:23 Former skipper Matt Holland has won TWTD’s Player of the Decade Award after polling 34% of more than 800 votes cast. The midfielder beat Marcus Stewart into second place (23%) with Fabian Wilnis in third (13%). |
Arsenal Won't Be Happy to Be Facing Town Tue 19th Jan 2010 09:38 Academy chief Sammy Morgan says Arsenal won’t have been happy to have drawn Town's U18s in the fourth round of the FA Youth Cup. The sides meet at Barnet’s Underhill this evening with Town’s youngsters having beaten their Gunners counterparts twice since the summer (KO 7pm). |
Rhodes: Smith Should Stay at Brentford for the Season Tue 19th Jan 2010 08:58 Former Blue Jordan Rhodes says defender Tommy Smith should stay on loan at League One Brentford for the rest of the season. Rhodes, a close friend of Smith’s, spent time with the Bees last season before making his controversial move to Huddersfield in the summer. |
Southend Reserve Game Switches Venue Mon 18th Jan 2010 18:48 Wednesday’s reserves game against Southend has switched from Portman Road to the Playford Road Training Centre (KO 2pm). |
Ferguson at Africa Cup of Nations Mon 18th Jan 2010 13:21 Town groundsman Alan Ferguson has been in Angola working at the Africa Cup of Nations. Ferguson is a FIFA consultant and a non-executive director of Support in Sport, who installed 13 pitches ahead of the competition. |
Fan's Shirt Challenge for Haiti Mon 18th Jan 2010 11:56 Town fan Marcus Brien is hoping to raise £1981 for the British Red Cross Haiti Earthquake Appeal by parading around the Portman Road pitch wearing a Norwich City shirt when the Blues take on West Brom on Tuesday 26th January. The British Red Cross has already raised more than £1 million in aid for Haiti. |
Pablo: I Knew What I Had to Do Mon 18th Jan 2010 09:13 Striker Pablo Couñago says he knew precisely what he had to do when he got his late, late chance to win Saturday’s home game against Coventry. Couñago netted his second goal of the season, chipping the ball over Keiren Westwood and into the net to seal a dramatic 3-2 win for the Blues. |