Town Confirm Striker Murphy Still in Ireland Tue 27th Jan 2009 09:39 Town have confirmed that striker Paul Murphy is still back in Ireland, having failed to return after the Christmas break. The 17-year-old, who signed a professional contract until 2010 in July last year, is suffering with homesickness. |
Burnley's Akinbiyi Linked Tue 27th Jan 2009 09:36 Town are interested in Burnley striker Ade Akinbiyi, according to one of this morning's tabloids. The 34-year-old has been largely out of favour at Turf Moor this season. |
Humes Leaves Academy Tue 27th Jan 2009 09:16 Academy coach Tony Humes has left the club in the wake of the recent review of the club's youth set-up. Humes took over as academy boss in 2006 after Bryan Klug became first team coach, having joined the staff in 2002 from Wrexham's centre of excellence. |
No New Injury Concerns Ahead of Barnsley Trip Tue 27th Jan 2009 08:54 Town boss Jim Magilton has no new injury concerns ahead of Tuesday's visit to Barnsley. Defenders Moritz Volz and Iván Campo remain on the sidelines with groin and calf injuries respectively. |
Civelli Set for Medical on Tuesday Mon 26th Jan 2009 15:17 Argentinian left midfielder Luciano Civelli is at the club and will undergo a medical tomorrow. The 22-year-old is discussing personal terms, having been given a tour of the ground, with the move expected to be confirmed later in the week. |
Wickham and Casement Called Up Mon 26th Jan 2009 13:14 Connor Wickham and Chris Casement have been called up for their respective countries for friendlies next month. Casement is in the Northern Ireland U21 squad for their match against Wales on February 17th at the Ballymena Showground. Wickham is in the England U16 squad to play in Germany also on the 17th. |
U18s Lose to West Ham Sat 24th Jan 2009 22:37 Town's U18s lost 3-0 to West Ham at Playford Road on Saturday morning. Ahmed Abdulla, Anthony Edgar and Oliver Lee netted the goals for the visitors. |
Clarke Bags Hat-Trick on Northampton Debut Sat 24th Jan 2009 22:25 On-loan striker Billy Clarke scored a hat-trick on his debut for Northampton as the Cobblers defeated Crewe 5-1 at Sixfields. Clarke netted his opening goal within two minutes of the start of his spell with the League One side. |
Jim Proud of Team Sat 24th Jan 2009 21:51 Boss Jim Magilton was proud of his players despite the Blues' 3-1 defeat to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Town, watched by 6,000 fans including former players Fabian Wilnis and Jason Dozzell, were level at half-time before freekicks from Michael Ballack and Frank Lampard won the tie. |
Chelsea 3-1 Town Sat 24th Jan 2009 18:42 Town's FA Cup run came to an end as superb second half freekicks from Michael Ballack and Frank Lampard saw Chelsea to a 3-1 victory at Stamford Bridge. The Blues matched the Champions League finalists for spells with Alex Bruce equalising Ballack's opener before the break. |