Celtic Beat Town to Winger's Signature Sat 13th Dec 2008 10:15 Celtic are reported to have won the race to sign Derry City winger Niall McGinn, a player the Blues watched throughout the Irish season. McGinn, 21, is set to put pen to paper a three-and-a-half-year deal in January for a fee which will rise to £200,000 after top-ups. |
Wickham to Be Youngest Ever Player? Fri 12th Dec 2008 16:21 Manager Jim Magilton has hinted that academy striker Connor Wickham could become Town's youngest ever first team player over the Christmas period. The Blues boss has been impressed with the 15-year-old academy schoolboy, who has been a regular in the U18s this season and has also played for the reserves. |
Bruce Loses Appeal Fri 12th Dec 2008 14:09 Town defender Alex Bruce has had his appeal against his red card during Wednesday's 3-1 victory over Bristol City upheld by an FA Regulatory Commission. |
Magilton on Bruce Appeal Ahead of Cardiff Fri 12th Dec 2008 12:53 Town boss Jim Magilton is waiting on the outcome of Alex Bruce's appeal against Wednesday's red card before he can decide whether to name an unchanged side when Cardiff City visit Portman Road on Saturday. Bruce's case will be put to an FA Regulatory Commission at 1pm today. |
U18s Face Portsmouth Fri 12th Dec 2008 09:09 Town's U18s are in action against Portsmouth on Saturday morning at Playford Road (KO 11am). |
Harding Wants to Stay at Southend Fri 12th Dec 2008 09:06 On-loan full-back Dan Harding says he would like to stay with Southend United once his spell at Roots Hall is up at the end of the year. Harding is out of contract with the Blues in the summer and is not in manager Jim Magilton's plans. |
Bruce Appeal on Friday Thu 11th Dec 2008 17:04 An FA Regulatory Commission will hear Alex Bruce's red card appeal at 1pm on Friday. Bruce was sent off for serious foul play during the 3-1 victory over Bristol City after tackling Robins striker Nicky Maynard. |
Town Confirm Bruce Appeal Thu 11th Dec 2008 14:15 Town have confirmed that they are appealing against Alex Bruce's red card against Bristol City last night. Bruce was sent off on the hour by referee Paul Taylor for a lunge at Robins' striker Nicky Maynard, which led to the striker leaving the field on a stretcher. |
McAuley: Horror Show Motivated Us Thu 11th Dec 2008 12:21 Skipper Gareth McAuley says watching a video of Sunday's woeful display at Norwich provided the Blues with the right motivation ahead of last night's 3-1 victory over Bristol City. |
Youths Draw Crystal Palace Thu 11th Dec 2008 11:55 Town's U18s will play Crystal Palace at Portman Road in the fourth round of the FA Youth Cup. A Ronan Murray penalty took the young Blues to a 1-0 home victory over Shrewsbury in the third round. |