No Deal for Menessou Wed 01st Aug 2007 08:32 French trialist Arsène Menessou will not be offered a contract by the Blues. The 19-year-old Le Havre B defender played in the friendlies at Crawley and Bury Town. |
Naylor Set for Spell Out Wed 01st Aug 2007 08:28 Defender Richard Naylor will be out of action for three months as he requires an operation to remove cartilage from his big toe. The 30-year-old's toe injury, which has kept him out of action since February, was initially misdiagnosed as bone bruising. |
Navas to Have Surgery Tue 31st Jul 2007 22:19 Town target César Navas will undergo surgery on his broken metatarsal in Spain on Wednesday morning. The Blues are believed to be close to signing the 27-year-old, who spent time on trial last week, on a permanent basis. |
Royal Antwerp 1-1 Town Tue 31st Jul 2007 21:44 Sub Gary Roberts grabbed an 86th minute equaliser as the Blues drew 1-1 at Royal Antwerp. The home side had gone ahead with 10 minutes remaining. |
Navas Signing Close? Tue 31st Jul 2007 14:27 Town are close to completing the signing of Málaga defender César Navas, according to reports in Spain. Navas will be out of action for around two months after breaking a metatarsal during his Portman Road trial, but the Blues have continued their attempts to add the 27-year-old to their squad. |
McGreal at Colchester Tue 31st Jul 2007 14:04 Former Blue John McGreal is on trial at Colchester United. The 35-year-old was released by Burnley at the end of last season and is available on a free transfer. |
Walters in Midfield Tue 31st Jul 2007 12:48 Jon Walters will again be used in a right midfield role when the Blues take on Royal Antwerp this evening (KO 8pm local time). Striker Walters was previously used in this position for part of the recent friendly at Rushden and Diamonds. |
Brittain at Carlisle Tue 31st Jul 2007 11:49 Released midfielder Martin Brittain is on trial with Carlisle United. The former Newcastle man is expected to play some part of a friendly with Middlesbrough at Brunton Park this evening. |
Casement Misses Penalty Tue 31st Jul 2007 09:27 Town defender Chris Casement missed a penalty as hosts Northern Ireland started their Milk Cup campaign with a 2-2 draw against Turkey in the elite section of the annual youth tournament. |
Legwinski Stays at Home Mon 30th Jul 2007 18:53 Midfielder Sylvain Legwinski has remained at Portman Road to work on his fitness rather than travelling to Belgium with the rest of the squad for Tuesday's friendly at Royal Antwerp. The 17-man party departed for Belgium by train earlier today. |