Leigh: Injury Treatment Was Top Class Fri 25th Nov 2022 20:59 Greg Leigh has praised Town’s medical department after he returned to full fitness ahead of schedule in midweek and is set to continue his comeback in tomorrow’s FA Cup second round clash with non-league Buxton at Portman Road. |
Leigh: The Right Mindset is the Most Important Thing Fri 25th Nov 2022 20:07 Of all the Town players ready to face non-league Buxton at Portman Road on Sunday in an FA Cup second-round tie, Greg Leigh is out on his own as the only one to have faced the National League North side before. |
McKenna: We Have to Focus on Ourselves and Get Our Mentality Right Fri 25th Nov 2022 16:53 Town will be aiming to reach the third round of the FA Cup for the first time since their 2018/19 relegation to League One when they host National League North Buxton at Portman Road on Sunday afternoon (KO 5pm). |
John-Jules Out For Up to Four Months But Aluko and Evans Closing in On Returns Fri 25th Nov 2022 15:45 Town boss Kieran McKenna says striker Tyreece John-Jules is currently back at his parent club Arsenal having undergone hamstring surgery and is expected to be out for three-to-four months, but better news is that Sone Aluko and Lee Evans are closing in on returns. |
Ladapo and Donacien Set to Miss Buxton But Chaplin and Davis OK and Ahadme Could Make Full Debut Fri 25th Nov 2022 15:32 Freddie Ladapo and Janoi Donacien are both set to miss Sunday’s FA Cup tie at home to National League North Buxton but Conor Chaplin and Lief Davis are back in training and striker Gassan Ahadme could be in for his first start for the Blues. |
McKenna: Great to Have Greg Back Fri 25th Nov 2022 15:10 Blues boss Kieran McKenna is delighted to have “positive, intelligent and bright” Greg Leigh available again after his compression fracture of his leg. |
McKenna: There's a Feeling of Relief It's Not Worse Fri 25th Nov 2022 14:46 Boss Kieran McKenna says there’s a feeling of relief that Marcus Harness’s knee injury isn’t as bad as had been initially feared, while the Blues manager was annoyed that news regarding the 26-year-old’s surgery initially appeared in the Portsmouth local media. |
Baggott Set to Join Indonesia Squad For Later Stages of AFF Cup Fri 25th Nov 2022 10:29 Blues centre-half Elkan Baggott, who is on loan at Gillingham for the season, won’t be joining up with the Indonesia squad for the group stages of the AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup but could link up with them later in the tournament, TWTD understands. |
Harness to Undergo Surgery and Out for 10 Weeks Fri 25th Nov 2022 09:36 Town forward Marcus Harness is set to undergo surgery in the next few days on the injury he suffered during Tuesday’s Papa Johns Trophy tie against his former club Portsmouth at Portman Road and is facing eight-to-10 weeks on the sidelines. |
U18s in FA Youth Cup Action at Bromley Fri 25th Nov 2022 09:19 Town’s U18s are in FA Youth Cup second-round action at Bromley on Saturday afternoon (KO 1pm) with an away tie against Huddersfield awaiting the winners. |