Elllington Back for Wolves Friendly Fri 29th Jul 2011 14:35
All seven new recruits are in Town’s squad for Saturday’s final pre-season friendly at home to Wolves (KO 3pm). Striker Nathan Ellington is over the minor shoulder injury which led to him missing the abandoned game at Colchester on Tuesday. |
Town Announce Squad Numbers Thu 28th Jul 2011 17:58
Town have announced the squad numbers for the season ahead. Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has been handed Connor Wickham’s old number nine, while new loan keeper David Stockdale will wear his lucky number 13 with no one taking Brian Murphy’s old number one shirt. |
Colchester Friendly Abandoned Tue 26th Jul 2011 22:03
Town’s pre-season friendly at Colchester United was abandoned with eight minutes to go at 0-0 after U’s midfielder Andy Bond suffered a facial injury in a collision with his keeper Mark Cousins. Bond required lengthy treatment with the injury considered so severe that an ambulance was brought to the edge of the pitch causing the abandonment, with Bond eventually helped across to it with blood streaming down his face. |
Bury Town 2-3 Town XI Wed 20th Jul 2011 21:42
Ronan Murray grabbed a late winner for a Town reserves side as they beat Bury Town 3-2 in the now annual pre-season friendly at Ram Meadow. The home side had gone ahead via skipper Tom Bullard before Jide Maduako and Caolan Lavery saw the Blues into the lead at half-time. After Bury had missed a penalty, Danny Cunningham brought them level with a superb freekick prior to Murray’s late deft flick over the keeper. |
Millwall Rebuff Town Bid for Midfielder Wed 20th Jul 2011 08:00
Boss Paul Jewell has revealed that Town have made an unsuccessful offer for Millwall midfielder James Henry. The Blues manager has also confirmed that he had targeted Nottingham Forest holding midfielder Guy Moussi, who committed his future to his current club yesterday, and that he made an enquiry regarding Cardiff’s Peter Whittingham, who Welsh sources linked with the Blues over the weekend. |
Cambridge United 2-2 Town Tue 19th Jul 2011 21:38
Michael Chopra scored his third and fourth goals of pre-season as Town came from two behind to draw 2-2 at Cambridge United. |
New Quartet In Squad But Ingimarsson Again Missing Tue 19th Jul 2011 10:34
Town have confirmed that new signings Michael Chopra, Lee Bowyer, Aaron Cresswell and Nathan Ellington are all in the squad for this evening’s friendly against Cambridge United at the Abbey Stadium (KO 7.45pm). Icelandic defender Ãvar Ingimarsson, however, remains on the sidelines. |
Cropper Signs Deal Fri 15th Jul 2011 16:34
Academy keeper Cody Cropper has confirmed that he has signed his one-year professional contract. Earlier today midfielder Cormac Burke revealed that he’d put pen to paper on his first senior deal. |
FC Eindhoven 0-2 Town Tue 12th Jul 2011 16:21
Michael Chopra showed just why Paul Jewell brought him to Portman Road as he scored two goals to get the Blues’ two-game pre-season tour of Holland off to a winning start with a 2-0 victory at FC Eindhoven. The former Cardiff man came on as a half-time sub, scoring his first within three minutes and the second 13 minutes from the end. |
Town and Tranmere Still Talking Tue 12th Jul 2011 12:16
Town and Tranmere are still negotiating a compensation package for left-back Aaron Cresswell, who joined the Blues on a Bosman earlier in the month. As the 21-year-old Liverpudlian is under 24, Rovers are entitled to compensation for developing him through their youth system. |
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