McCarthy Looking for Blues to Build on Birmingham Win at Luton Mon 07th Aug 2017 17:37 Boss Mick McCarthy is looking for his Blues side to build on Saturday’s 1-0 opening-day victory over Birmingham City at Portman Road when they take on League Two Luton in the first round of the Carabao Cup at Kenilworth Road on Tuesday evening (KO 7.45pm). |
Webster: Too Long Since Last Start Mon 07th Aug 2017 16:18 Adam Webster is ready to bridge a seven-month gap and make his first competitive start for Town in tomorrow night’s Carabao Cup first round clash at Luton. |
Ipswich on Saturday, the Proper Stuff Starts Here - Notes for Birmingham Fri 04th Aug 2017 10:18 HarryfromBath assesses the mood and looks at how pre-season has gone in the opposition camp ahead of Saturday’s opening game of the season at Portman Road. |
I Sense a Lambert-Like Spark in the Club Again - Norwich Pre-Season Report Thu 03rd Aug 2017 09:38 In the 22nd of a series of pre-season reports, HarryfromBath assesses the mood around the Championship clubs by delving into their forums, looking here at how the Canaries have fared under new head coach Daniel Farke this summer. A match preview on Saturday’s opponents Birmingham will follow tomorrow and a link to reports on all clubs in the division can be found at the end of this report. |
McCarthy: "Embarrassing", "a Shambles", "Completely Disgraceful" Sat 29th Jul 2017 18:27 Town boss Mick McCarthy conceded that the Blues 6-1 thrashing by League One Charlton in their final pre-season game was “embarrassing”, “a shambles” and “completely disgraceful”, and admitted that if his side play as they did against the Addicks once the Championship season gets under way “we as a club are in trouble and I’m in trouble”. |
Charlton 6-1 Town - Match Report Sat 29th Jul 2017 16:50 Town’s pre-season programme ended on the worst possible note as the Blues were thrashed 6-1 by League One Charlton Athletic at the Valley. Patrick Bauer, Tariqe Fosu and Josh Magennis (2) put the Addicks 4-0 up at half-time before two Ricky Holmes strikes sandwiched Andre Dozzell’s solitary goal for Town. |
I Suspect it Will Be a Long, Tough Old Season — Bolton Wanderers Pre-Season Report Thu 27th Jul 2017 15:00 In the eighth of a series of pre-season reports, HarryfromBath assesses the mood around the Championship clubs by delving into their forums, looking here at how things have progressed for the newly-promoted Trotters. A report on Preston will follow later today with the all of the teams in the division covered by the start of the season. |
I Can’t Wait for Us to Come Out of Hibernation — Sheffield Wednesday Pre-Season Report Wed 26th Jul 2017 11:51 In the fifth of a series of pre-season reports, HarryfromBath assesses the mood around clubs in the Championship by delving into their forums. The Owls’ quiet summer falls under the spotlight here and all of the teams in the division will be covered before the start of the season. |
McCarthy Pleased With First-Half Performance Despite Defeat Sat 22nd Jul 2017 18:41 Town boss Mick McCarthy was pleased with his team’s first-half display, despite the Blues falling to a 2-1 pre-season friendly defeat at Gillingham, and again had praise for youngster Flynn Downes who, with a number of senior midfielders injured or ill, could well be involved in the season opener at home to Birmingham City in a fortnight. |
Webster and Bialkowski Back for Gillingham Trip Fri 21st Jul 2017 15:09 Defender Adam Webster is set to play his first game of pre-season at Gillingham on Saturday afternoon (KO 3pm), while keeper Bartosz Bialkowski will return to the squad having been unwell for the 3-1 win at Peterborough on Tuesday. |