Edwards and Martin in Team of the Week Mon 20th Feb 2012 18:56 Town duo Carlos Edwards and Lee Martin have been named in this week’s Championship Team of the Week. |
Henderson Town's Third Portsmouth Target Thu 26th Jan 2012 22:28 TWTD understands that goalkeeper Stephen Henderson is the third player the Blues are trying to sign from crisis club Portsmouth. Last week we revealed that Town were chasing defensive duo Jason Pearce and Joel Ward, who manager Paul Jewell is continuing to pursue. |
Jewell Slams More Calamitous Defensive Errors Sat 21st Jan 2012 18:19 Town boss Paul Jewell was again left shaking his head after more calamitous individual defensive errors handed Leeds a 3-1 win they hardly deserved at Elland Road. Jewell admitted that the mistakes against the West Yorkshiremen took things to a new level. |
Blues Chasing Crewe Kid Wed 18th Jan 2012 11:08 Town’s teenage target is understood to be Crewe Alexandra attacking midfielder Nick Powell. The highly-rated 17-year-old has attracted the attention of a host of Premier League clubs, including Arsenal and Chelsea, since breaking into the Alex side last season. |
Jewell: We Deserved More Sat 31st Dec 2011 17:48 Paul Jewell felt his side were unfortunate to lose their New Year's Eve fixture 1-0 at Reading, the Blues boss again left ruing Town’s frailty at set pieces. |
Reading 1-0 Town Sat 31st Dec 2011 17:00 Alex Pearce’s second-half goal condemned the Blues to a 1-0 defeat at Reading. The loss was harsh on Town who were the better side in the first half of a tight game during which Jay Emmanuel-Thomas hit the bar from distance. |
Skipper Leadbitter Set to Return at Reading Fri 30th Dec 2011 13:17 Skipper Grant Leadbitter looks set to come back into the Town side when the Blues visit Reading on New Year’s Eve (KO 3pm). The 25-year-old appears the most likely replacement for nine-goal top scorer Keith Andrews, who tore his hamstring at Leicester on Boxing Day, while Town will also be without striker Jason Scotland, also due to a hamstring problem. |
Andrews in Team of the Week Tue 13th Dec 2011 09:57 Stand-in Town skipper Keith Andrews has been named in the Championship Team of the Week for his two-goal performance in the Blues’ remarkable 5-3 win at Barnsley. |
Town 2-3 Reading Sat 26th Nov 2011 17:14 Town snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in the closing moments for the second week running as Reading left Portman Road with a 3-2 win. Daryl Murphy opened the scoring 11 minutes after the break, Kaspars Gorkss equalised for the Royals before Josh Carson’s deflected shot put the Blues back in front. Town looked to have won it but Alex Pearce and Noel Hunt netted at the death to see the Blues to their third successive 3-2 defeat. |
Wickham in England U21 Squad For Euro Championships Mon 23rd May 2011 16:13 Town striker Connor Wickham has been named in the England squad for this summer’s UEFA European U21 Championship in Denmark next month. Coach Stuart Pearce has reduced his long-list of 40 players down to the travelling party of 23. |