Jewell's Preparations Unaffected By Pompey's Lack of Boss Tue 18th Oct 2011 11:10 Town manager Paul Jewell says Portsmouth’s lack of a permanent manager has had little effect on his preparations for this evening’s game at Portman Road (KO 7.45pm). Pompey boss Steve Cotterill left for Nottingham Forest last week with Guy Whittingham and Stuart Gray currently joint-caretaker managers. |
Cardiff City 2-2 Town Sat 15th Oct 2011 17:25 A controversial Peter Whittingham penalty prevented the Blues from claiming their sixth successive victory over Cardiff and their fourth in a row on Bluebirds soil. Rudi Gestede put the home side in front but ex-Swansea striker Jason Scotland equalised before half-time. After the break, former Cardiff frontman Michael Chopra put the Blues in front before the home side were given the contentious penalty for handball by Carlos Edwards with 18 minutes remaining. |
U18s Draw With Canaries Sat 15th Oct 2011 14:37 Town’s U18s drew 1-1 with local rivals Norwich City in a competitive encounter at Playford Road on Saturday morning. Joshua Murphy put the visitors ahead before Jack Marriott equalised and secured a point for Russell Osman’s youngsters. |
U18s Lose to Palace Sat 01st Oct 2011 20:47 Town’s U18s’ four-game unbeaten run came to an end on Saturday morning with a 5-2 defeat at the hands of Crystal Palace at a scorching Playford Road. Goals from Caolan Lavery and Jack Marriott couldn’t prevent Russell Osman’s youngsters from falling to a heavy loss against the Londoners. |
Town 3-1 Brighton Sat 01st Oct 2011 17:05 Michael Chopra hit two stunning goals, his first at home for the Blues, and Ibrahima Sonko opened his Town account as Paul Jewell’s men came from behind to beat Brighton 3-1 at Portman Road. The Blues should have been in front at the break but it was the Seagulls who scored the game’s first goal via Vicente Rodriguez, before Sonko’s header sandwiched Chopra’s brilliant right-foot strikes. |
West Ham 0-1 Town Tue 27th Sep 2011 21:45 Former West Ham man Lee Bowyer netted his first competitive goal for the Blues a minute from time as Town left Upton Park with a deserved 1-0 victory. The veteran midfielder had struck the woodwork in a first half largely dominated by the Blues with Michael Chopra also going close. |
U18s Draw at Chelsea Sat 24th Sep 2011 19:48 Goals from Jonny Leddy (pictured), Caolan Lavery and Jack Simmons saw Town’s U18s to a 3-3 draw at Chelsea this morning. But it might have been even better for the young Blues who led 3-1 at one stage. |
Middlesbrough 0-0 Town Sat 24th Sep 2011 17:04 Town recorded their first draw of the season as their visit to Tony Mowbray’s Middlesbrough ended scoreless. Jason Scotland went nearest to breaking the deadlock with a shot against the post in the second half, while Michael Chopra and Ibrahima Sonko both went close in the first period. |
McCarthy: Reserves Will Face Tougher Games Wed 21st Sep 2011 16:25 Coach Sean McCarthy says he hopes Town’s reserves side will be taking on better quality opposition in the weeks to come having beaten Gillingham 8-1 and Peterborough 5-0 in their last two friendlies. The Blues pulled their second string out of the less than inspiring Football Combination East Division in the summer in order to play only friendlies this season. |
Danish Town Fan Auctions Signed Matt Holland Shirt for Plymouth Fri 16th Sep 2011 13:52 Danish Town fan Torben Christensen is auctioning a home shirt signed by former Blues skipper Matt Holland to raise cash for crisis club Plymouth Argyle. The unworn shirt was signed by Holland at the pre-season friendly against Danish side Farum Boldklub in the summer of 2002. |