Town 0-0 Bristol City Sat 27th Feb 2010 17:04 Town and Bristol City played out their second 0-0 draw of the season at Portman Road with the Blues unlucky not to take all three points. Jack Colback hit the post in the second half, then in the final minute the Blues thought that Robins keeper Dean Gerken, the man of the match by some distance, had punched Connor Wickham’s long throw into his own net only for referee Nigel Miller to decide the former Colchester man hadn’t got a touch. |
Thatcher Contract Settled Fri 26th Feb 2010 15:50 Town chief executive Simon Clegg has confirmed that the club have settled defender Ben Thatcher’s contract. The former Wales international’s deal was due to end in the summer. |
Scunthorpe 1-1 Town Tue 23rd Feb 2010 21:40 David Healy’s first goal for Town took the Blues to their 16th league draw of the season at Scunthorpe. In windy and snowy conditions, the visitors went ahead through Cliff Byrne in the 69th minute but Healy poached the leveller from close range four minutes later. |
Murphy and O'Connor in Line for League Bows at Sheffield Wednesday? Fri 19th Feb 2010 13:34 Goalkeeper Brian Murphy and left-back Shane O’Connor could be in line for Town league debuts as the Blues travel to Sheffield Wednesday looking to climb out of the bottom three. Murphy could take over from Arran Lee-Barrett, who was at fault for two of the goals at Peterborough in the week, while O’Connor has impressed in the reserves recently in the problem left-back position. |
Peterborough 3-1 Town Tue 16th Feb 2010 22:10 Town’s dismal season got even worse as Peterborough deservedly came from behind to beat the Blues 3-1 at London Road. Daryl Murphy’s third goal in three games put Town in front with the Blues comfortable before the break but having missed chances, however, in the second half the Posh hit back with goals from Liam Dickinson, Lee Frecklington and Craig Morgan. |
Keane Promises Changes for Trip to Peterborough Tue 16th Feb 2010 08:20 Boss Roy Keane says he will make changes to his team ahead of tonight’s trip to bottom-of-the-table Peterborough despite the Blues defeating QPR 2-1 at Loftus Road in their last game. Keane says he picked that side — with Jack Colback and Jaime Peters surprisingly but successfully used at full-back — purely for the Rangers match. |
Stead Close to Coventry Move Fri 12th Feb 2010 09:02 Town striker Jon Stead is weighing up whether to join Coventry City on loan with a view to a permanent move in the summer. Stead, the Blues' joint top scorer along with Jon Walters with six, has been on the bench since the arrival of Daryl Murphy and David Healy earlier this month. |
Murphy and Yao in Reserves Squad for Norwich Trip Wed 10th Feb 2010 12:22 Brian Murphy and Devann Yao are set to make their first public appearances in Town shirts this afternoon when the reserves take on Norwich at Carrow Road (KO 2pm). The duo, who have both recently been out with injury, have previously featured in behind closed doors games but not yet in front of paying spectators. |
QPR 1-2 Town Tue 09th Feb 2010 22:09 First half goals from David Norris and Daryl Murphy helped the Blues to their first double of the season as QPR were beaten 2-1 at Loftus Road. Town were much the better side in the first half but lost their way after the break, however, the home side could only manage Jay Simpson’s solitary reply. |
Keane: Priskin Will Benefit From Move Fri 05th Feb 2010 09:20 Manager Roy Keane says Tamás Priskin will benefit from “a change of scenery”, having joined QPR on loan until the end of the season. Keane says he made his decision to make more changes to his squad after Saturday’s performance at Preston North End. |