Jewell Weighing Up Formation Change at Forest Fri 18th Nov 2011 13:06 Boss Paul Jewell will be weighing up whether to stick with his diamond formation or make a change to his system when the Blues take on Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Saturday. Town are again without central defenders Ibrahma Sonko and Damien Delaney and striker Daryl Murphy, but midfielder Lee Bowyer and frontman Nathan Ellington are both fit again and Tamás Priskin has made it back from Hungary. |
U18s Face Arsenal Fri 11th Nov 2011 14:59 Town’s U18s are in action against Arsenal at Playford Road on Saturday morning (KO 11am). Coach Russell Osman says his players have benefited from manager Paul Jewell’s close interest in the club’s academy set-up with the likes of Callum Bennett and Joe Whight regulars in the reserves this season. |
Jewell: I Could Have Subbed Any of Midfield Mon 07th Nov 2011 09:01 Town boss Paul Jewell admitted that he could have taken off any of his midfielders when he replaced Colin Healy after 28 minutes of Saturday’s defeat to Doncaster with the Blues already 2-0 down. Healy, 31, was making his first league start of the season having impressed in the reserves last Tuesday. |
Town 2-3 Doncaster Rovers Sat 05th Nov 2011 17:15 Second half goals from Josh Carson and Michael Chopra weren’t enough to stop the Blues from falling to a 3-2 defeat to Doncaster at Portman Road. Dismal Town were very much second best before the break with El-Hadji Diouf (2) and Billy Sharp putting the South Yorkshiremen 3-0 in front at half-time. |
Millwall 4-1 Town Sat 29th Oct 2011 17:08 Jimmy Bullard netted a superb first goal of the season but Town fell to a deserved 4-1 defeat to Millwall at the Den. The home side were on top from the off, going two in front via Jay Simpson and Darius Henderson early on. Bullard pulled a goal back for the Blues after the break but Simpson’s second and the Lions' fourth from Liam Feeney soon after sealed a comfortable victory for Kenny Jackett’s men. |
Jewell Returns to Millwall With Improved Town Fri 28th Oct 2011 14:50 Boss Paul Jewell will be back at the scene of his first game in charge of the Blues on Saturday when his team take on Millwall at the Den. The Town manager says his side has made progress in some areas in the nine months since then, but not enough in others. |
Town 0-1 Crystal Palace Sat 22nd Oct 2011 17:08 Paddy McCarthy’s goal 10 minutes after the break was enough to give Crystal Palace a 1-0 victory at Portman Road, ending Town’s six-game unbeaten run. The Blues, who had Aaron Cresswell sent off for a second yellow card late on, were second best throughout. |
Town Set for Changes for Palace Visit As Sonko Misses Out Sat 22nd Oct 2011 10:02 Town’s now regular starting XI is set for changes when Crystal Palace visit Portman Road on Saturday afternoon. Central defender Ibrahima Sonko has confirmed that he is a out with a hamstring injury, while manager Paul Jewell says one or two other unnamed players have minor niggles. |
Sonko a Doubt for Palace Clash Thu 20th Oct 2011 09:54 Central defender Ibrahima Sonko is Town's main doubt ahead of Saturday’s home game against Crystal Palace due to the hamstring injury he suffered in Tuesday’s 1-0 victory over Portsmouth. Blues boss Paul Jewell says there are one or two other players with minor niggles but wouldn’t be drawn on the identities of those involved. |
Town 1-0 Portsmouth Tue 18th Oct 2011 21:45 Keith Andrews’s fifth goal for the Blues saw Paul Jewell’s men to a fortunate 1-0 home victory over Portsmouth. Town were a pale shadow of their usual selves for much of the game and Pompey missed a number of good chances before the Irishman netted the winner from close range in the 69th minute. |