Carson Called Up Fri 26th Aug 2011 17:49 Town midfielder Josh Carson has been named in an 18-man Northern Ireland U21 squad for Euro 2013 qualifiers against Serbia on Friday 2nd September and Denmark on Tuesday 6th September. |
Kirkland, Brown and Coppinger Linked Sun 19th Jun 2011 10:05 Wigan’s Chris Kirkland and free agent former Portsmouth midfielder Michael Brown are the latest players to be linked with the Blues by this morning’s tabloids. Town are also said to have renewed their interest in Doncaster’s James Coppinger, while there are the now regular stories claiming Sunderland have made a bid for Connor Wickham. |
Carson Confirmed in Northern Irish U21s Fri 27th May 2011 11:52 Town midfielder Josh Carson has been confirmed in the Northern Ireland U21 squad for next Tuesday’s European Championship qualifying game in the Faroe Islands, despite playing in two full internationals this week. The 17-year-old made his senior debut in Tuesday’s 5-0 defeat to the Republic of Ireland and is in the starting line-up for tonight’s Carling Nations Cup game with Wales in Dublin (Sky Sports One/HD1 7.30pm). |
Irish Duo to Be Offered New Deals Tue 05th Apr 2011 11:59 Town boss Paul Jewell has told Irish duo Colin Healy and Brian Murphy that they will be offered new contracts. The pair are amongst the 21 players whose current deals are up at the end of the season and met with the Blues manager last week to discuss their futures. |
Jewell: Contract Talks Ongoing Mon 21st Mar 2011 15:00 Boss Paul Jewell has hinted that there could be news on the Town contract situation sooner rather than later, revealing that moves to re-sign some of the 21 players whose terms are up in the summer have been going on behind the scenes. |
McAuley Hopes Kieron Will Stay Mon 14th Mar 2011 09:35 Centre-half Gareth McAuley hopes that loan signing Kieron Dyer will stay with the Blues beyond his initial month. McAuley, Town's star performer during Saturday’s 0-0 draw at Leeds, is amongst the legion of players out of contract at the end of the season, along with central defensive partner Damien Delaney, who says he has still heard nothing regarding new terms at Town. |
Jewell: Norris and McAuley Want to Stay Mon 31st Jan 2011 14:22 Skipper David Norris and key defender Gareth McAuley both want to stay at Town, according to manager Paul Jewell. The duo, who are out of contract in June, held talks with Jewell last week having turned down new terms which were offered before Christmas. |
Edwards Staying for Further Year Fri 28th Jan 2011 16:55 TWTD understands that midfielder Carlos Edwards’s stay at Town will stretch beyond the end of the season, the Trinidadian having triggered a clause in his contract which entitles him to an additional year on the two-year deal he signed when he joined the Blues from Sunderland for £1.35 million in September 2009. |
Keane Weighing Up Starting Wickham Against Cardiff Fri 17th Sep 2010 13:15 Boss Roy Keane says he’s considering whether to give striker Connor Wickham his first start of the season when Cardiff City visit Portman Road on Saturday. Wickham, who has been out with an ankle injury, has come on as a sub in Town’s last two games and Keane says he is pushing for a role from the beginning. |
Keane Set to Give New Duo Debuts Against Boro Fri 05th Feb 2010 12:55 Town boss Roy Keane says he is looking for new strike pair David Healy and Daryl Murphy to end Town’s goalscoring woes. The duo are likely to go straight into the side facing Keane’s former Celtic boss Gordon Strachan’s much-changed Middlesbrough team at Portman Road on Saturday. |