Town Could Be Unchanged Against Boro Fri 13th Sep 2013 18:06 Boss Mick McCarthy could name an unchanged side as Town face Middlesbrough in the first of two home games. The Blues manager, whose team take on Yeovil on Tuesday, was pleased with the performance in the 1-1 draw at Birmingham a fortnight ago when Town should have claimed all three points. |
Skuse Fine to Face Leeds Fri 23rd Aug 2013 15:23 Manager Mick McCarthy says midfielder Cole Skuse will be fit to take his place in the Town midfield when Leeds visit Portman Road on Saturday afternoon. The 27-year-old was forced off at half-time at QPR last week due to an Achilles’ injury. |
Town 3-0 Millwall Sat 10th Aug 2013 17:04 Tommy Smith’s first of the season was sandwiched by two own goals as the Blues beat Millwall 3-0 in their first home game of the campaign. After a goalless first hour, Shane Lowry diverted an Aaron Cresswell ball past Lions’ keeper Stephen Bywater in the 63rd minute before Smith powered home a trademark header on 70 and Mark Beevers inadvertently converted an Elliott Hewitt cross with seven minutes left on the clock. |
Klug: Category One Vital Wed 31st Jul 2013 06:00 Academy director Bryan Klug, who returned to Playford Road last year after two years at Tottenham as their assistant academy manager and head of player development, told TWTD what needs to be done to bring Playford Road up to Category One standard ahead of an audit during the season ahead. |
Briefing Notes for the New Season — Part Two Fri 26th Jul 2013 12:00 In the second of a series of pre-season reports, HarryFromBath assesses the mood around the Championship clubs by delving into their forums. Barnsley, Huddersfield Town and Doncaster Rovers are under the spotlight in today’s notes. |
Berra Delighted to Get Back in Action Thu 25th Jul 2013 06:00 Christophe Berra was delighted to get back into action with the Blues as a half-time sub at Colchester on Tuesday, but admits he’s currently a little way off full fitness. The 28-year-old knows he’s got a battle on his hands to usurp current first-choice centre-halves Tommy Smith and Luke Chambers, but is up for the challenge. |
Shelbourne 0-2 Town Sat 06th Jul 2013 18:57 Two goals from Daryl Murphy shortly after half-time saw the Blues to a 2-0 victory over Shelbourne in their first pre-season friendly at Tolka Park, Dublin. Town fielded a different team in each half with trialists Dean Gerken and Dan Seaborne involved after the break. |
Town Confirm Skuse Deal Tue 14th May 2013 10:34 Town have confirmed that former Bristol City skipper Cole Skuse has agreed to join the Blues on a three-year contract on July 1st. The 27-year-old midfielder’s terms with his hometown club are up at the end of June. |
Tottenham Win Academy Showcase Wed 01st May 2013 21:14 Town’s U15s lost on a penalty shoot-out to Tottenham’s youngsters in their annual showcase game at Portman Road. Striker Sam Ford had put the Blues 2-0 in front with a well-taken goal in either half but the visitors struck back to even the scores at 2-2 by the full-time whistle and won the shoot-out 4-2. |
U15s Face Tottenham in Academy Showcase Wed 01st May 2013 12:44 Town’s U15s are taking on Tottenham in the academy’s annual showcase game at Portman Road this evening (KO 7pm). TWTD, the sponsors of tonight’s match ball, talked to academy director Bryan Klug about the match and other recent developments at Playford Road. |