Supporters Club Welcomes McCarthy to Town Thu 01st Nov 2012 09:38 The official Supporters Club has welcomed the appointment of new manager Mick McCarthy and his assistant Terry Connor. |
Town Confirm McCarthy Manager Thu 01st Nov 2012 09:10 Mick McCarthy has been confirmed as the new manager of Ipswich Town. The 53-year-old has signed a contract until the summer of 2015 and will be joined at Portman Road by his former Wolves assistant Terry Connor. |
Blues Eye Bury Town Youngster Fri 21st Sep 2012 10:16 The Blues are reported to be amongst several Football League clubs keeping an eye on Bury Town defender or midfielder Connor Hall. |
Jewell: We're Nowhere Near Good Enough At the Moment Wed 01st Aug 2012 06:00 Town boss Paul Jewell admitted he’s still some way from assembling the team he hopes to field on the opening day of the season. The Blues have fallen to disappointing pre-season defeats to Conference side Luton and League Two Southend in recent days |
Moore: Klug Outstanding Academy Boss Tue 12th Jun 2012 16:24 Retiring Academy recruitment officer Malcolm Moore says his “outstanding” former boss Bryan Klug is just the man to take over at Playford Road as the Blues’ youth set-up goes into the new era of the Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP). We understand Klug’s return to Town as Academy manager may be officially confirmed as soon as tomorrow. |
Morgan to Step Down Wed 30th May 2012 15:09 Town have announced that Academy manager Sammy Morgan will be stepping down at the end of the month. Former Northern Ireland international striker Morgan, 65, has been at Playford Road since 2004, initially as head of education, stepping into his current role in 2009. |
Doncaster 2-3 Town Sat 28th Apr 2012 14:46 First-half goals from Tommy Smith and Ryan Stevenson and a penalty after the break from Jason Scotland saw the Blues to a 3-2 final day of the season win at Doncaster. Smith headed in the opener, then Stevenson hammered in a second, prior to Fabien Robert pulling one back for the home side. In an understated second period, Scotland netted from the spot, then in injury time Habib Beye completed the scoring. |
Hyam and Martin to Miss Millwall Fri 20th Apr 2012 14:11 Midfielders Luke Hyam and Lee Martin are both expected to miss Saturday’s home game against Millwall having picked up niggles in training. Better news for Blues boss Paul Jewell, who is considering including 16-year-old Byron Lawrence as a sub, is that Richard Wright doesn’t require an operation on his knee problem, while Jimmy Bullard was back in training this morning. |
Town Opt for Category Two Fri 30th Mar 2012 06:01 Chief executive Simon Clegg has confirmed that the Blues will not be applying for Academy Category One status for next season. Town have opted for Category Two in the Elite Player Performance Programme (EPPP) reorganisation of youth football which comes into effect this summer, but as reported by TWTD earlier in the month, could look to upgrade after promotion to the Premier League. |
Leadbitter Back for Boro Re-Run Tue 27th Mar 2012 12:27 Grant Leadbitter will return to the Town midfield for tonight’s restaging of the Middlesbrough home game which was abandoned in February due to a frozen section of pitch (KO 7.45pm). The 26-year-old, back after a one-game ban for his red card against Burnley, looks set to come into Paul Jewell’s side for veteran Lee Bowyer. |