A Loan Again Orr Tue 13th Nov 2012 23:36 Town are set to sign Blackburn right-back Bradley Orr on loan, according to a national newspaper. The 30-year-old has been left on the bench since Henning Berg took over as manager at Ewood Park. |
Campbell: One of My Most Important Goals Mon 12th Nov 2012 06:02 Striker DJ Campbell says his winning goal against Burnley on Saturday was one of the most significant he has ever netted. The on-loan QPR man made it 2-1 to the Blues in the 87th minute to win Town their first home league game since March at the 11th attempt. |
Town 2-1 Burnley Sat 10th Nov 2012 17:20 DJ Campbell’s late goal saw Town to a 2-1 victory over Burnley in Mick McCarthy’s first home game in charge of the Blues. Daryl Murphy got Town’s first home league win in 11 games — the last came back in March — up and running just after the break with a controversial header, but a Danny Higginbotham own goal put the visitors on terms before Campbell’s 87th minute winner. |
Smith and N'Daw Start Sat 10th Nov 2012 14:39 Central defender Tommy Smith is handed his first start of the Mick McCarthy era as the new Blues boss goes into his first home game as Town manager. Midfielder Guirane N’Daw also returns to the XI with Lee Martin suspended and Andy Drury dropping to the bench. |
New Boy Hewitt in Squad for Burnley Fri 09th Nov 2012 14:07 Summer signing Elliott Hewitt is in the Town senior squad for the first time for Mick McCarthy’s Portman Road bow against Burnley on Saturday. The 18-year-old right-back impressed the new Blues boss in the U21s in midweek having been out since his move from Macclesfield after undergoing hip surgery while still with the Silkmen. |
Wickham Linked With Return Wed 07th Nov 2012 13:52 Town boss Mick McCarthy wants to bring ex-Blues frontman Connor Wickham back to Portman Road on loan, according to reports in the North-East. Wickham joined Sunderland, the club McCarthy managed for three years until 2006, in the summer of 2011 for an initial fee of £8.1 million but has rarely featured for the Black Cats. |
McCarthy Set to Stick With Same Side at Palace Tue 06th Nov 2012 11:17 Blues boss Mick McCarthy seems likely to field the same XI that beat Birmingham 1-0 on Saturday when his side take on Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park this evening (KO 8pm). The new boss was delighted with the industry his team showed during his first game in charge, although would like to see more quality. |
McCarthy Has Made Loan Decisions Tue 06th Nov 2012 06:00 Manager Mick McCarthy is yet to speak to his Leicester counterpart Nigel Pearson about keeping midfielder Richie Wellens, whose loan spell is up after Saturday's game against Burnley, beyond his initial month. Longer term, McCarthy says he already knows which of Town’s eight loan players he’d like to keep at the club. |
Hutchings: Feathers Will Fly at Portman Road Fri 26th Oct 2012 13:36 Caretaker-manager Chris Hutchings expects there to be a “few feathers flying” at Portman Road on Saturday as table-propping Town look to win their first home game since March against Sheffield Wednesday, who are one place above them in the Championship. The 55-year-old says both sides are currently fighting for their lives. |
Club Trio Face Fans' Questions Thu 25th Oct 2012 04:00 More than 100 fans attended the Supporters Club AGM on Wednesday evening when chief executive Simon Clegg, academy director Bryan Klug and academy sponsorship and player liaison manager Simon Milton took questions from the floor. The questioning was at times combative but not overly unfriendly despite the protests aimed at Clegg at the previous night’s game. |