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. |
Crystal Palace 5-0 Town Tue 06th Nov 2012 22:10
Mick McCarthy tasted defeat for the first time as Town manager as Ian Holloway's Crystal Palace ran out comfortable 5-0 victors at Selhurst Park. Yannick Bolasie had put the home side ahead at half-time before an extraordinary 11 minutes early in the second half in which Palace were awarded three penalties, Murray scoring two and having one saved, the Eagles striker later adding his third and the Eagles' fourth before sub Andre Moritz made it five in injury time. |
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 Thoroughly Enjoying Return Tue 06th Nov 2012 06:03
New boss Mick McCarthy says he thoroughly enjoyed his first weekend back in the hotseat, mainly as his Town side ran out 1-0 victors at Birmingham. The Blues travel to Crystal Palace this evening as the new manager continues the battle to get his new club off the foot of the Championship and then out of the bottom three. |
Birmingham City 0-1 Town Sat 03rd Nov 2012 17:14
DJ Campbell’s third goal in five games for the Blues saw Town to a 1-0 victory over his old club Birmingham City at St Andrew’s in new manager Mick McCarthy's first game in charge. The Blues were the better side in the first half and were worthy of their lead at the break, but the home team came into it more in a second period in which sub Nikola Zigic failed to take two good chances. |
McCarthy Era Starts at Birmingham Fri 02nd Nov 2012 13:07
New manager Mick McCarthy appears unlikely to make many dramatic changes as he goes into his first game as Blues boss at Birmingham City on Saturday. McCarthy and his assistant Terry Connor officially took over at Portman Road yesterday and haven’t had too much time to work with their new players. |
Town 0-3 Sheffield Wednesday Sat 27th Oct 2012 17:02
The size of the task facing whoever takes over at Town was made all too evident as Sheffield Wednesday left Portman Road having run out 3-0 winners. The Owls, previously without a win in 10 games, went in front in the first minute through Ross Barkley, the on-loan Everton man adding the second just before the hour mark, before Michail Antonio added the third late on. |
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