Town 1-0 Burnley Wed 21st Mar 2012 22:06 Michael Chopra’s goal in the 54th minute saw the Blues to a 1-0 victory over Burnley, their fifth home win in a row. After an understated first half, Town dominated the second and in the end should have won more comfortably, despite having Grant Leadbitter red-carded in the closing moments. |
Leadbitter in Team of the Week Tue 13th Mar 2012 09:28 Town midfielder Grant Leadbitter has been named in the Championship Team of the Week. The former skipper netted twice as the Blues came from two goals behind to draw 2-2 at Hull City on Saturday. |
Stockdale Named in England Squad Sun 06th Nov 2011 21:05 Keeper David Stockdale has been named in the England squad for next week’s friendlies against Spain and Sweden. The on-loan Fulham man is yet to win a full cap but is a regular in Fabio Capello’s squads. |
U18s Lose to Palace Sat 01st Oct 2011 20:47 Town’s U18s’ four-game unbeaten run came to an end on Saturday morning with a 5-2 defeat at the hands of Crystal Palace at a scorching Playford Road. Goals from Caolan Lavery and Jack Marriott couldn’t prevent Russell Osman’s youngsters from falling to a heavy loss against the Londoners. |
Bullard to Make First Start After Return As Collins Set for Debut Fri 09th Sep 2011 17:09 Jimmy Bullard could make his first start after his recent return to the Blues when Town take on Blackpool at Bloomfield Road on Saturday. The midfielder has been working on his fitness during the two-week international break, having come on as a sub against Leeds, and could be considered ready to go into the starting XI, along with new loan signing Danny Collins. |
Edwards Called Up for World Cup Qualifiers Sat 27th Aug 2011 09:16 Carlos Edwards has been named in the Trinidad and Tobago squad for their World Cup qualifiers with Bermuda and Barbados early next month. The 32-year-old has previously won 78 caps, scoring four goals. |
Jewell Plays Down Wright Interest Mon 08th Aug 2011 07:35 Boss Paul Jewell has played down speculation that former Blue Richard Wright might join the club as the replacement for Márton Fülöp, who joined West Brom on a free transfer on Saturday, signing a one-year deal. Wright, a free agent having been released by Sheffield United, is currently on trial at Cardiff, where ex-Town keeper-coach James Hollman is now employed. |
Holland Beats Osman in Game of Three Thirds Wed 11th May 2011 15:41 It’s not often you get to write about a match that is a game of three thirds, but that pretty much sums up Tuesday’s Portman Cup clash played on the main pitch between two sides made up of fans desperately trying to emulate their heroes. Amongst them, playing in an unfamiliar left-back role, was TWTD’s Phil Ham. |
Wickham in U21 Squad for Euro Championships Tue 03rd May 2011 17:27 Town striker Connor Wickham has been named in the provisional 40-man England squad for this summer’s UEFA European U21 Championship in Denmark. Stuart Pearce will reduce the party down to 23 by June 1st. |
Wickham in England U21 Squad Mon 14th Mar 2011 19:45 Striker Connor Wickham has been named in the England U21 squad for friendly matches against Denmark and Iceland later this month. Wickham has previously won one cap at U21 level. |