Jewell Was Almost Resigned to Defeat Mon 12th Dec 2011 08:32 Town boss Paul Jewell joked that he was already composing his letter of resignation when his side were 2-0 down to Barnsley at Oakwell on Saturday. However, before he’d had time to put pen to paper his side had staged a remarkable turnaround to beat the Tykes 5-3. |
Jewell Hails Second Half Comeback Sat 10th Dec 2011 20:25 Blues boss Paul Jewell hailed his players’ spirited second half comeback after Town’s incredible 5-3 win at Barnsley. |
Jewell: Town Would Ideally Opt for Category One Sat 10th Dec 2011 10:03 Manager Paul Jewell says that all things being equal the Blues would opt for Category One Academy status but echoed chief executive Simon Clegg’s earlier comments that no decision has yet been made. The Blues boss says he, the Academy staff, Clegg and owner Marcus Evans will sit down to work out the best way forward is for the club once the details of the changes to the youth system are clearer. |
Jewell: My Players Do Care Fri 09th Dec 2011 15:10 Blues boss Paul Jewell has dismissed claims that his players don’t care whether they bring success back to Portman Road. While the Town manager was unhappy with their recent display at Burnley, he felt that last week’s performance against Watford showed that they are very much fighting for the cause. |
Town Could Be Unchanged at Barnsley Fri 09th Dec 2011 13:47 Paul Jewell could stick with the line-up which should have beaten Watford last weekend when the Blues travel to Barnsley for Saturday’s live Sky game at Oakwell looking to end their run of seven successive defeats (Sky Sports Two/HD2 5pm). Skipper Grant Leadbitter is expected to miss out again due to his groin injury, while Ãvar Ingimarsson is sidelined having broken his nose. |
Marriott: No Better Feeling Than Scoring at Portman Road Wed 07th Dec 2011 00:02 Academy striker Jack Marriott said there’s no better feeling than scoring at Portman Road after netting the opener as Russell Osman’s U18s beat Leeds United 2-0 to progress to the fourth round of the FA Youth Cup on Tuesday evening. |
Morgan Hoping for Lengthy Cup Run Tue 06th Dec 2011 13:49 Academy manager Sammy Morgan says he’s looking for Town’s U18s to go as far as they can in this year’s FA Youth Cup as they begin their attempt to repeat the successes of 1973, 1975 and 2005 when they take on Leeds United at Portman Road this evening (KO 7pm). TWTD is amongst the sponsors of the third round tie. |
Clegg: Playford Road a Different Place Under Paul Jewell Tue 06th Dec 2011 07:00 Simon Clegg says the atmosphere at Town’s Playford Road training ground has undergone a complete change since Paul Jewell took over as manager in January. The Blues chief executive was speaking at last night’s PLC AGM where assistant boss Chris Hutchings stood in for Jewell, who was absent on what Clegg described as “important family business”. |
Those Were Indeed The Days Mon 05th Dec 2011 13:55 Football used to be better in the past. It’s a fact. And ample proof is provided in a big new football nostalgia book called Got, Not Got, which focuses on British football’s apparent lost utopia of the 60s, 70s and 80s — the fondly remembered Golden Age of mudbaths and cloggers, of miniature, carpet-level games and imaginary, comic-fuelled worlds. |
Jewell: No Complaints About Effort Mon 05th Dec 2011 08:38 Blues boss Paul Jewell had no complaints about his players’ effort despite losing 2-1 to Watford at Portman Road on Saturday, their seventh successive defeat. After the previous loss, a 4-0 capitulation at Burnley, he had compared his side to a “pub team”. |