Jewell: Watford Had No Answer to JET Tue 27th Mar 2012 07:00 Blues manager Paul Jewell felt Watford had no answer to midfielder Jay Emmanuel-Thomas during Saturday’s first half with some aspects of the youngster’s game even resembling his former Arsenal team-mate Thierry Henry. The Town boss is delighted with the form the 21-year-old is showing with opposition teams deputing two and even three players to deal with his threat. |
Edwards Delighted to Sign New Deal Tue 27th Mar 2012 06:00 Town captain Carlos Edwards has spoken of his delight at securing his Portman Road future and admitted he would like nothing more than for team-mates Grant Leadbitter and Jason Scotland to do likewise. |
Watford 2-1 Town Sat 24th Mar 2012 17:15 Town’s Watford hoodoo stretched to 15 games as the Hornets came from behind to beat the Blues 2-1 at Vicarage Road. Paul Jewell’s men should have been more than Jay Emmanuel-Thomas’s goal in front at half-time, Michael Chopra having missed a sitter, but were second best after the break with goals from Sean Murray and Troy Deeney — the latter after a Carlos Edwards error - seeing the home side to victory. |
Chopra Enjoyed Spell at Watford Sat 24th Mar 2012 09:43 Town striker Michael Chopra has spoken with fondness of a loan spell at Watford, where he and his team-mates will be looking for victory today in order to keep alive their slim hopes of gatecrashing the play-offs. |
Chopra Not Ruling Out Play-Offs Sat 24th Mar 2012 09:41 Michael Chopra refuses to rule out a play-off finish to the season for Ipswich, even if the odds appear to be against them. |
Chops Benefited from Being Left Out Sat 24th Mar 2012 09:27 Blues boss Paul Jewell says striker Michael Chopra benefited from being left out of the starting line-up for most of January’s fixtures. Since his return in the 5-1 home hammering of West Ham, the 28-year-old has netted seven goals in 10 games taking his total to 14 for the season. |
Chopra Confident He'll Reach 20-Goal Target Sat 24th Mar 2012 09:14 Top scorer Michael Chopra is confident he can reach his 20-goal target by the end of the season. |
Jewell Decided on Leadbitter's Replacement for Watford Trip Fri 23rd Mar 2012 14:51 Town boss Paul Jewell says he's decided who will replace suspended midfielder Grant Leadbitter in the Blues’ midfield for Saturday’s visit to bogey club Watford. Ex-Luton man Andy Drury appears to be the favourite to regain his place in the centre alongside Lee Bowyer as Town look to end a winless run of 14 games against the Hornets and win at Vicarage Road for the first time in nine years. |
Jewell: We Should Have Won By More Wed 21st Mar 2012 22:57 Town boss Paul Jewell thought his side probably deserved to beat Burnley by more than just 1-0 after what he felt was an "excellent" second half performance. |
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. |