McCarthy: Victory Over Pompey Would Give Play-Off Push a Boost Sat 09th Jan 2016 06:00 Town boss Mick McCarthy believes a victory in today’s FA Cup third round tie against Portsmouth can give the Blues momentum going into the back-to-back Championship home games against Leeds United on Tuesday and Preston North End next Saturday. |
McCarthy: Confident Much-Changed Team Can Win Tie Fri 08th Jan 2016 16:16 Town boss Mick McCarthy believes the much-changed team he has already confirmed for Saturday’s FA Cup third round tie against Portsmouth at Portman Road should be well capable of taking the Blues into the fourth round for the first time under his management. |
We Beat Ipswich Away Before and Went on to Win the Whole Thing - Notes for Portsmouth Fri 08th Jan 2016 11:39 HarryfromBath assesses the mood in the opposition camp ahead of Saturday’s FA Cup third round tie at Portman Road by delving into their forums. |
Former Saint Bart Expecting Stick from Pompey Fans Fri 08th Jan 2016 06:00 Town goalkeeper Bartosz Bialkowski will be making his second FA Cup appearance against Portsmouth when he returns to the starting line-up for Saturday’s third round clash at Portman Road. |
McCarthy Set for Manager of the Month Double? Thu 07th Jan 2016 06:15 Boss Mick McCarthy has been nominated for the Sky Bet Championship Manager of the Month award for December, having carried off the gong for November when Town striker Daryl Murphy won the Player of the Month award. |
McCarthy: Gerks Amongst Players Proving People Wrong Wed 06th Jan 2016 10:09 Town boss Mick McCarthy believes keeper Dean Gerken is amongst a number of his players who are proving people wrong at their former clubs. Gerken, who has established himself as the Blues’ first-choice number one this season, is one of several players to have joined Town having been released by their previous sides. |
McCarthy: Important to Keep Eye on Non-League Talent Tue 05th Jan 2016 06:00 Town boss Mick McCarthy believes it’s important to keep a watching brief on non-league football to stand a chance of discovering the next Tyrone Mings or Jamie Vardy. The Blues have invited Barwell youngster Brady Hickey to train with them for a second time, the 19-year-old midfielder having impressed in a previous spell towards the end of December. |
Smith Happy to Hear Opposition Moans Mon 04th Jan 2016 06:00 Tommy Smith says the moans of the home support were music to his ears as he and central defensive partner Christophe Berra got the better of 15-goal Championship top scorer Andre Gray and Sam Vokes during Saturday’s 0-0 at Turf Moor. |
McCarthy: A Draw a Fair Result Sat 02nd Jan 2016 18:22 Town boss Mick McCarthy was happy enough with the Blues’ 0-0 draw at Burnley, believing that the level scoreline reflected what he felt was a really tough but entertaining game at Turf Moor. |
Burnley 0-0 Town - Match Report Sat 02nd Jan 2016 17:12 Town stretched their unbeaten away record to seven matches but were unable achieve a club record six successive victories on the road as they drew 0-0 with Burnley at Turf Moor. The result was a fair reflection of a game which was amongst the more entertaining 0-0s. |