Jewell: We Could Still Move for Pompey Pair Fri 16th Mar 2012 07:00 Blues boss Paul Jewell says Town could pursue the signings of Portsmouth pair Joel Ward and Jason Pearce before next Thursday’s loan deadline but only if they are available at the right price and the players want sensible wages. Midfielder or defender Ward and centre-half Pearce were two of the three Pompey players the Blues targeted in January. |
Jewell: Peterborough Loss Was My Lowest Point Fri 16th Mar 2012 06:00 Manager Paul Jewell admits that the Blues’ 7-1 defeat to Saturday’s opponents Peterborough in August was the lowest point in his managerial career. Town were reduced to nine men for the first time in their history on a disastrous evening at London Road played out in front of the Sky cameras. |
Edwards Agrees New Deal Thu 15th Mar 2012 06:54 Skipper Carlos Edwards has agreed to sign his new contract with the Blues. TWTD revealed that the 33-year-old had been offered new terms last Thursday. |
Clegg: Evans Takes Advice From Throughout Football Tue 13th Mar 2012 14:11 Chief executive Simon Clegg says Blues owner Marcus Evans takes regular soundings from people throughout football, not just those with links to Town. Evans was reported to have spoken to Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp and other high profile figures in the game before appointing Paul Jewell as boss a year ago. |
U18s Lose at Coventry Mon 12th Mar 2012 12:32 Town’s U18s fell to a 4-1 defeat at Coventry on Saturday morning. Jonson Clarke-Harris, Will Roberts, Aaron Phillips and Courtney Richards scored for the home side with the Blues’ strike an own goal. |
Clegg: No Fair Play Sanctions for Two Years Mon 12th Mar 2012 11:27 Town chief executive Simon Clegg has revealed that clubs contravening the new Financial Fair Play rules will not face any sanction for the first two seasons while existing player contracts are allowed to run down. Championship clubs have agreed to move to the break-even model from next season. |
Hull City 2-2 Town Sat 10th Mar 2012 17:20 Grant Leadbitter netted two goals in four second half minutes as the Blues came from behind to draw 2-2 at Hull City. The former skipper converted a penalty and then hammered home from the edge of the box after Robbie Brady and Robert Koren had looked to have won the game for the home side. |
Hutchings Looking for More of the Same From Youngsters at Hull Fri 09th Mar 2012 12:43 Assistant boss Chris Hutchings has challenged Town’s younger players to keep showing they’re worth their shirts when the Blues take on Hull City at the KC Stadium on Saturday. The likes of Tommy Smith, Jay Emmanuel-Thomas and Andy Drury, older but inexperienced in the Championship, have been keeping senior players such as Ibrahima Sonko, Lee Bowyer and, prior to his suspension, Jimmy Bullard on the bench. |
Hutchings: Bullard's Been Keeping in Touch Fri 09th Mar 2012 10:49 Midfielder Jimmy Bullard has been on the phone to Portman Road trying to find out what’s going on since being suspended for his night out in Newcastle and subsequent late arrival at training last week. Assistant boss Chris Hutchings says Bullard and Michael Chopra showed disrespect to their team-mates and everyone at the club. |
Stevenson Could Have Joined Rangers Fri 09th Mar 2012 08:47 Town new boy Ryan Stevenson would rather not think about what might have been. |