Jewell Delighted With First Day Fitness Levels Fri 06th Jul 2012 07:30 Town boss Paul Jewell was delighted with the fitness levels shown by his players on the first day of pre-season training yesterday. The squad were given individual programmes for the summer months with Michael Chopra spending time at a $4,500-a-week health farm in California and Jay Emmanuel-Thomas spending time working on his running in London. |
Jewell: Chambers Talks Have Gone On Through Summer Fri 06th Jul 2012 06:00 Blues boss Paul Jewell says his pursuit of former Nottingham Forest skipper Luke Chambers has gone on throughout the summer. The Town manager expects the 26-year-old to put pen to paper once his agent is back in the country next week. |
Jewell Confident Chambers Will Sign Next Week Thu 05th Jul 2012 13:34 Town boss Paul Jewell says he’s as confident as he can be that former Nottingham Forest skipper Luke Chambers will be joining the Blues next week. The 26-year-old was at Portman Road on Tuesday for talks, to undergo a medical and to look around the stadium and training facilities. |
Chambers: I'm Only Talking to One Club Thu 05th Jul 2012 08:46 Town target Luke Chambers has confirmed that he has only been in talks with one club since his Nottingham Forest contract having came to an end last Saturday. Chambers was at Portman Road for talks, a medical and the traditional tour of the stadium and training facilities on Tuesday but is yet to formally agree to join the Blues. |
Town Set to Land Chambers Wed 04th Jul 2012 16:50 Town appear increasingly likely to complete the signing of former Nottingham Forest skipper Luke Chambers, who underwent a medical and held talks at Portman Road yesterday. The 26-year-old returned home to Nottingham last night with rumours circulating that the move would break down with Leeds and a number of other clubs also believed to be interested. |
Chambers Returns to Nottingham Wed 04th Jul 2012 08:20 Town target Luke Chambers is understood to have returned home to Nottingham last night having spent much of yesterday at Portman Road with his move to the Blues believed to be close to breaking down. The 26-year-old is thought to be weighing up various alternative options with Leeds and a number of other clubs also said to be interested. |
Rower Williams Joins Staff Tue 03rd Jul 2012 16:22 Town have announced the appointment of double Olympic gold medal-winning rower Steve Williams to a consultancy role working with fitness coach Andy Liddell. Williams, 36, won gold in the coxless fours both in Athens in 2004 and at the 2008 Beijing Games. |
Baltacha Rejoins Charlton Staff Tue 03rd Jul 2012 11:34 Former Blue Sergei Baltacha has rejoined the academy staff at Charlton Athletic with clubs across the country adding coaches to their youth set-ups as they seek to meet the requirements of the Premier League’s Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP). |
Town Watch Aussie Keeper Sun 01st Jul 2012 10:02 Town, West Brom and Burnley are involved a battle to sign 20-year-old Australian keeper Mat Ryan, according to reports in one of this morning’s tabloids. However, TWTD understands that while the Blues did watch the highly-rated Central Coast Mariners youngster in action earlier this summer, they have decided not to take their interest any further. |
Zipswich Town Fun Day at Portman Road Wed 27th Jun 2012 16:36 If zipping across Portman Road on a wire to raise sponsorship for charity is your idea of fun, take part in the Big ITFC Zip which is being held on Saturday 14th July when the ITFC Charitable Trust is also staging a Fun Day (9am-5pm). |