Town 2-1 Leeds United Sat 27th Aug 2011 17:03 Jason Scotland and goal-a-game midfielder Keith Andrews scored the goals as the Blues came from behind to beat 10-man Leeds United 2-1 at Portman Road. The visitors dominated the first half and went in front via Ross McCormack, but after the break Leeds had Aidan White sent off for pulling down Jay Emmanuel-Thomas and Scotland and then Andrews’s deflected last-minute strike saw Town to the points. |
Jewell Looking for Town to Bounce Back After Tough Week Fri 26th Aug 2011 13:20 Town boss Paul Jewell will be looking for his side to bounce back from what he admits has been his toughest week with the Blues when Leeds United visit Portman Road on Saturday. The Town manager hopes that the signings of Jimmy Bullard, Ibrahima Sonko and Daryl Murphy will help his team to react after last Saturday’s 7-1 defeat at Peterborough United. |
Town Amongst Trio Eyeing Slovenian Defender Thu 25th Aug 2011 22:43 Town, QPR and West Ham are all understood to have been alerted to the availability of Slovenian international defender Marko Å uler. The 28-year-old is currently with KAA Gent in Belgium but is looking to move on. |
Sonko in Fantastic Condition to Shore Up Town Defence Thu 25th Aug 2011 12:31 Blues boss Paul Jewell says new centre-half Ibrahima Sonko is in great condition and ready to join fellow signings Jimmy Bullard and Daryl Murphy in the Town side which faces Leeds at Portman Road on Saturday. The trio trained with their new team-mates this morning. |
Morgan Pays Tribute to Academy Coach Cosson Tue 23rd Aug 2011 17:53 Academy manager Sammy Morgan has paid tribute to part-time schoolboy coach Paul Cosson, who died yesterday after battling cancer. Cosson was with the Blues’ youth set-up for 11 years, in addition to his full-time job as an engineer. |
Jewell: We're In There Fighting For Jimmy Mon 22nd Aug 2011 09:05 Boss Paul Jewell says the Blues are “in there fighting” to bring former loanee Jimmy Bullard back to Portman Road having spoken to his agent on Friday. The Town manager continues his search for new players with centre-halves remaining top of his list. |
Peterborough 7-1 Town Sat 20th Aug 2011 19:22 Town had two players sent off in the same match for the first time ever as Peterborough came from behind to thrash Paul Jewell’s men 7-1 at London Road. Lee Martin and sub Tommy Smith saw red either side of half-time after Keith Andrews had put the Blues in front only for Lee Tomlin (3), Paul Taylor (2) and Grant McCann (2) to see Posh to their biggest ever win at this level. |
Jewell: Whole Team Need to Defend Better Sat 20th Aug 2011 09:32 Blues boss Paul Jewell says his central defenders weren’t the only ones to blame for Town’s poor defending in the 5-2 home defeat to Southampton on Tuesday night. He believes his side need to defend better as a team. |
Jewell Trying to Spend Connor Cash Sat 20th Aug 2011 09:02 Town boss Paul Jewell says he’s trying to spend the money the club received for striker Connor Wickham but at the moment no one seems to want to take it. The Blues received an initial fee of £8.1 million, rising to more than £12 million after various clauses are triggered, for the England U21 international, cash the Blues manager says he has been trying to use to strengthen his squad. |
Liddell Joins as Fitness Coach Thu 18th Aug 2011 16:31 Former Wigan midfielder Andy Liddell has joined the Town staff as fitness coach, replacing Antonio Gomez, who left the club during pre-season to return to Spain. Liddell, 38, played under Blues boss Paul Jewell during his time as manager of the Latics. |