Martin Could Return for Boro Clash Tue 12th Apr 2011 12:35 Town boss Paul Jewell has hinted that he could recall midfielder Lee Martin to his side when the Blues take on Middlesbrough at Portman Road tonight looking to win four league games in a row for the first time since 2004. Martin has missed the last two matches having been suspended after picking up his 10th booking of the season. |
Leeds 0-0 Town Sat 12th Mar 2011 16:47 Town recorded only their second 0-0 draw of the season as they left high-flying Leeds with a deserved point. Both sides could have been in front at the break after an end-to-end first period, Tamás Priskin and Lee Martin missing the Blues’ best opportunities. In the second half Town rarely threatened but their backline held firm. |
Dyer Set for Second Town Debut at Leeds Fri 11th Mar 2011 13:49 Boss Paul Jewell is set to hand Kieron Dyer his second Town debut when the Blues travel to Leeds on Saturday. The former England international, who last appeared for his hometown club when he scored twice in the 1998/99 play-off semi-final defeat to Bolton, is likely to replace skipper David Norris, who is banned for the next two games. |
Jewell Looking Forward to First Game Under Portman Road Lights Tue 08th Mar 2011 11:58 Boss Paul Jewell is looking forward to his first game under the Portman Road floodlights but says he expects Reading to prove to be tough opponents (KO 7.45pm). Town are definitely without Mark Kennedy and Colin Healy, while a couple of unnamed players were facing fitness tests this morning. |
Middlesbrough 1-3 Town Sat 07th Aug 2010 16:07 Goals from Tommy Smith, Tamas Priskin and Jon Stead saw Town come behind to win 3-1 at Championship favourites Boro having been a goal down at half-time. Despite Scott McDonald putting the home side in front in the first half, the Blues were the better side throughout and the result hardly flattered Roy Keane’s men. |
Keane Backing Goalline Technology Call Tue 29th Jun 2010 08:47 Boss Roy Keane expects football to introduce goalline technology in the years to come to prevent controversial incidents such as Frank Lampard’s ‘goal’ during England’s World Cup defeat to Germany on Sunday. |
Keane Set to Give New Duo Debuts Against Boro Fri 05th Feb 2010 12:55 Town boss Roy Keane says he is looking for new strike pair David Healy and Daryl Murphy to end Town’s goalscoring woes. The duo are likely to go straight into the side facing Keane’s former Celtic boss Gordon Strachan’s much-changed Middlesbrough team at Portman Road on Saturday. |
Town Again Without Walters and Murphy for Preston Trip Fri 29th Jan 2010 13:49 Town will again be without skipper Jon Walters and new goalkeeper Brian Murphy when they visit Preston on Saturday afternoon. Walters is out for a couple of weeks with a hamstring problem, while Murphy is still a week away from a return after injuring his ankle in the warm-up at Leicester. |
Town 3-1 Blackpool Sat 12th Dec 2009 17:11 Goals from Jon Stead, Jack Colback and Gareth McAuley took the Blues to a 3-1 win over Blackpool, out of the bottom three and extended their unbeaten run to 10 games. Stead curled home in the opening minute, Colback added the second before half-time and McAuley headed in the third after Ian Evatt had pulled one back for the Tangerines, who had David Vaughan sent off for two bookable offences late on. |
Fry: Posh Not Chasing McAuley Fri 09th Oct 2009 15:31 Peterborough United director of football Barry Fry has denied this morning’s tabloid claim that his club was targeting Town central defender Gareth McAuley. Posh are looking to add a loan defender to their squad but Fry says McAuley isn’t the man on their wish-list. |