Keane Expecting Tricky Test at Derby Sun 04th Apr 2010 13:15 Town manager Roy Keane is expecting a tricky game at Derby County on Monday with the Rams having one of the best home records in the division (KO 3pm). The Blues could leap to 11th place if they manage to repeat last season’s victory at Pride Park. |
Ipswich 2-1 Reading Sat 03rd Apr 2010 17:06 First half goals from Gareth McAuley and Jon Walters saw the Blues to a 2-1 victory over 10-man Reading at Portman Road. Town quickly took advantage of Royals skipper Matt Mills’s straight red card for a two-footed tackle on David Norris but couldn’t add to the goals in a second half in which Gylfi Sigurdsson hit a last minute consolation for the visitors. |
Town Looking to End Relegation Concerns Over Easter Fri 02nd Apr 2010 11:39 Town boss Roy Keane will be looking for his side to secure their Championship status during an Easter period in which they face Reading at home and then Derby County away. The Blues manager expects two very tricky matches as his 16th-placed side seek to finally drag themselves away from the relegation fight. |
Swansea 0-0 Town Sat 27th Mar 2010 18:07 Town equalled their record total of 18 draws in a season as they left Swansea after a goalless stalemate. The Blues, playing five in midfield for the most part, frustrated the home side in a game of few chances. |
Changes Likely for Swansea Trip Fri 26th Mar 2010 11:47 Town boss Roy Keane has hinted at changes to his side for Saturday’s visit to Swansea’s Liberty Stadium. Keane was disappointed with Tuesday’s “sluggish” display as the Blues lost 2-0 at home to Plymouth. |
Town 0-2 Plymouth Argyle Tue 23rd Mar 2010 21:40 Uninspired Town fell to their first home defeat since September as Paul Mariner’s Plymouth left Portman Road with a 2-0 victory. Bradley Wright-Phillips and Joe Mason seized on dreadful defensive errors in either half to claim all three points for the visitors. |
Keane Unlikely to Make Too Many Changes for Plymouth Clash Tue 23rd Mar 2010 08:52 Town boss Roy Keane seems unlikely to make too many changes to his side ahead of Plymouth’s visit to Portman Road tonight, although he says he will switch personnel if he feels players need freshening up. The Blues have no new injuries ahead of Paul Mariner’s first return to the club as a manager. |
Town 1-0 Barnsley Sat 20th Mar 2010 16:58 Daryl Murphy’s sixth goal for the Blues took Town to an important 1-0 victory over Barnsley at Portman Road. Roy Keane’s men were much the better side in the first half, however they were less impressive after the break but held on for a win which takes them to 15th in the table. |
Keane Set to Ring Changes for Barnsley Clash Fri 19th Mar 2010 11:48 Boss Roy Keane looks set to ring the changes when the Blues face Barnsley at Portman Road on Saturday having been less than impressed with the performance during the 2-1 defeat at Watford on Tuesday. The Town manager felt youngsters Shane O’Connor and Connor Wickham were his side’s best performers at Vicarage Road. |
Watford 2-1 Town Tue 16th Mar 2010 21:43 Town failed to extend their winning run to three games as they left Watford on the end of a 2-1 defeat. The home side went in front after Henri Lansbury’s freekick beat everyone in the area and nestled in the corner of the net, Jack Colback equalised as the Blues improved after the break but Will Hoskins scored the winner for the Hornets. |