Wickham Could Return As Town Look To Get Back to Winning Ways Sat 18th Dec 2010 10:45 Striker Connor Wickham could be back on the bench when the Blues take on Leicester City at Portman Road on Saturday (Sky Sports Two, 5pm, KO 5.20pm). The England U21 international is one of a number of injured players close to a return to the first team, while under fire Town manager Roy Keane is waiting on defender Damien Delaney and midfielder Andros Townsend, who been suffering with a virus. |
Keane Unlikely to Fall Out With Fellow Cork Man Delaney Sat 18th Dec 2010 08:33 Boss Roy Keane says fellow Cork man Damien Delaney is the player he is least likely to fall out with in the wake of the dismissed claims of a training ground bust-up involving the two earlier in the week. Delaney is a doubt ahead of today’s game with a virus which saw him miss training on Thursday. |
Preston 1-0 Town Sat 11th Dec 2010 17:07 Iain Hume’s second half goal for bottom of the table Preston was enough to consign Town to their sixth successive league defeat and heap even more pressure on boss Roy Keane. The Blues were the better side in the first half but failed to take their chances with Jason Scotland and full debutant Rory Fallon both missing opportunities. |
Town Looking to End Bad Run at Preston Fri 10th Dec 2010 14:23 Town manager Roy Keane will be looking for his side to end their run of five successive league defeats when they travel to Preston on Saturday. Despite the losses, Keane says that recent performances haven’t been too bad with his side having been let down by a series of individual errors. |
Clegg Backs Keane at AGM Wed 08th Dec 2010 03:14 Chief executive Simon Clegg says he and owner Marcus Evans are still backing manager Roy Keane, despite the current run of five successive league defeats. The former British Olympic Association chief, speaking after Tuesday’s PLC AGM in the Sir Bobby Robson Suite, believes that the Blues can still make the play-offs this season. |
Keane Still Hoping to See Out Town Contract Mon 06th Dec 2010 00:52 Boss Roy Keane says he still hopes to see out his Town contract despite Saturday’s 3-1 defeat to Swansea taking the Blues’ league losing streak to five matches. The former Manchester United skipper is due to remain at Portman Road until June next year. |
Murphy Set to Keep Place Against Former Club Fri 03rd Dec 2010 15:22 Keeper Brian Murphy looks set to retain his place in the Town side when his former club Swansea visit Portman Road for Saturday’s live Sky game (KO 12.45pm, Sky Sports Two). Murphy was with the Swans between 2003 and 2006 but made only 18 appearances for the Welsh club before returning to Ireland to join Bohemians. |
Leadbitter: We Knew We'd Let Everyone Down at Norwich Thu 02nd Dec 2010 23:21 Carling Cup goal hero Grant Leadbitter says the players were well aware that they had let everybody down with their performance at Norwich last Sunday and didn't need Roy Keane to tell them. The 24-year-old netted the penalty which saw the Blues bounce back and beat West Brom 1-0 on Wednesday, setting up a two-legged Carling Cup semi-final against Arsenal. |
Keane: We Had Enough Chances to Win By More Thu 02nd Dec 2010 13:59 Town boss Roy Keane felt his side had created enough chances to have beaten West Brom more comfortably in Wednesday night’s Carling Cup quarter-final at Portman Road. In the end it was Grant Leadbitter’s 69th minute penalty which saw his side through to a two-legged semi-final against Arsenal. |
Keane Delighted for Players, Staff and Fans Wed 01st Dec 2010 23:09 Boss Roy Keane said he was delighted for his players, his staff and Town’s beleaguered supporters after the Blues defeated West Brom 1-0 at Portman Road to set up a Carling Cup semi-final with Arsenal. Grant Leadbitter’s 69th minute penalty was enough to see Town through to the last four of the competition for the first time in 10 years. |