Leyton Orient 1-1 Town Sat 02nd Aug 2014 16:56 Town’s final pre-season friendly at Leyton Orient ended in a 1-1 draw with Lloyd James netting a final moments penalty for the home side to equalise Balint Bajner’s ninth minute opener for the Blues. |
Notes for the New Season — Part Five: Birmingham, Wolves and Cardiff Wed 30th Jul 2014 12:10 In the fifth of a series of pre-season reports, HarryFromBath assesses the mood around the Championship clubs by delving into their forums. Birmingham City, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Cardiff City are under the spotlight in today’s notes. |
Southend 1-2 Town Tue 29th Jul 2014 22:06 Anthony Wordsworth netted a final minute winner as the Blues beat Southend 2-1 at Roots Hall in their penultimate pre-season friendly. Trialist Balint Bajner had put Town ahead just before the hour mark with Myles Weston equalising for the home side. Late on, David McGoldrick made his long-awaited return from injury. |
McCarthy: Academy Staff Outstanding Mon 28th Jul 2014 06:00 Boss Mick McCarthy believes Town’s academy staff are “an outstanding group of people” despite last week’s failure to attain category one status. The Blues' youth set-up fell just 0.3 per cent short of the required 75 per cent in an independent audit. |
Colchester United 0-3 Town Wed 23rd Jul 2014 21:19 Frank Nouble struck twice and Jack Marriott once as Town beat Colchester United 3-0 at the Weston Homes Community Stadium. All the goals came in the second half after a lacklustre first period from the Blues. |
McCarthy: Entertaining Despite Lack of Goals Wed 16th Jul 2014 22:38 Boss Mick McCarthy felt his side’s 0-0 draw with West Ham at Portman Road was an entertaining affair despite the lack of goals. |
Town 0-0 West Ham Wed 16th Jul 2014 21:40 Town and West Ham played out an entertaining 0-0 draw in Portman Road’s only friendly of the summer. Jack Marriott and Cameron Stewart went closest to breaking the deadlock for the Blues in the first half, while former Blue Aaron Cresswell hit the bar on his return to his old club. |
Town 0-0 West Ham - Half-Time Wed 16th Jul 2014 20:42 Town and West Ham remain locked at 0-0 after an entertaining first half at Portman Road. Jack Marriott went closest for the Blues, while ex-Blue Aaron Cresswell hit the bar for the visitors. |
Shelbourne 0-4 Town Sat 12th Jul 2014 16:58 Town got their pre-season campaign off to a good start by beating Shelbourne 4-0 at Tolka Park, with goals from Paul Anderson, Darren McQueen, Tyrone Mings and Jack Marriott. |
Town Squad Back in Training - Pictures Mon 30th Jun 2014 13:36 The Town squad were back at Playford Road this morning for the first day of pre-season proper and as usual the TWTD cameras were present. |