Marriott a Better Player After Loan Spells Tue 12th Aug 2014 06:00 Town boss Mick McCarthy believes striker Jack Marriott - who will make his first start for the Blues at Crawley this evening - is a better player for his loan spells with Woking in the Skrill Premier last season. |
Clarke and Marriott Start at Crawley Mon 11th Aug 2014 13:48 Boss Mick McCarthy has confirmed that 17-year-old academy scholar Matt Clarke will make his senior debut and striker Jack Marriott his full Town debut in Tuesday’s Capital One Cup first round tie at Crawley (KO 7.45pm). The Blues manager looks set to field a much-changed and inexperienced side with 10 senior players sidelined or not risked due to niggles. |
McCarthy Without Four For Season Opener Fri 08th Aug 2014 15:15 Manager Mick McCarthy is without four members of his first-team squad for tomorrow’s opening game of the season against Fulham, which is being shown live on Sky (KO 5.15pm). Central defender Tommy Smith is OK after missing last week’s friendly draw at Leyton Orient, but Paul Anderson (hamstring), Jonny Parr (groin), Stephen Hunt (calf) and Cameron Stewart (broken jaw) all miss out against the Cottagers. |
Town XI Win at Sudbury Tue 05th Aug 2014 22:07 A young Town XI recorded a 4-2 victory over AFC Sudbury at the Wardale Williams Stadium on Tuesday evening with Darren McQueen, Jack Marriott, Paul Taylor and Matt Clarke all on the scoresheet. The Blues side included trialists Patrick Antelmi and Richard Bryan. |
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. |