Briefing Notes for the New Season — Part Five Tue 30th Jul 2013 12:00 In the fifth of a series of pre-season reports, HarryFromBath assesses the mood around the Championship Clubs by delving into their forums. The East Midlands clubs of Derby County, Leicester City and Nottingham Forest are under the spotlight in today’s notes. |
Galvin in Ireland Squad Tue 30th Apr 2013 15:42 Academy first-year scholar Cory Galvin has been named in a Republic of Ireland U18 squad for a training camp in Birmingham this week. |
Stuart Jarrold on Life's a Pitch Sat 22nd Dec 2012 09:51 BBC Radio Suffolk’s Life’s a Pitch is live over Saturday lunchtime (midday to 2pm) with presenter Mark Murphy joined by the show’s regulars, Blues legend Kevin Beattie, football’s youngest pundit Tractorboy and TWTD’s Phil Ham. This week’s special guest is Sky Sports reporter, local media legend and one-time Town ballboy Stuart Jarrold. |
U18s Lose to Palace Sat 01st Dec 2012 14:19 Town’s U18s lost 3-1 in a friendly to Crystal Palace at a bitterly cold Playford Road on Saturday morning. Tom Winter’s first-half strike was cancelled out by three second-half Palace goals after a raft of Town substitutions at the break. |
Town Target Luton Youngster Tue 26th Jun 2012 22:22 TWTD understands that the Blues have offered terms to out-of-contract Luton Town left winger or left-back Jake Howells. Town have been keeping an eye on the 21-year-old since the 2010/11 season and were spotted watching him in action in January when they were believed to have made an enquiry regarding the Wales U21 international. |
Smith in Olympics Squad Thu 21st Jun 2012 09:03 Town defender Tommy Smith has been named in the New Zealand squad for this summer’s Olympics. The Oly Whites, as the U23 side plus three overage players is known, play Belarus, Egypt and Brazil at London 2012. |
U18s Crash at Home to Saints Wed 04th Apr 2012 17:01 A hat-trick from striker Jake Sinclair saw Southampton’s U18s to a 4-1 victory over their Blues counterparts at Playford Road this afternoon. Schoolboy right-back Kyle Hammond netted Town’s only goal as the Blues' two-game winning run came to an end. |
Town Again Watch Howells Fri 13th Jan 2012 08:41 Town were amongst a number of clubs at Kenilworth Road to watch Luton’s Jake Howells in action as the Hatters beat Stockport 1-0 on Tuesday. The 20-year-old left-back or left midfielder is a player the Blues have been monitoring since last season with Charlton and Peterborough also understood to be interested. |
Town Eyeing Norwich Striker Sat 07th Jan 2012 18:20 Norwich City striker Aaron Wilbraham is understood to be on Paul Jewell’s list of potential January signings. The 32-year-old frontman has rarely been used since joining the Canaries a year ago from the MK Dons for an undisclosed fee reported to be £75,000. |
Reserves Beat Spurs Mon 07th Nov 2011 16:25 Academy pair Jide Maduako and Jack Marriott (pictured) were on target for the second time in three days and second-year pro Ronan Murray was also on the scoresheet as a Town reserves side beat Tottenham 3-1 in a friendly at their Spurs Lodge training ground this afternoon. Maduako and Marriott both netted as the U18s beat Portsmouth on Saturday. |