McCarthy: Signing Waghorn a No-Brainer Mon 07th Aug 2017 16:32 Town boss Mick McCarthy says signing Martyn Waghorn was a no-brainer once he was aware the 27-year-old was available and affordable. The Blues recruited the one-time Sunderland and Leicester man from Rangers earlier today for a fee understood to be around the £1 million mark. |
Spence, Ward and Smith Big Doubts for Luton But Waghorn Available and McGoldrick and Celina Start Mon 07th Aug 2017 14:26 Jordan Spence, Grant Ward and Tommy Smith look set to miss Tuesday's Carabao Cup first round tie at Luton due to knocks and niggles suffered in Saturday’s 1-0 home win against Luton, while Joe Garner is undergoing treatment on his shoulder injury. Manager Mick McCarthy confirmed that David McGoldrick and Bersant Celina will start at Kenilworth Road and said new striker Martyn Waghorn will be available. |
Town Confirm Waghorn Signing Mon 07th Aug 2017 12:43 Town have confirmed the signing of Rangers striker Martyn Waghorn on a two-year deal with an option for a further season. The Blues are understood to have paid around £1 million for the 27-year-old. |
McCarthy: Perfect First Day Apart From Andre's Injury Sat 05th Aug 2017 18:59 Town boss Mick McCarthy hailed his side’s 1-0 opening day victory over Birmingham as a “perfect first day” aside from Andre Dozzell being stretchered off having suffered what is feared to be a cruciate knee ligament injury just before half-time. Debutant Joe Garner netted the winning goal five minutes after the restart. |
Town 1-0 Birmingham - Match Report Sat 05th Aug 2017 17:02 Joe Garner got his Town career off to a goalscoring start as the former Rangers man netted a second-half debut goal to see the Blues to a 1-0 victory in their opening game of the season at Portman Road. Garner turned in a Jonas Knudsen cross five minutes after the break to win the game, however, the victory was marred by what appears to be a serious knee ligament injury sustained by Andre Dozzell just before the break. |
Town 0-0 Birmingham - Half-Time Sat 05th Aug 2017 16:08 Town’s opening game of the season against Birmingham at Portman Road remains 0-0 at the break, however, an injury sustained by Andre Dozzell late on in the period overshadowed the half. |
Garner and Iorfa Make Debuts as Town Set to Start 3-5-2 Sat 05th Aug 2017 14:17 Joe Garner and Dominic Iorfa make their Blues debut in what looks to be a 3-5-2 formation as Town, who lined-up 4-4-2 throughout pre-season, take on Birmingham City in their opening game of the season. |
McCarthy Targeting Top Six Ahead of Season Opener Against Birmingham Fri 04th Aug 2017 18:16 Boss Mick McCarthy says finishing in the top six will again be the Blues target for 2017/18 but admits the Championship gets tougher with every season which passes. Town get their campaign under way against Birmingham City at Portman Road on Saturday afternoon. |
Bart: The Only Good Thing About Charlton Was That It Was a Friendly Thu 03rd Aug 2017 16:52 Conceding six goals in Town’s final warm-up fixture will count for nothing when the action starts for real at the weekend for Bartosz Bialkowski & Co. |
Neil Warnock Has Given Us Hope and Ignited Our Passion — Cardiff Pre-Season Report Mon 31st Jul 2017 11:00 In the 13th of a series of pre-season reports, HarryfromBath assesses the mood around the Championship clubs by delving into their forums, looking here at how things have progressed for the Bluebirds this summer. Reports on Bristol City and Reading will follow later today with all the teams in the division covered before the start of the season. |