Town Chasing Week's Second Double at Coventry Fri 03rd Feb 2012 14:42
Town boss Paul Jewell will be looking for his side to complete their second double of the season when they travel to table-propping Coventry City on Saturday, having picked up their first by thrashing league leaders West Ham 5-1 on Tuesday. |
Chopra Wins Award Thu 26th Jan 2012 11:30
Town striker Michael Chopra won the Footballer of the Year trophy at the inaugural Asian Football Awards at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday evening. |
Jewell Looks Set to Keep Faith in Youngsters at Leeds Fri 20th Jan 2012 15:11
Town boss Paul Jewell will be weighing up whether to stick with youngsters such as Josh Carson, Luke Hyam, Jay Emmanuel-Thomas and Tommy Smith or recall some of his fit-again senior players when the Blues take on Leeds at Elland Road on Saturday afternoon. Last week’s youthful line-up impressed as they drew 2-2 at home to Blackpool. |
Jewell: Town Can't Feel Sorry for Themselves at Birmingham Wed 11th Jan 2012 11:37
Ipswich boss Paul Jewell says he and his players can’t afford to go into games feeling sorry for themselves, despite sitting in 20th place in the Championship and on a run which has seen them win only two of their last 13 matches. The Blues, who are still waiting on defensive target Sean St Ledger,are in action at Birmingham tonight in a match rearranged from earlier in the season due to the Midlanders’ Europa League campaign (KO 7.45pm). |
No New Middlesbrough Interest But Jewell Confirms Scotland Clause Wed 11th Jan 2012 08:45
Town boss Paul Jewell says he’s heard nothing from Middlesbrough regarding striker Jason Scotland since the summer, despite tabloid claims at the weekend. However, the Blues manager has confirmed that there is a clause in the 32-year-old’s contract which would see him secure an additional year on his current wages once he has made 19 league starts this season, as reported by TWTD on Sunday. |
Sonko Back for Cup Visit to Hull Fri 06th Jan 2012 16:34
Former Hull City loanee Ibrahima Sonko will return to the Blues’ backline as Town face the Tigers in the third round of the FA Cup at the KC Stadium on Saturday. Sonko, one of several ex-Hull players in Paul Jewell’s squad, is back after serving a one-match ban having reached five bookings. |
Town 1-3 Nottingham Forest Mon 02nd Jan 2012 17:03
Town’s 2012 got off to the worst possible start with goal-phobic Nottingham Forest leaving Portman Road with a 3-1 victory. Marcus Tudgay and Garath McCleary put the visitors - who hadn’t scored in their seven previous games - two goals in front at the break, then after the Blues had missed a number of chances, skipper Grant Leadbitter pulled one back from the penalty spot before Tudgay sealed Forest’s victory with his second of the afternoon. |
Reading 1-0 Town Sat 31st Dec 2011 17:00
Alex Pearce’s second-half goal condemned the Blues to a 1-0 defeat at Reading. The loss was harsh on Town who were the better side in the first half of a tight game during which Jay Emmanuel-Thomas hit the bar from distance. |
Skipper Leadbitter Set to Return at Reading Fri 30th Dec 2011 13:17
Skipper Grant Leadbitter looks set to come back into the Town side when the Blues visit Reading on New Year’s Eve (KO 3pm). The 25-year-old appears the most likely replacement for nine-goal top scorer Keith Andrews, who tore his hamstring at Leicester on Boxing Day, while Town will also be without striker Jason Scotland, also due to a hamstring problem. |
Skipper Leadbitter Still in Jewell's Plans Wed 28th Dec 2011 09:15
Town boss Paul Jewell insists that nothing ought to be read into skipper Grant Leadbitter being left out of the 16 since his return from his groin injury. The midfielder's contract is up in the summer with no new deal yet in place and the £2.65 million 2009 signing from Sunderland's recent absence from the squad had led to speculation that he was set to be sold in January. |
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