Birmingham City 0-1 Town Sat 03rd Nov 2012 17:14 DJ Campbell’s third goal in five games for the Blues saw Town to a 1-0 victory over his old club Birmingham City at St Andrew’s in new manager Mick McCarthy's first game in charge. The Blues were the better side in the first half and were worthy of their lead at the break, but the home team came into it more in a second period in which sub Nikola Zigic failed to take two good chances. |
N'Daw and Reo-Coker Recalled for McCarthy's First Game Sat 03rd Nov 2012 14:13 Nigel Reo-Coker and Guirane N’Daw - who spent last season on loan at St Andrew's - are named in Mick McCarthy’s first Town team at Birmingham. The duo take over in midfield from Luke Hyam and Josh Carson. |
McCarthy Era Starts at Birmingham Fri 02nd Nov 2012 13:07 New manager Mick McCarthy appears unlikely to make many dramatic changes as he goes into his first game as Blues boss at Birmingham City on Saturday. McCarthy and his assistant Terry Connor officially took over at Portman Road yesterday and haven’t had too much time to work with their new players. |
Town 0-3 Sheffield Wednesday Sat 27th Oct 2012 17:02 The size of the task facing whoever takes over at Town was made all too evident as Sheffield Wednesday left Portman Road having run out 3-0 winners. The Owls, previously without a win in 10 games, went in front in the first minute through Ross Barkley, the on-loan Everton man adding the second just before the hour mark, before Michail Antonio added the third late on. |
Carson, Hyam and Murphy Back for Blues Sat 27th Oct 2012 14:40 Town caretaker-boss Chris Hutchings has made three changes for his first and possibly only game in charge of the Blues. Josh Carson, Luke Hyam and Daryl Murphy return to the side with Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, Nigel Reo-Coker and Andy Drury dropping to the bench. |
Hutchings: Feathers Will Fly at Portman Road Fri 26th Oct 2012 13:36 Caretaker-manager Chris Hutchings expects there to be a “few feathers flying” at Portman Road on Saturday as table-propping Town look to win their first home game since March against Sheffield Wednesday, who are one place above them in the Championship. The 55-year-old says both sides are currently fighting for their lives. |
Brighton 1-1 Town Tue 02nd Oct 2012 21:49 Brighton sub Will Buckley netted 10 minutes from time to claim a 1-1 draw at the Amex Stadium. The Seagulls had put on the pressure in the second half after Town had gone in front via Daryl Murphy in the first period. |
Town Look to Build on Barnsley Point at Brighton Tue 02nd Oct 2012 06:00 Town visit Championship leaders Brighton tonight with assistant manager Chris Hutchings looking for the Blues to build on Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Barnsley. Striker Michael Chopra could return to the side after missing the last two matches due to a thigh strain. |
Higginbotham Set for First Town Start at Barnsley Fri 28th Sep 2012 12:47 New loanee Danny Higginbotham is set to make his first start for the Blues when Paul Jewell’s men take on Barnsley at Oakwell on Saturday. Guirane N’Daw and Nathan Ellington could also come into the XI as Town look to end a run of three successive defeats which has seen them drop to 23rd in the Championship. |
Town 1-2 Charlton Sat 22nd Sep 2012 17:18 Town fell to their second home defeat in a week as Charlton defeated the Blues 2-1 at Portman Road. Addicks skipper Johnnie Jackson and ex-Town loanee Ricardo Fuller netted shortly after the break with a deflected Jason Scotland strike the Blues’ only reply. |