Brown: I Left Town For Regular Football Mon 04th Jul 2011 14:11 Former Town defender Troy Brown says he turned down his new one-year deal with the Blues in order to play regular first team football with Rotherham. The Wales U21 international signed a two-year contract with the Millers last week, TWTD first revealing the League Two club’s interest in May. |
Town and Blackpool After Blades Defender Mon 04th Jul 2011 00:19 Town are understood to be battling Blackpool for Sheffield United defender or midfielder Matt Lowton. The 22-year-old plays primarily at right-back or at centre-half but can also operate at left-back or in midfield. |
Wickham Sunderland Move Confirmed Wed 29th Jun 2011 14:03 Town striker Connor Wickham has completed his move to Sunderland, signing a four-year deal at the Stadium of Light. The Blues have revealed the fee to be an initial £8.1 million rising to more than £12 million after additional clauses relating to appearances and achievements are triggered. TWTD understands that there is also a clause which will see the Blues receive a percentage of the profit from his future sale. |
Preston Boss Hopes to Keep Treacy Fri 24th Jun 2011 10:24 Preston North End boss Phil Brown says he hopes to keep Town target Keith Treacy at Deepdale, despite his club’s relegation to League One. The Lilywhites manager says they are yet to receive a concrete bid for the 22-year-old Republic of Ireland international. |
Naked Sports Show: Whitton United Special Wed 18th May 2011 15:43 This evening's Naked Sports Show (ICR FM 6pm) is a Whitton United Special with host Jeremy Leeburn joined by club chairman Ruel Fox and first team manager Ian Brown to discuss their excellent season in which they not only finished runners-up in Ridgeons League Division One, but also picked up some silverware along the way, in the shape of the Suffolk Senior Cup. |
Ainsley Signs Six-Month Deal Tue 17th May 2011 12:07 Defender Jack Ainsley has put pen to paper on his new six-month deal aiming to do enough to win himself an extended stay at Portman Road. The 20-year-old was amongst the 21 players whose contracts were up at the end of the season. |
Hourihane Latest to Put Pen to Paper Mon 09th May 2011 17:00 Republic of Ireland U21 international midfielder Conor Hourihane has signed his six-month contract with the Blues and a number of other first and second-year pros have agreed to remain at Portman Road. Centre-half Tom Eastman is yet to confirm his intentions, while midfielder David Cawley has been released. |
Leicester 4-2 Town Sat 07th May 2011 14:59 Town ended their season with a 4-2 defeat at Leicester City, despite a second half fightback which saw Grant Leadbitter (pen) and Connor Wickham pull the scoreline back to 3-2. Leicester were 3-0 up at the break through Andy King, Yakubu and Yuki Abe, Diomansy Kamara adding the fourth to seal the Foxes’ win. |
Bullard and Murphy Missing at Leicester Sat 07th May 2011 12:49 Midfielder Jimmy Bullard and goalkeeper Brian Murphy are missing from the Town line-up for this afternoon’s end of season game at Leicester. The goalkeeper’s absence may well confirm rumours suggesting that the Irishman has turned down his new contract. |
Jewell Hoping For Positive End to Season at Leicester Fri 06th May 2011 14:31 Town boss Paul Jewell is looking for his side to end the season on as high a note as possible when they take on Leicester at the Walkers Stadium on Saturday (KO 12.45pm). Neither the Blues nor the Foxes have anything left to play for aside from positions in mid-table. |