Gerks Unwell and Unavailable for Rotherham Fri 18th Mar 2016 14:00 Town boss Mick McCarthy says keeper Dean Gerken is unlikely to be available to take a place on the bench when the Blues face Rotherham at Portman Road due to illness. |
Henly in Scotland U21 Squad Thu 10th Mar 2016 18:08 Town keeper Jonathan Henly has been named in the Scotland U21 squad for their European Championship qualifiers against France and Northern Ireland later this month. |
McCarthy Expecting Bouncing Ashton Gate Fri 12th Feb 2016 06:00 Town boss Mick McCarthy is expecting a bouncing Ashton Gate on Saturday with Bristol City’s home ground sold out ahead of new manager Lee Johnson’s first game in charge. The Blues, now seventh, visit the Championship’s 21st-placed team looking to end an uncharacteristic run of three away defeats in all competitions and climb back into the top six. |
Town 2-1 Reading - Match Report Tue 02nd Feb 2016 22:02 Town climbed back into the top six and extended their extraordinary record of Tuesday night home victories to 16 as an 89th minute Brett Pitman goal saw them to a 2-1 victory over Reading. After a lacklustre first half Ryan Fraser put the Blues in front on 57, Royals sub Garath McCleary equalised from the spot before Pitman’s late winner. |
Town 0-0 Reading - Half-Time Tue 02nd Feb 2016 20:44 Town and Reading remain locked at 0-0 at half-time at Portman Road. |
Three Changes for Town Against Royals Tue 02nd Feb 2016 19:07 Town boss Mick McCarthy has made three changes to his side - two of them forced - for tonight’s home game against Reading. |
McCarthy: Players Won't Need Reminding About Royals Hammering Tue 02nd Feb 2016 06:00 Town boss Mick McCarthy says his players won’t need reminding that tonight’s opponents Reading dished out their biggest thrashing in three years when the teams met at the Madejski Stadium earlier in the season. The Blues, who were soundly beaten 5-1 by the Royals on that Friday evening in September, will be looking to avenge that defeat, climb back into the top six and stretch their remarkable run of Tuesday night home victories to 16. |
Winger Oar Departs at His Own Request Fri 22nd Jan 2016 15:46 Town have announced that they have “reluctantly” agreed to terminate winger Tommy Oar’s contract at his own request, the Australian international having failed to settle in England. |
McCarthy: Pompey Players Will Expect to Beat Us Tue 19th Jan 2016 06:00 Town boss Mick McCarthy believes League Two Portsmouth’s players will go into tonight’s FA Cup third round replay at Fratton Park expecting to beat the Blues having performed so well in the first game at Portman Road, which ended 2-2. McCarthy is set to field a young side and, as he did at Manchester United in the Capital One Cup earlier in the season, could even switch his entire XI. |
Blues Out to Improve Home Form Against Resurgent Leeds Tue 12th Jan 2016 06:00 Town face an improving Leeds United side at Portman Road looking to win back-to-back home games in the Championship for the first time since August. |