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. |
Reserves Draw at Chelsea Mon 12th Dec 2011 16:25 Jay Emmanuel-Thomas and Josh Carson were on target as Town's reserves drew 2-2 at Chelsea this afternoon. Romelu Lukaku and Philipp Prosenik netted for the Premier League side in the behind-closed-doors friendly at their Cobham training ground. |
Strong Reserves Side Faces Chelsea Mon 12th Dec 2011 11:46 Town have sent a strong reserves side to Cobham for this afternoon’s behind-closed-doors friendly against Chelsea. Jaime Peters, who recently returned from his loan at AFC Bournemouth, is amongst those set to face the Premier League side’s second string. |
Jewell Looking for Return to Form Against Royals Fri 25th Nov 2011 14:26 Blues boss Paul Jewell goes into Saturday’s home game against Reading looking to arrest an alarming run of four successive defeats which has seen his side drop to 16th in the Championship. The Town manager has midfielder Keith Andrews and striker Daryl Murphy available again after injury, but defenders Ibrahima Sonko and Damien Delaney again miss out. |
First Teamers and Trialist in Action Against West Ham Tue 22nd Nov 2011 10:16 First-team squad regulars Daryl Murphy, Nathan Ellington, Jay Emmanuel-Thomas and Reece Wabara are all set to feature in this afternoon’s behind-closed-doors reserves friendly against West Ham at Playford Road. While there’s been no official confirmation from Town, we understand that Icelandic trialist Teddy Bjarnason will also be involved. |
Reserves Beat Spurs Mon 07th Nov 2011 16:25 Academy pair Jide Maduako and Jack Marriott (pictured) were on target for the second time in three days and second-year pro Ronan Murray was also on the scoresheet as a Town reserves side beat Tottenham 3-1 in a friendly at their Spurs Lodge training ground this afternoon. Maduako and Marriott both netted as the U18s beat Portsmouth on Saturday. |
Reserves Face Spurs Mon 07th Nov 2011 11:58 Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, Mark Kennedy, Luke Hyam and Jack Ainsley are amongst the players with first team experience involved in this afternoon’s reserves friendly against Tottenham at the Premier League side's training ground. |
Priskin Nets From Spot But Reserves Lose to Arsenal Tue 01st Nov 2011 15:25 Tamás Priskin netted a second half penalty but it wasn’t enough to stop a strong Town reserves side from losing 2-1 to Arsenal in a friendly at Playford Road. After an almost chance free first half, Ignasi Miquel and Ozan Ozyakup put the Gunners, who included former Blue Fabian Wilnis’s nephew Kyle Ebecilio as a sub, two goals in front after the break. |
Town 1-0 Portsmouth Tue 18th Oct 2011 21:45 Keith Andrews’s fifth goal for the Blues saw Paul Jewell’s men to a fortunate 1-0 home victory over Portsmouth. Town were a pale shadow of their usual selves for much of the game and Pompey missed a number of good chances before the Irishman netted the winner from close range in the 69th minute. |
Town 1-2 Northampton Tue 09th Aug 2011 22:00 Town crashed out of the Carling Cup at the first round stage as League Two Northampton deservedly came from behind to win 2-1 at Portman Road. Jay Emmanuel-Thomas put the Blues ahead with a first half cross-shot but goals from Ben Tozer and Paul Turnbull either side of half-time sealed the Cobblers’ place in round two. |