McCarthy: No Qualms About Josh Fri 18th Nov 2016 06:00 Town boss Mick McCarthy says he has no qualms about starting Josh Emmanuel against Nottingham Forest on Saturday and would have no concerns about playing the 19-year-old for the rest of the season. Emmanuel will come into the team at right-back with skipper Luke Chambers moving to the centre of the defence for Adam Webster, who has a hamstring injury. |
Webster to Miss Forest But Could Be Back for QPR Thu 17th Nov 2016 14:29 Centre-half Adam Webster has been ruled out of Saturday’s live Sky game at home to Nottingham Forest but Town manager Mick McCarthy, who has no other new injury problems, is hopeful that the 21-year-old will be fit for the visit of QPR the following week. Josh Emmanuel is set to return to the side, while McCarthy says there could be a place in the 20-man squad for 18-year-old Kundai Benyu. |
Emmanuel Signs New Deal Thu 10th Nov 2016 17:20 Town have announced that right-back Josh Emmanuel has put pen to paper on a contract which runs until June 2019 with an option for a further season. |
Webster Suffers Groin Injury Thu 10th Nov 2016 15:23 Town central defender Adam Webster has suffered a groin injury which is expected to sideline him for around three weeks. The 21-year-old has been ruled out of the live Sky game against Nottingham Forest which follows the international break but could make the match against QPR the week after, which is also at Portman Road. |
Chambers: Probably Our Best Performance of the Season Mon 07th Nov 2016 06:00 Delighted skipper and winning goalscorer Luke Chambers believes the Blues played as well as they have at any time this season during Saturday’s 2-1 win at Sheffield Wednesday. The Town captain, who headed his goal three minutes from time, also echoed manager Mick McCarthy’s pre-match message that the Blues will have a more realistic chance of hitting their pre-season target of the play-offs if everyone is pulling in the same direction. |
McCarthy: Performance and Result Which Reflect My Time at Town Sat 05th Nov 2016 18:13 Town boss Mick McCarthy hailed a performance and result which he felt reflected his four years at Town more accurately than some other recent games as the Blues defeated Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 at Hillsborough. |
Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Ipswich Town - Match Report Sat 05th Nov 2016 17:12 Skipper Luke Chambers headed an 87th minute winner to see the Blues to a 2-1 victory over Sheffield Wednesday, maintaining boss Mick McCarthy’s unbeaten record as a manager at Hillsborough. In the first half Tom Lawrence had put Town ahead with a brilliant first goal for the Blues but Gary Hooper had hit back almost immediately with what looked to be an offside goal for the Owls. |
Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Ipswich Town - Half-Time Sat 05th Nov 2016 15:59 Tom Lawrence struck a brilliant first goal for Town but Gary Hooper hit back soon after for Sheffield Wednesday and the scoreline remains 1-1 - the final score in the last four games between the teams at Hillsborough - at the break. |
McCarthy Confident Town Can Climb Table Fri 04th Nov 2016 06:00 Town boss Mick McCarthy is confident that the Blues, who face Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Saturday, can start to climb the Championship table now that David McGoldrick and Jonny Williams are back from injury and Freddie Sears has ended his goalless run by netting twice in three games. |
McCarthy: Every Team in Our League Would Take West Ham Striker Fletcher Thu 03rd Nov 2016 14:07 Town boss Mick McCarthy believes any club in the Championship would take West Ham striker Ashley Fletcher on loan, TWTD having been first to reveal that the Blues manager and his assistant Terry Connor watched the 21-year-old in action for the Hammers U23s on Monday. |