Town 3-1 Bristol Rovers Tue 14th Aug 2012 21:39
Goals from Jason Scotland, Tommy Smith and Aaron Cresswell saw the Blues come from behind to beat League Two Bristol Rovers in the first round of the Capital One Cup at Portman Road. The visitors had gone in front against the run of play in the first half with the Blues eventually making their superiority tell, despite Michael Chopra missing a penalty. |
Jewell Will Field Strongest Side Against Bristol Rovers Tue 14th Aug 2012 11:30
Town boss Paul Jewell says he will field his strongest possible team in tonight’s season-opening Capital One Cup first round tie against Bristol Rovers at Portman Road (KO 7.45pm). The Blues manager’s options are somewhat limited by international calls and a couple of injuries, while he admits his squad is three players short. |
Jewell: Everything That Could Have Gone Wrong in the Transfer Market Has Tue 14th Aug 2012 06:00
Blues boss Paul Jewell has admitted that he’s had a thoroughly frustrating time in the transfer market this summer. Despite adding four players to his squad and having another bid provisionally accepted by a Premier League club, the Town manager says “everything that could have gone wrong in the transfer market has gone wrong” as he has sought to strengthen ahead of a 2012/13 season which starts with tonight’s Capital One Cup tie at home to Bristol Rovers (KO 7.45pm). |
Jewell Impressed By Midfield Duo Fri 10th Aug 2012 08:54
Blues boss Paul Jewell says he has been impressed with the way Tottenham loanee Massimo Luongo, who is at Portman Road for the season, and Luke Hyam have combined in recent games. The duo have taken up the central midfield roles behind Lee Martin since the former Manchester United man returned to action after a thigh injury. |
Hutchings: Very Good Work-Out Sat 04th Aug 2012 18:02
Blues assistant boss Chris Hutchings was delighted with Town’s performance as they defeated Premier League West Ham 3-1 at Portman Road. |
Town 3-1 West Ham Sat 04th Aug 2012 16:57
Goals from Michael Chopra (pen), Luke Chambers and Jason Scotland saw Town to a confidence-boosting 3-1 victory over Premier League new boys West Ham at Portman Road. The Blues were two goals in front at the break after dominating the first half, but the visitors hit back through Matt Taylor before Jason Scotland sealed it late on. |
Jewell: We're Nowhere Near Good Enough At the Moment Wed 01st Aug 2012 06:00
Town boss Paul Jewell admitted he’s still some way from assembling the team he hopes to field on the opening day of the season. The Blues have fallen to disappointing pre-season defeats to Conference side Luton and League Two Southend in recent days |
Southend 2-1 Town Tue 31st Jul 2012 21:55
Town fell to their second pre-season defeat in two games as early goals saw Southend to a 2-1 victory at Roots Hall. Kane Ferdinand had already spurned one opportunity when he opened the scoring in the sixth minute, the Republic of Ireland U19 international heading in the second off Luke Chambers’s knee five minutes later. The Blues’ reply was a Bryan Gunn-esque own goal from Mark Phillips after the break. |
Jewell Again Impressed By Luongo Mon 30th Jul 2012 08:45
Blues boss Paul Jewell was again full of praise for new loan signing Massimo Luongo after Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at Luton. The Tottenham man, who will be with the Blues for the season, impressed at Kenilworth Road, having similarly been a stand-out performer at Cambridge on Wednesday. |
Luton 2-0 Town Sat 28th Jul 2012 17:09
A headed goal from a set piece in each half from Hungarian centre-half Janos Kovacs consigned the Blues to a 2-0 friendly defeat at Luton. Michael Chopra came closest to scoring for the Blues when his first half header struck the post. |
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