Delaney Set to Keep Place At Watford Tue 16th Mar 2010 08:55 Central defender Damien Delaney will keep his place in the Town side when the Blues take on Watford at Vicarage Road after Saturday's red card was rescinded. Town welcome back midfielder Grant Leadbitter after his two-game ban, while Daryl Murphy is a doubt after suffering double vision during the 1-0 victory over Scunthorpe at the weekend. |
Trio Missing for Boxing Day Visit to Palace Thu 24th Dec 2009 09:38 Town will be without skipper Jon Walters, midfielder Grant Leadbitter and striker Stern John when they travel to Crystal Palace on Boxing Day (KO 1pm). Walters and Leadbitter serve one-match bans after reaching five yellow cards, while John is ineligible to play against his parent club. |
Town 1-1 Watford Tue 20th Oct 2009 21:40 Town again suffered injury time heartbreak as Watford sub Nathan Ellington netted a late equaliser to stretch the Blues’ winless run to 13 games. The result was very harsh on Town who were much the better side and should have added to Gareth McAuley’s early opener on innumerable occasions. |
Town 1-1 Swansea Sat 17th Oct 2009 16:57 Town are still looking for their first league win of the season as Swansea left Portman Road having claimed a 1-1 draw. Craig Beattie put the visitors ahead on six, but Pablo Couñago equalised eight minutes later, while Jon Walters and Connor Wickham both missed good chances to end the winless run in the second half. |
Barnsley 2-1 Town Sat 03rd Oct 2009 17:15 Town faced injury time woe in South Yorkshire for the second time in five days as former Blues loanee Jon Macken’s goal gave Barnsley a 2-1 victory at Oakwell. The Tykes had gone ahead in the first half through Iain Hume, who later smashed a penalty against the bar, Liam Rosenior equalising for the Blues before the break. |
Keane to Make One or Two Changes for Forest Clash Tue 15th Sep 2009 07:57 Town boss Roy Keane says he’s likely to make one or two changes for Tuesday’s home game against Nottingham Forest, the club where he started his professional playing career. The Blues have no new injuries as they continue to look for their first Championship victory of the season. |
Quinn and Smith Could Face West Brom Fri 21st Aug 2009 11:18 Midfielder Alan Quinn and defender Tommy Smith could be in line for starts when the Blues travel to West Brom for Saturday’s live Sky game (KO 5.20pm). The duo were given an hour in Wednesday’s reserve game against Peterborough and look to be in manager Roy Keane’s plans as Town go looking for their first Championship win of the season. |
Shrewsbury 3-3 Town AET (2-4 on Pens) Tue 11th Aug 2009 23:56 Town won only their second ever penalty shoot-out and their first in 18 years as they eventually defeated Shrewsbury at the Prostar Stadium. The game had ended 3-3 with Connor Wickham (2) and Alan Quinn scoring for the Blues, but Town ran out 4-2 winners from the spot. |
Town Win at Brentford Wed 15th Jul 2009 23:58 An efficient performance from Town saw new signing Lee Martin notch his first goal for his new club as a plucky Brentford outfit 3-1 were defeated at Griffin Park. Connor Wickham and Jordan Rhodes were also on the scoresheet for the Blues, while Ben Strevens netted for the Bees. |
Three Named in Team of the Week for Cardiff Displays Wed 29th Apr 2009 10:24 Town trio Richard Wright, Pim Balkestein and David Norris have all been named in the Championship Team of the Week for their performances in Saturday's 3-0 win at Cardiff. It's the first time this season that the Blues have had three players picked in the weekly select XI. |