Squad Back at Playford Road for Pre-Season Fri 01st Jul 2011 14:13 Town's players were back at Playford Road for the start of pre-season training this morning and TWTD's camera captured the moment. |
Wickham Sunderland Move Confirmed Wed 29th Jun 2011 14:03 Town striker Connor Wickham has completed his move to Sunderland, signing a four-year deal at the Stadium of Light. The Blues have revealed the fee to be an initial £8.1 million rising to more than £12 million after additional clauses relating to appearances and achievements are triggered. TWTD understands that there is also a clause which will see the Blues receive a percentage of the profit from his future sale. |
Town Tight-Lipped But Wickham Talks On Tue 28th Jun 2011 11:11 Town are remaining tight-lipped regarding last night’s report that a £13 million deal has been agreed with Sunderland for striker Connor Wickham. TWTD understands that an offer of £9 million plus clauses totalling an additional £4 million is indeed on the table but with the clubs still discussing the proposed deal. |
Sunderland Youngster Linked Sun 26th Jun 2011 10:33 Town, Barnsley and Derby are all keen on taking young Sunderland striker Ryan Noble on loan, according to reports in the North-East. The 20-year-old spent time with the Rams last season but a back injury meant that the Wearside-born frontman made only one sub appearance while at Pride Park. |
Jewell: More Additions Before Season Starts Thu 23rd Jun 2011 11:42 Town boss Paul Jewell says there will definitely be further additions to his squad before the season gets under way on Saturday 6th August at Bristol City. The Blues manager has already brought in strikers Michael Chopra and Nathan Ellington and defender Ivar Ingimarsson this summer. |
Clegg Delighted to Make Early Signings Wed 22nd Jun 2011 15:00 Town chief executive Simon Clegg says he’s delighted that the Blues have made three additions to the squad relatively early in the summer, even if it meant his family holiday was disrupted once again. Yesterday, Nathan Ellington signed on at Portman Road, Michael Chopra and Ivar Ingimarsson having joined earlier in the summer. |
Ellington: I Can Get Back to My Best Wed 22nd Jun 2011 08:47 New Town signing Nathan Ellington believes his performances with loan club Preston in the second half of last season showed that he is capable of getting back to the form of his days playing under Paul Jewell at Wigan. The 29-year-old only scored twice in seven starts and 11 sub appearances while at Deepdale but was happy with his overall displays. |
Ellington Delighted to Be Reunited With Jewell Tue 21st Jun 2011 16:22 New Town signing Nathan Ellington said he was delighted to be reunited with his former Wigan and Derby boss Paul Jewell after signing a two-year deal with the Blues earlier today. The 29-year-old says the Liverpudlian is the manager who has got the best out of him throughout his career. |
Kirkland, Brown and Coppinger Linked Sun 19th Jun 2011 10:05 Wigan’s Chris Kirkland and free agent former Portsmouth midfielder Michael Brown are the latest players to be linked with the Blues by this morning’s tabloids. Town are also said to have renewed their interest in Doncaster’s James Coppinger, while there are the now regular stories claiming Sunderland have made a bid for Connor Wickham. |
Bournemouth Defender Linked Again Sat 18th Jun 2011 09:26 Town are again being linked with Bournemouth central defender Jason Pearce, who is also said to be interesting his former club Portsmouth. The Cherries are reported to want £750,000 for the 23-year-old, who has previously been mentioned in connection with Burnley and Barnsley, while a move to Peterborough was close a fortnight ago. |