Smith: Boss Has Done a Tremendous Job Fri 08th May 2015 06:00 Tommy Smith has praised Mick McCarthy’s astute management style and admitted the current team spirit was nowhere to be seen when he inherited the reins at Portman Road in November 2012. |
Hunt Delighted to Be Back for Play-Offs Tue 05th May 2015 19:25 Striker Noel Hunt is delighted to have returned to fitness in time to be involved in the play-offs. The 32-year-old suffered a knee injury in the closing stages of the 2-1 win at Fulham in February and had been expected to miss the rest of the season. |
Blackburn Rovers 3-2 Town - Match Report Sat 02nd May 2015 14:17 Town will face East Anglian rivals Norwich City in the Championship play-off semi-finals after a 3-2 defeat at Blackburn and results elsewhere saw the Blues finish sixth. Daryl Murphy put Town ahead in the second minute but goals from Jordan Rhodes, Craig Conway and Rudy Gestede saw the home side into a 3-1 lead before Murphy netted a late penalty. |
Blackburn 2-1 Town - Half-Time Sat 02nd May 2015 13:14 Daryl Murphy put the Blues ahead in only the second minute but Jordan Rhodes and hit back late in the half to make it 2-1 to Blackburn at half-time. As the scores stand at the break Town will finish fifth and will face Middlesbrough in the play-offs. |
Tabb Returns at Blackburn Sat 02nd May 2015 11:38 Jay Tabb’s return to the left of midfield in place of Stephen Hunt is the only change to the Blues’ line-up for this afternoon’s crucial final day game at Blackburn Rovers (Sky Sports 2, midday, KO 12.15pm). |
You Can Put Your House On This Being A Draw - Notes for Blackburn Fri 01st May 2015 09:12 HarryfromBath assesses the mood in the opposition camp ahead of Saturday’s game at Ewood Park by delving into their forums. |
McCarthy Aiming for Win at Blackburn Fri 01st May 2015 06:00 Town boss Mick McCarthy says the Blues will go into Saturday’s vital last game of the regular season at Blackburn Rovers looking for a win, despite only requiring a draw to secure a place in the play-offs for the first time in a decade (Sky Sports 2 from midday, KO 12.15pm). |
Fulham Eyeing Ando Mon 27th Apr 2015 20:23 Fulham are keeping tabs on Town midfielder Paul Anderson, TWTD understands. |
Town 2-1 Nottingham Forest - Match Report Sat 25th Apr 2015 17:11 Freddie Sears netted a deflected 83rd minute goal saw the Blues to a 2-1 home victory over Nottingham Forest and to within touching distance of the play-offs. Daryl Murphy put the Blues, who are up to fifth, ahead with his 25th goal of the season on 22 but Christophe Berra’s 53rd minute own goal handed the visitors a lifeline before Sears’s late winner. |
Life's a Pitch Live From Portman Road Fri 24th Apr 2015 18:45 Radio Suffolk's Life’s a Pitch is live from Portman Road over Saturday lunchtime (midday to 2pm) with host Mark Murphy joined by legend-in-residence Kevin Beattie, football’s youngest pundit Tractorboy and TWTD’s Phil Ham, as well as Town MD Ian Milne, first-team masseur and former keeper James Pullen and U16s coach Liam Manning. |