Town Down to "Bare Bones" For Season Opener Mon 13th Aug 2012 13:41
Blues boss Paul Jewell goes into Tuesday’s opening game of the season, the home Capital One Cup tie against Bristol Rovers, with a squad which he says is down to the “bare bones”. The Town manager is looking to add three more signings to his squad, while three probable starters are away on international duty and Andy Drury and one of his summer additions Elliott Hewitt are injured. |
Delaney to Miss Cup Clash Mon 13th Aug 2012 00:08
Central defender Damien Delaney has been added to the Republic of Ireland squad facing Serbia in a friendly on Wednesday. As a result, the 31-year-old will miss Tuesday’s Capital One Cup first round tie at home to Bristol Rovers. |
Murray to Miss Season Opener Sun 12th Aug 2012 23:39
Town will be without striker Ronan Murray when they start their 2012/13 campaign with a Capital One Cup first round tie against Bristol Rovers at Portman Road on Tuesday. The 20-year-old has been called into the Republic of Ireland U21 squad for a European Championships qualifier against Turkey in Sligo on the same night. |
Colchester 1-2 Town Wed 08th Aug 2012 21:33
Michael Chopra continued his rich vein of pre-season goalscoring form as he netted two first half goals in Town’s 2-1 victory over Colchester at the Weston Homes Community Stadium. Clinton Morrison pulled one back for the U’s after the break. |
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. |
Reserves Hammer AFC Sudbury Wed 01st Aug 2012 21:41
A strong Town second string comfortably beat AFC Sudbury 6-1 at The MEL Group Stadium on Wednesday evening. Braces from Ronan Murray and Byron Lawrence, along with strikes from Nathan Ellington and Mark Timlin, secured the win for Town, after Lee Boylan had equalised early on for the hosts. |
Ellington and Kourouma in Squad for Sudbury Wed 01st Aug 2012 14:57
Town have confirmed that Nathan Ellington, Cheick Kourouma, Arran Lee-Barrett, Jaime Peters, Ronan Murray and Jack Ainsley are in the squad for tonight’s reserves friendly at AFC Sudbury (KO 7.45pm). Also included is 16-year-old Byron Lawrence, while fellow first-year scholar Michael Crowe, a Norwegian who joined the club over the summer from IK Start and who played in this afternoon's U18s friendly against Leyton Orient, travels as sub keeper and may get a run out at some stage. |
Reserves in Action at Sudbury Wed 01st Aug 2012 11:33
French midfielder Cheick Kourouma is likely to be in a Blues reserves side in action at AFC Sudbury this evening (KO 7.45pm). The 20-year-old is still to formalise his move to Town due to red tape relating to his former clubs. |
Martin Contract Talks Begin Wed 01st Aug 2012 06:00
Blues boss Paul Jewell has revealed that contract talks have begun with midfielder Lee Martin. The former Manchester United man’s current terms are up at the end of next season. |
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