Bennett Only Scholar to Be Offered Contract Thu 16th Feb 2012 19:13 Right-back or midfielder Callum Bennett is the only one of the Academy’s second-year scholars who will be offered a professional contract. The seven youngsters whose scholarships are up this summer met with Academy manager Sammy Morgan and U18s coach Russell Osman to learn their fates this afternoon. |
Jewell Impressed With Appleton Tue 14th Feb 2012 06:10 Town manager Paul Jewell says he’s been impressed with the way his Portsmouth counterpart Michael Appleton has dealt with his club’s travails, despite only taking on his first managerial role in November. Yesterday, Pompey, who the Blues face at Fratton Park this evening, made an application to the High Court to go into administration for the second time in two years. |
Town Set to Be Unchanged Against Middlesbrough Sat 11th Feb 2012 08:55 Boss Paul Jewell looks set to name the same side for the third game running when the Blues take on Middlesbrough at Portman Road on Saturday. Two wins in two games have seen Town move 10 points clear of the relegation zone but while remaining in 19th in the table. |
Hyam Was Close to Move Fri 10th Feb 2012 12:08 Luke Hyam has admitted he was “pretty close” to leaving Portman Road just a few weeks ago in order to progress a career that seemed to be standing still. |
Luke: Playing for Ipswich Means Everything to Me Fri 10th Feb 2012 12:00 Town midfielder Luke Hyam, with a new contract recently signed and a first team place to currently call his own, is the living proof that dreams can come true. The former Northgate High School pupil remembers clearly how he used to sit in the Portman Road crowd telling himself ‘One day I’d love to be out there’. |
Jewell: Chopra an Example to Bullard and Leadbitter Fri 10th Feb 2012 08:31 Town manager Paul Jewell says Michael Chopra can serve as an example to skipper Grant Leadbitter and veteran midfielder Jimmy Bullard having won back his place in the Blues’ first team this month. Senior players Bullard and Leadbitter are being kept out of the team at the moment by youngster Luke Hyam and Andy Drury, still a relative newcomer at Championship level. |
Whatever Happened to Sixto Peralta? Tue 07th Feb 2012 11:01 TWTD reader Adnamsfarter was wondering what happened to one of the stars of Town’s otherwise dismal 2001/02 relegation campaign, then someone handed him his phone number, so he called him up to find out. |
Edwards Frustrated at Lack of New Deal Tue 07th Feb 2012 10:29 Right-back Carlos Edwards is reported to be frustrated that Town are yet to offer him a new contract. The 33-year-old Trinidadian is one of 11 players whose terms are up at the end of the campaign*. |
Coventry City 2-3 Town Sat 04th Feb 2012 17:09 Michael Chopra’s last-gasp winner saw the Blues to a dramatic 3-2 victory over Coventry at the Ricoh Arena. Town went ahead through a deflected Jay Emmanuel-Thomas shot but allowed the home side back into the game before the break via a Sammy Clingan penalty and Gary Deegan. However, in the second half Chopra followed up Lee Martin’s penalty to equalise, then clinched all three points at the death. |
Town Chasing Week's Second Double at Coventry Fri 03rd Feb 2012 14:42 Town boss Paul Jewell will be looking for his side to complete their second double of the season when they travel to table-propping Coventry City on Saturday, having picked up their first by thrashing league leaders West Ham 5-1 on Tuesday. |