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. |
New Signing in No Doubt Town Can Climb the Table Thu 02nd Feb 2012 06:00 New Town signing Ryan Stevenson was confident that the Blues have what it takes to pull themselves out of their relegation scrap even before watching his new team-mates thrash leaders West Ham 5-1 at Portman Road on Tuesday. The 27-year-old joined from Hearts over the weekend for a fee of £50,000, signing an initial 18-month contract. |
Jewell Delighted With Performance As Well As Win Tue 31st Jan 2012 22:50 Town boss Paul Jewell was delighted with his side’s performance as well as their win after West Ham were beaten 5-1 at Portman Road. |