Clegg: Town Keen to Own Freehold Wed 12th Oct 2011 01:09 Town chief executive Simon Clegg has revealed that the Blues would like to own the freehold of Portman Road. Clegg confirmed that the club offered to buy the land on which their stadium is built earlier in the year but says they and landlords Ipswich Borough Council were some way apart in their valuations. |
Griffiths Extends Plymouth Loan Mon 03rd Oct 2011 14:39 Midfielder Jamie Griffiths has extended his loan spell at Plymouth into a second month. The 19-year-old has so far made two starts and three sub appearances for the Pilgrims. |
Unchanged Run Rare for Town Mon 03rd Oct 2011 13:01 Saturday was the first time Town had named an unchanged side for four successive games since the 1997/98 season. But that run is some way short of the club’s record unchanged run set in the 1991/92 Second Division championship-winning campaign. |
Jewell Not Getting Carried Away Mon 03rd Oct 2011 09:07 Blues boss Paul Jewell says he’s not getting carried away by Town’s recent upturn in form which has seen his side take 10 points from the last 12. The Liverpudlian now faces an anxious fortnight while several of his players are away on international duty. |
Town Again Set to Be Unchanged for Brighton Clash Fri 30th Sep 2011 12:25 Town boss Paul Jewell looks set to name an unchanged side for the fourth game running when the Blues take on Brighton and Hove Albion at Portman Road on Saturday. The Liverpudlian will be hoping his team keeps a fourth clean sheet in a row for the first time since the 1996/97 season. |
Town Circulate Loan List Thu 29th Sep 2011 07:33 Town manager Paul Jewell has revealed he has circulated a list of players he is willing to let move out on loan. One of those players, Jaime Peters, has already joined Bournemouth for a month, while Shane O’Connor is another available should a club come in for him. |
Lee's a Diamond Geezer Wed 28th Sep 2011 10:55 Boss Paul Jewell says the Blues’ diamond formation suits midfielder Lee Bowyer, the scorer of Town’s late winner at West Ham last night. It was by no means the first time Canning Town-born Bowyer, a Hammers player twice in his career, has scored against his local club. |
West Ham 0-1 Town Tue 27th Sep 2011 21:45 Former West Ham man Lee Bowyer netted his first competitive goal for the Blues a minute from time as Town left Upton Park with a deserved 1-0 victory. The veteran midfielder had struck the woodwork in a first half largely dominated by the Blues with Michael Chopra also going close. |
Unchanged Town Set to Face Hammers Tue 27th Sep 2011 09:06 Boss Paul Jewell looks set to stick with the same XI for the third game running when his resurgent Blues take on West Ham at Upton Park this evening (KO 7.45pm). The Town manager is hoping to build on the victory over Coventry and Saturday’s 0-0 draw at high-flying Middlesbrough. |
Middlesbrough 0-0 Town Sat 24th Sep 2011 17:04 Town recorded their first draw of the season as their visit to Tony Mowbray’s Middlesbrough ended scoreless. Jason Scotland went nearest to breaking the deadlock with a shot against the post in the second half, while Michael Chopra and Ibrahima Sonko both went close in the first period. |