Clegg: No Decision Made on Academy Category Thu 08th Dec 2011 09:02 Town chief executive Simon Clegg says the Blues are still to make a decision on whether to opt for Academy Category One or Two status when the changes to the system come into force next season. |
Osman: Positives in Each Half Wed 07th Dec 2011 09:58 U18s coach Russell Osman took different positives from each half of last night’s FA Youth Cup third round victory over Leeds United. Goals from Jack Marriott and Jack Simmons saw the young Blues into the draw for the fourth round. |
Morgan Hoping for Lengthy Cup Run Tue 06th Dec 2011 13:49 Academy manager Sammy Morgan says he’s looking for Town’s U18s to go as far as they can in this year’s FA Youth Cup as they begin their attempt to repeat the successes of 1973, 1975 and 2005 when they take on Leeds United at Portman Road this evening (KO 7pm). TWTD is amongst the sponsors of the third round tie. |
Clegg: Playford Road a Different Place Under Paul Jewell Tue 06th Dec 2011 07:00 Simon Clegg says the atmosphere at Town’s Playford Road training ground has undergone a complete change since Paul Jewell took over as manager in January. The Blues chief executive was speaking at last night’s PLC AGM where assistant boss Chris Hutchings stood in for Jewell, who was absent on what Clegg described as “important family business”. |
Jewell: I Won't Walk Away From Town Fri 02nd Dec 2011 08:35 Town boss Paul Jewell says he has no intention of walking out on the Blues, despite the current run of six successive defeats. The Liverpudlian says the situation is different to his time at Derby County, where he resigned — coincidentally after a 1-0 defeat by Town — when he felt the owners no longer had faith in him. |
Scout King Leaves Town Thu 01st Dec 2011 10:09 Recently appointed scout Andy King has left the Blues to become assistant manager to Aidy Boothroyd at Northampton Town. Boothroyd took over as boss at Sixfields yesterday, the previous incumbent Gary Johnson having left a fortnight ago. |
Jewell: We Were Like a Pub Team Wed 30th Nov 2011 07:37 Manager Paul Jewell said his Blues side were no better than a pub team after their 4-0 defeat to Burnley. The Liverpudlian believes that on current form Town’s highly-paid squad including a number of experienced Premier League campaigners wouldn’t get into many teams in the Championship. |
Burnley 4-0 Town Tue 29th Nov 2011 21:54 Town’s run of defeats stretched to six games as the Blues were thumped 4-0 at Burnley. Sam Vokes opened the scoring from a header from a corner, then Chris McCann added the second just before the break. The Irishman added his second and the Clarets’ third, before Jay Rodriguez completed the scoring. |
Half-Season Tickets On Sale Tue 22nd Nov 2011 15:37 Town have announced the prices of half-season tickets covering the final 12 games of the campaign, beginning with the Nottingham Forest home match on Monday 2nd January and also including the fixtures with West Ham, Cardiff, Burnley, Leicester and Birmingham. |
Jewell Weighing Up Formation Change at Forest Fri 18th Nov 2011 13:06 Boss Paul Jewell will be weighing up whether to stick with his diamond formation or make a change to his system when the Blues take on Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Saturday. Town are again without central defenders Ibrahma Sonko and Damien Delaney and striker Daryl Murphy, but midfielder Lee Bowyer and frontman Nathan Ellington are both fit again and Tamás Priskin has made it back from Hungary. |