Players Get Their Chance Here Wed 31st Jul 2013 06:05 Current first teamers Tommy Smith and Luke Hyam both came through the academy, the centre-half signing at 16 when he left school in New Zealand and the midfielder joining as an 11-year-old while a pupil at Northgate High School. |
Milton: Sign Up to Support the Academy Wed 31st Jul 2013 06:03 Academy sponsorship manager Simon Milton is the man charged with raising a third of Town’s £1.5 million annual investment in a Category One academy. He told TWTD a bit more about the Academy Association and what local business people and supporters will get for their contributions. |
Town Launch Academy Association Wed 31st Jul 2013 06:00 Town recently launched their new Academy Association initiative at a press briefing at Playford Road. |
Briefing Notes for the New Season — Part Five Tue 30th Jul 2013 12:00 In the fifth of a series of pre-season reports, HarryFromBath assesses the mood around the Championship Clubs by delving into their forums. The East Midlands clubs of Derby County, Leicester City and Nottingham Forest are under the spotlight in today’s notes. |
Briefing Notes for the New Season — Part Two Fri 26th Jul 2013 12:00 In the second of a series of pre-season reports, HarryFromBath assesses the mood around the Championship clubs by delving into their forums. Barnsley, Huddersfield Town and Doncaster Rovers are under the spotlight in today’s notes. |
Impressive U18s Beat Spurs Thu 25th Jul 2013 14:23 Town’s U18s produced a fine all-round performance to comfortably beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 in a friendly played in two 40-minute periods on Thursday lunchtime. Teddy Bishop (pictured), Matt Clarke, Rory Thompson and Shane McLoughlin were on the scoresheet. |
Briefing Notes for the New Season — Part One Thu 25th Jul 2013 12:00 In the first of a series of pre-season reports, HarryFromBath assesses the mood around the Championship clubs by delving into their forums. Middlesbrough, Leeds and Sheffield Wednesday are under the spotlight in today’s notes. |
U18s Face Tottenham Thu 25th Jul 2013 10:26 Town’s U18s are in action in a friendly against Tottenham at Playford Road this morning (KO 11.30am). |
Colchester 0-3 Town Tue 23rd Jul 2013 21:33 Goals from Luke Chambers, David McGoldrick and Daryl Murphy (pen) saw the Blues to a 3-0 victory over Colchester at the Weston Homes Community Stadium and maintained their 100% record in pre-season. Town were well on top in a first half and were two goals up at the break with Murphy adding the third from the spot after he had been fouled in a half in which the U’s presented a greater threat. |
Dozzell Junior in Spurs Action But Just a One-Off Mon 22nd Jul 2013 13:05 Town fans may have spotted photos of academy schoolboy Andre Dozzell and two of his team-mates in Tottenham kits on social media websites over the weekend, but the 14-year-old midfielder’s dad, ex-Blues and Spurs man Jason, says there’s nothing for supporters to worry about. |