Loach Would Love Town Return Thu 16th Jun 2011 09:30 Watford keeper Scott Loach says it would be a dream to play for Town one day. The 23-year-old was a schoolboy with the Blues academy between 1997 and 2000 before his family moved back to Nottingham where he had been born. |
Wickham in U21 Squad for Euro Championships Tue 03rd May 2011 17:27 Town striker Connor Wickham has been named in the provisional 40-man England squad for this summer’s UEFA European U21 Championship in Denmark. Stuart Pearce will reduce the party down to 23 by June 1st. |
Town 0-3 Watford Tue 15th Mar 2011 22:07 Town’s Watford hoodoo stretched to 13 games as two goals from Danny Graham and a late third from Don Cowie saw the Hornets to a 3-0 victory at Portman Road. Championship top scorer Graham struck after three minutes as Town started sloppily then added the second after the break with the Blues unable to find similar quality in and around the penalty area, Cowie adding the third in the closing moments. |
Jewell Set to Start Dyer Against Watford Tue 15th Mar 2011 12:53 Boss Paul Jewell is expected to hand Kieron Dyer his first Portman Road start for Town in 12 years when Watford visit for this evening’s rearranged Boxing Day fixture (KO 7.45pm). Dyer was feeling a bit stiff after Saturday’s match at Leeds but looks set to be in Jewell’s starting XI against the Blues’ bogey side. |
Wickham in England U21 Squad Mon 14th Mar 2011 19:45 Striker Connor Wickham has been named in the England U21 squad for friendly matches against Denmark and Iceland later this month. Wickham has previously won one cap at U21 level. |
Town Begin Season Shaping Run Against Watford Fri 24th Dec 2010 11:16 Boss Roy Keane says the busy Christmas spell can shape a club’s season even if it won’t necessarily make or break a campaign. The 17th-placed Blues begin a run of four games in nine days when Watford visit Portman Road on Boxing Day (KO 3pm). |
Wickham Will Make England U21 Debut Tue 16th Nov 2010 00:49 Stuart Pearce has revealed that Town striker Connor Wickham will make his England U21 debut at some point during today’s friendly against Germany in Wiesbaden (live on ESPN and the FA website, 5pm). The England U21s coach has been a regular visitor to Portman Road this season to keep a close eye on the Blues frontman. |
Watford 2-1 Town Tue 19th Oct 2010 21:49 Skipper David Norris netted his fifth goal of the season but it wasn’t enough to prevent the Blues from falling to a 2-1 defeat at Watford. Town had been the better side up to a two-goal Hornets salvo just before the break and got back on top in the closing stages after Norris’s goal but were unable to grab the equaliser. |
Keeper Murphy Set to Return at Watford Tue 19th Oct 2010 11:03 TWTD understands that keeper Brian Murphy will return to the Town side when the Blues face Watford at Vicarage Road this evening (KO 7.45pm). Regular first choice Márton Fülöp is set to miss out having picked up a knock during Saturday’s home defeat to Coventry. |
Smith and New Zealand Out for World Cup Wins Fri 18th Jun 2010 08:46 Defender Tommy Smith says there is no reason his New Zealand side can’t pick up a win during their World Cup campaign. The 1-1 draw in their opening Group F match against Slovakia has given the All Whites confidence going into their games against Italy and Paraguay. |