Town Could Claim Christmas Top Spot Fri 19th Dec 2014 15:33 Town go into Saturday’s home game against Middlesbrough with an outside chance of being top of the Championship on Christmas Day for the first time in a decade. The fourth-placed Blues are only a point behind Boro, who are second behind leaders Bournemouth on goal difference. |
Chambo Taking Each Game As It Comes Fri 05th Dec 2014 12:35 Town may have been beaten just once in a 15-game run, a record that has taken them to second spot in the league table, but it’s not a subject that skipper Luke Chambers is comfortable discussing. |
Burnley Latest Club Linked With Mings Sun 09th Nov 2014 14:33 Burnley are the latest Premier League club to be linked with Blues left-back Tyrone Mings. |
McCarthy: Year Has Seen Big Turnaround Mon 28th Apr 2014 06:00 Boss Mick McCarthy says the Blues have come a long way in the year since their last visit to Turf Moor, despite Saturday’s 1-0 defeat to Burnley ending Town’s hopes of making the play-offs. Michael Kightly netted the game’s only goal nine minutes after the break. |
McCarthy Delighted With Performance Despite Season-Ending Defeat Sat 26th Apr 2014 15:46 Boss Mick McCarthy was pleased with his team’s performance, despite the Blues’ 1-0 defeat at Burnley ending their hopes of reaching the play-offs. |
Smith: We Need to Emulate Burnley's Consistency Fri 25th Apr 2014 13:23 Few people, if any, would surely dispute Tommy Smith’s view that Town have made considerable progress over the past year or more. |
Money Is Not Everything and That Is Truly Heart Warming — Notes for Burnley Fri 25th Apr 2014 11:09 HarryfromBath assesses the mood in the opposition camp ahead of Saturday's game by delving into their forums. |
McCarthy Hoping to Take Advantage of Burnley Celebrations Fri 25th Apr 2014 06:00 Mick McCarthy hopes Town can take advantage of Burnley’s celebrations when they take on the newly-promoted Clarets at Turf Moor in Saturday's live Sky game (KO 12.15pm). The Lancastrians confirmed their promotion back to the Premier League by beating Wigan 2-0 on Monday. |
Dyche Doing Brilliantly Sat 19th Oct 2013 06:03 Blues boss Mick McCarthy believes his Burnley counterpart Sean Dyche was very unfortunate to lose his job at Watford in July 2012, but says he’s done “brilliantly” to build a Clarets side which is currently top of the Championship having taken over at Turf Moor three months later. |
Smith Fit as Town Set to Be Unchanged Fri 18th Oct 2013 17:20 Town look likely to be unchanged for the fifth successive game when Championship leaders Burnley visit Portman Road on Saturday with central defender Tommy Smith fit, despite being substituted with a knee injury while on international duty with New Zealand earlier in the week. |