Southend 2-1 Town Tue 31st Jul 2012 21:55 Town fell to their second pre-season defeat in two games as early goals saw Southend to a 2-1 victory at Roots Hall. Kane Ferdinand had already spurned one opportunity when he opened the scoring in the sixth minute, the Republic of Ireland U19 international heading in the second off Luke Chambers’s knee five minutes later. The Blues’ reply was a Bryan Gunn-esque own goal from Mark Phillips after the break. |
U18s Win at Southwold Fri 27th Jul 2012 22:59 Town’s U18s won their annual friendly fixture at Southwold Town 3-1 on Friday evening. A brace from Tom Winter (pictured) and one from Matt Clarke sealed the win in a game which was stopped nine minutes early because of fading light, having previously been briefly halted due to a streaker. |
Cambridge 0-2 Town Wed 25th Jul 2012 21:37 Michael Chopra netted two goals at the Abbey Stadium for the second year running as Town beat Cambridge United 2-0. It was a much-improved display from the Blues with both goals coming in the second half. |
U15s Lose Second Game at Milk Cup Mon 23rd Jul 2012 15:01 Town's U15s lost 3-1 to Scottish side Queen of the South in their second game in the Junior section of the Milk Cup in Northern Ireland this afternoon. |
Loach Back in Town Shirt at Braintree Mon 23rd Jul 2012 14:54 New goalkeeper Scott Loach will make his first appearance for Town since his days as an academy schoolboy when the Blues visit Braintree on Tuesday evening (KO 7.45pm). French pair Soualio Bakayoko, the left-back who was on trial during the Holland trip, and Cheick Kourouma, the free agent midfielder whose switch to Town has been delayed by red tape, are also in the squad. |
U18s Face West Ham as U15s Start Milk Cup Campaign Fri 20th Jul 2012 18:44 Town’s U18s are in action against West Ham at Playford Road on Saturday morning (KO 11am). Meanwhile, in Northern Ireland, the U15s face County Tyrone in their opening game at the Milk Cup. |
Den Bosch 1-1 Town Thu 19th Jul 2012 20:20 Aaron Cresswell curled home a late deflected freekick to earn the Blues their second 1-1 draw of pre-season at Den Bosch’s training ground. The home side had gone ahead early in the second half through Randy Wolters. |
Rejuvenated Chopra Sticking with 25 to 30-Goal Target Thu 19th Jul 2012 08:07 Striker Michael Chopra expressed his delight at netting in Town’s opening pre-season friendly at Helmond Sport on Tuesday and insisted that his target of 25 to 30 goals in the new season is a realistic one. |
U18s Start Pre-Season With Draw Sat 14th Jul 2012 20:02 Town's U18s were held to a disappointing 0-0 draw at Kirkley and Pakefield against the Thurlow Nunn Premier Division side's first team in their opening pre-season friendly in front of new academy director Bryan Klug. |
Lawrence in Squad for Holland Tour Sat 14th Jul 2012 09:53 Town boss Paul Jewell has included academy first-year scholar Byron Lawrence in the squad for this week’s two-game tour of Holland. However, there is no place for either Nathan Ellington or Jaime Peters in the party which travels tomorrow. |