Town Premier League Bid Behind Smith Break Wed 13th Aug 2014 20:45 New Zealand assistant coach Neil Emblen says Tommy Smith’s target of helping Town win promotion to the Premier League this season is behind his decision to give up international football for the next 12 months. New Zealand Football announced 24-year-old Smith’s intention to take a break on Monday. |
McCarthy: Crawley Will See Us As a Scalp Tue 12th Aug 2014 06:00 Boss Mick McCarthy is expecting a tough game when the Blues travel to League One Crawley for tonight’s first round Capital One Cup tie. Town will be without 10 senior players with Matt Clarke, Bartosz Bialkowski and Alex Henshall set to make their debuts and Jack Marriott his first Blues start. |
Smith Taking Year Off International Football Tue 12th Aug 2014 00:07 Town centre-half Tommy Smith has asked not to be considered for any of New Zealand's matches for the next 12 months. The 24-year-old has won 27 full caps, scoring two goals. |
Clarke and Marriott Start at Crawley Mon 11th Aug 2014 13:48 Boss Mick McCarthy has confirmed that 17-year-old academy scholar Matt Clarke will make his senior debut and striker Jack Marriott his full Town debut in Tuesday’s Capital One Cup first round tie at Crawley (KO 7.45pm). The Blues manager looks set to field a much-changed and inexperienced side with 10 senior players sidelined or not risked due to niggles. |
We're At Home to Ipswich, Great Stuff - Notes for Crawley Mon 11th Aug 2014 10:43 HarryfromBath assesses the mood in the opposition camp ahead of Tuesday's Capital One Cup first round tie by delving into their forums. |
Town 2-1 Fulham Sat 09th Aug 2014 19:18 David McGoldrick came off the bench to score the decisive goal as Town beat Fulham 2-1 in their opening day fixture at Portman Road. McGoldrick added to Daryl Murphy’s first-half goal in the 61st minute with Tim Hoogland pulling one back late on for the visitors. |
TWTD Prediction League 2014/15 Sat 09th Aug 2014 05:37 With the Championship kicking off on Saturday, it’s time to register for the TWTD Prediction League 2014/15. There are also several fantasy leagues being run by TWTD Message Boarders. |
Life's a Pitch Live From The Board Room Fri 08th Aug 2014 20:42 Saturday lunchtime’s Life’s a Pitch (midday to 2pm) comes live from Portman Road’s board room and features guests including Blues legend Paul Mariner, ex-chairman David Sheepshanks and club archivist and secretary to former bosses including Sir Alf Ramsey and Sir Bobby Robson, Pat Godbold, who celebrates 60 years at the club this month. Host Mark Murphy is also joined by stand-in legend-in-residence Bryan Hamilton, football’s youngest pundit Tractorboy and TWTD’s Phil Ham. |
McCarthy Without Four For Season Opener Fri 08th Aug 2014 15:15 Manager Mick McCarthy is without four members of his first-team squad for tomorrow’s opening game of the season against Fulham, which is being shown live on Sky (KO 5.15pm). Central defender Tommy Smith is OK after missing last week’s friendly draw at Leyton Orient, but Paul Anderson (hamstring), Jonny Parr (groin), Stephen Hunt (calf) and Cameron Stewart (broken jaw) all miss out against the Cottagers. |
It's Showtime on Saturday - Notes for Fulham Fri 08th Aug 2014 12:30 HarryfromBath assesses the mood in the opposition camp ahead of Saturday's opening game of the season by delving into their forums. |