Leicester 4-2 Town Sat 07th May 2011 14:59 Town ended their season with a 4-2 defeat at Leicester City, despite a second half fightback which saw Grant Leadbitter (pen) and Connor Wickham pull the scoreline back to 3-2. Leicester were 3-0 up at the break through Andy King, Yakubu and Yuki Abe, Diomansy Kamara adding the fourth to seal the Foxes’ win. |
Town Targeting Coventry Keeper Westwood Fri 06th May 2011 22:25 Town are understood to be close to landing out-of-contract Coventry keeper Keiren Westwood. The Republic of Ireland international was previously targeted by the Blues when a Carlisle player in the summer of 2008 before joining the Sky Blues for £750,000. |
Jewell Hoping For Positive End to Season at Leicester Fri 06th May 2011 14:31 Town boss Paul Jewell is looking for his side to end the season on as high a note as possible when they take on Leicester at the Walkers Stadium on Saturday (KO 12.45pm). Neither the Blues nor the Foxes have anything left to play for aside from positions in mid-table. |
Contract Situation Clearer Next Week Thu 05th May 2011 11:41 Blues boss Paul Jewell says the futures of the club’s out-of-contract senior players is likely to become clearer early next week. The Town manager is due to speak to some of those who have been offered deals today. |
Norris Players' Player of the Year Wed 04th May 2011 08:47 Skipper David Norris won the Players’ Player of the Year award at last night’s End of Season Dinner at Milsoms Kesgrave Hall. The 30-year-old midfielder, who is Town's top scorer on 11, beat central defender Gareth McAuley by one vote. |
Delaney: I'd Love Jimmy to Sign and He Wants to Stay Mon 02nd May 2011 08:48 Defender Damien Delaney says he would be delighted if the Blues signed loanee Jimmy Bullard permanently in the summer. The Irishman says Bullard has told him that he wants to stay at Portman Road. |
Town 2-1 Preston Sat 30th Apr 2011 17:04 First half goals from Jason Scotland and David Norris saw the Blues to a 2-1 victory over already-relegated Preston in their final home game of the season. Town were good for their 2-0 lead at the break but their performance again drifted in a second half in which Paul Coutts pulled one back for the visitors. |
Jewell: Heavy Defeats Shouldn't Detract From Decent Run Fri 29th Apr 2011 14:16 Town boss Paul Jewell says he doesn’t want the heavy defeats to Norwich and Swansea to detract too much from what has generally been a decent first three months at Portman Road. The Blues play their final home game of the season against already-relegated Preston North End on Saturday. |
Contract Saga Will Stretch Into Summer Thu 28th Apr 2011 16:22 Town boss Paul Jewell says he now expects the Blues’ contract saga to drag on until after the end of the 2010/11 campaign. Central defender Damien Delaney is still the only senior player whose current terms are up at the end of the season to have signed a new deal. |
Swansea 4-1 Town Mon 25th Apr 2011 17:04 Town suffered their second heavy defeat of the Easter period as Swansea ran out comfortable 4-1 winners at the Liberty Stadium. Fabio Borini put the home side in front on nine, Luke Moore adding the second before Colin Healy pulled one back for the Blues. Borini netted his second before the break and Scott Sinclair completed the scoring with a second half penalty. |