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Wilson Wins Player of the Year Friday, 7th May 2021 11:07 Central defender James Wilson has won the Supporters Club’s Player of the Year award for 2020/21, finishing ahead of keeper Tomas Holy. The 32-year-old, who is among the legion of players who are out of contract in the summer, will receive the award this weekend. Chairman Mark Ramsay said: “The Player of the Season vote has closed and well over 5,000 votes were cast. Forty-eight individual players received votes which I believe is ...

John Wark, founder of the Nashville Software School, intends to be a key supplier of some of the 8,500 tech jobs Oracle plans to bring to Nashvilles East Bank in the next decade. But he’s depending on word of mouth to get there. Founded in 2012, NSS is a nonprofit that prepares people for jobs in web design, data science, coding and myriad other common positions in tech. The venture defers the bulk of students’ tuition not just until after graduation but also job placement and establi...

With Town celebrating the 40th anniversary of the 1978 FA Cup win on Sunday, BBC Radio Suffolk is broadcasting a three-hour special,

The Most Memorable Day in Town’s History Saturday, 5th May 2018 18:06 by Mel Henderson As Sunday’s 40th anniversary of Town’s 1978 FA Cup triumph approaches, Mel Henderson, the club’s public relations officer at the time, recalls that great day, the run which took the Blues to Wembley and how he came to be among those sitting on the bench during the final. May 6th, 1978, was undoubtedly the most memorable day in the history of our favourite club. I’m not forgetting what must have b...

Sivell Inducted into Hall of Fame Saturday, 5th May 2018 09:49 Goalkeeper Laurie Sivell was inducted into the Town Hall of Fame at last night’s 39th Ex-Players’ Hall of Fame Reunion Dinner in the Sir Bobby Robson Suite, while tribute was paid to the team which won the FA Cup in 1978 ahead of Sunday’s 40th anniversary. Lowestoft-born Sivell, 67, was with the Blues between 1969 and 1984 and made 175 appearances. Noted for his bravery and his lack of height for a keeper, he is only 5ft 8in...

Cook: One of the Best Games Ive Seen in a Long Time Saturday, 1st May 2021 18:29 Blues boss Paul Cook hailed last night’s 3-2 after-extra-time FA Youth Cup quarter-final victory over 10-man Sheffield United at Portman Road as one of the best games of football he’s seen in a long time. An own goal gave the U18s the win in a pulsating tie which swung one way and then the other over the course of three hours once 33 minutes for stoppages in addition to extra-time were taken into account. The...

Wright Likely to Be Back Saturday, 28th Apr 2001 11:37 Richard Wright came through a morning training session yesterday without any problems with his back. Wright missed last weeks game against Coventry after feeling back pain in the warm-up. Keith Branagan took his place and had a good game keeping a clean sheet and making at least one excellent save, which was pretty much all that was required against Coventry. Wright is likely to return at the Valley on Monday, although George Burley has...

My Best Town XI: Gavin Johnson Monday, 27th Apr 2020 16:28 In part 25 of the series, Kieron Dyer catches up with Gavin Johnson, who selects the best XI from his time playing for Town before Dyer assesses his side. Goalkeeper Right-back Left-back Centre-half Centre-half Centre midfield 4-4–2 Centre midfield Jason Dozzell - Unplayable at times, had great vision, could create and score goals. As good as I played with in my career. Right midfield Left midfield Striker Striker Kieron�...

Academy Lads Inducted Saturday, 24th Apr 2004 10:35 Eight new academy players for 2004/05 were inducted into the club last night. The players come from all over the British Isles with Northern Ireland, Scotland, the Republic of Ireland and Suffolk all represented. Midfielder or striker Darryl Knights is a name which may already be familar to some fans, the Ipswich-born player having made appearances for the England U16s. Left-sided defender Stuart Ainsley, from Fekixstowe, is the son of Geo...

Osman to Host Escape to Victory Screenings to Raise Funds for Beattie Statue Tuesday, 23rd Apr 2019 12:12 Russell Osman will be hosting screenings of Escape to Victory on June 12th and 13th at Greshams to raise funds for The Beat Goes On, the campaign for a statue of Blues legend Kevin Beattie, who was Michael Caine’s body double in the 1981 John Huston-directed film. Osman, who played prisoner of war Doug Clure, will be joined by other members of the cast, including John Wark, who was cas...