Boss Paul Jewell looks set to hand Guirane N’Daw his Town debut when the Blues take on Middlesbrough at the Riverside on Saturday (KO 3pm). The Senegalese international joined Town on a season-long loan shortly before the transfer window closed at the end of last month.
Town boss Paul Jewell will be looking for his side to bounce back from what he admits has been his toughest week with the Blues when Leeds United visit Portman Road on Saturday. The Town manager hopes that the signings of Jimmy Bullard, Ibrahima Sonko and Daryl Murphy will help his team to react after last Saturday’s 7-1 defeat at Peterborough United.
Blues boss Paul Jewell goes into Saturday’s game against Championship leaders Blackpool looking for his side to continue their positive start to the season. Although delighted with his team’s performance in Tuesday’s 1-0 victory at Watford, he wants them to give opposition keepers busier games.
Blues assistant manager Chris Hutchings says he and boss Paul Jewell want Town to be flexible and to be comfortable lining up in various formations. Against Bristol Rovers in the Capital One Cup last week they started in a 4-4-2, while on Saturday they returned to playing Michael Chopra as a lone striker with Lee Martin behind him, the set-up which became so familiar in the final months of last season.
Blues boss Paul Jewell thought his side were outstanding during the first half of their 1-0 victory at Watford. The victory ended Town’s 15-game hoodoo against the Hornets.