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Wright and Cotter Left Out of 21-Man Senior Squad Monday, 22nd Feb 2021 16:15 The EFL has published its clubs’ squads for the second half of the season following the January transfer window, confirming that the Blues have left Harry Wright and Barry Cotter out of a senior list of 21 rather than 22 players. Due to the salary cap, which it was recently announced will be scrapped from the end of the season, clubs were permitted to name only 22 players aged over 21 on New Year’s Day 2020 in a senior squad. That squad was limited to a wage bill of £2.5 million but with contracts signed prio...

Lambert: Ndaba's Got Better and Better Thursday, 21st Feb 2019 18:47 Town manager Paul Lambert believes young defender Corrie Ndaba, who signed his first professional deal earlier this week, is another academy product who has a chance of making it with the Blues and has made progress this season. The 19-year-old penned a deal which runs to the summer of 2022 with Town having an option for a further season. Former Republic of Ireland U18 international Ndaba, a centre-half or full-back, joined Town's academy as a full-time scholar in the summer of 2016 having previously been with Dublin youth...

Blues Host Oxford Aiming to Upset Form Book Friday, 19th Feb 2021 13:08 Town host eighth-placed Oxford United again looking to end their dreadful form against teams challenging towards the top of League One. The 11th-placed Blues have beaten only Accrington, Crewe and Plymouth of the sides above them but with Stanley the only team in the division’s upper echelons when they met. Defeating Oxford will be a tough ask with Karl Robinson’s side having been on the charge since December having made a poor start to the campaign following last season’s 2-1 play-off final defeat to Wycombe Wand...

Updated / Wednesday, 17 Feb 2021 11:14 Referee Darren Drysdale leaned his head towards Ipswich's Ireland midfielder Alan Judge Ipswich manager Paul Lambert wants the EFL to investigate referee Darren Drysdale's confrontation with his player Alan Judge during Tuesday’s League One match against Northampton. The 49-year-old Lincolnshire official appeared to square up to Judge and lean his head into the Republic of Ireland international after the midfielder’s appeal for a penalty had been turned down. Lambert told talkSPORT on Wednesday: "I’ve texted Mike Jones (EFL head of referees) this ...

The confrontation occurred during the closing stages of the 0-0 draw at Portman Road with Judge appearing to react to something the official had said after awarding Northampton a free-kick.