McCarthy Still Looking for Signings
Monday, 7th Jan 2013 06:00
Blues boss Mick McCarthy says he s still looking for additions to his squad, despite bringing in three players during the first week of the transfer window. Patrick Kisnorbo, David McGoldrick and Aaron Mclean all made their debuts at Aston Villa on Saturday, the latter pair from the bench.
McCarthy confirmed that he’ll be looking to do more business during January as he looks to strengthen all areas of his squad: “We’re still looking and I’m delighted with the ones we’ve got.
“I think Patrick, considering that he’s not had a competitive game, he’s only played in the U21s, he’ll be all right for us. And the other two I think they’re just two quality players at Championship level.
Duo Set to Revive Partnership at Leicester Saturday, 24th Dec 2011 16:22
Ívar Ingimarsson and Ibrahima Sonko look set to revive their central defensive partnership from their days at Reading when the Blues take on Leicester at the King Power Stadium on Boxing Day (KO 3pm). Town boss Paul Jewell is forced into the change with Danny Collins having returned to Stoke at the end of his loan.
The Blues manager says he has three options, Ingimarsson, Damien Delaney and Tommy Smith, none of whom have played much first team football in recent weeks.
In addition to his experience of playing alongside Sonko, the Icelander has been involved more often than the other two alternatives of late with his last game the 4-0 defeat at Burnley at the end of November and it seems likely that he’ll get the nod.
McCarthy Linked With Wolves Trio
Friday, 21st Dec 2012 11:00
Town boss Mick McCarthy has been linked with a January move for three of his old Wolves squad, Ronald Zubar, Sylvan Ebanks-Blake and Richard Stearman.
Earlier this week, defender Zubar was made available by Ståle Solbakken. The right-back or central defender is claimed to be “nailed on” to join the Blues, according to sources quoted in the
Wolverhampton Express and Star with McCarthy appearing certain to want to sign right-back on a permanent basis in January.
However, on-loan Blackburn man Bradley Orr has impressed during his spell and would appear to be his main target. Youngster Elliott Hewitt has also impressed McCarthy and is seen as someone who can fulfil that role in the future.
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Harry Kane is one of the best footballers in the world currently but, a decade ago this week, he was on the losing side at Oakwell in an FA Youth Cup match after being outshone by a spectacular goal by an opposition striker.
Danny Rose, who had turned 17 four days earlier, sent a stunning overhead kick into the top right corner of the Tottenham Hotspur under 18s’ net in the third minute of a 3-1 win for his hometown club Barnsley on December 14, 2010. Kane, then 17 himself and a highly-rated England youth international, scored a consolation penalty after a Reds side – containing his future England World Cup team-mate John Stones – raced into a 3-0 lead with the other goals by Jordan Clark and Brad Riley.
Town Unchanged at Leeds
Saturday, 15th Dec 2012 14:03
As expected, boss Mick McCarthy has named an unchanged side for today s game at Leeds. Nigel Reo-Coker, back after a hamstring injury, is on the bench.
Also amongst the subs is Bilel Mohsni, the on-loan Southend man benefiting from Tyrone Barnett s injury. The French-Tunisian has been the unlucky sixth domestic loanee omitted from recent squads with only five permitted in the matchday 18.
New signing Tyrone Mings was in the 21-man travelling party but is not in the final squad. Josh Carson and Ronan Murray also made the trip but are not involved, perhaps suggesting that the Irish U21 international is now ahead of Jason Scotland in the pecking order.