Ipswich Res 0 - Arsenal Res 3 Wed 18th Oct 2000 21:03
Whilst the scoreline may flatter the London club, Arsenal certainly did deserve the victory as they had more chances, and ran the midfield. None of the players on this showing alone deserve to make the first eleven on Saturday, but was a good run-out, keeping the fitness levels high. |
Earnshaw Link Wed 18th Oct 2000 17:41
Town are being linked with Robert Earnshaw, a Welsh U21 striker currently playing for Cardiff City. The £2.5 million-rated striker is also rumoured to be interesting Celtic as well as already having had spells training with Middlesbrough, Sheffield Wednesday and Fulham. Some TWTD Message Board regulars may recollect his name cropping up a few weeks back, but as those posting the rumours gave no source these weren't taken too seriously at the time. |
Stile Challenge Wed 18th Oct 2000 14:41
While Town’s move to bring Churchman’s into the 21st Century continues apace it seems some other areas of the ground are lagging well behind, in the 1950s in fact! |
Reserve Squad for Arsenal Wed 18th Oct 2000 10:28
Town's reserve squad for tonight's game with Arsenal (KO 7pm) is possibly the strongest ever with several high profile members of the squad involved. David Johnson, James Scowcroft, Amir Karic, Martijn Reuser, Gary Croft and John Scales are all amongst those likely to start with Karic making his first start in a Town shirt. |
Nets Come Down Tue 17th Oct 2000 16:22
Town have explained the appearence of nets behind each goal throughout Saturday's match with West Ham. A club statement said: "These nets were wider than the goals for the purpose of protecting supporters during the pre-match warm-up from loose footballs missing the goal. The nets did in fact remain for the entire match to see whether it would speed up the return of loose balls during the game. Following the match the club received considerable feedback from supporters who felt that these nets to be obstructive to their view." |
Naylor Still Feels Pain Tue 17th Oct 2000 15:56
Town striker Richard Naylor has revealed he is still suffering pain in his knees despite his summer operations. He is reported to have said: "The problem has been there for a while and got so bad last year that I saw an operation as the only way out. There is still a fair amount of pain in both knees and apparently I can expect them to feel sore for another six to eight months." |
Multi-Storey Story Tue 17th Oct 2000 12:05
Further to our news item earlier regarding the hotel development at Portman Road, a brief discussion with Ipswich Borough Council has revealed that there should be ample parking for Ipswich home games. |
Karic Upset Tue 17th Oct 2000 10:43
Town's Slovenian international Amir Karic has expressed his annoyance at his sending off in his country's game with Switzerland last week. The full back was booked once for a tackle, but was later shown another yellow card for an alledged dive, something the player vehemently denies. |
All You Need is Cash! Tue 17th Oct 2000 10:33
As expected Town's annual turnover will increase by more than double this year. Town chairman David Sheepshanks announced that this year's turnover would be around the £22 million mark when revealing Town's annual accounts for last year. Last year Town's annual turnover was £9.957 million which was a rise from the previous year's total of £7.949 million the previous year. |
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