Premier Class From Town Sat 21st Dec 2002 23:08
Town manager Joe Royle said his side played like a Premiership team after they came close to beating league-leaders Portsmouth at Fratton Park. |
Portsmouth 1-1 Town Sat 21st Dec 2002 18:30
An entertaining game at a foggy Fratton Park ended 1-1 after Pompey went one-up in the first half through Svetoslav Todorov before Thomas Gaardsøe headed an equaliser in the second period. Town did well enough to win the game a plethora of chances were wasted, particularly by Pablo Couñago while Chris Makin saw a red card late on. |
Darrens Can't Go On Camp Fri 20th Dec 2002 16:08
Town have refused permission for Darren Ambrose and Darren Bent to attend an England U19 and U20 training camp at La Manga in January. |
Two Miss Training Fri 20th Dec 2002 14:34
Town manager Joe Royle has included Jim Magilton in his squad despite the midfielder having missed training this week with a groin problem. Tommy Miller also missed training today but is still likely to be OK for the visit to Fratton Park on Saturday. |
Charvet Trains With Town Fri 20th Dec 2002 12:54
Former Manchester City, Chelsea and Newcastle defender Laurent Charvet will train with Town next week as a possible solution to the current defensive injury crisis. The 29-year-old Frenchman had his contract with City ended by mutual consent in October. |
Magilton in Squad Fri 20th Dec 2002 11:53
Jim Magilton has been included in the Town squad for the trip to Portsmouth on Saturday. The Northern Irishman has been out of training all week due to a groin injury. |
Burley in Virgin Shock Fri 20th Dec 2002 10:13
Former Town manager George Burley will be joining Virgin Radio as a regular on their Rock'n'Roll Football programme on Saturday afternoons. |
Town Shirt Name Change? Fri 20th Dec 2002 09:48
There is increasing speculation that Town may have to change the sponsor's name on their shirts before the end of the current deal with TXU Energi. The UK retail arm of the electricity company was recently sold to Powergen who plan to ditch the TXU name by April next year. |
Loan Defender In? Fri 20th Dec 2002 09:24
Town boss Joe Royle says he may have to look to a loan defender due to the current situation with injuries. John McGreal and Mark Venus are both out and any more knocks amongst Town's central defenders would leave the manager's options even shorter. |
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