Jim Misses Award Thu 01st Nov 2007 12:45 Watford's Aidy Boothroyd has pipped Town boss Jim Magilton to the Football League's Manager of the Month award for October. |
Smith Called Up Thu 01st Nov 2007 12:25 Academy central defender Tommy Smith has been named in the England U18 squad for a friendly with Ghana at Gillingham's Priestfield Stadium on Tuesday, 20th November. |
Jim Contract Talks Begin Thu 01st Nov 2007 10:00 Town have begun talks with manager Jim Magilton regarding his new contract. On Saturday TWTD reported that the Blues boss would be offered a new deal to extend his stay beyond the end of his current contract which is up at the end of this season. |
Supporters Club on Takeover Wed 31st Oct 2007 15:29 The Official Town Supporters Club have welcomed news that Marcus Evans is set to take a majority share in the Blues. |
Naked Radio This Evening Wed 31st Oct 2007 13:55 Remember to tune in to Ipswich Community Radio's, The Naked Football Show, this evening (6-6.30pm). The programme aims to get to the nub of Town issues as the season progresses. The first few shows have been favourably compared to "four blokes chatting about football in a pub". |
Trust on Takeover Wed 31st Oct 2007 13:18 Ipswich Town Ist, the Town Supporters Trust, has welcomed the news that conferencing billionaire Marcus Evans is to take an 87.5% controlling stake in the club. However, the Trust says it would like to hear more detail regarding the plans for the club's debt, which currently stands at £36 million. |
Who Is Marcus Evans? Wed 31st Oct 2007 12:57 Who is Marcus Evans, the man set to own 87.5% of Ipswich Town? TWTD looked into the background of the mysterious entrepreneur who made his money from his conference, training and hospitality group of companies. |
Town Secure Major Investment Wed 31st Oct 2007 10:20 Town have announced they are close to securing major investment from Marcus Evans, who runs a conference organising business. The move would see the club's £36 million debt all but wiped out plus another £12 million coming into Town via the issue of new shares with Evans becoming the majority shareholder owning 87.5% of the club. |
Royle Set for Leicester Talks Wed 31st Oct 2007 09:33 Former Town boss Joe Royle has confirmed that he will hold talks with Leicester City later this week regarding the vacant manager's job at the Walkers Stadium. Royle has been out of a job since leaving Portman Road by mutual consent in May 2006. |