England 3-1 Croatia Thu 21st Aug 2003 00:00 Portman Road's England adventure ended in a 3-1 victory for the home side over Croatia. It wasn't always easy for Sven-Goran Eriksson's side but goals from David Beckham, Michael Owen and Frank Lampard were answered only by an Ivica Mornar strike. |
Wright Only Blues Worry Wed 20th Aug 2003 16:36 Town manager Joe Royle's only fitness worry ahead of the weekend is Jermaine Wright who has a stomach upset. The midfielder was set to play in this afternoon's reserve game but missed out due to the bout of illness. |
Reserves 2-0 Southampton Wed 20th Aug 2003 16:26 Alun Armstrong was the star as Town's second string beat Southampton 2-0 in their first league game of the season at the club's Training Centre. The watching Joe Royle, Willie Donachie and Tony Mowbray will have taken note of Armstrong's promising performance. |
Reserves in Action Wed 20th Aug 2003 09:58 Town's second string start their season proper this afternoon at the Training Centre against Southampton (KO 2pm). |
Robson Guest of Honour Wed 20th Aug 2003 09:56 Former Town boss Sir Bobby Robson will be the guest of honour at this evening's England-Croatia full international at Portman Road. Robson left Town to become England manager in 1982, following in World Cup winner Sir Alf Ramsey's footsteps. |
Bent Stays on U21s Bench Wed 20th Aug 2003 00:26 Town's Darren Bent was probably lucky to stay on the bench as England's U21s were thoroughly outplayed by Croatia's youngsters at Upton Park. The visitors won 3-0 and were the better side from start to finish. |
Sven Hints at Side Tue 19th Aug 2003 17:52 England head coach Sven-Goran Eriksson has given a hint of the side he'll field at Portman Road against Croatia on Wednesday (KO 8pm). |
Crouch Move Unlikely Tue 19th Aug 2003 16:33 Town boss Joe Royle has dismissed an immediate loan move for out of favour Aston Villa striker Peter Crouch as "highly unlikely", although he doesn't completely rule it out. |
Bent on Bench Tue 19th Aug 2003 14:54 Town striker Darren Bent will be on the bench for this evening's England U21 match against Croatia at Upton Park (KO 8pm). Bent will hope to win his third U21 cap and add to the goal he scored against Serbia and Montenegro at the end of last season. |
Police Ban Norwich Fans Tue 19th Aug 2003 14:10 Suffolk Constabulary have sent letters to known Norwich City hooligans telling them not to attend Wednesday's Portman Road international between England and Croatia. |