U18s 2-4 Southend Thu 26th Jul 2007 23:21 Town's U18s fell to their first pre-season defeat on Thursday afternoon with a 4-2 loss to Southend United at a windswept Playford Road. Ed Upson and Jordan Rhodes were on the scoresheet for the home side. |
Lee Contract Talks On Thu 26th Jul 2007 13:31 Boss Jim Magilton says that contract talks are continuing with striker Alan Lee. Last week, chairman David Sheepshanks revealed that the Republic of Ireland international, who is a Hull City target, had turned down the Blues' initial offer. |
Bates Faces Long Absence Thu 26th Jul 2007 10:33 Former Town loanee Matt Bates faces another long spell on the sidelines after the injury he suffered in Middlesbrough's friendly at Darlington earlier in the week was revealed to be cruciate ligament damage. Bates was strongly tipped to make a return to Portman Road on another loan spell next season. |
Win Celebrity Books Thu 26th Jul 2007 10:25 TWTD has two copies of Celebrities' Favourite Football Teams to give away to lucky competition winners. All author Chris Cowlin's royalties from the book go to the Willow Foundation, the charity set up by former Arsenal goalkeeper Bob Wilson and his wife Megs. |
Town Agents' Fees Nil Thu 26th Jul 2007 10:11 Town were one of three Championship teams to spend nothing on agents' fees during the first six months of 2007. Overall, spending on agents in the Football League was down 25% on the same period last year, to £2.44 million. |
Holloway Slams Town Thu 26th Jul 2007 09:34 Plymouth boss Ian Holloway has slammed Town for trying to unsettle Argyle midfielder David Norris. Yesterday, Magilton confirmed widespread rumours which claimed the 26-year-old was the ball-winning midfielder the Blues had targeted earlier in the summer. |
Brown: Lee Deal On Thu 26th Jul 2007 09:19 Hull City boss Phil Brown has backed up reports yesterday which claimed the Blues had dropped their valuation of striker Alan Lee. Town manager Jim Magilton subsequently said there had been no developments regarding the Tigers' move for the Republic of Ireland striker. |
Moore Scores on Debut Wed 25th Jul 2007 22:35 Midfielder Sammy Moore marked his first appearance for Brentford with a 30-yard screamer in a 6-1 home defeat to Reading. Moore completed his one-month loan move to the Bees earlier today. |
Navas Breaks Metatarsal Wed 25th Jul 2007 19:27 Trialist César Navas has broken a metatarsal and faces around six weeks out of action. The Spaniard limped off after 64 minutes of last night's 5-1 win at Crawley and underwent an X-ray this morning. |
Squad Numbers Announced Wed 25th Jul 2007 19:19 Striker Pablo Couñago has been handed his old number nine shirt for 2007/08. Fellow returnee Tommy Miller has been given the number 10 vacated by Darren Currie, who was released at the end of last season. |