U18s Lose to West Ham Sat 24th Jan 2009 22:37 Town's U18s lost 3-0 to West Ham at Playford Road on Saturday morning. Ahmed Abdulla, Anthony Edgar and Oliver Lee netted the goals for the visitors. |
Clarke Bags Hat-Trick on Northampton Debut Sat 24th Jan 2009 22:25 On-loan striker Billy Clarke scored a hat-trick on his debut for Northampton as the Cobblers defeated Crewe 5-1 at Sixfields. Clarke netted his opening goal within two minutes of the start of his spell with the League One side. |
Jim Proud of Team Sat 24th Jan 2009 21:51 Boss Jim Magilton was proud of his players despite the Blues' 3-1 defeat to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Town, watched by 6,000 fans including former players Fabian Wilnis and Jason Dozzell, were level at half-time before freekicks from Michael Ballack and Frank Lampard won the tie. |
Chelsea 3-1 Town Sat 24th Jan 2009 18:42 Town's FA Cup run came to an end as superb second half freekicks from Michael Ballack and Frank Lampard saw Chelsea to a 3-1 victory at Stamford Bridge. The Blues matched the Champions League finalists for spells with Alex Bruce equalising Ballack's opener before the break. |
Sheepshanks Set for FA Bid Sat 24th Jan 2009 08:37 Town chairman David Sheepshanks is reportedly set to make a bid to become the FA's chief executive when the organisation's 12-man board meet on February 26th. |
Match of My Life Competition Winners Fri 23rd Jan 2009 15:28 TWTD readers John Pearson and Steven Fisk were the winners of our competition to win two copies of Mel Henderson's latest book Match of My Life. If you're neither John nor Steven, you can buy your copy via TWTD. |
Jim Confirms Civelli at Town Next Week Fri 23rd Jan 2009 12:34 Boss Jim Magilton has confirmed that Argentinian left midfielder Luciano Civelli will be at the club next week. The Town manager says the move for the 22-year-old Banfield winger is very close to being completed. |
Wright Returns For Cup Trip to Chelsea Fri 23rd Jan 2009 11:08 David Wright looks set to return to the Town side which joins 6,000 fans in travelling to Chelsea for Saturday's FA Cup fourth round tie. While Wright is expected to come in at right-back, the Blues are waiting on left-back Ben Thatcher, who has spent much of the last week ill. |
U18s Face West Ham Fri 23rd Jan 2009 09:21 Town's U18s face West Ham at Playford Road on Saturday morning (KO 11am) still basking in the glory of their 4-2 FA Youth Cup fourth round victory over Crystal Palace on Tuesday. Connor Wickham netted a hat-trick and Reggie Lambe the fourth as the Blues progressed to round five where they face Watford. |
Banfield Confirm Civelli on Way Fri 23rd Jan 2009 09:07 Banfield have confirmed that Town target Luciano Civelli has been given permission to travel to the UK to complete his move to the Blues. The Argentinian club have revealed that the deal is worth US$1.5 million (almost £1.1 million) for 50% of the player's economic rights. |