Burnley 3-0 Town Wed 28th Sep 2005 03:59 Disappointing Town fell to a 3-0 defeat at Burnley's Turf Moor. The Blues had started brightly but rarely looked like getting back into the game after James O'Connor's 33rd minute opener, Garreth O'Connor and Chris McCann adding to the Clarets' lead in the second half. |
Goddard Leaves Club Tue 27th Sep 2005 11:49 Academy coach Paul Goddard has left the club to take up a role with agent Jonathan Barnett's Stellar Group. Goddard has been working with the Blues youngsters on a part-time basis since leaving his job as assistant manager at West Ham in 2004 having previously been a full-time coach in Town's youth set-up. |
McEveley on Standby Tue 27th Sep 2005 10:36 On-loan defender Jay McEveley is on standby for the England U20 game against Holland at Burnley on October 9th. McEveley has previously won caps at U20 and U21 levels. |
No New Injury Worries Mon 26th Sep 2005 20:54 Boss Joe Royle has the rare luxury of being able to field an unchanged side when the Blues travel to Turf Moor to face Burnley on Tuesday night (KO 7.45pm). The Town squad stayed in the North after Saturday's 2-0 win at Leeds and have been training at Unibond League club Radcliffe Borough. |
Forster on Way Back Mon 26th Sep 2005 15:24 Striker Nicky Forster is closing in on a return to action and hopes to be back training with the first team on Thursday. Forster underwent a cartilage operation in August. |
Carlton Cole Linked Mon 26th Sep 2005 00:25 Sunday's tabloids claim that Town made a loan bid for Chelsea striker Carlton Cole. A number of papers also report that Charlton's Jonatan Johansson is on boss Joe Royle's wish-list. |
Draw for Icelanders Sun 25th Sep 2005 23:57 Academy midfielder Björn Orri Hermannsson played the full 90 minutes as Iceland drew 2-2 with Sweden in a UEFA U17 Championship qualifying group game in Andorra on Sunday afternoon. |
U18s Draw With Gunners Sun 25th Sep 2005 23:47 Town's U18s came from behind twice to draw 2-2 with Arsenal at Playford Road on Saturday morning. |
Joe Praise for Defending Sat 24th Sep 2005 23:07 Boss Joe Royle had praise for his side's defensive attributes after their 2-0 win against Leeds at Elland Road. The Town manager was also impressed with two-goal frontman Sam Parkin. |
Leeds 0-2 Town Sat 24th Sep 2005 18:35 A goal in each half from Sam Parkin gave the Blues a 2-0 win away at Leeds. The home side had most of the possession but couldn't break down an unyielding Town defence, Richard Cresswell crashing a first half penalty off the cross bar. |