De Vos Close to Return Fri 02nd Sep 2005 11:05 Central defender Jason De Vos is close to a return to action after cracking his ribs on the opening day of the season. The Canadian has stepped up his training in recent days and is expected to be back in the side when the Blues face Sheffield United next week. |
Town's Danns Craze Thu 01st Sep 2005 23:48 Town are keeping tabs on Colchester United midfielder Neil Danns. The former Blackburn player has impressed since joining the U's for a nominal fee last December having spent two months on loan at Layer Road earlier on in the 2004/05 season. |
Reading Test for U18s Thu 01st Sep 2005 23:39 Town's U18s travel to Reading on Saturday morning aiming to continue their good start to the season (KO 11am). Last weekend the youngsters defeated Liverpool 3-2 away, having drawn 2-2 at home to Barnsley in their opening game of the season. |
Duo With National Squads Thu 01st Sep 2005 23:35 Jaime Peters and Lewis Price are Town's only players away with international squads this weekend. Peters is expected to be in Canada's line-up in Spain on Saturday, while Price is unlikely to play any part of the Wales-England game at the Millennium Stadium. |
Icelander January Target? Thu 01st Sep 2005 23:30 Icelandic striker Gunnar Heidar Thorvaldsson could be a Town target come the opening of the transfer window in January. The Blues watched the Halmstad frontman in action for the Swedish club in the UEFA Cup against Linfield in Belfast last week. |
Town Bounce Czech Thu 01st Sep 2005 23:19 Town have decided not to offer a contract to Czech trialist Petr Janáček. The full-back or midfielder played in the U18 pre-season friendlies at Lowestoft and Woodbridge. |
Mellor a Target? Thu 01st Sep 2005 12:39 Newspaper reports in the Midlands claim Town were amongst a number of Championship clubs targeting Liverpool striker Neil Mellor ahead of the transfer window's closure yesterday. Boss Joe Royle is known to rate Mellor, who made his senior debut for the Reds against Town in the Carling Cup at Anfield in 2002. |
Supporters Club AGM Thu 01st Sep 2005 12:18 The Ipswich Town Supporters Club are holding their AGM on Thursday, 8th September in the Centre Spot. |
Striker Targeted Thu 01st Sep 2005 10:11 Town made a surprise bid to sign a striker ahead of yesterday's transfer deadline. The Blues had been understood to be interested in strengthening their backline and not adding another attacker to their squad. |
Fab Fab in the Centre Wed 31st Aug 2005 18:04 Boss Joe Royle says that Fabian Wilnis is likely to play more games at centre-half rather than full-back after impressing while playing the previously unfamiliar role during the early part of the season. The Blues could still be bringing in another central defender with talks continuing with former Athletic Bilbao defender Óscar Vales. |