Fanzine Articles Wanted Thu 14th Jul 2005 15:14 The new season is just around the corner and TWTD is starting to put together issue 78 of the fanzine. As ever we're after contributions on anything Town related. |
Joe Chuffed With Pitch Thu 14th Jul 2005 15:03 Boss Joe Royle has given the new Portman Road pitch the thumbs up. Groundsman Alan Ferguson and his staff have spent the week laying a new surface ahead of the club's Championship campaign. |
Price Slightly Ahead Thu 14th Jul 2005 11:32 Goalkeeper coach Andy Rhodes says that Lewis Price is currently slightly ahead of Town's other keeper Shane Supple. Boss Joe Royle has left the number one shirt vacant this season to encourage the pair to compete for the position of regular first team keeper. |
Deano Determined Thu 14th Jul 2005 11:09 Striker Dean Bowditch says he is determined to force his way into Town's first team this season. The England U19 got his pre-season campaign off to the best possible start last night, scoring two goals in the 3-0 friendly victory at Cambridge. |
Canada and Peters Out Thu 14th Jul 2005 10:50 Jaime Peters and Canada were knocked out of the CONCACAF Gold Cup last night after Jamaica failed to defeat Mexico by six goals. Frank Yallop's side required the unlikely result in order to progress to the quarter-finals as one of the two best third-placed teams. |
Cambridge 0-3 Town Wed 13th Jul 2005 22:48 Town's pre-season campaign got off to a winning start as goals from Nicky Forster and two from Dean Bowditch defeated Cambridge United at the Abbey Stadium. As promised the Blues fielded a different side in each half of the game, the home side rotating a huge number of players throughout. |
Preston Match Moves Wed 13th Jul 2005 16:13 Town's live Sky match at home to Preston on Monday, August 29th has been brought forward to a 12.15pm kick-off. When the game was first announced as a Sky match last week it was pencilled in for a 5.35pm start. |
Bowditch Withdrawn Wed 13th Jul 2005 15:00 Striker Dean Bowditch has been withdrawn from the England squad playing at the UEFA European U19 Championship in Northern Ireland next week. Bowditch was a regular in coach Martin Hunter's side last season, winning seven caps. |
Squad Numbers Wed 13th Jul 2005 14:50 Town have left the number one shirt vacant for 2005/06 as youngsters Lewis Price and Shane Supple vie for the regular keeper's role in the first team. Price keeps the number 34 he wore last season, while Supple sticks with 31. |
Joe Looks to New Targets Wed 13th Jul 2005 14:00 Boss Joe Royle says he is approaching what he describes as "top Premiership clubs" regarding the availability of some of their fringe players. Royle wants to sign two defenders ahead of the start of the new season. |