Halford Happy at U's Fri 28th Jan 2005 09:50 Summer Town target Greg Halford says he is happy with Colchester United and hopes to see out the remaining three years of his contract at Layer Road. Earlier in the week Halford was reported to be one of Joe Royle's first targets should the Blues win promotion. |
Draw Forces Fixture Move? Fri 28th Jan 2005 09:37 Town fans have at least one FA Cup result to look out for on Saturday, despite the Blues exiting the competition at the third round stage. The game between Leicester City and Reading could have a bearing on Town's remaining fixture schedule. |
Defeat for Knights Fri 28th Jan 2005 09:14 Academy striker Darryl Knights and the England U17 side lost 1-0 to Portugal at a tournament in the Algarve yesterday evening. The Town man, who made his senior debut in the game at Sunderland in November, played the full 90 minutes. |
Joe Second Time Lucky Thu 27th Jan 2005 16:43 Town manager Joe Royle has revealed that he first tried to bring new signing David Unsworth to Portman Road last summer, however at the time there was not the cash to finance the deal. Unsworth will sign on loan next week ahead of the Sheffield United match. |
England Start for Knights Thu 27th Jan 2005 16:23 Academy striker Darryl Knights has been named in the starting line-up for the England U17 game against Portugal in Lagos today. Knights came on as a sub in yesterday's 3-1 win against France. |
Youth Cup Date Set Thu 27th Jan 2005 13:30 Town have announced that the FA Youth Cup fifth round game at home to Aston Villa will be played at Portman Road on Wednesday, February 16th (KO 7pm). |
Kuqi Called Up Thu 27th Jan 2005 11:46 Striker Shefki Kuqi is the latest Town player to receive a call for the early February international matches. Finland face Latvia in Cyprus on February 8th. |
Benefit Match for Owen Thu 27th Jan 2005 10:42 The Blues and Colchester United have agreed to play a benefit match for former Town youth coach Brian Owen during 2005/06 pre-season. Owen, who was at Portman Road in the Bobby Robson era, is a former U's physio and is currently a coach at Layer Road. |
New Finance Director Thu 27th Jan 2005 10:31 Town have appointed Anna Hughes as the club's new finance director. Hughes joins the club after working as an independent consultant to the British Museum. |
Peters Stars for Canada Thu 27th Jan 2005 09:46 Winger Jaime Peters, set to sign formally with the Blues in May, put in a Man of the Match display as Canada's U20 side beat Mexico 2-1 in Honduras. The game was Canada's opening match in the final round of CONCACAF qualifying for the FIFA World Youth Championships in Holland this summer. |