Striker the Target Fri 16th Jul 2004 09:48 Joe still wants to start next season with a new striker partnering Darren Bent and has given clues that this may well happen before Town's first game against the Gills. |
Royle Staying Put Fri 16th Jul 2004 09:36 This coming season is the last on Joe Royle's current contract and will have to wait until next summer to see where his future lies. By the end of September however, he'll have clocked up 1,000 managerial matches. |
Kuqi Turned Down Move Fri 16th Jul 2004 09:21 Shefki Kuqi has turned down the chance to join the South Korean club Daewoo Royals. Joe Royle informed the Finnish striker earlier in the month and told that he could leave despite being under contract. |
Naylor Moves Up Front Thu 15th Jul 2004 16:53 Versatile defender or frontman Richard Naylor will revert to his attacking role on Friday evening when the Blues take on AaB Aalborg in the second and final game of their pre-season tour (KO 7.10 local time). |
Season Ticket Sales Good Thu 15th Jul 2004 16:33 Town's season ticket sales are set to be amongst the best in The Championship, outstripping those of Leeds and Sunderland. The Blues have sold 16,500 tickets up to now, with the total expected to grow. |
We Can't Keep Pablo Thu 15th Jul 2004 14:18 Joe Royle is already bemoaning the lack of quality from his strikers and says he'd like to bring in another before the start of the season. With the exception of Darren Bent, the other strikers aren't performing as the Town boss would like. |
Two Minor Injuries Thu 15th Jul 2004 08:46 Matt Richards and Georges Santos have been missing training this week after picking up minor injuries. Richards has a sore knee from the Randers friendly while Santos has a hip problem. |
Joe on Draw Wed 14th Jul 2004 12:32 Town boss Joe Royle was pleased to have gained a clean sheet in Tuesday's 0-0 draw with Randers. Royle also had praise for Antonio Murray and several of his second half subs. |
Randers 0-0 Town Tue 13th Jul 2004 21:19 Town's pre-season tour to Denmark got underway with an understated 0-0 draw with Randers. As at Peterborough on Saturday, there was little for the crowd to get excited about in a typical pre-season warm-up. |
Clouting to Leave Tue 13th Jul 2004 11:28 Paul Clouting, Town's Commercial Director is to leave Portman Road at the end of August. He leaves his post to become Operations Director at Derby County. |