Swedish Tour Info Wed 25th Jun 2003 15:53 Town supporters making the trip to Scandinavia for the pre-season tour are set to receive a fine welcome with Trelleborg locals organising a fans' football tournament, barbecues and other actvities. |
Town Draw Kidderminster Wed 25th Jun 2003 10:11 Town have drawn Kidderminster Harriers at home in the first round of the Carling Cup (League Cup). The game will be played on either August 12th or 13th and will be settled on the night. |
Another Director to Quit Wed 25th Jun 2003 09:36 A second Town director is set to follow Lord Ryder out of the Portman Road boardroom. Ryder's departure was reported yesterday, with the former Tory whip understood to have been considering his position for some while. |
Games Set to Move Tue 24th Jun 2003 19:45 Town's away game with Wigan Athletic is set to move due to a clash with a Wigan Warriors rugby league game set for the same day. The Warriors fixture with Bradford Bulls, like the Town game, is scheduled to be played at the JJB Stadium on the August 25th Bank Holiday Monday. |
League Cup Draw Tue 24th Jun 2003 19:42 Town will find out who their League Cup round one opponents are on Wednesday morning at 10am. The League Cup, recently known as the Worthington Cup, will be known as the Carling Cup for the next three seasons. |
Drissa to Miss Out? Tue 24th Jun 2003 15:46 New Town central defender Drissa Diallo could be set to miss the beginning of pre-season training due to African Nations Cup duty with Guinea. The Blues return on July 2nd, but Guinea face Ethiopia at home in a qualification game four days later. |
Ryder Set to Quit Tue 24th Jun 2003 13:19 Town director Lord Ryder is reported to have told chairman David Sheepshanks that he is quitting the board. At the weekend Sheepshanks revealed that he would be adding to his board, however he made no mention of any impending departures. |
Joe Confirms Broto Link Tue 24th Jun 2003 10:03 Town boss Joe Royle says that Celtic's Spanish keeper Javier Sanchez Broto is a player he is interested in. Yesterday we reported that the 31-year-old was one of Royle's potential targets. |
No Athletic Confirmation Tue 24th Jun 2003 10:00 Town are still to confirm the pre-season friendly with Spanish club Athletic Bilbao. The Basque side's visit was expected to have been officially announced yesterday. |
Celtic Keeper Linked Mon 23rd Jun 2003 12:27 Town are being linked with out-of-contract Celtic goalkeeper Javier Sanchez Broto. The Spaniard only joined the Bhoys in January as injury cover, for an undisclosed fee from Livingston. |