First Town Sci-Fi Novel Wed 24th Jan 2007 13:18 TWTD Message Boarder David Francis has written what he believes is the first sci-fi novel ever to include references to Ipswich Town. David's new book, The Alpha Protocols, was published by AuthorHouse last month. |
Francis in Reserves Wed 24th Jan 2007 11:50 Woodbridge Town striker Joe Francis is included in the Blues' reserves squad for tonight's home game with Stevenage Borough (KO 7pm, Portman Road). Francis, 20, has played a number of trial games for the second string in recent weeks, scoring in last Tuesday's 3-1 behind-closed-doors friendly victory over Millwall. |
A12 Closed on Saturday Wed 24th Jan 2007 11:01 Fans driving from the direction of London to Saturday's home game with Swansea should be aware that a section of the A12 will be closed in both directions this weekend. The stretch between the A133 Spring Lane interchange (J27) and the A120 Crown interchange (J29) are closed from midnight on Friday until 5am on Monday. |
Fanzine Articles Wanted Wed 24th Jan 2007 10:23 As we approach the end of the January transfer window, we're starting to put together issue 86 of the fanzine. And as ever we're after contributions. |
Swans Give Up on Williams Wed 24th Jan 2007 09:53 Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins says Town's weekend FA Cup opponents have given up on signing Gavin Williams after the Blues put a £1 million price tag on the midfielder. Previous reports had indicated that Town wanted only £500,000 for the 26-year-old. |
Knights at Orient Tue 23rd Jan 2007 21:41 Striker Darryl Knights is on trial with League One side Leyton Orient. The 18-year-old played 90 minutes for the O's second string in a friendly against Brentford on Tuesday. |
Win Tickets With Coke Tue 23rd Jan 2007 11:53 Those nice people at Coca-Cola have provided TWTD readers with the chance to win two tickets to Town's home game with Wolves on Tuesday, 20th February. The soft drinks giant has launched its annual Buy a Player scheme which could see Town chairman David Sheepshanks dye his hair blue and flip burgers. |
Town on U's in Home Areas Tue 23rd Jan 2007 11:40 The club have commented on complaints from Town fans regarding the significant number of Colchester supporters in home sections during Saturday's game. Several fans wrote to the Blues complaining about abusive and aggressive behaviour from infiltrating opposition supporters. |
Coca-Cola Buy a Player Tue 23rd Jan 2007 11:22 Coca-Cola has launched its annual Buy a Player scheme which will see the soft drinks giant give Football League and SPL clubs up to £10 million. |
Smith Opts for England Mon 22nd Jan 2007 23:30 TWTD has learnt that academy central defender Tommy Smith has turned down the chance to play for New Zealand to commit his international future to England. The 16-year-old qualifies to play for both countries and was recently named in each of their U17 squads. |