Kolsi on Trial Mon 17th Jul 2006 09:38 Finnish U21 international midfielder Marko Kolsi will be joining the Blues on the tour of Holland and Belgium. Kolsi, 21, has been with tonight's opponents Willem II since 2004 but spent time on loan at Gus Uhlenbeek's old club TOP Oss towards the end of last season. |
Lazio Match Still On Sat 15th Jul 2006 11:20 Town's friendly with Lazio on Friday, 28th July is not thought to be under threat despite the Rome club's demotion to Serie B due to their involvement in the Italian match-fixing scandal. The game is one of two friendlies agreed as part of the deal which saw Matteo Sereni join Lazio in the summer of 2003. |
Break for Rhodes Sat 15th Jul 2006 11:07 Academy striker Jordan Rhodes will miss the beginning of the season after the injury sustained towards the end of last night's friendly at Framlingham was revealed to be a broken collar bone. Rhodes scored twice along with Billy Clarke to give the young Town side a 4-2 victory at Badingham Road. |
Framlingham 2-4 Reserves Fri 14th Jul 2006 23:21 Strikers Billy Clarke and Jordan Rhodes both scored twice as the reserves defeated Framlingham Town 4-2 in a pre-season friendly. The game was a testimonial for veteran Fram defender Neil Whatling. |
Icelander on Trial Fri 14th Jul 2006 19:01 Iceland international Indridi Sigurdsson has joined the Blues on trial and will be going on the pre-season tour of Holland and Belgium. The low countries are familiar turf for the 24-year-old left-back or central defender who has been playing for Belgian side KRC Genk. |
More Trialists Expected Fri 14th Jul 2006 16:43 Boss Jim Magilton expects to have at least one more trialist in his squad when the Blues travel to Holland and Belgium for their pre-season tour next week. Magilton has also revealed that he is keen to sign Leeds left-back Dan Harding even if the Whites fail to follow up their interest in Darren Currie. |
Reserves Take on Fram Fri 14th Jul 2006 16:14 Town will field a young side in a pre-season friendly at Framlingham Town this evening (KO 7.30pm). The match is a testimonial for long-serving Framlingham player Neil Whatling. |
Chairman Re-Elected to FA Fri 14th Jul 2006 10:44 Chairman David Sheepshanks has been re-elected to the Football Association board as one of two Football League representatives. Last month Sheepshanks retained his position on the Football League's board. |
Jim's Challenge to Kids Thu 13th Jul 2006 20:50 Boss Jim Magilton has challenged Town's young players to show him that they are worth a place in the first team during the pre-season tour of Holland and Belgium. The Blues face Willem II on Monday, Zulte-Waregem on Wednesday and FC Brussels on Friday. |
Currie Talks Ongoing Thu 13th Jul 2006 16:07 Talks regarding Darren Currie's proposed transfer to Leeds are still ongoing, according to Town manager Jim Magilton. The Whites are keen on the 31-year-old winger, whose contract is up at the end of the season, while the Blues are interested in a possible swap deal involving 22-year-old left-back or centre-half Dan Harding. |