Short Joins Academy Sat 03rd Sep 2005 10:26 Former Cambridge United trainee Russell Short has joined the Blues after spending the summer on trial at Playford Road. |
Bent Boost for Budget? Fri 02nd Sep 2005 21:50 Boss Joe Royle will hope to receive a boost to his loan budget over the weekend from Darren Bent making his England debut against Wales. The Blues will be due more cash from Charlton - understood to be a six-figure sum - if the 21-year-old striker plays in a competitive international. |
Armstrong at Oxford Fri 02nd Sep 2005 11:17 Former Blue Alun Armstrong is on trial at Brian Talbot's Oxford United. Armstrong has been without a club since leaving Darlington at the end of last season and has been training with Town. |
De Vos Close to Return Fri 02nd Sep 2005 11:05 Central defender Jason De Vos is close to a return to action after cracking his ribs on the opening day of the season. The Canadian has stepped up his training in recent days and is expected to be back in the side when the Blues face Sheffield United next week. |
Town's Danns Craze Thu 01st Sep 2005 23:48 Town are keeping tabs on Colchester United midfielder Neil Danns. The former Blackburn player has impressed since joining the U's for a nominal fee last December having spent two months on loan at Layer Road earlier on in the 2004/05 season. |
Reading Test for U18s Thu 01st Sep 2005 23:39 Town's U18s travel to Reading on Saturday morning aiming to continue their good start to the season (KO 11am). Last weekend the youngsters defeated Liverpool 3-2 away, having drawn 2-2 at home to Barnsley in their opening game of the season. |
Duo With National Squads Thu 01st Sep 2005 23:35 Jaime Peters and Lewis Price are Town's only players away with international squads this weekend. Peters is expected to be in Canada's line-up in Spain on Saturday, while Price is unlikely to play any part of the Wales-England game at the Millennium Stadium. |
Icelander January Target? Thu 01st Sep 2005 23:30 Icelandic striker Gunnar Heidar Thorvaldsson could be a Town target come the opening of the transfer window in January. The Blues watched the Halmstad frontman in action for the Swedish club in the UEFA Cup against Linfield in Belfast last week. |
Town Bounce Czech Thu 01st Sep 2005 23:19 Town have decided not to offer a contract to Czech trialist Petr Janáček. The full-back or midfielder played in the U18 pre-season friendlies at Lowestoft and Woodbridge. |
Mellor a Target? Thu 01st Sep 2005 12:39 Newspaper reports in the Midlands claim Town were amongst a number of Championship clubs targeting Liverpool striker Neil Mellor ahead of the transfer window's closure yesterday. Boss Joe Royle is known to rate Mellor, who made his senior debut for the Reds against Town in the Carling Cup at Anfield in 2002. |