Could Dyer Still Make It? Thu 16th May 2002 10:39 Kieron Dyer is once again showing his amazing powers of recovery and is just ten days away from being fit, according to his manager Bobby Robson. Dyer picked up a knee injury in last Saturday's Newcastle-Southampton game and had been thought a virtual certainty to miss the world Cup. |
Sheepy Wants British Cup Thu 16th May 2002 09:21 Town chairman David Sheepshanks, currently mulling over an offer to rejoin the Football League board, has said that he would like to see the Worthington Cup replaced by an 'all-British' competition involving Scottish, Welsh and even Irish clubs. |
Holland Getting in Mood Thu 16th May 2002 09:18 Matt Holland and the rest of the Irish squad will fly out to Japan tomorrow after playing Nigeria in a friendly in Dublin tonight. |
Holland Plays Half Wed 15th May 2002 13:25 Matt Holland played the whole of the second half of Niall Quinn's testimonial at the Stadium of Light last night. Holland lined-up for the Irish side who won 3-0. |
Brown Admits Move Request Wed 15th May 2002 12:39 Wayne Brown has admitted that he sees his footballing future elsewhere, as reported by TWTD this morning. The 24-year-old says he was dissatisfied at his treatment last season, but has not made a formal transfer request. |
Town Fans Top IQ League Wed 15th May 2002 10:45 Town supporters are the joint most intelligent in the 2001/02 Premiership according to the results of the BBC's Test the Nation experiment. Test the Nation took place last weekend and was the largest mass participation national IQ test in UK history. |
Two Offered Contracts Wed 15th May 2002 10:18 Robert Dickinson and Lewis Price have been handed new one-year deals by Town. Dickinson's current contract is up at the end of June while this is keeper Price's first since joining the Blues after a trial towards the end of last year. |
Town Face Stewie's Rovers Wed 15th May 2002 10:01 Bristol Rovers have announced that they will be facing Town in a pre-season friendly on Wednesday 24th July at the Memorial Ground. Yesterday we reported that the Blues will play Bristol City in a friendly on Saturday July 27th, although this is as yet unconfirmed. |
Brown on Way Out? Wed 15th May 2002 09:47 TWTD has learnt that Wayne Brown may be set for a summer move away from Portman Road after becoming frustrated with the lack of first team opportunities at Town over the last couple of years. |
Recall for Finidi? Wed 15th May 2002 09:23 Finidi George could still be at this summer's World Cup after former captain Sunday Oliseh made up with new Nigerian manager Adegboye Onigbinde. However, the Nigerian Football Association have reiterated that Oliseh will not be involved in Japan. |