Fish Joins on Loan Mon 08th Aug 2005 11:29 Town have signed Charlton's Mark Fish on a month's loan. The South African will start tomorrow's game at QPR in place of the injured Jason De Vos. |
Robinson and U17s Lose Mon 08th Aug 2005 00:14 Academy defender Kurt Robinson and the England U17 side lost the final of the Nordic tournament 2-0 to the Republic of Ireland. Recent Town academy recruit Björn Orri Hermannsson was also in action in the tournament for hosts Iceland. |
American on Trial Mon 08th Aug 2005 00:00 TWTD understands that the Blues will be taking American midfielder Stuart Holden on trial. Holden, 19, has previously had trials with Everton and Leicester, and was offered a short-term contract by Sunderland last season, |
Town Hit By De Vos Injury Sun 07th Aug 2005 23:42 Town's limited defensive resources have been dealt a massive blow with centre-half Jason De Vos being ruled out for at least a month. The Canadian broke several ribs during Saturday's 1-0 victory over Cardiff City and is likely to be out for up to six weeks. |
U18s Lose at Lowestoft Sun 07th Aug 2005 21:12 Town's U18s lost 3-2 at Lowestoft Town in a pre-season friendly on Sunday afternoon. Scott Barron and Charlie Sheringham netted for the Blues but two goals from Jamie Godbold and one from Bradley Hough gave the home side a victory in a testimonial for Lowestoft stalwart Ian Smith. |
Third Cap for Robinson Sat 06th Aug 2005 21:08 Academy defender Kurt Robinson won his third cap as the England U17 side beat Sweden 2-0 on Friday to qualify for the final of the Nordic tournament in Iceland. England had beaten Finland and the Faroe Islands earlier in the tournament. |
Royle Praise for Price Sat 06th Aug 2005 19:17 Boss Joe Royle hailed Lewis Price after the young keeper made an outstanding save from Alan Lee in the closing stages of Town's 1-0 win over Cardiff. The Town manager was also impressed with the contributions of Jason De Vos and Owen Garvan, one of five Town debutants. |
Town 1-0 Cardiff City Sat 06th Aug 2005 18:50 A goal on his debut from Nicky Forster got Town's season off to a winning start as Cardiff were defeated 1-0 at Portman Road. The summer signing from Reading netted from a Darren Currie freekick just after the hour. |
Joe: Be Patient With Kids Fri 05th Aug 2005 21:47 Boss Joe Royle has urged fans to be patient with the new generation of youngsters progressing into the first team. The squad for Saturday's home game with Cardiff includes five players younger than 20 years of age. |
U15s Finish Fifth Fri 05th Aug 2005 16:14 Town's U15s finished fifth at the Milk Cup tournament in Northern Ireland after defeating Everton 1-0 in the fifth/sixth place play-off earlier today. |