Injury News Fri 08th Mar 2002 10:33 Town report that Sixto Peralta is likely to be in contention for Wednesday's clash with Blackburn at Ewood Park. Peralta has missed the last two matches with a thigh strain. Jermaine Wright is more of a doubt with his groin strain. |
Academy News Fri 08th Mar 2002 10:19 Town's U19 Academy side meet Wimbledon away (11am KO, Richardson Evans Memorial Ground, Roehampton Vale) this weekend, while the U17s are not in action. However, many of the younger squad will be involved in the U19s the senior Academy squad increasingly features in the reserves. Meanwhile another Academy player was in international action last night. |
Sheepshanks at Cambridge Fri 08th Mar 2002 10:17 Town chairman David Sheepshanks spoke at a Cambridge Union Society debate yesterday with David Dein, Arsenal's vice-chairman, Sunday Telegraph reporter Henry Winter and PFA man Barry Horne. |
Finidi Gets Warning Fri 08th Mar 2002 10:15 Finidi George has been warned to put more effort into games by former Nigeria manager Amodu Shiabu's assistant coach Dudu Orumen. The coach echoed Nigerian press comments that Nigeria's failure in the African Nations' Cup was caused by the "tired legs" of their senior players. |
Fab in Forgiving Mood Fri 08th Mar 2002 09:32 Recalled wing-back Fabian Wilnis says he wants to stay at Town and fight for his place and is willing to bury the hatchet with Town manager George Burley. TWTD also understands that Wilnis and another unnamed Town player were targeted by Bristol City last week. |
£50m Cost of Relegation Fri 08th Mar 2002 09:29 The true cost of Town being relegated could be around £50 million according to a report this morning. Business leaders are crossing their fingers as much as fans with Premiership status apparently worth £1 million a week to the region. |
Flight Shocker for Town! Thu 07th Mar 2002 12:41 Yesterday's strong winds gave Town's players and staff more than just a hard time on the pitch. The flight which took the team to Leeds faced very strong winds as it landed at Leeds/Bradford Airport. |
Fab Chuffed Thu 07th Mar 2002 12:39 Fabian Wilnis was chuffed to be back in the Town side which lost 2-0 at Leeds last night. The Dutchman's preformance was one of the brightspots in an otherwise low evening for the Blues. |
Petta to Sign New Deal Thu 07th Mar 2002 12:37 Former Town winger Bobby Petta is about to sign a new deal which will see him remain at Parkhead until 2005. Petta left Town on a Bosman in the summer of 1999. |
Hogg in England Action Thu 07th Mar 2002 11:49 Chris Hogg, the Town Academy's summer signing from York, was involved last night as the England U17s beat Scotland 3-1 at Ashton Gate. Centre-half Hogg failed to add to his goal in their previous match against Slovakia. |