Joe Confirms Bent Bid Fri 27th Aug 2004 10:45 Town manager Joe Royle has confirmed last night's reports that Charlton have made a bid for striker Darren Bent. However, Royle has not yet commented on claims that the bid was as high as £3 million. |
Kuqi Left Out Fri 27th Aug 2004 01:23 Town striker Shefki Kuqi has been left out of the provisional Finland squad for their World Cup qualifiers against Andorra at home in Tampere on September 4th and Armenia away in Yerevan on September 8th. |
Bent Bid Turned Down Fri 27th Aug 2004 00:45 Town are reported to have turned down a bid of £3 million from Charlton for striker Darren Bent. Addicks boss Alan Curbishley is clearly a fan of the Blues having previously signed Matt Holland and Hermann Hreidarsson from Town. |
Donny Date Set Thu 26th Aug 2004 18:20 Town's Carling Cup second round tie at Doncaster Rovers has been arranged for Tuesday, September 21st (KO 7.45pm). |
Richards Out Thu 26th Aug 2004 16:20 Defender Matt Richards has been ruled out of the weekend games against Rotherham and Wolves due to his infected wound on his foot. Richards picked up the injury in pre-season and aggravated it while on duty with the England U21s last week. |
Fab Doubt, Matt Out Thu 26th Aug 2004 13:19 Town continue to have injury concerns over their full-backs with Matt Richards out and Fabian Wilnis a doubt ahead of Saturday's visit to Rotherham, while Tony Dinning has emerged as a new worry. Better news is that skipper Jim Magilton felt no ill effects of an hour against Brentford on Tuesday. |
Pair Called Up Thu 26th Aug 2004 13:15 Town pair Darren Bent and Ian Westlake have been included in the England U21 squad for September's European Championship qualifying matches with Austria and Poland. There is no place for recent U21 debutant Matt Richards, who is currently suffering with a foot injury. |
Joe Hits Back at Pablo Thu 26th Aug 2004 13:04 Town manager Joe Royle has hit out at striker Pablo Couñago for his less than committed approach over the summer and during the opening period of the season. Spanish striker Couñago, the club's highest-paid player, said earlier that he felt forced out of the club and complained about lack of first team opportunities. |
Town Play in Notman Game Thu 26th Aug 2004 11:46 Town will field an XI in a benefit game for former Norwich player Alex Notman. The midfielder's career ended in bizarre circumstances, an ankle injury picked up when blocking a Mark Venus freekick at Portman Road in 2002 eventually forcing him to hang up his boots. |
Pablo: I Feel Forced Out Thu 26th Aug 2004 10:10 Spanish striker Pablo Couñago says he is being forced out of the club due to his high wages. The frontman turned down a trial at Rangers last week but admits that if the Scotish giants firm up their interest then he would consider it. |