Finidi Could Still Play Saturday Tue 14th Aug 2001 23:40 Town boss George Burley has said he is still hopeful that Finidi George will be available for Saturday's game with Sunderland. The completion of the deal has been delayed by papers required from Nigeria and Real Mallorca as well as his work permit. |
Town Announce Squad Numbers Tue 14th Aug 2001 14:53 The long-awaited squad numbers have been released with many players having the same as last year. The coveted number 1 shirt has gone to Andy Marshall, although with speculation rife that another keeper could be coming in this may not be too significant. |
Keepers Latest Tue 14th Aug 2001 12:35 All Town talk now seems completely centred on goalkeepers with George Burley denying any interest in yesterday's tabloid link Shaka Hislop. Meanwhile Burley has not ruled out another bid for Mart Poom contrary to earlier claims and is making no comment on Matteo Sereni. |
300 Tickets Left for Sunderland Tue 14th Aug 2001 09:35 Town have 300 tickets still available for Saturday's game with Sunderland. The new ticket office in Constantine Road is now open for business. |
No New Bid for Poom Mon 13th Aug 2001 23:31 Town manager George Burley, returning from his weekend scouting trip, has said he will not be making another bid for Mart Poom. Burley bid around £4 million for the Estonian, but this was turned down by Jim Smith. |
More on Sereni Mon 13th Aug 2001 22:46 Matteo Sereni it seems is on a lucrative contract with Sampdoria until 2004. However, it seems the keeper is not happy and wants to leave. |
Italian Target Was Keeper! Mon 13th Aug 2001 21:20 It appears that George Burley's Italian target was another goalkeeper, Sampdoria's Matteo Sereni. Burley hinted that his weekend scouting trip was to Italy and it seems that the Sampdoria-Cittadella Coppa Italia game was the match he watched with Samp winning 2-0. |
Marshall Nearing Fitness Mon 13th Aug 2001 14:11 With the majority of current Town news stories referring to Town's attempts to bring Mart Poom to Portman Road or blind speculation on who might be a target if subsequent attempts to sign Poom fail, Andy Marshall can't be feeling in top form. However, there is good news for the former Norwich stopper in that he is nearing fitness. |
Poom Bid Confirmed Mon 13th Aug 2001 11:27 Derby manager Jim Smith has confirmed that Town have had a bid turned down for Mart Poom while the midlanders were away on pre-season, Jim Smith: "George was in touch while we were away. Ipswich made an offer for Mart and we rejected it." |
Portman Plus Gold News Mon 13th Aug 2001 10:58 Town have told TWTD that the remaining Portman Plus Gold cards will go out tomorrow. Many fans are still without their cards despite others receiving them weeks ago. |