Kerr on Trial Sat 10th Mar 2001 21:09 Reports are claiming that Falkirk's Mark Kerr is to come on trial at Town. The 18-year-old has long been a target of the Blues, but they are concerned that the level of football he is playing at the moment (Scottish First Division) isn't of a high enough standard for him to be properly judged. |
Villa 2 - 1 Town Sat 10th Mar 2001 18:24 Town will see themselves as very unfortunate to have come out of this game without even a point. Despite rarely playing at their best the Blues were the better side for most of the game. Town went ahead through Alun Armstrong halfway through the first half, but two Julian Joachim goals in the second half gave Villa the three points. |
Two Called Up Fri 09th Mar 2001 17:04 Matt Holland and Hermann Hreidarsson have been called up to their respective international sides for World Cup qualifiers. Holland's Ireland side meet Cyprus while Hermann's Icelanders meet Bulgaria. |
South Stand Seats Installed Fri 09th Mar 2001 12:35 The first seats have been put in place on the new tier of the South Stand. So far 100 have been put in place and there should be 2,600 seats in place by March 26th ready for the Liverpool game on April 7th. |
Charlton Sky Game Confirmed Fri 09th Mar 2001 10:34 Town's game with Charlton has been confirmed as moving to April 30th from April 28th. The final stumbling block of police approval seems to have been overcome and Town will get another opportunity to show their skills to the nation. |
Villa Tickets on Door Thu 08th Mar 2001 15:28 There will be a number of tickets on sale on the turnstiles at the Villa game on Saturday from 1.30pm. Coach tickets are also still available from the club. |
North Stand Goes Ahead! Thu 08th Mar 2001 15:21 Town have announced that the new North Stand will definitely be built. The board made the final decision last week and in twelve months time Portman Road will have a capacity of 30,000, the level thought to be the minimum a Premiership side should have to exist comfortably. |
Squad for Villa Thu 08th Mar 2001 15:08 The squad for Saturday's trip to Villa Park is pretty much as you'd imagine. Chris Makin has gone straight into the squad and may face Villa for the second time in a week. He was playing for Sunderland when they drew with John Gregory's side on Monday night. |
Magilton Banned for One Match Thu 08th Mar 2001 13:54 Jim Magilton's hearing at the FA after the incident after the Chelsea match has seen him receive a £5000 fine and a one match ban beginning on March 26th. this means he will miss the Southampton game on April 2nd. |
Naylor's Treatment Begins Thu 08th Mar 2001 13:34 Richard Naylor has started to get to work on getting himself back up and running. He has now seen two specialists in the last week or so and work has started on correcting the biomechanical problems which have been afflicting him. |