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FC Riga 0-3 Town Tue 25th Jul 2000 19:30
Town won the third of their pre-season friendlies this evening when they beat FC Riga 3-0. Goals from Gary Croft, Matt Holland and Marcus Stewart were enough to beat the Latvian side.

Town Release Squad Numbers Tue 25th Jul 2000 16:33
Town's squad numbers are out and there are one or two changes. Jim Magilton gets Mick Stockwell's number 7 with his number 11 shirt going to Marcus Stewart. Manu Thetis sees himself drop from 4 to 18 with John McGreal getting his old outsized bell-tent of a jersey. Martijn Reuser keeps number 30, while new signing John Scales is given number 15. New young Dutchmen Guillermo Graaven and Nabil Abidallah are given 28 and 29 respectively. The full list:

Torrential Rain in Latvia Tue 25th Jul 2000 12:21
Town's pre-season game this evening in Latvia with FC Riga (KO 5.30 English time) may be in doubt due to torrential rain in the Latvian capital.

Wilnis in Against Riga Tue 25th Jul 2000 10:35
Fabian Wilnis will make his first appearance of the pre-season this evening when Town take on FC Riga in the Latvian capital. The Dutchman has remained in England while his wife gave birth during which time his team-mates have been getting pre-season off to a winning start. The former De Graafschap player is likely to start this evening with many of the other sixteen players used so far getting a run out at some point, Not playing will be James Scowcroft (thigh) and John McGreal (foot, although on the mend).

News on Orient Game Mon 24th Jul 2000 14:14
Town's friendly at Leyton Orient next Wednesday (KO 7.45) will cost supporters £10 not £15 as originally advertised or £5 as subsequently reported. Town fans will be accommodated in the 1258 seater East Stand, South Wing. O's Chairman and friend of snooker players Barry Hearn welcomed Town fans to the fixture: "We are looking forward to welcoming the staff and fans of Ipswich Town Football Club to the Matchroom Stadium [ie Brisbane Road] and would like to wish them the very best of luck for the next season, in what will hopefully be the start of a very long and prosperous stay in the Premier League." The trip wil also give fans a look at Matt Lockwood, often mentioned in connection with Town last season.

Newsnet delays Mon 24th Jul 2000 14:14

Burley Denies Move For Latvian Mon 24th Jul 2000 11:42
George Burley has moved swiftly to quash newspaper reports claiming Town interest in Andre Rubens, described as the Latvian Ryan Giggs. He also said he had no interest in former Town trialist Russell Latapy of Hibs and reiterated his disinterest in Sheffield United's Marcus Bent.

9000 Miss Out on Season Tickets Sun 23rd Jul 2000 20:19
Town are set to announce this week that 27,000 people applied for season tickets, 9,000 more than are available. The club have endeavoured to allocate tickets to supporters with a record of loyal support. Presumably the club database has been examined with a fine tooth comb in order to make sure faithful followers during the Endsleigh/Nationwide League seasons have been rewarded for their years of support above glory hunting Johnny come latelys. How well this has worked will become evident over the next few days when unlucky fans will begin posting on the TWTD Message Board and the letters start appearing in the local press. The huge over-subscription also means that the 2,000 matchday tickets will also massively over-subscribed. The likelihood there being that non-season ticket holders will only get to see a couple of games this season.

FC Flora 0-2 Town Sun 23rd Jul 2000 20:04
Town won the second game of their pre-season tour 2-0 with goals from Martijn Reuser and Gary Croft. The Dutchman grabbed the first after 42 minutes while Croft added the second in the 51st minute. Full side: Wright, Croft, Clapham, Bramble (Thetis 46), Scales, Brown, Reuser, Holland, Johnson (Logan 73), Stewart, Magilton.

More Woe for Scow Sat 22nd Jul 2000 17:05
James Scowcroft is once again Town's unlucky man with a hamstring injury putting him out of the pre-season tour. Scowcroft missed the play-off final with a hamstring tear sustained during the second leg of the semi-final with Bolton and is hoping this new problem isn't related: "I desperately hope it's not the same problem I suffered over the closing stages of last season. That really set me up for a heartbreaking time."

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