Friendly Revealed Soon Tue 25th Jun 2002 13:50 Town will announce the identity of the final pre-season opponents later this week. A TWTD source told us a month ago that Celta Vigo were likely to line-up against the Blues in the August 3rd, Portman Road game. |
Sereni Deal Imminent? Tue 25th Jun 2002 12:59 Brescia president Luigi Corioni says that the loan deal to take Matteo Sereni to his club is all but done. Earlier today TWTD reported that the Town keeper was set for a move to Brescia with George Burley later revealing that it would be a loan move. |
Sereni Move a Loan Tue 25th Jun 2002 12:29 Town manager George Burley says that the Blues have lined-up a Serie A loan deal for Italian keeper Matteo Sereni. Earlier today TWTD reported that Brescia had renewed their interest in the Town keeper and look likely to be the club in question. |
Dyer Backs Bramble Tue 25th Jun 2002 12:27 Former Town midfielder Kieron Dyer has backed Titus Bramble to make the full England side if he joins him at Newcastle United. The Magpies are reported to have had a bid of over £4 million turned down by Town. |
Sereni to Brescia Back On Tue 25th Jun 2002 11:18 Town keeper Matteo Sereni could be on his way to Brescia despite recent reports that the Italian club are happy with their goalkeeping situation. |
Bramble Making Recovery Tue 25th Jun 2002 10:52 Newcastle target Titus Bramble is getting back to full fitness after his achilles operation. The central defender got back to gentle running yesterday and is said to be progressing well. |
Sixto Loan Extended? Tue 25th Jun 2002 08:41 Town chairman David Sheepshanks is involved in discussions with Inter Milan aimed at extending Sixto Peralta's Portman Road loan for another season. The Argentinian was a huge success when he joined Town last season, making 30 appearances and scoring five goals. |
Clubs Refusing to Confirm Tue 25th Jun 2002 08:39 Neither Town nor Newcastle will confirm that the Blues have turned down a bid of £4.2 million from Bobby Robson's club for Titus Bramble. Reports from the North-East yesterday claimed that Bobby Robson's club had finally made a bid after months of speculation. |
Season Tickets Total Up Tue 25th Jun 2002 08:36 Town could be about to beat last year's season ticket total despite relegation to the First Division. The ticket office say that 60% of season ticket holders have already renewed their seats while another 1,000 new tickets have been issued and few from the waiting list appear to have changed their minds. |
Fab and Jamma on Mend Mon 24th Jun 2002 18:37 Fabian Wilnis and Jermaine Wright, who underwent operations at the end of the season, will both be taking part in the first two days of pre-season training proper on Thursday and Friday. |