Nets Come Down Tue 17th Oct 2000 16:22 Town have explained the appearence of nets behind each goal throughout Saturday's match with West Ham. A club statement said: "These nets were wider than the goals for the purpose of protecting supporters during the pre-match warm-up from loose footballs missing the goal. The nets did in fact remain for the entire match to see whether it would speed up the return of loose balls during the game. Following the match the club received considerable feedback from supporters who felt that these nets to be obstructive to their view." |
Naylor Still Feels Pain Tue 17th Oct 2000 15:56 Town striker Richard Naylor has revealed he is still suffering pain in his knees despite his summer operations. He is reported to have said: "The problem has been there for a while and got so bad last year that I saw an operation as the only way out. There is still a fair amount of pain in both knees and apparently I can expect them to feel sore for another six to eight months." |
Multi-Storey Story Tue 17th Oct 2000 12:05 Further to our news item earlier regarding the hotel development at Portman Road, a brief discussion with Ipswich Borough Council has revealed that there should be ample parking for Ipswich home games. |
Karic Upset Tue 17th Oct 2000 10:43 Town's Slovenian international Amir Karic has expressed his annoyance at his sending off in his country's game with Switzerland last week. The full back was booked once for a tackle, but was later shown another yellow card for an alledged dive, something the player vehemently denies. |
All You Need is Cash! Tue 17th Oct 2000 10:33 As expected Town's annual turnover will increase by more than double this year. Town chairman David Sheepshanks announced that this year's turnover would be around the £22 million mark when revealing Town's annual accounts for last year. Last year Town's annual turnover was £9.957 million which was a rise from the previous year's total of £7.949 million the previous year. |
More on Mahavika Mon 16th Oct 2000 20:27 The resurfacing Mehdi Mahdavika story, first with us on October 9th, may have more substance that we originally thought. |
Town Linked With Iranian! Mon 16th Oct 2000 17:32 Town are being linked with Hamburg's Iranian international striker Mehdi Mahdavika. Not entirely sure we would be interested in a striker at the moment, especially given the recent attempts to sign an attacking midfielder, but being reported it is. Mahdavika scored for Iran during the last World Cup in their victory over the USA. |
More on West Ham Fans in Town Sections Mon 16th Oct 2000 15:02 It is emerging that West Ham fans were seated throughout home areas of the ground on Saturday. We have already had several emails outlining their whereabouts and behaviour. |
Holland Wright Knocks Mon 16th Oct 2000 14:28 Matt Holland and Jermaine Wright were Town's only casualties from Saturday's draw with West Ham. Holland suffered a number of bad tackles from the Hammers and has an ankle knock. Jermaine Wright finished the game feeling his groin, but both should be fit for the trip to Bradford. |
Svante Samuelsson - Who? Mon 16th Oct 2000 10:11 The latest transfer link which surfaced on Saturday has been scotched by Ipswich Town. |