No Bent England Cash Tue 16th Aug 2005 09:32 Town will not receive any cash if former striker Darren Bent makes his England debut in Wednesday's friendly against Denmark. It has emerged that the international appearances clause in the deal which took Bent to Charlton in the summer only applies to competitive matches. |
Reserves 2-1 Portsmouth Mon 15th Aug 2005 22:11 Dean Bowditch scored twice, the first a penalty, as Town's reserves started their season with a 2-1 home win over Portsmouth. The visitors went ahead after a blunder from keeper Andy Reynolds before Bowditch netted a goal in each half. |
Leicester 0-0 Town Sat 13th Aug 2005 19:15 Town picked up their second clean sheet of the season as they drew 0-0 at Leicester's Walkers Stadium. Both teams had chances in a game in which young Irish keeper Shane Supple made his senior debut as a substitute after Lewis Price had succumbed to a first half knee injury. |
U18s 4-2 Rushden and Ds Wed 10th Aug 2005 20:37 Town U18s recovered from being two goals down to beat Rushden and Diamonds 4-2 in a pre-season friendly at Playford Road on Wednesday afternoon. Goals from Tony Boto, a Charlie Sheringham penalty, Jordan Rhodes and Stuart Ainsley gave the Blues their victory. |
QPR 2-1 Town Wed 10th Aug 2005 02:55 The Blues suffered their first defeat of the season as they travelled to QPR and lost 2-1. Kevin Gallen and Martin Rowlands netted as the home side dominated the first half, before Sam Parkin scored his first Town goal as the Blues improved after the break. |
Reserves Lose to Daggers Thu 04th Aug 2005 00:03 Town's reserves lost 2-1 to Dagenham and Redbridge at their Victoria Road ground on Wednesday night. Canadian winger Jaime Peters was involved with the Blues for the first time since signing his contract earlier this week and played the full 90 minutes. |
Draw and Defeat for Kids Sat 30th Jul 2005 18:16 Ipswich entertained Wolves on Saturday afternoon at Bent Lane with both the U18 and U16 teams playing the Midlanders in friendlies. The U18s were defeated 1-0, while the U16s drew 2-2. |
Town 0-2 Rangers Tue 19th Jul 2005 23:28 Town suffered their first defeat of the pre-season campaign as Rangers came away from Portman Road with a 2-0 win. Peter Lovenkrands opened the scoring in the 54th minute and Nacho Novo sealed the win two minutes from the end. |
Joe: No Makin Up Sat 16th Jul 2005 23:30 Boss Joe Royle has ruled out former Blue Chris Makin returning to Portman Road. Makin left Town last summer chasing a switch to Premiership Bolton but ended up at Championship side Leicester, moving on to Derby later in the season. |
Forster Deal Complete Wed 22nd Jun 2005 19:33 Former Reading striker Nicky Forster has become Joe Royle's first recruit of the close season. As TWTD reported this morning, the 31-year-old has signed a two-year contract at Portman Road, joining on a Bosman free transfer. |