Knights and England Out Mon 09th May 2005 10:19 Academy striker Darryl Knights was an unused sub as England went out of the UEFA European U17 Championship, losing 1-0 to hosts Italy in their final group game. After a victory over Belarus and a defeat to Turkey, England needed only a draw to progress to the knockout phase of the competition. |
Brighton 1-1 Town Sun 08th May 2005 16:49 Town once again face the play-offs after failing to overhaul second-placed Wigan on the final day of the season. Despite an early Shefki Kuqi goal, the Blues could only manage a 1-1 draw at Brighton, while the Latics defeated Reading 3-1 at the JJB Stadium. |
Reserves Side for Derby Wed 27th Apr 2005 11:17 FA Youth Cup final hero Shane Supple will be between the sticks for the reserves when they take on Norwich at Carrow Road this evening (KO 7.30pm). James Scowcroft, Matt Richards, Drissa Diallo and Jimmy Juan are the senior players included in Steve McCall's side. |
Two Worries for Youths Fri 22nd Apr 2005 11:20 Town are sweating on the fitness of two of their Irish contingent ahead of tonight's delicately poised FA Youth Cup final second leg at Portman Road against Southampton (KO 7.45pm). Left-back Michael Synnott and central midfielder Owen Garvan both picked up knee injuries in Monday's first leg at the St Mary's Stadium. |
Haynes in for Clarke? Mon 18th Apr 2005 14:41 Town's U18s travel to Southampton tonight for the first leg of the club's first FA Youth final for 30 years (KO 7.45pm). The Blues will be without striker Billy Clarke who has a knee injury which he sustained late in the second leg of the semi-final with Spurs. |
Youths' Final Push Wed 13th Apr 2005 11:18 Town's U18s take on the Tottenham at White Hart Lane tonight in the second leg of the FA Youth Cup semi-final (KO 7pm). The Blues are 2-0 up from last Friday's first leg and must be confident that they can progress to the two-legged live-on-Sky final. |
Youths Face Spurs Thu 07th Apr 2005 23:55 Town's U18s take on Spurs on Friday evening in the Portman Road leg of their FA Youth Cup semi-final (KO 7pm). Regular TWTD contributor James Ager gives us a rundown of the squads and the teams' paths to the semi-finals, starting with the Blues. |
England Pair Miss Out Thu 31st Mar 2005 10:53 Strikers Dean Bowditch and Darryl Knights missed out on adding to their international caps on Wednesday night. Both Town men were left out as Knights's U17s and Bowditch's U19s completed successful UEFA European Championship qualification mini-tournament campaigns. |
Six Away With Squads Thu 24th Mar 2005 19:18 Town have six players away with international squads this weekend. Darren Bent is in action first on Friday night for the England U21s against Germany in a UEFA European U21 Championship, Group Six qualifier at Hull's KC Stadium (Sky Sports One, 7pm). |
Kuqi Latest Call-Up Mon 21st Mar 2005 10:21 Striker Shefki Kuqi has been called up for Finland's World Cup qualifier with the Czech Republic on Saturday in Teplice. Kuqi will win his 38th cap for his adopted country if he plays against the Czechs. |