Royle Names 18-Man Squad Thu 12th May 2005 17:28 Boss Joe Royle has named an 18-man squad for Town's record breaking seventh play-off campaign. The Blues travel to London on Friday afternoon ahead of Saturday's semi-final first leg against West Ham at Upton Park (KO 12.15.pm, Sky Sports One). |
Reserves Win Final Match Wed 11th May 2005 02:43 Town's reserves ended their season on a high, defeating Portsmouth 3-1 at Fratton Park on Tuesday night. Dean Bowditch, Chris Casement and Dean McDonald scored the goals which took Steve McCall's side off the bottom of the FA Premier Reserve League (South). |
Reserves Face Pompey Tue 10th May 2005 11:02 Town's reserves complete their fixtures with a game against Portsmouth at Fratton Park this evening (KO 7pm). Steve McCall's side is mainly drawn from the FA Youth Cup-winning U18 team but with senior squad players Jimmy Juan, Dean Bowditch, Matt Richards and Dean McDonald also involved. |
De Vos Remains a Doubt Fri 06th May 2005 15:34 Jason De Vos remains Town's big worry ahead of Sunday's final day showdown at Brighton (Sky Sports Two, 1pm). The Blues need to better Wigan's result against Reading to secure automatic promotion to the Premiership. |
Reserves Face Saints Tue 03rd May 2005 12:30 Town reserves are in action against Southampton's second string at the Saints' Staplewood training ground this afternoon (KO 2.30pm). Drissa Diallo and Matt Richards are the most senior players involved. |
McDonald in Squad Fri 29th Apr 2005 10:51 Town boss Joe Royle has included 18-year-old Dean McDonald in the first team squad for Saturday's home game with Crewe. The former Arsenal trainee was impressive in Wednesday's reserve draw at Norwich City. |
Town Wait on Defence Duo Thu 28th Apr 2005 17:03 Defenders David Unsworth and Fabian Wilnis are Town's injury concerns ahead of Saturday's crunch last home league game of the season against Crewe. Unsworth strained an ankle ligament in last week's draw at Leeds, while the Dutchman turned his ankle in training on Wednesday. Boss Joe Royle says both his first-choice full-backs have a chance of being OK to face Dario Gradi's relegation-threatened side: "Friday will be a big day for them both. We will want to see them back in training and hopefully neither of them will miss the Crewe game. |
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. |
Leeds 1-1 Town Sat 23rd Apr 2005 18:22 The Blues will rue missing a number of chances after drawing 1-1 at Leeds. Shefki Kuqi put Town ahead on 11 but Leeds hit back through Matthew Spring within a minute, however the Finn and Darren Currie both had golden opportunities to take all three points back to Portman Road. |
Diallo Back in Squad Thu 21st Apr 2005 15:44 Defender Drissa Diallo is included in the Town squad travelling to face Leeds on Saturday. It is the first time the Guinean international has been back in contention for a first team place since injuring his hamstring prior to Christmas. |