Vicki Hall Memorial Match Tue 08th Aug 2000 13:45 Town are playing Felixstowe Town in a memorial game for murder victim Vicki Hall at Felixstowe Town's Dellwood Avenue on Sunday (KO 12pm, turnstiles open 11am). Town squad: R Wright, Pullen, Croft, Burley, Mowbray, Miller, Moffat, Nichols, Holland, Wark, Niven, Stewart, Johnson, Logan, Friars, Abidallah, Bramble and Williams. |
Unlucky Fans Swamp Colchester Thu 27th Jul 2000 12:20 Colchester United are reporting an increase in demand for season tickets and thay are laying the cause firmly at the feet of ITFC. |
Wilnis in Against Riga Tue 25th Jul 2000 10:35 Fabian Wilnis will make his first appearance of the pre-season this evening when Town take on FC Riga in the Latvian capital. The Dutchman has remained in England while his wife gave birth during which time his team-mates have been getting pre-season off to a winning start. The former De Graafschap player is likely to start this evening with many of the other sixteen players used so far getting a run out at some point, Not playing will be James Scowcroft (thigh) and John McGreal (foot, although on the mend). |
Jensen Deal Imminent Tue 18th Jul 2000 13:05 Claus Jensen could be about to sign for Town in a deal worth £4 million. |
Wright Speaks at Last Fri 14th Jul 2000 18:10 Town keeper Richard wright has made his first statement on his contract/transfer situation. The England player said: "I have never said I want to leave this club and hopefully the situation will resolve itself in the future. I'm looking forward to getting back into training. It will be good to be back with the rest of the lads again to prepare for the new season." Of the widespread criticism of his agent Jonathan Barnett Wright said: "People can say what they like. They have their opinions and they are entitled to them." He continued: "People see what they see in a situation." George Burley, currently on holiday, said that he would hope negotiations would start soon with Wright, however as ever Jonathan Barnett has a few words to say on the matter: "Enough has been said for the moment. Richard just wants to get into training and enjoy working with his team-mates again." Wright and Matt Holland both will be back in training on Monday. They were allowed a longer summer break a! |
Branagan Deal Confirmed Fri 07th Jul 2000 13:21 The deal making Keith Branagan a Town player for the next two years has been confirmed. The goalkeeper agreed the contract verbally early last month, but formally signed yesterday. Branagan could well be a very important member of the squad this season if Richard Wright moves on. |
Two Internationals for Town Thu 06th Jul 2000 13:48 Town manager George Burley has revealed that he currently has two bids tabled with Premiership clubs for full international players. The Town manager said: "The two clubs concerned have received substantial offers from us for these two players. We are waiting to hear back and, if there is no joy, then there are all sorts of other possibilities that we can go into elsewhere. But I can confirm that the bids are in. It’s possible that both may be accepted, you never know. We want to add more players of quality and we feel that these players fit that bill." One of these is thought to be Coventry's Gary Breen, although the Sky Blues certainly are after a lot more than the £2 million that Town see as the player's value. |
Burley weighs up Scales Tue 27th Jun 2000 17:00 George Burley has confirmed interest in the out of contract Spurs defender, John Scales. Scales, 33, could also be lining up alongside Coventry defender Gary Breen. He is seen as surplus to requirements at City, as they have a glut of central defenders with Paul Williams, Colin Hendry, Richard Shaw, Mo Konjic and Breen all competing for the positions. The fee is rumoured to be around the £2million mark for the right-footed 27 year old. |
Scales Linked With Town Tue 27th Jun 2000 11:21 Tottenham defender John Scales is being linked with a move to Town. The 33-year-old is also reportedly being tracked by Portsmouth, but a move to another Premiership side would certainly be attractive to a player who has suffered from injuries and a lack of first team football since his move from Liverpool. He has made just forty appearances for the White Hart Lane club and is available on a Bosman. Town may look to Scales to add Premiership experience to the defence. |
Walsall to Defend Tue 02nd May 2000 12:29 Walsall manager Ray Graydon has said that he feels his side need just one point ot be sure of staying in the First Division and will be playing for a point at Portman Road on Saturday. |