Royle on Liberec match Thu 31st Oct 2002 00:37 Town manager Joe Royle said he was delighted with his first three days in charge at Portman Road as his side prepared for Thursday night's UEFA Cup game with Slovan Liberec. Royle was well aware of the 40-year unbeaten home record held by the club, which he is charged with upholding against the Czechs. |
Royle Appointed Mon 28th Oct 2002 17:24 Town chairman David Sheepshanks introduced new manager Joe Royle to the press this afternoon and said the club needed a man with experience to turn its fortunes around. Royle himself asked supporters to give him a chance in this his fourth job as a league manager. |
Town 0-1 Gillingham Sat 26th Oct 2002 18:38 Town fans left Portman Road angry and depressed once again as Gillingham took three points back to Kent. A Mamady Sidibe goal in the first half, again after Town had failed to defend a corner, was enough to take Andy Hessenthaler's side to victory. |
Reserves Lose Thu 24th Oct 2002 09:58 Town's second string lost 2-0 to a very strong Arsenal side at Barnet last night. The Gunners included Robert Pires and Giovanni van Bronckhorst along with a number of other experienced players. |
Town 2-2 Burnley Tue 22nd Oct 2002 23:29 An 89th minute equaliser from Dimitrios Papadopoulos gave Burnley a point they probably deserved on the strength of their second half performance. Once again Town were patchy, despite going ahead inside the first minute through a John McGreal header. After Gnohere had equalised Darren Ambrose hit another stunner to put the Blues ahead at half-time. |
Mogga on Burnley Mon 21st Oct 2002 16:31 Caretaker-manager Tony Mowbray says his side will come up against the division's form team when they meet Burnley at Portman Road on Tuesday night. Stan Ternent's side beat Leicester on Saturday, their fifth win in a row. |
Two Weeks to Wait? Fri 18th Oct 2002 10:56 David Sheepshanks says it may be another two weeks before a replacement is found for George Burley due to the number of applicants involved. This will please Tony Mowbray as the longer this process continues, the longer he will have to demonstrate that he's the man for the job. |
Town 2-1 Wednesday Sat 12th Oct 2002 19:19 The seemingly short-lived Tony Mowbray era got off to a winning start as a rather fortunate Town ran out 2-1 winners over Sheffield Wednesday. Two first half Pablo Couñago goals won the day, but the Owls were unlucky not to get the second goal which would have brought them a point. |
Old Boys Comment on Links Fri 11th Oct 2002 19:45 Former Town stars Brian Talbot and Terry Butcher have commented on reports linking them with the vacant Portman Road manager's job. Talbot is currently manager at Rushden and Diamonds while former skipper Terry Butcher is the boss at Scottish side Motherwell. |
I Want the Job - Mogga Fri 11th Oct 2002 17:05 Town caretaker-manager Tony Mowbray says that his style of management will inevitably be different from George Burley's. The former skipper takes control of his first game tomorrow as the Blues face Sheffield Wednesday, themselves struggling in the lower half of the table. |