Villa 2-1 Town Mon 17th Dec 2001 22:59 Once again Town fans will travel home thinking their side ought to have got something from an away performance. Two Juan Pablo Angel goals put Villa in the lead after Finidi George had put Town ahead with a low drive from 25 yards. Despite the usual late flurry no equaliser materialised for Town. |
Bent and Clapham Doubts Mon 17th Dec 2001 10:11 Marcus Bent has emeged as a new doubt after he injured his back in training on Sunday. The Town striker is set to be replaced with either Darren Bent or Pablo Couñago. |
Naylor Wants to Stay Sun 16th Dec 2001 19:53 Town striker Richard Naylor says he wants to stay at Town and prove himself, despite not signing an extension to his contract and recently revealing that George Burley will accept offers for him. |
Reuser Misses Out Sat 15th Dec 2001 09:50 Dutch midfielder Martijn Reuser will miss Monday's trip to Villa Park after a recurrence of his back injury. Reuser scored in the reserves game on Wednesday, but is now feeling his back again. |
Team Spirit OK - Burley Fri 14th Dec 2001 10:20 George Burley says there is no problem with the team spirit at the club in the wake of Amir Karic's attack on him and the club yesterday. Like David Sheepshanks, Burley put Karic's coments down to the Slovenian's bitterness at his failure to prgress at the club. |
Reserves 2 - 0 Tottenham Reserves Wed 12th Dec 2001 23:18 Match report by Old Git. |
Bramble Refuses Contract Extension Tue 11th Dec 2001 11:48 Dropped Town youngster Titus Bramble has refused to sign a two-year extension to his current contract which ends in the summer of 2004. Bramble was omitted from the side which lost 1-0 to Newcastle on Sunday and has had an up and down season up to now. |
Dyer Worried for Town Mon 10th Dec 2001 09:40 Former Town star Kieron Dyer says he thinks it is going to be difficult for Town to avoid relegation this season, espcially after this weekend's results. |
Town 0-1 Newcastle Sun 09th Dec 2001 18:53 Town fell to yet another home defeat as Nolberto Solano, last year's red card villain in this fixture, scored a first half winner for Newcastle. Town huffed and puffed and as ever had loads of possession, but as usual the crossing wasn't up to much and clearcut chances were very far and few between. |
AGM Report Tue 04th Dec 2001 00:10 Monday evening saw David Sheepshanks and the board given a largely warm welcome by shareholders, despite the current lowly position of the team. Sheepshanks faced few overly taxing or critical questions with shareholders in the main happy with the way the club has been run. |