Town 1-2 West Ham Sat 30th Aug 2003 18:30 Town's miserable start to the season continued with a 2-1 home defeat to West Ham. However, there were signs of improvement in a second half where Jermaine Wright's deflected shot pulled a goal back, West Ham having gone two-up through Jermain Defoe and David Connolly. |
Wigan 1-0 Town Tue 26th Aug 2003 23:18 Town's dismal start to the season continued as they deservedly lost 1-0 at Wigan's JJB Stadium. The Blues were rarely on top in a game won by a second half Nathan Ellington goal, the striker deflecting Jason Jarrett's shot past Kelvin Davis. |
Reuser Misses Out Tue 26th Aug 2003 09:56 Dutch midfielder Martijn Reuser misses tonight's away league clash with Wigan Athletic due to a groin injury. The former Ajax man picked up the problem in training yesterday. |
Town 1-1 Coventry Sat 23rd Aug 2003 19:03 Off form Town dropped more home points as they drew 1-1 at home to Coventry. Marcus Bent put the Blues ahead on 16 minutes but Micky Doyle equalised for the visitors just after the half hour. Town probably had the better of the second half but failed to grab the winner, sub Ian Westlake coming closest. |
Bowditch to Start? Fri 22nd Aug 2003 10:06 Town manager Joe Royle has hinted that he may start 17-year-old Dean Bowditch when the Blues face Coventry City at Portman Road on Saturday. Bowditch scored his first senior goal in the 1-0 extra-time win against Kidderminster recently. |
Crewe 1-0 Town Sat 16th Aug 2003 18:17 A disappointing Town fell to a 1-0 defeat at Crewe's Gresty Road, a second half Kenny Lunt freekick the difference between the sides. The Blues never got going in the first half however they improved after the break but couldn't turn their possession into goals. |
Squad for Crewe Fri 15th Aug 2003 16:40 Ian Westlake is the only addition to the 16 used so far this season in the party travelling to Crewe on Saturday. Westlake is likely to get a place on the bench if Drissa Diallo fails to recover from his shoulder problem and Georges Santos takes his place in defence. |
Town 1-0 Kidd'ster AET Thu 14th Aug 2003 00:07 A profligate Town made very heavy weather of beating Kidderminster Harriers in the Carling Cup, eventually running out 1-0 winners in extra-time. Dean Bowditch scored the goal 10 seconds into the additional half hour after chances galore had gone begging during normal time. |
Town to Switch to 4-4-2 Wed 13th Aug 2003 09:43 The Town side for this evening's home Carlng Cup clash with Kidderminster sees a number of changes. Joe Royle announced earlier in the week that he would switch things around for the visit of the Harriers. |
Squad for Kidderminster Tue 12th Aug 2003 12:50 Joe Royle has announced his squad for Wednesday's home Carling Cup tie with Third Division Kidderminster Harriers. Royle has already revealed that he will make a number of changes from the side which faced Reading. |