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Burley on Loss Sun 18th Nov 2001 20:31
George Burley has said that there is still a long way to go this season and also pointed to Bolton Wanderers excellent away record in the wake of today's defeat. The Town manager also criticised his defence for more lapses.
Stewart Injury Shock! Sat 17th Nov 2001 19:19
Marcus Stewart will miss the next two months of Town's season after breaking his jaw in two places in a training ground incident this morning. The Town striker was involved in an accidental collision with Pablo Couñago and was immediately taken to Ipswich Hospital.
Ipswich Town Reserves 2-1 Arsenal Reserves Tue 13th Nov 2001 23:27
by your Official Reporter, ColdGit@Reserves.
I have promised to be more direct. Here goes:

Darren Bent is an absolute gem. I've been saying all season that he should be in the first team and a really gamey brace tonight, leaving the winning goal till the 90th minute, will surely have clinched that exciting, fully justified reality.

A promising young Arsenal team had led, at the interval, via their dainty young centre-forward, Jermaine Brown, begloved and with corn-row hair (is that what you call it?) who took advantage of the temporary absence upfield of attack-minded Thomas Gaardsoe, to beat man-in-black Andy Marshall with a breakaway goal after 35 mins.

As crowd favourite Darren would have said afterwards, had I been able to speak to him, "I should have had at least a hat-trick, Old Git, with two half-chances just before the half hour mark, the second of which I tapped into the goalie's ample bosom - was it Richard Wright? And then, five minutes into the second half, Brian, I gently, deftly, accurately, oh no, tickled one over the bar. So far, this season, I should have scored an Axeldahl of reserve match goals."

It took an hour for Bent to strike, but it was worth waiting for. In the area, he was moving left, but flicked the ball inside his man, then curled it round the goalie and inside the right post. You beauty. 1-1.

At the death, his second goal was another peachy plum, partly because of the pin-point quality of excellent Darren Ambrose's cross from the right; all Bent had to do was control it and tuck it away, again inside the right post. He looks like Finidi George, but it's time for Finidi to take his hat off to Darren; both Darrens, for that matter: Ambrose is of the same school: eager, direct, a winner. 2-1.

Don't let's get too warmed up, though; it wasn't that sort of night for all of us. The Darrens were beacons in the mist. Urgent Yoof Ambrose replaced anonymous Nicholls after an hour, allowing begloved Nabil Abbadabba to come in from the cold on the wing into central midfield, where he continued to show delightful touch but ineffective overall impact.

Yet, in an uncertain, bump-into-things world, it was re-assuring to lie back and accept the freezing embrace - an average FPR temperature tonight of 7 degrees Celsius, whatever celcius is, but, as your Official Reporter, I have to accept that I have a worldwide audience and mustn't mention good old Fahrenheit. Mother said it was cold in Sydney today but I promise you that a couple of hours at damp Portman Road tonight would have reminded her why she emigrated 36 years ago, (and, with a worldwide audience, it is nice for them that I should make an international reference)...and yet I still cannot say, 'in Sydney' without pangs of Carry On double entendre...whoops, digressionamundo...the freezing embrace of a November evening at the Reserves, with the bizarre guarantee of safety created by a report on the BBC saying that Osama Bin Laden is an Arsenal fan. We're watching Arsenal Reserves (though this is only the official title of this team. The term has come to mean, in general conversation, something quite different: 'the team you put out against teams like Ipswich or Worthington Cup opponents.' I doubt that any of Arsenal's team tonight will ever play in the Premiership for them. Surreal. Their Yoof winger, Jerome Thomas - all their Yoof's forward line has 'J' first names - was their gem. Fabian found him to be 'unstoppable'. Umm, that doesn't make Thomas unique, though, does it? Come on Fab, shave that carpet sample off the top of your head, and play a bit. You're only up against Chris Makin.)

I'm not really digressing. It was a match without passion, without much meaning. Without Bent actually winning the match, it would have been very ho-hum, but he was this week's 'Mumo' Peralta, who was the emerging star of my last Reserves Report, and who, so soon after, is October's Third Best Player Of The Month.

In the absence of Mumo, Tommy Miller was given the opportunity to audition for Jim Magilton's shirt, but he took an early knock and that perhaps stunted his growth. Miller was derisory about Sir George's audacity, in playing 'the best midfielder in the Nationwide' on the wing; it's because Our Tom shares Our Jim's fear of wide open spaces. He feels that that circle around the centre of the pitch is there for a reason, and, tonight, he never left it. In fairness, he can sweep the ball about, though it's a little laboured, as are all his movements, as if he's a middleweight boxer with heavy legs (like Reuser, who we're coming to.)

Our team was:
Marshall
Wilnis — Gaardsoe - Justin Miller (c) - 'Gary'
Abbadabba - Tommy Miller - Ashley Nicholls - REUSER!!!!!!
Bent - 'Log' Logan
Le Pen Signed and Sealed Tue 13th Nov 2001 16:07
As expected Town have signed Lorient winger Ulrich Le Pen. The Frenchman was paraded at a press conference this afternoon.
Deal Closer Mon 12th Nov 2001 15:31
George Burley says the completion of the deal for the mystery midfielder gets ever closer. The Town manager is still negotiating a fee, but says progress is being made.
Days Off for Players Mon 05th Nov 2001 14:34
George Burley has given his players three days off to recover from the exertions of recent weeks. Town have had two games a week every week for some while now and that must be taking its toll.
Encouraging Signs - Burley Mon 05th Nov 2001 11:51
Town's reserves meet Leicester's reserves this evening (KO 7.30) in the East Midlands. Despite seeing his side third from bottom George Burley does not see his side as relegation fodder come May. There is still a lot of the season to go and the Town boss says there are encouraging signs that his side are on the upturn.
Sixto Chuffed With Draw Sat 03rd Nov 2001 12:26
Sixto Peralta has said he's chuffed to be playing against his Inter mates in the next round of the UFA Cup. The Argentinian is on a season long long from Inter and is elegible to play as we suspected yesterday.
Helsingborgs IF 1-3 Town Thu 01st Nov 2001 23:07
An evening which showed the best and worst of Town finally ended with a well-deserved and triumphant 3-1 victory for the Blues. Hermann Hreidarsson's second goal in two games and two from Marcus Stewart won a game for Town after the worst of possible starts.
Burley's Job Safe Wed 31st Oct 2001 09:33
George Burley's future is assured despite Town's poor start to the season. The Town boss has been told by David Sheepshanks that whatever happens his job will not be on the line.
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