De Vos Injury Shock Tue 17th Aug 2004 12:36 Summer signing Jason De Vos has been forced to drop out of the Canada squad facing Guatemala on Wednesday after an x-ray showed a stress fracture of the tibia. The injury, discovered after the 30-year-old broke down in training with Frank Yallop's squad, could see the former Wigan man miss a number of Town matches. |
Randers 0-0 Town Tue 13th Jul 2004 21:19 Town's pre-season tour to Denmark got underway with an understated 0-0 draw with Randers. As at Peterborough on Saturday, there was little for the crowd to get excited about in a typical pre-season warm-up. |
Three Sign Deals Fri 02nd Jul 2004 10:08 Out-of-contract trio Fabian Wilnis, Richard Naylor and Jim Magilton have put pen to paper on new one-year deals. The three join Lewis Price in committing their future to the Blues, the keeper having already signed a two-year contract. |
Joe Wants a Midfielder Tue 29th Jun 2004 12:57 Town boss Joe Royle says bringing in a new midfielder is his main target. Town have seen Chris Bart-Williams and Jermaine Wright leave the club, while Martijn Reuser looks set to move to Dutch side Willem II. |
Boss on Departures Wed 23rd Jun 2004 18:57 Town boss Joe Royle has wished departing striker Marcus Bent all the best for his career at Everton, a club where Royle himself spent time as both a player and a manager. The Blues are still waiting to hear back from a number of out of contract players but Royle is confident the majority will re-sign. |
Wright Confirms Exit Wed 23rd Jun 2004 10:50 Midfielder Jermaine Wright has officially told Town he will not be signing the new deal recently offered to him. The out-of-contract 28-year-old, who has spent five years at Portman Road, is understood to have been offered a more lucrative deal by a Premiership club, probably Everton. |
Joe on McGreal Move Thu 17th Jun 2004 13:29 Town manager Joe Royle says he first became aware that John McGreal was destined to move to Burnley when he received a phonecall from the player's agent this morning. McGreal was revealed as Clarets' player today, having signed a three-year deal. |
Fab Weighing-Up Contract Wed 26th May 2004 13:18 Dutch full-back Fabian Wilnis says he is weighing-up the one-year Town contract offered to him earlier this week. The Dutchman says he is not rushing into anything but has no other potential deals on the table. |
Two Set to Sign Tue 25th May 2004 09:49 Defender Chris Makin and goalkeeper Lewis Price have agreed to sign their new Town deals, with Richard Naylor expecting to do the same in the next few days. |
Town Release Two Mon 24th May 2004 14:25 Town manager Joe Royle has released out-of-contract striker Alun Armstrong and midfielder Chris Bart-Williams. However, the Town boss has offered new one-year contracts to all the other seven players whose deals are up at the end of June. |