Stoke 2-0 Town Tue 02nd Mar 2004 23:06 An uninspired Town fell to their second consecutive away defeat as Stoke ran out 2-0 winners at the Britannia Stadium. A defensive mix-up eventually led to Peter Hoekstra scoring a first half penalty, while in the second an offside looking Ade Akinbiyi put the home side further in front. |
Brown Fumes at Ref Sat 28th Feb 2004 18:38 Preston boss Craig Brown raged at referee Keith Hill after his side had been defeated 2-0 by Town at Portman Road. The former Scotland boss felt that Georges Santos had handled the ball prior to Tommy Miller netting Town's first goal. |
Bart-Williams Returns Thu 26th Feb 2004 14:02 Town manager Joe Royle has an almost full squad to pick from ahead of Saturday's visit by Preston North End. Striker Shekfi Kuqi misses the game due to a one-match suspension but Chris Bart-Williams is fit enough to be involved after his recent back problems. |
Grainger Was Target Tue 24th Feb 2004 14:07 Birmingham City left-back Martin Grainger has emerged as one of the players Joe Royle recently targeted as a loan signing. |
Joe: Town Looked Tired Sat 21st Feb 2004 23:26 Town manager Joe Royle said his side looked tired during the 4-2 loss at Burnley. He added that his team cannot afford to keep giving the opposition two-goal leads. |
Burnley 4 - 2 Town Sat 21st Feb 2004 18:24 Town's unbeaten away run stretching back to September ended as the Blues were defeated 4-2 in a scrappy game at Turf Moor. The home side scored twice in the first half and again after the break, before Ian Westlake and Martijn Reuser hit back only for Robbie Blake to add a fourth in injury time. |
Town 3-1 Bradford Sat 14th Feb 2004 18:43 Town got back to winning ways with a mainly comfortable 3-1 victory over Bradford. A Shefki Kuqi stunner put the Blues ahead before a not uncharacteristic defensive howler gifted Bradford an equaliser. Ian Westlake scored almost immediately and Darren Bent added a third in the second half. |
Town 1-3 Wigan Athletic Sat 07th Feb 2004 21:40 Yet another dismal home performance saw the Blues to a 3-1 defeat against upwardly mobile Wigan Athletic. Goals from Jason Roberts, Nathan Ellington and Gary Teale put the Latics three-up before Shefki Kuqi netted a consolation for Town. |
Fitness Test for Miller Fri 06th Feb 2004 13:51 Midfielder Tommy Miller will face a fitness test on Saturday ahead of the Blues' live Sky game with Wigan Athletic. Miller has been suffering with a thigh problem but is expected to be fit to face Paul Jewell's side. |
Shares Raise £1.75m Tue 03rd Feb 2004 13:04 Town's share issue raised £1,746,420, around £400,000 added to the total during the two-week extension. The initial public offer of shares was closed last Friday. |