Injury Woe for Joe Thu 11th Sep 2003 14:27 Town manager Joe Royle has several injury problems as he goes into Saturday's game at table-topping West Brom. Chris Makin, Tommy Miller and Martijn Reuser are all out while Jermaine Wright is a doubt. |
Bart Loan Confirmed Thu 11th Sep 2003 13:27 Charlton midfielder Chris Bart-Williams joined up with his team-mates for training this morning. Bart-Williams stayed overnight in Suffolk and has signed a one-month loan. |
Reserves 1-1 Leicester Wed 10th Sep 2003 21:50 A ten-man Town second string were unlucky not to take all three points from their 1-1 home draw with Leicester City. The Blues numbers were reduced just before half-time when Aidan Collins was harshly sent off by referee Lee who also gave the visitors a highly dubious second half penalty. |
No Gaardsøe Grudge Wed 10th Sep 2003 09:53 Former Town defender Thomas Gaardsøe says he has no grudge towards Blues' boss Joe Royle who sold him in the summer. The Blues travel to the Dane's new club West Brom on Saturday. |
Mahon Number 25 Tue 09th Sep 2003 11:31 Loan signing Alan Mahon has been handed the Town number 25 shirt. Mahon signed for the Blues yesterday and trained for the first time this morning. |
Joe Still Optimistic Thu 04th Sep 2003 09:29 Town manager Joe Royle says he is still optimistic about the season ahead despite the Blues' poor start to the campaign. However, he concedes that Town may already be out of the running for a top two position. |
No Firm Bent Offer - Joe Sun 31st Aug 2003 21:19 Town manager Joe Royle has revealed that as yet there has been no firm offer from either of the Premiership sides interested in Marcus Bent. The two sides, believed to be Leeds and Fulham, made enquiries regarding the striker towards the end of last week with talks taking place over the weekend. |
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. |
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. |
Richards Misses Out Fri 22nd Aug 2003 13:17 Matt Richards has been withdrawn from Joe Royle's squad for Saturday's home league clash with Coventry City. The young full-back has a slight groin strain which he picked up in Wednesday's reserve game against Southampton. |