Squad for Reading Game Fri 08th Aug 2003 13:03 Town manager Joe Royle has announced his squad for Saturday's opening game of the season at home to Reading. New signings Drissa Diallo, Kelvin Davis and Georges Santos will all make their Town debuts. |
Colchester 0-3 Town Sat 26th Jul 2003 17:48 Three second half goals from the Blues saw their winning pre-season run continue at Colchester United. After a slow start Town gradually introduced one or two of their more senior players against a spirited home side. |
Trelleborg XI 0-5 Town Tue 22nd Jul 2003 22:37 Town's three-game tour of Scandinavia came to a winning end as the Blues beat a Trelleborg combination side 5-0. A Darren Bent penalty started things off before Pablo Couñago, Martijn Reuser, Marcus Bent and Fabian Wilnis added more goals. |
Royle Impressed Sat 19th Jul 2003 10:18 Town manager Joe Royle was impressed with a number of his youngsters at Southend last night and was pleased to score four goals. The Blues' boss felt the pitch suited the home side who are a week further into pre-season training. |
Southend 2-4 Town Tue 15th Jul 2003 23:51 Town came from two goals behind to get their pre- season off to a 4-2 winning start at Roots Hall against Southend United. As promised manager Joe Royle fielded two completely different sides in each half, only keeper Lewis Price on the field the whole time. |
Price is Right for Joe Thu 10th Jul 2003 13:16 Youngster Lewis Price will be the only keeper on the club's pre-season tour of Scandinavia. Joe Royle is expecting Matteo Sereni's switch to Lazio to be complete before the end of next week while unwanted pair Andy Marshall and James Pullen will remain in Ipswich. |
Two In For Marshall! Thu 10th Jul 2003 07:28 Town keeper Andy Marshall has said that two clubs, one Premiership, one Nationwide, are interested in taking him away from Portman Road. Marshall, with a year left on his Town contract, was given a free transfer by Joe Royle shortly after the end of the season. |
Players At Orwell Park Mon 07th Jul 2003 12:06 The Town squad are continuing pre-season training at Orwell Park School in Nacton this week. Absent will be a number of goalkeepers who will instead spend time at Malcolm Webster's annual keepers' course in Staffordshire. |
Sereni Misses Course Sat 05th Jul 2003 10:20 Returning Italian Matteo Sereni will miss out on Malcolm Webster's annual national goalkeeper coaching course with a knee strain. Webster and business partner former Town loanee Fred Barber run the course each summer at Staffordshire College. |
Derby 1-4 Town Sun 04th May 2003 17:09 Town skipper Matt Holland scored with what could be his last touch for the Blues to complete a comprehensive 4-1 victory over Derby at Pride Park. The season looked to be coming to a disappointing end when a deflected Rob Lee cross put Derby ahead but goals from Couñago, Darren Bent, Magilton and late on Holland gave the three points to the Blues. |