Glentoran 1-3 Town Sat 19th Jul 2008 17:20 Town ended their week-long tour of Belfast with a 3-1 victory over Glentoran in Paul Leeman's testimonial at the Oval. Darren Boyle put the home side in front early on, but Alan Lee and Pablo Couñago netted either side of half-time, prior to a late Gary Roberts penalty. |
Wright Left Out of West Ham Squad Thu 17th Jul 2008 22:32 Richard Wright was left out of the West Ham first team squad which played a friendly with Hampton and Richmond Borough on Thursday evening, prompting speculation that the former Blue could be closing in on his return to Portman Road. |
Town Hammer Cliftonville Mon 14th Jul 2008 22:02 Town started their three-game tour of Belfast with a 7-0 hammering of a very poor Cliftonville side. Gary Roberts opened the scoring, then Alan Lee and Danny Haynes netted before the break with Jaime Peters, Alan Quinn (2) and David Wright completing the scoring. |
Pim's Number One as Town Defeat Brentford Fri 11th Jul 2008 21:44 Town's new Dutch signing Pim Balkestein netted his first goal for the Blues as the senior side defeated Brentford 2-0 at Griffin Park. Danny Haynes netted the second, rebounding his penalty after the Bees' keeper had saved. |
Town Close to Deal for Southampton's Skácel Thu 10th Jul 2008 08:50 Southampton midfielder Rudi Skácel's move to Portman Road looks set to be finalised in the next few days. On Tuesday, TWTD was first to break the news that Town were set to sign the Czech international. |
Needham Confirm Fab Link Mon 07th Jul 2008 08:03 Needham Market chairman David Bugg has confirmed that former Town star Fabian Wilnis is training with the Ridgeons League club, as reported by TWTD on Friday. Wilnis left the Blues after nine years at the end of the season. |
Keller Second Fulham Keeper Linked Tue 10th Jun 2008 13:44 Fulham's Kasey Keller is the latest keeper to be linked by a tabloid with a summer move to the Blues. The 38-year-old is the second Cottagers stopper to be mentioned in connection with Town, Antti Niemi having been linked late last week. |
Macedonian Noveski Watched Sun 08th Jun 2008 22:15 TWTD understands that Macedonian defender Nikolce Noveski was the reason chief scout Steve McCall watched the Balkans side take on Poland in a friendly late last month. Noveski, who plays either as a centre-half or left-back, is currently with FSV Mainz 05 in the second division of the Bundesliga. |
Stoke Chasing Walters As Fulham's Niemi Linke Fri 06th Jun 2008 08:40 Newly-promoted Stoke City will offer Town £1 million for Jon Walters, according to one of this morning's tabloids. The Blues, meanwhile, are linked with Fulham keeper Antti Niemi. |
Harte Linked Again as McAuley Asks for Move Thu 05th Jun 2008 08:52 Leicester City defender Gareth McAuley is set to ask the Foxes for a transfer, according to tabloid reports this morning. Meanwhile, released Sunderland left-back Ian Harte is again linked with Town, while David Sheepshanks is claimed to be in line for a job at the FA. |