Dinning on Loan Move Mon 09th Aug 2004 14:10 New loan signing Tomy Dinning says he's determined to win himself a permanent contract with the Blues. The Wigan midfielder has moved to Town initially on a two-month loan. |
Town 2-1 Gillingham Sat 07th Aug 2004 18:15 Town got the new season off to a victorious start, coming from behind to beat Gillingham 2-1 at Portman Road. The visitors went in front through Paul Smith but the Blues struck back via Richard Naylor and Dean Bowditch. |
Town 2-1 Newcastle Wed 28th Jul 2004 23:14 A bumper crowd of 24,644 saw Town beat Newcastle United 2-1 in the Dale Roberts testimonial. The Blues went ahead through Shefki Kuqi but Laurent Robert's header levelled before half-time. Sub Pablo Couñago netted the winner in the 72nd minute. |
Joe Pleased With Win Wed 21st Jul 2004 10:36 Town boss Joe Royle was particularly pleased with his side's attacking guile after the 5-1 destruction of Oxford at the Kassam Stadium. Strikers Darren Bent and Pablo Couñago both scored with Tommy Miller (2) and Jim Magilton also netting. |
Oxford 1-5 Town Wed 21st Jul 2004 00:47 Town easily brushed aside Oxford United 5-1 at the Kassam Stadium despite going behind in the ninth minute. Tommy Miller scored twice before half-time, with Darren Bent, Pablo Couñago and Jim Magilton completing the scoring. |
Two Minor Injuries Thu 15th Jul 2004 08:46 Matt Richards and Georges Santos have been missing training this week after picking up minor injuries. Richards has a sore knee from the Randers friendly while Santos has a hip problem. |
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. |
Rivers's Chance to Shine Mon 12th Jul 2004 13:54 Town manager Joe Royle says that trialist Mark Rivers will win a contract with the Blues if he does well on this week's tour of Denmark. The 20-man Town squad left Heathrow for Scandinavia this lunchtime. |
Peterborough 1-2 Town Sat 10th Jul 2004 17:39 Town opened their pre-season campaign with a 2-1 victory over Peterborough United at London Road. The Blues went ahead through a deflected Pablo Couñago goal and went two-up via Ian Westlake before Calum Willock hit back for the home side. |
Rivers on Trial Thu 08th Jul 2004 18:24 Town are taking Norwich City midfielder Mark Rivers on trial. Rivers is out of favour at Carrow Road and hasn't played for the first team since January. |