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The first AGM of Ipswich Town PLC post-takeover passed quietly in the Sir Bobby Robson Suite in the Greene King Stand on Wednesday evening. Around 300 of the 3,875 shareholders in the PLC, which holds a 12.5% stake in the club, were in attendance.
PRUDHOE Youth Club Seniors secured their position as group winners in the Combination Cup after a last minute equaliser saw them draw with Red Row Welfare on Saturday. Heading into the game off the back of another midweek victory – a fine 0-3 win against Wallsend Boys Club where Rob Hayes, Brad Rogers and Arron Fletcher all scored – a late Craig Fairley goal means they now can’t be caught by anyone else in their group. The result means Prudhoe are the first team to qualify for the semi-finals of the Combination Cup, although several of our other teams still remain in contention to...
Wayne Talkes was 68 and had been ill for some time. After moving to the Island with his parents at a young age, he attended the Fairway School in Sandown and captained the Island boys' team as well as playing for Bembridge Youth Club. His classmates could see he was destined for greater things. In 1967, he signed as an apprentice with Southampton Football Club. He went on as a substitute in a Combination Cup game against Arsenal, becoming, at 15 years and 180 days, the youngest-ever post-war debutant for the Reserves. He made his first team debut, under Lawrie McMenemy in 1972. At...