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In a shock move Town striker David Johnson has declared himself Welsh. The 23-year-old striker has in the past appeared for both the England B team and the Jamaican full side as well as spending a game on the bench for the England U21s, however none of these games tied him to any one country and he can still choose which nation he wanted to represent.
Unlucky Town came within a few minutes of beating Arsenal in a pulsating encounter at Portman Road. The game finished 1-1, but Town were one up for forty minutes of the second half after Marcus Stewart had headed home past David Seaman. A late Denis Bergkamp goal evened the game.
A pulsating climax to the East Anglian derby saw Pablo Couñago grab an equaliser for the Blues in injury time from a Darren Bent missed penalty. Prior to that, the game had taken much the same pattern as recent derbies, Town having most of the play before conceding, and once again there was more than a little controversy.
Away supporters will be chuffed to hear that Town have drawn Crewe at Gresty Road in the Worthington Cup Third Round. The tie will take place in the week commencing October 8th.
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.