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.
Town s players return for pre-season training today and face stringent fitness tests. As usual the Blues will spend time at Orwell Park and Holbrook Schools to add variety to the sessions.
Burnley chairman Barry Kilby has said he is unhappy that Town, freshly out of administration, were able to offer Drissa Diallo a better contract than his club. The Guinean international signed for the Blues yesterday after the club s transfer embargo was lifted.
Blues boss Joe Royle says that Town could not turn down Portsmouth s £750,000 offer for Matt Holland. Royle cites the continuing reduction in transfer fees across the board and the club s need to fulfil commitments made in the Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) agreed with creditors last month as the major factors behind the decision to accept the bid.
New Town signing Drissa Diallo has commented on his switch to Portman Road, citing Premiership ambitions as one reason behind his decision to move to the Blues.