Paddy Pointers: Canaries surge past leaders Coventry City
Paddy Davitt delivers his Coventry verdict from Norwich’s merited Championship win. 1. Fuel injection What you see is not all you get with Philippe Clement. The Belgian projects an air of calm detachment and authority for the most part in his public persona. You would expect the same behind closed doors. Clement hinted in his […]
Paddy’s Pointers: Four observations from the Canaries Baggies beating
Paddy Davitt delivers his West Brom verdict from Norwich’s stunning Championship win. 1. Waving goodbye to the bottom three ‘Philippe, give us a wave,’ was the cry that rose up from the away end at the Hawthorns on a red letter night for Norwich City in a Championship season holed below the waterline for the […]
Norwich 2-1 Southampton: Philippe Clement Championship view
Philippe Clement had his say on the key issues around Norwich City’s impressive 2-1 Championship win against Southampton at Carrow Road. Jovon Makama’s second half brace notched up a huge three points against the in-form Saints, who arrived in Norfolk on the back of six wins in their previous seven. Ryan Manning put them back […]
Norwich City 0-2 Hull: Paddy Davitt Championship pointers
Paddy Davitt delivers his Hull verdict from Norwich’s latest sorry Championship home defeat. 1. Accountability Ben Knapper. Get out of our club. Liam Manning. Your football is s***. Players. You are not fit to wear the shirt. Fan protests before and after the game around the ground. Any chance Mark Attanasio can board another plane […]
Cleverley accuses City of ‘dark arts’
Tom Cleverley accused Norwich City players of the ‘dark arts’ in a 1-0 Championship defeat for his 10-player Watford. Josh Sargent’s first half strike sealed the points at Vicarage Road in a tetchy affair that saw Vakoun Bayo red-carded for lashing out at Emi Marcondes. The Hornets were adamant they should have had a first […]
Matej Jurasek completes Slavia Prague transfer
Norwich City have completed a deal for Slavia Prague’s Matej Jurasek for an undisclosed fee – but the 21-year-old will not be available until after the current transfer window. Jurasek penned a five-and-a-half year Carrow Road deal in a £5.8m package, and the Canaries’ headline January signing will wear the number 10 shirt. But under […]
Sainz FA ban confirmed for Sunderland spitting
Borja Sainz has issued an apology after the FA confirmed he will miss six Norwich City games after a spitting incident in the Championship defeat to Sunderland. An independent regulatory body imposed the sanction, which was confirmed on Friday and will take effect immediately, starting with Saturday’s FA Cup third-round home tie to Brighton. The […]
Thorup on McLean FA ban before Portsmouth
Johannes Hoff Thorup believes the FA’s retrospective four-game ban for Norwich City midfielder Kenny McLean will set a dangerous precedent. Thorup was left stunned by McLean’s second lengthy suspension, which was delivered hours before Tuesday’s 0-0 Championship draw at Portsmouth. The Scot was charge with violent conduct, and City’s subsequent appeal rejected, for an incident […]
Norwich City 4-0 Hull: Paddy Davitt Championship pointers
Paddy Davitt delivers his Hull verdict after Norwich City’s emphatic Championship cruise. 1. Something’s cooking Another Saturday lunchtime goal fest for Norwich City fans to gorge on after previous victories against Watford and on the road at Derby County. This is the type of over-indulgence you want more of. The ‘oles’ were rolling around Carrow […]
Croatian striker Ante Crnac signs for Norwich City
Norwich City have completed the signing of Croatian attacker Ante Crnac. The highly-rated 20-year-old has joined in a deal for an undisclosed fee, believed to be worth £8.5m plus add-ons, from Polish side Rakow Częstochowa and has signed a four year contract at Carrow Road. With a further one year option. City confirmed his arrival […]