Smith draws up plans to replace injured Idah
Adam Idah’s season-ending knee injury is a hammer blow for Norwich City boss Dean Smith. Idah underwent surgery on Thursday after an exploratory arthroscopy confirmed meniscus damage. The Republic of Ireland international injured himself in the recent 1-1 top flight draw against Crystal Palace, after a breakthrough spell under Smith brought him a first Premier […]
A reflective Dean Smith on building a legacy at Norwich City
Dean Smith is planning to be at Norwich City for the long haul. Smith was keen to return swiftly to the game, in the wake of his own dismissal from Aston Villa last November, to pick up the relegation baton from Daniel Farke. Despite a festive swing framed by illness and injury to his playing […]
Smith thrives on survival scrap pressure
Dean Smith insisted the pressure of halting Norwich City’s Premier League decline was not getting to him. The Canaries’ chief plotted back-to-back wins over Everton and Watford ahead of the current mid-winter break to haul City out of the bottom three. That broke a spell of six league defeats without scoring that tested the former Walsall, […]
Klose regret over City exit
Timm Klose regrets how he handled his Norwich City exit but the popular defender’s love affair with the people and the place burns as strong as ever. Klose’s five-and-a-half year spell at Carrow Road officially ended at the start of this season, although his final campaign was spent back home in Switzerland at FC Basel. […]
Paddy’s Pointers: City 2-1 Everton
Paddy Davitt delivers his Everton verdict after Norwich City’s 2-1 Premier League win. 1. Weight lifted No Premier League wins in six. No Premier League goals in six. A squad who had been berated, ridiculed and just in recent days again labelled an ‘embarrassment’ delivered their response where it mattered. A team who had scored eight league goals […]
City’s patience paid off to land Milot Rashica
Norwich City played the long game to snare Milot Rashica. The Kosovan international is the Canaries’ headline signing ahead of the Premier League kick-off, after a summer move from Werder Bremen that could end up as a club record. The 25-year-old attacker was heavily touted as a target for big-spending Aston Villa just 12 months […]
‘I will never work in a better dressing room’ – Farke savours City title no 2#
Daniel Farke revealed how much a second Championship title had taken out of him after Norwich City hammered Reading 4-1 at Carrow Road to seal the Canaries’ coronation. Farke is the first ever manager in Norwich’s history to win two titles at this level, but against the backdrop of relegation and the on-going impact of […]
That was for you, Emi. City boss on 2-0 Reds’ win
Daniel Farke hoped Norwich City’s 2-0 Championship win at Nottingham Forest on Wednesday night was the perfect baby gift for the absent Emi Buendia. The impressive midfielder stayed in Norfolk to attend the birth of his second child, Giovanni, but the Canaries continued their remorseless charge towards the Premier League with a ninth straight league […]
City accept club record £25m Everton bid for Ben Godfrey
Norwich City have agreed a club record £25m deal, plus add ons, for Ben Godfrey from Everton on Thursday night. The Toffees’ initial approach was turned down by the Canaries but the Merseysiders have returned with an improved offer that eclipses City’s previous club record deal for James Maddison. The 22-year-old is now expected to […]
The inside story on City, Liverpool and Jamal Lewis saga
Jamal Lewis reportedly cut short a holiday to seal a ‘dream move’ to Liverpool. He might need another to stop his head spinning before Norwich City begin their Championship quest. Not that it is any laughing matter. Not for a 22-year-old who was at the centre of a feeding frenzy before, during and after Liverpool’s […]