‘We lost our heads’ – Angry City boss on Argyle mauling
David Wagner accused his Norwich City players of ‘losing their heads’ in a 6-2 Championship horror show at Plymouth. The Canaries crashed to a heavy Home Park defeat after going in at the interval 4-0 down. Adam Idah’s second half brace was no consolation on a sobering afternoon against the league new boys. Wagner was […]
Canaries challenge not Champions League tilt tempted Fassnacht
Christian Fassnacht has opened up on why he swapped the chance for more Swiss league titles, and Champions League football, to join Norwich City. The midfielder was impressive again in the 3-1 Championship win over Millwall, after notching his first goal in the previous league trip to Southampton, following his summer move. Fassnacht won the […]
City chief updates on Carrow Road development plans
Norwich City executive director Zoe Webber says Carrow Road development planning is under way, but will take years to deliver. The club have considered making improvements to their NR1 stadium for a significant amount of time, but face a number of barriers in their attempts to do so. Webber discussed some of those barriers, and […]
Paddy’s Pointers: Four observations after City’s Toulouse tune up
Paddy Davitt delivers his verdict from Austria after Norwich City’s 2-0 win over Toulouse. 1. Window locked David Wagner was unequivocal after this friendly that debutant goalscorer Christian Fassnacht could be his last piece in the transfer jigsaw. Wagner declared himself ‘pleased with the squad’ and reiterated from this point, with over a month left […]
Paddy Davitt: City’s old guard and what it says about David Wagner
I agree with Brian Clough, who once said that if you’ve got fewer than four leaders in your team going to an away game then you might as well not bother getting on the coach. That snippet, taken from Tony Adams’ second autobiographical tome, Sober, charting his personal struggles following a decorated playing career, would seem […]
Crunch time for Tzolis and Norwich City
Christos Tzolis is reaching a tipping point at Norwich City. Literally. The Greek international winger, the player Daniel Farke once labelled among the best of his peers in his position across Europe, will have reached the midway point of his Carrow Road contract by the time the new Championship season kicks off. That the man […]
‘I’ve done nothing at this football club to deserve abuse’ – Webber on personal toll
Stuart Webber never considered walking away from Norwich City but has hit out at the abuse directed towards him. The Canaries’ sporting director opened up on the personal toll following a second Premier League relegation and a 13th placed finish in the Championship. Webber was targeted by sections of the Carrow Road support in the […]
‘The interest we have in Sara at the minute is big’ – City chief on key Brazilian
Norwich City face a battle to hold onto player-of-the-year Gabby Sara in the transfer window, according to sporting director Stuart Webber. The club chief revealed in a wide-ranging 50 minute interview with the Pinkun Sara’s first season in England has attracted interest from ‘big clubs’. Sara arrived from south America last summer for a reported […]
‘Emotional’ Pukki has earned fitting send-off
Teemu Pukki is irreplaceable, and David Wagner is urging Norwich City fans to give him the send off he deserves. Pukki will bow out on Monday at Carrow Road in the Championship finale against Blackpool on what Wagner predicts will be an occasion full of emotion for Pukki and his family. The prolific striker piled […]
VIDEO: ‘No one cares more about this club than him’ – Wagner’s staunch defence of Webber
David Wagner defended Stuart Webber after a number of Norwich City fans turned on the sporting director during a 3-0 Championship defeat to Swansea. ‘Webber out’ chants were heard at Carrow Road following a fourth straight home defeat for the Canaries. The German gave his reaction to the barbs when he spoke to the media […]