‘This is the chance I had waited for’ – Wagner on City gig
David Wagner knew Norwich City was the club for him to return to English football. The German was unveiled as Dean Smith’s successor last week, with a brief to emulate his previous Championship promotion success at Huddersfield. Wagner was hand picked by Stuart Webber after their successful double act with the Terriers. Webber labelled the […]
Webber defends his City record
Stuart Webber has outlined why David Wagner is his choice to lead Norwich City’s Championship charge – and defended his own Carrow Road record. The Canaries’ sporting director and new head coach held a 46-minute press conference at the stadium covering a range of topics. Webber mapped out why he wanted to push for a […]
Paddy Davitt: Dean Smith’s demise is a sad City story
Goodbye, Dean. Not sure you will be missed by too many Norwich City fans. A head coach who won fewer games in charge than Glenn Roeder, and seemingly fewer friends judging by the toxic reaction that accompanied Smith down the tunnel against Blackburn and Luton. A people carrier swept him and his assistant, Craig Shakespeare, […]
Dean Smith has ‘no regrets’ over Blackburn barbs
Norwich City head coach Dean Smith had his say on the fall out and reaction to his fan comments after the Blackburn defeat, ahead of the Championship Boxing night trip to Luton. This is a transcript of what Smith had to say, exclusively to the PinkUn, on the events during and after last weekend’s defeat to […]
Paddy’s Pointers: Five observations after Norwich City’s 2-0 defeat against Blackburn
Paddy delivers his Blackburn verdict after Norwich City’s 2-0 Championship defeat. 1. Toxic The first sustained chants directed towards Dean Smith were clearly audible 10 minutes into the second half. By the end they had reached a crescendo. When the dial shifts from a disgruntled minority then the red warning light should be on inside the Norwich […]
Boro chief Scott aiming to copy City model
City’s former head of recruitment Kieran Scott reckons Middlesbrough’s big name coaches Michael Carrick and Jonathan Woodgate makes his job easier than when he worked with Daniel Farke at Carrow Road. Boro’s head of football is finalising his January window transfer plans to push the Teessiders into the Championship promotion mix, under recently appointed former […]
Paddy Davitt: Smith, Farke and a changing of the guard
Dean Smith clearly had an inkling of the personal as well as the professional challenge that awaited him when he took the Norwich City head coach job. You can peel those layers away, with the benefit of hindsight, for a revealing glimpe of how Smith was thinking upon replacing Daniel Farke as we approach his first […]
PODCAST: No dressing it up, City
The latest edition of the Pinkun podcast got stuck into the good and the persistently bad after Norwich City’s 3-2 Championship defeat to Preston. Host Connor Southwell was joined by Paddy Davitt and Samuel Seaman for episode 509 in our long-running podcast, recorded hours after the final whistle at Carrow Road. Dean Smith’s side started […]
Smith takeaways: Hayden frustrations; Pool reflections; Reading warning
Dean Smith had his say on some of the key issues ahead of Norwich City’s Championship trip to Reading. The Canaries’ boss held his pre-match press call at Colney on Monday morning. This is what Smith had to say on the following. Isaac Hayden fitness update Isaac’s back running now after a 10 day rest […]
City earn £100m from Premier League fund
Norwich City’s cut of Premier League funds topped £100m from last season’s relegation. The Canaries were the first club to ever finish bottom of the table to bank that figure, made up of broadcast revenue (facility fees) and merit payments (league position). City were awarded £100.6m in a total Premier League pot of £2.5bn, comprising […]