End of the road for Wagner at Norwich
Norwich City have confirmed the departure of head coach David Wagner. The experienced German was dismissed following Thursday’s abject 4-0 Championship play-off semi-final, second leg exit to Leeds. Wagner’s long time assistant head coach, Christoph Bühler, also leaves the club. The likes of Arsenal assistant Carlos Cuesta, former Reims boss Will Still and ex-Nottingham Forest […]
Norwich City 1-0 Ipswich: Paddy Davitt derby pointers
Paddy Davitt delivers his Ipswich verdict after Norwich City’s Championship derby triumph. 1. Ipswich Town, it’s happened again What a result for Norwich City. A derby game rightly billed as the biggest renewal in nearly a decade. The stakes could not have been much higher. Bragging rights and points to edge another step closer to […]
‘I don’t call them supporters’ – Wagner hits back at boo boys
David Wagner urged the boo boys to stay away rather than hit Norwich City’s Championship play-off charge after Tuesday’s 4-2 win against Watford at Carrow Road. City moved back into the top six after an eighth unbeaten home game in the league but Wagner’s second half substitutions sparked a furious response from a section of […]
Paddy’s Pointers: Four observations after a titanic Ipswich derby tussle
Paddy Davitt delivers his Portman Road verdict after Norwich City’s spirited Championship draw at arch rivals Ipswich Town. 1. ’14 years, 14 years, Norwich City’ That was the chant that rang out around this corner of Suffolk at the final whistle from an away support determined to savour every last sweet moment. The Ipswich stadium […]
City chief’s debt to Delia and Michael
David Wagner does not view a pep talk from Norwich City chiefs Delia Smith and Michael Wynn Jones as a dreaded vote of confidence. Wagner revealed the soon-to-be joint minority shareholders rang him to offer support ahead of this weekend’s trip to Cardiff City. The under-fire Norwich head coach has lost eight league games in […]
Super Sainz has Wagner purring
Borja Sainz’s goalscoring debut underlined why Norwich City head coach David Wagner was desperate to sign the exciting winger. Sainz needed 12 minutes of his first senior appearance in green and yellow to showcase his attacking quality in a 2-1 League Cup defeat at Fulham on Wednesday. The 22-year-old, who suffered a pre-season ankle injury […]
‘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 […]