West Ham’s Andy Irving assessed by Canaries
Norwich City have run the rule over West Ham midfielder Andy Irving as they assess late transfer window market moves. Ali Ahmed arrived from Vancouver Whitecaps in the early days of trading this month, but head coach Philippe Clement admitted City might have to be patient to land more creativity. Irving fits the profile of […]
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 […]
Manning on Championship blueprint
Norwich City need a nasty streak to become serial Championship winners. Liam Manning’s squad went into the international break with hard-fought league victories at Portsmouth and Blackburn, but self-inflicted early Carrow Road setbacks to Millwall and Middlesbrough. The next stage of Manning’s makeover is developing a steely edge on a consistent basis to turn City […]
Paddy Davitt: Wilshere caught in City upheaval
Jack Wilshere was earmarked as a Norwich City head coach of the future but ended up collateral damage in the dismissal of Johannes Hoff Thorup. Expected confirmation of a mutually agreed exit arrived on Saturday afternoon, after the 33-year-old was overlooked by sporting director Ben Knapper in the on-going hunt to replace Thorup. The timing […]
Manning, Lijnders and O’Neil make Norwich City cut
Liam Manning, Pep Lijnders and Gary O’Neil are believed to have made the final cut in Norwich City’s head coach search. Sporting director Ben Knapper has also identified three other potential overseas options, although Christian Titz and Brian Priske are understood not to be in the running. City’s former play-off winning captain, Russell Martin, was […]
Paddy Davitt: Thorup, Knapper and an abrupt divorce
Johannes Hoff Thorup believed he could turn Norwich City into Championship title winners. Ben Knapper did not. That essentially was the fissure that culminated in a decision to dissolve the partnership before even a one year milestone had been reached. The only paper anniversary gift being Thorup’s P45. Go back to a sun-kissed June 2024 […]
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 […]