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 pal jumps to Billy Gilmour’s defence
Kenny McLean insists giving Billy Gilmour stick is out of order, after the Norwich City loanee was targeted in the 3-0 defeat at Crystal Palace. McLean conceded the early spot kick at Selhurst Park that set the Eagles on their way, but it was his Scottish international team mate who was singled out by some […]
City confirm Dean Smith appointment
Dean Smith is Norwich City’s new head coach, after signing a two-and-a-half year deal to replace Daniel Farke at Carrow Road. City confirmed the news on Monday morning, with the former Aston Villa coach’s assistant, Craig Shakespeare, joining him in Norfolk. Smith was dismissed by Villa last than 24 hours after Farke was sacked prior […]
Paddy Davitt: A brutal divorce and a new City era
Daniel Farke deserved one final hurrah. One final orchestrated moment with the travelling support, after Norwich City finally won a Premier League game. All that emotion, all that elation, all that weight lifted from the shoulders of him and his players after grimly repelling Brentford in a second half that must have felt like an […]
Norwich City sack Daniel Farke
Daniel Farke has been sacked by Norwich City. The Canaries confirmed on Saturday night head coach Farke, assistant Eddie Riemer, first team coach Christopher John and head of performance Chris Domogalla have also left the club with immediate effect. Farke was informed of the decision by sporting director Stuart Webber after City’s 2-1 Premier League […]
Webber defends City’s summer recruitment
Stuart Webber remains convinced Norwich City’s epic player trading this summer is not only good for the balance sheet, but also the Canaries’ Premier League survival hopes. The club record sale of Emi Buendia, following on from the previous departures of Ben Godfrey and Jamal Lewis, saw City post a pre-tax profit in the latest […]
Paddy’s Pointers: Five observations from City 0, Chelsea 7 [SEVEN]
Paddy Davitt delivers his Chelsea verdict after Norwich City’s 7-0 Premier League hammering. 1. Fearless? Try frightened That pre-match rallying cry from Daniel Farke looks hollow now. His players certainly did not get the message about sticking out their chests and relishing an opportunity earned from another Championship grind last season. If this is what […]