Philippe Clement on Canaries transfer approach
Philippe Clement is already drawing up a January transfer window plan to boost Norwich City’s Championship survival prospects. Clement has replaced Liam Manning at the relegation-threatened Canaries and takes charge of his first game on Saturday at Birmingham. Sporting director Ben Knapper oversaw a summer strategy that recruited 12 new senior players but City have […]
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 […]
Liam Manning’s Northampton Town notebook
The Liam Manning era hits a significant milestone with Norwich City’s opening pre-season friendly on Saturday against League One Northampton in a behind-closed-doors setting at Colney. Manning emerged as the strongest candidate to replace Johannes Hoff Thorup as head coach this summer, but that almost feels like a lifetime ago given the pace and frenetic […]
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 […]