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 […]
Webber on recruitment barbs, City notice period and staying too long
Former Norwich City sporting director Stuart Webber has backed Ben Knapper to drive the Canaries forward in a revealing interview on his Carrow Road tenure. Webber is still under contract until March 2024, but officially handed over the reigns to Knapper in November. That brought to an end a six-year spell which delivered two Championship […]
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 […]
Crunch time for Tzolis and Norwich City
Christos Tzolis is reaching a tipping point at Norwich City. Literally. The Greek international winger, the player Daniel Farke once labelled among the best of his peers in his position across Europe, will have reached the midway point of his Carrow Road contract by the time the new Championship season kicks off. That the man […]
Paddy’s Pointers: Five observations after Norwich City’s insipid 0-0 draw at Wigan
Paddy Davitt delivers his Wigan verdict after a Championship stalemate. 1. Joyless At the end of this instantly forgettable affair – between two teams who seemingly still have it all to play for in the Championship – one of Wigan’s backroom staff came towards the near touchline and lifted, what you presumed to be his […]
‘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 […]
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, […]
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 […]