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Finally! EFL checks on Norfolk Group are complete and we move forward
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It has to have been one of the most prolonged ?takeovers? in the history of football. Except it wasn’t even a takeover. It was merely the approval of a share issue ? one that gives Mark Attanasio and his Norfolk Group parity of ownership with...
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Can Norwich City afford to be in the Championship next season"
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It’s a conundrum.
As it stands both scenarios are eminently possible. It’s looking increasingly likely that we will be in the playoffs, but from there, who knows"
The scuttlebutt from ‘sources’ is that the club is £90m in the...
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Still so many questions and what-ifs regarding Mr Wagner
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The Wagner debate roars on among the City fanbase. After an appalling mid-season run, the German has seemingly turned his and his side’s fortunes around, propelling them ahead of the chasing pack and needing three more points to secure one of...
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River End angst … Angus heroics … but City edge closer to the playoffs
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It was never going to be the stroll some were expecting.
Having written the match preview and, in doing so, having done some light digging into what makes this iteration of the Robins tick, it became clear they were lively, well-organised,...
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“Scruffy” it may have been but City deliver an away-day masterclass at Deepdale
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If only there were a Championship table based on a team’s ability to wind up opposition managers.
If so, we wouldn’t be stressing about whether or not we can claim a playoff place. We’d be prime Leicester City in early January....
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ACADEMY: Midfield overloads dent U21s qualification hopes
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It was a bitterly disappointing defeat at home to Southampton for the U21s last Friday. It meant they have won just once since the turn of the year. This result has dented the Canaries’ playoff qualification hopes, as they now sit in 18th place...
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A day that made football fun again … thank you, David
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It?s only right to start with those three little words:
I was wrong.
November?s abject 3-1 defeat to the ten men of Blackburn at Carrow Road was a personal tipping point. Wagner had to go.
My issues with the club were (and...
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ACADEMY: Weaver departs. Chance now for a new broom and a reset
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It?s been tough for the academy throughout the second half of the season, with the U18s and U21s teams both experiencing difficulties. With a rebuild needed on the pitch, one will also now be required behind the scenes after the head of academy...
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NORWICH CITY WOMEN: Promotion dream all but gone despite unbeaten week
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Although the wheels of City’s women?s team keep churning, the title will almost certainly be heading to South London.
In a pretty unique situation, an unbeaten league campaign won?t be good enough for the Canaries to automatically make the...
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The Preview: Preston North End v Norwich City
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Squeaky bum time.
We?re down to the stage where each game changes the picture.
On Tuesday, City missed a gilt-edged opportunity to put breathing space between us and other challengers for a playoff spot. But Coventry?s loss eased the...
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Two points dropped on a ‘back down to earth’ night at Hillsborough
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Bugger.
That wasn’t supposed to happen. Especially when armed with a comfortable 2-0 lead and a level of control that should have deemed it game over.
But if there’s one thing we’re good at on the road, it’s conjuring up new...
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The Preview: Norwich City v Bristol City
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And then there were three. Games left that is. Unless we make it to the playoffs, and then there will be five? or even six. You know what I mean.
But, as we?ve learned from bitter experience, it?s deadly to count your chickens in this game,...
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The Preview – Sheffield Wednesday v Norwich City
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So lads, top that then!
With the final whistle celebrations still booming in their ears from Saturday, the players have the unenviable task of trying to reinvigorate themselves physically and mentally for that most confusing of appointments,...
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Still so many unanswered questions … we await a fascinating few months
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As I mentioned in the comments of Gary’s article on Sunday, the mind-game season is now in full swing. It would surprise no one if, between now and Saturday’s game with Bristol City, both camps bemoan injuries, suspensions, and a raft of other...
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Another tale… this one of two sporting directors
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As interminably annoying as international breaks are, they do at least offer the time and space to take stock of where we are, how we got there, and what the possibilities are going forward.
Handy really when you have Norwich City-related web...
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ACADEMY: Greater consistency has equated to more points for Under-18s
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Since the start of the new year, the U18s have picked up seven points from seven games in the league – a vast improvement compared to the first half of the season where they managed just one win.
Their two wins in January and February came...
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For every City superstar, four or five will underwhelm. Here’s Ed’s 2013 XI
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Following on from yesterday’s 2013 retro column, here’s Ed’s follow-up piece in which he gave us his, let’s call it, ‘Disappointing’ City XI’…
*(The piece has been 2024-proofed where possible, but please bear in mind it was...
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No such thing as a bad pro … but for some it just doesn’t work out
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It’s going to be a long fortnight. Mid-season international breaks are veritable nightmares for editors of football websites that stick to the domestic scene. Even more so when there is no imminent transfer window.
So, to an old friend...
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The Final Countdown ? A Tale of Three Cities
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Okay, so technically Preston, Boro, and Cardiff are still in with a shout of claiming that final promotion spot, but to have included them would have ruined what I quietly thought was a corny but inspired title.
So, sorry Boro, PNE and...
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Respect to Wagner. It’s not just the turnaround… it’s the scale of it
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To fully grasp the scale of this revival, it’s worth revisiting what was effectively its starting point.
If you’re feeling brave, transport yourself back to around 2:00 pm on Sunday, November 5. No fireworks. Only damp squibs.
We...
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The Preview ? Stoke City v Norwich City
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Here we go.
Assuming City can maintain their performance levels at home, our end-of-season fate will come down to whether we improve them on the road.
For half an hour at Middlesbrough, the answer seemed to be a clear yes. Then ? well,...
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ACADEMY: U21s rediscovering their form at the right time
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The U21s conjured up a fantastic 2-0 away win against Leeds in PL2 last Friday, rising to 14th in the table – three points clear of the last qualification place.
Not only was it a massive result from a league-standing perspective, but it...
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Will 15 points from 27 be enough to secure City sixth place"
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The dreaded run-in. We have been here before. Many times. Promotion battles are something the Canary faithful have become accustomed to. The final throes of season 2023-24 loom.ÂÂ
City have nine games left to cement a playoff place....
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NORWICH CITY WOMEN: Held to a frustrating draw by Worthing
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A new era for the women?s team has officially begun.
Fans attending The Nest on Sunday didn?t know what to expect after the club parted company with head coach Martin Herdman a few weeks ago. Would they stick to his principles, which have...
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Red cards, Rotherham domination & S Club 5 – A review of the week that was
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Well, those last seven days in NCFC world were eventful, to say the least?
A capitulation in the North-East after one of the most ludicrous red card decisions ever made by an EFL official, leading to yet another away loss – City?s ninth out...
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