Archive for April, 2009

As 3,300 Canary supporters prepared for Sunday's trip to 'The Very Last Chance Saloon', so Charlton's newly-crowned Player of the Season Nicky Bailey was aiming to break many a City heart before he, too, heads for League One next season.

The 12-goal Addicks midfielder has, it appears, one or two close pals heading for The Valley with one, last drop of hope in their heart – that Norwich can, somehow, prise three points out of Charlton as Plymouth are, likewise, …

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The author of the Sunday Times' famed 'Rich List' this afternoon cleared up one of the week's biggest mysteries – why alleged would-be City saviour Peter Cullum was notable only by his absence from the 2009 Rich List that was published in the newspaper on Sunday.

As every one begins to conduct their own, bitter post-mortems as to why the Canaries look all-but certain to be playing third tier football for the first time in nigh-on 50 years next season, Cullum's …

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Norwich City were tonight left needing snookers to avoid the drop into League One next Sunday. Either that or divine intervention.

“A miracle,” were Bryan Gunn's words afterwards.

Two, free, far post headers from Shane Long in the 68th and 78th minutes broke City's hearts as Mali international Jimmy Kebe was twice allowed to sling oh-so teasing crosses away behind Jon Otsemobor and onto the head of the unmarked Reading striker for his eight and ninth goals of the …

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One-time Essex scaffolder Cody McDonald could face the night of his young footballing life tonight as the Canaries prepare for one of the biggest games in the club's 107-year history.

Saturday's results – in particular, the three draws for City's relegation rivals Barnsley, Nottingham Forest and Plymouth – kept the Norfolk side in with a chance of pulling off The Great Escape over the course of the next six days.

Victory tonight at home to Reading and a win at …

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The permutations are endless. Even now.

But, no doubt, each and every one will be played out across the message-boards and breakfast tables overnight after this afternoon's fixtures saw Barnsley, Nottingham Forest and Plymouth all draw.

A point apiece was not enough to guarantee any of them safety.

And in that regard, all three 'failed' today to scramble their way of the reckoning come next weekend's 'Showdown Sunday'.

For the …

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City boss Bryan Gunn this morning made one thing very clear. Come what ever may over the next, eight momentous days in the football club's proud 107-year history, he wants to be at the helm next season.

Which division Norwich will be playing in next season may still be shrouded in all manner of ifs, buts and maybes. But here at least was one certainty – that the Norwich goalkeeping legend wanted the job on a longer-term basis once his initial, short-term gig expires at the end of …

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Southampton this afternoon joined Charlton Athletic in League One next season – and all without a ball being kicked.

For after seeking the advice of the forensic accountants, so the Football League Board duly applied its ten-point sanction to those teams that fall into administration and condemned the Saints to start next season in the third tier of English football.

In short, they refused to buy the idea that the football club should be somehow spared because it was …

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On Tuesday evening, I cooked dinner for my wife, did some of her ironing and even sat through an hour of Hell's Kitchen with her. (Not as difficult as I thought it would be, having endured three hours in Hell's Toilet last Sunday…)

For this coming Saturday, I've suggested that we go for a family picnic in the park at midday and take a boat trip on the Thames later in the afternoon. I've even pledged to leave my mobile phone at home so that the children have my …

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Barnsley's Rob Kozluk has admitted that the Canaries have been thrown a lifeline after a sickening last minute penalty decision cost the Reds three vital away points at Coventry last night.

One-nil up through Daniel Bogdanovic and seemingly cruising to a massive victory, Surrey official Stephen Cook pointed to the spot ? after initially awarding a corner ? for a 'handball' by Kozluk; one that he vehemently denies.

It looked debatable to say the least, even …

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City boss Bryan Gunn might have had just reason to grumble with officialdom of late.

The fact that the official in charge of the Sheffield Wednesday fixture felt sufficiently mortified by his incorrect decision to rule out David Mooney's 'goal' that he took it upon himself to ring up the Canary chief afterwards to apologise merely summed up Gunn's frustrations – that his every best intention to pull his beloved City team out of the relegation mire was being …

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