Connor Southwell

After watching City dismantle highly-rated, bookies favourites Leeds on Saturday, you could be forgiven for thinking the project was fully in gear. But rather than nearing its ultimate conclusion, the long term plan constructed by Sporting Director Stuart Webber and his staff is only now really beginning to bear fruit. The supporters’ conversation has shifted […]

Youth development is high on Stuart Webber’s long-term agenda at Norwich City. Prior to his arrival, there was a sense the academy was being run independently of the senior squad. English football, as a whole, is rife with talk of the need for flourishing academies but very few seem willing to invest and dedicate time […]

Since his arrival in 2016, Stuart Webber has reinvigorated a football club that appeared directionless. It was also a club saddled with a squad of players on bloated wages and which reportedly had the Championship’s second-biggest budget. But culture and philosophy are buzzwords that have been at the fore of Webber’s reign. Change is infectious […]

Being an academy footballer with aspirations of becoming a first-team regular must be a tough gig. Chasing the dream with statistics stacked against you, working relentlessly, attempting to showcase your talent, and all against a backdrop of increasing wealth and foreign influence the higher you climb the pyramid. Success stories are few and far between, […]

For City, this season has been a constant tug-of-war with adversity. Numerous hurdles have been placed in their path, odds stacked against them at every junction and yet their positive, philosophical approach is still being attributed, by some, to luck. In truth, they’re not considered by most outside of Norfolk as real or worthy contenders, […]

Anyone who’s watched City this season will recognise their major Achilles heel. Despite all of the positive, aesthetically pleasing phases of play, which have been riveting to watch and left supporters in sheer shock at the high quality, there is an element of the Canaries game that, certainly of late, has been continuously exposed. Zonal […]

Ask any side gunning for a promotion, and those players currently occupying the periphery of the matchday squad play an integral role in any search for consistent upward mobility. Football is increasingly becoming a game where teams are reliant upon a large pool of players that extends beyond the 18 selected on a matchday. Historically, […]

As Russell Martin re-entered the Norwich City dressing room for the first time since his departure last summer, his first act was to hang up his coat on the peg that used to be his. For the former City captain, the interior of the dressing room has been upgraded but so too has the internal […]

When a little Irishman waltzed into Norfolk, few expected him to leave the mark he did on Norwich City Football Club. Wes Hoolahan requires little introduction in these parts. The magical moments he constructed, coupled with the flair in which he operated, will live long in the memory of supporters. Make no mistake, Hoolahan is […]

With the likes of Arsenal and Charlton already on his CV, Ben Kensell boasts a wealth of experience as he now tackles his new role at Norwich City. The newly appointed Chief Operating Officer will be one-third of the newly formed executive committee following Steve Stone’s departure from the club. Kensell is energetic but also […]

When Ed Balls was appointed as Chairman of Norwich City in December of 2015, it’s fair to say a few eyebrows were raised regarding his appointment. His political background was always going to be divisive, but Balls, in his role of non-executive chairman, has experienced already the need to get it right. When he took […]

If anybody needed a gauge as to the sheer level of positivity, they only needed to attend last night’s AGM to experience the mood music embracing the club at present. This isn’t merely because City are sitting of the perch in the division and playing aesthetically pleasing football, it’s materially better than just that with […]

Matt Jarvis is a victim of circumstance, regardless of the enduring journey he is currently on, the distinct lack of humanity shown towards him reveals a worrying trend. Social media is an important tool for football. Where supporters once didn’t have a voice, every Joe Public now has the ability to offer an opinion on […]

Daniel Farke’s fledglings are flying under the radar, and despite that being favourable for some involved with Norwich City, supporters should allow themselves to spread their wings and begin to dream. Ultimately, sitting at the summit of the Championship table in November doesn’t result in promotion or titles, but it does set a precedent for […]

Paul Lambert is about to cross the great divide and, in the eyes of some Norwich supporters, will commit the most heinous of footballing crimes – becoming the manager of Ipswich Town. But strip away the rivalry, and there’s not much newsworthiness other than the obvious factor of a new manager being installed at a […]

After the malevolent nature of Mick McCarthy’s departure at Ipswich Town, there was an unusual air of freshness and optimism that ascended over Portman Road. Packaged as a bold new era, Paul Hurst was appointed as McCarthy’s successor and he was the beacon of hope those of a blue persuasion were hoping would lead them […]

The perceptions of Daniel Farke’s second term in charge have radically altered. Earmarked as a season for progression and improvement, it was pivotal that Norwich began the season positively to ensure he maintained the support of a Canary Nation who had remained patient throughout an underwhelming debut season. This past week has seen glimpses of […]

Modern football has become invested by wealth and power; it’s difficult to deny that. The higher you climb up the football pyramid, the more the game is influenced by the aforementioned factors. It’s worth remembering that after the horrendous incident at Hillsborough and football hooliganism in the 1980s, that English football was belittled by politicians […]

When Stuart Webber was speaking after Daniel Farke’s appointment last summer on BBC Radio Norfolk, he described the German as the ‘best coach in the league’. In his defence, Farke was responsible for the development of Norwich’s record sale in the form of James Maddison. Admittedly, Maddison may have developed regardless of who was occupying […]

Being a part of the travelling contingent who witnessed Sheffield United’s last minute winner, the proliferation of groans reinforced the growing sense of bewilderment around the direction in which Norwich City are heading. Under Alex Neil it was apathy, under Chris Hughton it was tedium and under Daniel Farke it’s been underwhelm. Let’s deal in […]