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City pair Lambert and Holt don’t end the weekend wholly empty-handed… both are among the ‘Ollies’ as Holloway dishes out his awards

May 1st, 2012 by Rick Waghorn | Comments Off

There has been a debate about whether he merits a call-up to the England squad. I think that would probably be taking it too far, though he hasn’t a chance anyway; the bottom line is that if you don’t play for one of the big clubs in this country, you don’t get selected by England…

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Chelsea play their part to perfection and deliver the Canaries the certainty they have long yearned for. Job done.

April 29th, 2012 by Rick Waghorn | Comments Off

“You have to try and keep learning – keep trying to improve,” said Lambert afterwards. “To try and do the best that they can. And they are young enough to do that.”

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Suarez punishes City with a vengeance with a hat-trick that leaves the Canaries still seeking Premier League certainty

April 28th, 2012 by Rick Waghorn | Comments Off

“They were three great finishes, but…” was the gist. “You can’t give someone of that calibre the time and the chances that we did. He can hurt you.”

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Anfield legend Molby salutes City’s progress under Lambert this season and demands big performances off the Reds

April 27th, 2012 by Rick Waghorn | Comments Off

“They are a high-energy team who can pass the ball and score goals,” said Molby. “They may be 13th, but they are only three points behind Liverpool. Paul Lambert deserves immense credit. They will be a tough test.”

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Bolton’s win might deny Lambert the maths he has been seeking, but it is Villa with the alarms bells ringing

April 24th, 2012 by Rick Waghorn | 3 Comments »

“We’ve only got ourselves to blame for not putting the result beyond Bolton,” he told SkySports. “But it’s still in our hands – we have nine points to play for and we’ve simply got to try and get ourselves out of this situation that we’re in at the moment.”

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Lambert offers few excuses as the Canaries fail to put any dent in Rovers’ slim survival hopes

April 22nd, 2012 by Rick Waghorn | Comments Off

“The effort was there – I couldn’t fault it,” he said. “But if you’re looking for a performance it wasn’t there on the day for some reason and there’s not many times that I’ve said that this season. You just re-group and go again next week.”

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Blackburn boy Pilkington heads home to Ewood with just one job to do – to play his heart out for the Canaries

April 19th, 2012 by Rick Waghorn | Comments Off

“I need as many tickets as possible – there’s not even a number on how many tickets I can get,” he said. “My Dad just said get us as many as possible; he didn’t even give me a number. I think 99 per cent of my family and friends are all Rovers fans, but I’m just going there to do a job.”

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City chief McNally proves willing to crunch those Premier League numbers with Lambert’s playing budget to the fore

April 18th, 2012 by Rick Waghorn | 3 Comments »

“We’re a co-operative – plain and simple,” said the chief executive. “This club is a co-operative. By that we mean that any spare cash goes to the football manager and whilst this team of people are here managing the club then that will always be the case. Any spare cash goes to the football manager.”

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Wedded bliss for another four years as global finance giants Aviva sign up again as Norwich’s main shirt sponsors

April 18th, 2012 by Rick Waghorn | Comments Off

“Aviva have had Championship football and then League One football, then Championship again and now Premier League, so they have kicked every ball with us over the last four years,” said McNally. “So we are absolutely thrilled that they have decided to stick with us and to give the club some certainty in a difficult sponsorship market.”

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Surman insists there remains all to play for in the final four games of the season as he digests yesterday’s final mauling

April 15th, 2012 by Rick Waghorn | 1 Comment »

“We’ve got to look forward to the next one – we’ve got four games left and we’re aiming to get 12 points out of those four games. And there’s no reason why we shouldn’t…”

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