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Some people still don't get it. There are still some City fans who do not comprehend the gravity of the desperately chronic situation.
There are people saying: “The best we can hope for now is mid-table mediocrity.” Mid-table? Mediocrity?
How I wish Norwich could harbour such lofty aspirations.
Let's all be clear about this. If Norwich can end this season in 21st place then we should hire an open-topped bus for a triumphant tour, use John Hartson's …
Peter Grant proved the adage that nothing becomes a man so much as the manner of his leaving. A decent man did the decent thing.
But the team he has left behind is grievously short of decent players and in genuine danger of relegation to football's third tier. Are Norwich too big a club to go down? Ask Nottingham Forest, Leeds or Manchester City.
Is the current team good enough to stay up? Not on recent evidence.
City have gone nine and a quarter hours without …
My fear for Norwich City ? the gnawing doubt which is corroding my hopes and beliefs ? began to fester and ferment as I watched Nottingham Forest against Leeds back in August.
It was an interesting fixture to cover for the Daily Express, with two former European Cup finalist teams competing in the third tier of English football, and there was an added but grim fascination for me about Neil Lennon.
Last season he was playing in the Champions League for Celtic. As …
Bryan Gunn won't be wearing a mask, but he must become the loan arranger ? and pronto!
Gunny played a key role in City's summer purchases, and he'll have to get busy again now helping to set up loan deals to get more players in, because the clear message from the first month of the season is that Norwich are still beset by familiar frailties and flaws.
That assessment is deeply depressing, because the wholesale change of personnel in the summer filled us all …
Delia Smith has started filming her new television cookery series and, at the same time, Andrew and Sharon Turner have begun stirring things up at Carrow Road.
So, as the Turners scrutinise every aspect of the football club's business, and Delia apparently turns her concentration elsewhere, are we witnessing the end of one era and the start of another for Norwich City?
The short answer is 'No…' But the longer answer is certainly significant for the club we …