Norwich City News Thread

[ncfc_Tooze]

First topic message reminder :

like the newcastle one started further down the page this thread will be updated with all norwich news as I recieve it. I will also continue doing match threads for the new season for our games but will be seperate as last season's were.

[Thomond]

Norwich ye thieving basterds. Got yourselves a heck of a player.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Who Thomond? Snodgrass??

I liked him when we played Leeds in the Championship, and think he will be a nice compliment to Pilks and Benno on the wings.

[Thomond]

Yep, great player, disappointing to see him go, not much of a Leeds fan but Snoddy is an incrdibly exciting player. Capable of starting for Norwich IMO.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

I really rate him too! Reported fee is around £2.5 million for him, which is a decent deal for both sides considering his contract situation.

[ncfc_Tooze]

wes in ROI squad
Ruddy in England squad

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Apparantly Hughton is looking to bring in 2 more quality signings, with striker a priority.

I wouldn't be surprised if maybe we went for Hooper, and sent Vaughan the other way on loan.

[ncfc_Tooze]

im sure hughton wont get rid of our best striker from pre season out, perhaps C.Martin or Jacko though

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

I wouldn't put it past him Tooze. He sent Ayala out to get games, and to get over his injury problems. I could see him doing the same with Vaughan.

But I would prefer to see Martin go on loan, not Vaughan yes

[Amy]

Transfer news coming up

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Yeah we have signed Javier Garrido on loan for a season

[ncfc_Tooze]

2012-13 Squad Numbers:

1. John Ruddy
2. Russell Martin
3. Steven Whittaker
4. Bradley Johnson
6. Michael Turner
7. Robert Snodgrass
8. Jonny Howson
9. Grant Holt
10. Simeon Jackson
11. Andrew Surman
12. Anthony Pilkington
13. Declan Rudd
14. Wes Hoolahan
15. David Fox
16. Steve Morison
17. Elliott Bennett
19. James Vaughan
20. Leon Barnett
21. Jacob Butterfield
22. Elliott Ward
23. Marc Tierney
24. Ryan Bennett
25. Chris Martin
26. Simon Lappin
31. Jed Steer


So a few changes to numbers from last season, noticeably Lappin changing from 19 to 26, Chris Martin from 16 to 25 and Steve Morison From 5 to 16

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Howson has gone to number 8, Ryan Bennett to 24. Vaughan to 19

[Amy]

whats gorn on olly, whats gorn on in trainin.
why did he play 4-5-1, it dint work during pre season did it, so why try it again.
Nother Pen given away first game too

[Marky]

Hughton out!

[GSC]

Wonder if Fulham will be 5th on MotD tonight

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

whats gorn on olly, whats gorn on in trainin.
why did he play 4-5-1, it dint work during pre season did it, so why try it again.
Nother Pen given away first game too

I hope we don't go on another pen giving away spree like we did at the start of last season

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

And on the 4-5-1, I think it could work. Lambert used it a lot the 1st half of last season and it worked well.

The thing is Holt as the lone striker doesn't work, and when Lambert played it, he had Morison by himself which worked. So if it is to work, maybe Morison > Holt, and we need Hoolahan in the hole.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

James Nursey ‏@JamesNursey
Expecting #QPR & #NCFC to sign new centre-backs this week after their big losses. Both could have them in place when play Saturday

James Nursey ‏@JamesNursey
#NCFC wise, City know they need a decent new striker & centre-back. Sadly Fernando Cavenaghi gone to Villarreal on a Bosman. Chris liked him

This guy is not usually wrong. Nice to know we are after a CB and ST

[GSC]

Curtis Davies and Marlon King

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Wouldn't surprise me if the CB was Curtis Davies.

The striker will not be Marlon King

[westisbest]

Emile Heskey.

[Amy]

Sebastien Bassong takes the number 5 shirt

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Seems Vaughan is on his way to Huddersfield according to SSN.

Also we are interested in getting Lucas Biglia on loan according to SSN. He has been linked with Arsenal and Real Madrid recently, and is a Argentinian international, so he would be a real coup for us.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Hopefully with Vaughan going out, it will be like with Ayala where we bought in Bassong, in that we bring in an improvement.

I really hope this Biglia rumour SSN has comes true, he would be class for us

[ncfc_Tooze]

I think if it happens olly, it will be quick like bassong was.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Norwich City FC ‏@NorwichCityFC
City have agreed for striker James Vaughan to join Championship side Huddersfield Town on loan until the end of the season.

[ncfc_Tooze]

I think unless someone is coming in who fills that role of a speedy striker, that could come back and bite us. Pre season he looked the best of all our strikers.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

I would be surprised if Hughton didn't have someone lined up Tooze. He had Bassong lined up after Ayala went.

And Vaughan whilst he was the best in pre season, it doesn't always translate to the league, and like Ayala he is just far too injury prone to be a regular. Plus I must admit I was never a fan of him anyways, even when he was at Palace, just never did it for me

[ncfc_Tooze]

Norweigen Defensive Midfielder, Alex Tettey in on 2 year deal

[ncfc_Tooze]

Dec Rudd and Ryan Bennett called up for England Under 21s Euro Qualifiers against Azerbaijan and Norway

[ncfc_Tooze]

Tom Adeyemi loaned out to Brentford for 6months.
Should be a good move for him to get some more games and to get overe the little knock he had prior to pre-season

[ncfc_Tooze]

In what is proberly the least of a shock signing for us Mark Bunn signs on a 2 year deal with an option for an extra 1 from blackburn

[Amy]

Lovely draw in the League Cup for us again, Doncaster at home

[Amy]

25 man squad


1 Barnett, Leon Peter
2 Bassong Nguena, Sebastian Aymar
3 Bennett, Elliott
4 Bennett, Ryan
5 Bunn, Mark John
6 Butterfield, Jacob Luke
7 Fox, David Lee
8 Garrido, Javier
9 Holt, Grant
10 Hoolahan, Wesley
11 Howson, Jonathan Mark
12 Jackson, Simeon Alexander
13 Johnson, Bradley Paul
14 Lappin, Simon
15 Martin, Christopher Hugh
16 Martin, Russell Kenneth Alexander
17 Morison, Steven William
18 Pilkington, Anthony Neil James
19 Ruddy, John Thomas Gordon
20 Snodgrass, Robert
21 Surman, Andrew Ronald Edward
22 Tettey, Alexander
23 Tierney, Marc Peter
24 Turner, Michael Thomas
25 Whittaker, Steven

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

And you get all the Under 21's like Rudd, Steer, Korey etc etc

[Amy]

dont forget Kane, Adeyemi, Francomb,Loza and Gafaiti, Olly

Infact here are all our recognised u21 players

Adeyemi, Thomas Oluseun
Barker, Harry Darius
Browne, Stephen Rhys
Callan-McFadden, Kyle
Carroll, Rian Conor
Clunan, Michael Edward
Durojaiye, Olumide Scott
Francomb, Georgie
Gafaiti, Adel
Hall-Johnson, Reece
Hodd, Harvey William
Kane, Harry
King, Cameron
Lokko, Kevin Adom
Loza, Jamar Kasheef
Matthews, Remi Luke
McGeehan, Cameron Alexander
McNeil, Ewan
Morris, Carlton
Murphy, Jacob Kai
Murphy, Joshua
Norman, Cameron
Peacock, Joe
Randall, Henry Charles
Rudd, Declan
Sheriff, Ramil
Smith, Korey Alexander
St Louis, Dominic
Steer, Jed John
Toffolo, Harry
Wyatt, Ben

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Harry Barker is the son of my English teacher #OllysrandomNorwichfactoftheday

[ncfc_Tooze]

England U21 Squad for Friday at Carra Rud

Goalkeepers
Ben Amos (Hull City - loan from Manchester United), Jack Butland (Birmingham City), Declan Rudd (Norwich City), Jason Steele (Middlesbrough)

Defenders
Ryan Bennett (Norwich City), Steven Caulker (Tottenham Hotspur), Nathaniel Clyne (Southampton), Craig Dawson (West Bromwich Albion), Tom Lees (Leeds United), Jack Rodwell (Manchester City), Danny Rose (Sunderland - loan from Tottenham Hotspur), Adam Smith (Tottenham Hotspur), Andre Wisdom (Liverpool)

Midfielders
Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Tom Ince (Blackpool), Henri Lansbury (Nottingham Forest), Jason Lowe (Blackburn Rovers), Josh McEachran (Middlesbrough - loan from Chelsea), Nick Powell (Manchester United), Jonjo Shelvey (Liverpool) ,Raheem Sterling (Liverpool), Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace)

Forwards
Nathan Delfouneso (Blackpool - loan from Aston Villa), Marvin Sordell (Bolton Wanderers), Andros Townsend (Tottenham Hotspur), Connor Wickham (Sunderland).

[Crimey]

Good to see a good few Liverpool players in there, it's been a few years since any English players seemed to come through Liverpool ranks.

Rumours of a full England call up for Shelvey , assume this means he won't be called up. Henderson will struggle to keep his place in the U21s if he can't break into the Liverpool side.

[TopHat24/7]

Full England for Shelvey?! Christ almighty, I know things are bad but we can't be that desperate, surely??!

Really really wish Rodwell hadn't chucked his career away doing a Johnson and going to Citeh. He should be at a top 6 club but getting regular football and banging on the door to the full England squad.

Good to see Wilshere returning too, now he really is a class young player.

[ncfc_Tooze]

Dont Forget its a 6PM kick off friday night for the england u21's game.
Full England Team kick off at 8 on same night

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