Norwich City... Lets be Having you!

April/May 2015/16

April/May

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Season draws to a close
Famous victory against Chelsea
City finish 6th in the league

The Premier League

Burnley 1-0 Norwich City

Very poor performanceNorwich City 3-1 Nottingham Forest(Odegaard (2), Dybala)

Much better performance from the two lads.

Norwich City 3-0 Southampton
(Dybala (2), Redmond)

Dybala is on fire at the moment!

Norwich City 4-0 Leicester City
(Schar (2), Dybala, Hoolahan)

Three home wins in a row this month

Norwich City 1-0 Chelsea
(Redmond)

Make that 4, after a truly memorable result against Chelsea.

Liverpool 4-1 Norwich City
(Dybala)

Good performance from the lads, the result really doesn't reflect on the game.

Manchester United 2-1 Norwich City
(Dybala)

United simply finished better than us.

Final League Table

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So Tottenham win the league with Manchester City finishing in 8th. Norwich City manage to end up in 6th in their first season back in the big time. Sunderland, Leeds and Swansea are relegated.

Player Awards

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So Nathan Redmond wins the English Players Young Player of the Year Award and also wins a place in the Players Team of the Year.
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Preseason/August 16/17

Preseason/August

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Norwich City busy in the Transfer Window
Delia Smith retires
100% start to the new season

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Transfer Update

So going into the transfer window, Huckerby had several main positions he was looking to upgrade. The majority of it was the defense and then a few backup players in other positions.

IN:

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Joe Caldecott - A young player bought by our new Head of Youth Development. He didn't cost a lot and so we can try and improve him without any pressure.

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Sead Kolasinac - Our new first choice left back. Had been scouting this guy for 6 months. In the end had to battle with Real Madrid and AS Roma, first team football was obviously a factor in his decision.

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Seamus Coleman - Our new first choice right back. Almost bought Seamus the season before but this move means Micah Richards can be moved inside if needs be.

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Lucas Silva - Wasn't looking for a new central midfielder, however due to PSG meeting Romero's release clause, a replacement was needed. Silva is a more than capable player to fit in to the team.

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Terence Kongolo - Another player that had been picked out a while ago. Has the ability to play at centre back and left back and so will be a useful squad player.

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Suso - With Adama Traore and Origi returning to their clubs, Suso has been brought in to cover the attacking positions with his ability to play all across the attacking positions.

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Harry Kane - A much needed addition. He brings in something different to what Grabban and Dybala offer, and will offer competition.

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So as you can see, Olsson and Romero were the main departures from the club but both have been suitably replaced.

Major Transfers elsewhere

Louis van Gaal retired, Jurgen Klopp taking over at Manchester United and they've been very busy in the market.

Mateo Kovacic - AS Monaco to Manchester City £36.5million
Sergi Samper - PSG to Manchester United £33.5 million
Gervinho - AS Roma to Manchester United £16.5million

The Premier League

Tottenham Hotspur 0-2 Norwich City
(Murphy, Kane)

A goal on his debut for Kane against his old side as Norwich beat the defending Premier League Champions on the first day of the season. The new defense was brilliant.

Norwich City 5-1 Sunderland
(Redmond, Alli, Dybala, Grabban (2))

Excellent performance, Grabban coming off of the bench to remind everyone of his ability.

QPR 3-5 Norwich City
(Murphy (3), Odegaard (2))

A superb performance from Josh Murphy, whom Norwich have turned several offers from Chelsea for. We could have easily lost this game, the scoreline flatters us.

The Europa League

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A tough group as we look to make moves in Europe. Will need to be at our best to get through the group stages, aiming for 10 points.

League Table and Stats

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Top of the League after 3. All the new signings have gelled into the team and way of playing really well, Lucas Silva is still to make his debut too after being injured on National Duty with Brazil.



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You've done a brilliant job to turn Norwich into a top Premiership team so quickly! Really looking forward to see how you get on this season in Europe!!
 
deakz said:
You've done a brilliant job to turn Norwich into a top Premiership team so quickly! Really looking forward to see how you get on this season in Europe!!
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It's totally taken me by surprise. Last season we struggled around Christmas with a squad which couldn't cope. Am hoping there's enough quality in the side to handle the extra games that Europe brings.
 
September/October 16/17

September/October

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Harry Kane starts his Norwich City career well
100% record in Europe
New Stadium in the future?

The Premier League

Norwich City 3-1 Southampton
(Dybala, Kongolo, Kane)

Excellent start to the month.

Hull City 5-3 Norwich City
(Kane (2), Murphy)

Kane was the only player to come out of this game with any credit

Norwich City 7-3 Nottingham Forest
(Schar, Odegaard (2), Murphy, Grabban (2), Kalinic o.g)

One for the fans. Odegaard was the star of the show here.

West Ham United 2-2 Norwich City
(Alli, Kane)

Lucky to get a result here, West Ham deserved all 3 points.

Norwich City 1-3 Manchester City
(Redmond)

Could do nothing to stop Sergio Aguero who scored a marvellous hattrick.

Liverpool 1-2 Norwich City
(Schar, Redmond)

Redmond with a last minute winner to get a vital win.

Norwich City 5-0 West Bromwich Albion
(Dybala (3), Suso, Redmond)

Dybala with his best performance of the year so far

The Carling Cup

3rd Round

Wigan Athletic 2-5 Norwich City
(Hoolahan, Ja Murphy, Kane (3))

Had too much quality for Wigan here.

4th Round

Rochdale 2-4 Norwich City
(Suso, Hoolahan, Kane (2))

Easy win once we'd found that first goal.

The Europa League

The Group Stages

IFK Goteborg 0-3 Norwich City
(Grabban (2), Suso)

Excellent start to the European Campaign, Grabban showing he's still got it.

Norwich City 4-1 Sevilla
(Murphy, Redmond, Dybala, Arribas o.g)

A famous European night at Carrow Road as we beat the Spanish Giants comfortably.

FC Twente 1-2 Norwich City
(Howson, Murphy)

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League Table and Stats

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So 2nd in the league. I don't think we have the quality to beat Chelsea this year but there is no reason why we shouldn't be aiming for a Champions League spot.
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November/December 16/17

November/December

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Youth Facilities upgraded
Norwich City struggle massively for results
Odegaard wins major award

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The Premier League

Arsenal 3-2 Norwich City
(Schar, Kane)

Arsenal were simply more clinical up front.

Norwich City 2-1 Newcastle United
(Dybala, Murphy)

Comfortable home win

Norwich City 3-0 Middlebrough
(Dybala (3))

Dybala was exceptional as we win comfortably once more.

Chelsea 8-0 Norwich City

An awful, awful performance

Norwich City 0-1 Cardiff City

An equally as awful performance

Norwich City 2-2 Manchester United
(Alli, Schar)

A much better performance against a really strong side.

Leicester City 1-1 Norwich City
(Murphy)

We truly robbed them here.

Everton 4-3 Norwich City
(Dybala (2), Schar)

We seem to have forgotten how to defend!

Norwich City 3-1 Aston Villa
(Alli, Dybala (2))

Switched to a 3-5-2 formation and it worked as we win at the end of the year.

The Carling Cup

Quarter Finals

Arsenal 3-1 Norwich City
(Kane)

We didn't actually play that badly, but Arsenal were clinical up top.

The Europa League

The Group Stages

Norwich City 0-0 FC Twente

A draw is enough to qualify for the next round.

Norwich City 3-1 IFK Goteborg
(Grabban, Kane, Ja Murphy)

A confident performance which secures top spot in the group.

Sevilla 1-2 Norwich City
(Grabban, Hoolahan)

Another famous victory against the Spanish side.

League Table and Stats

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January 16/17

January 2017

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Two youngsters join the club
Manchester Utd Legends Stam and Scholes join backroom staff
Crash out of FA Cup

Transfer Update

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Alex Kawaya and Mauricio Martinez join the club. Both have gone out on loan to gain match experience.

The Barclays Premier League

Norwich City 4-1 Tottenham Hotspur
(Kane (2), Murphy (2))

A great way to start 2017, Kane scoring twice against his old club.

Sunderland 1-1 Norwich City
(Dybala)

A hard fought point, should be doing better against teams like Sunderland however, and this shows how far we've come to be disappointed.

Norwich City 1-1 QPR
(Dybala)

See above!

Southampton 1-1 Norwich City
(Dybala)

A really good performance against a strong Southampton side.

Norwich City 2-1 Hull City
(Suso, Schar)

A really good win to end our drawing run.

Norwich City 5-2 West Ham United
(Suso (3), Schar (2))

We finish the month in the same way as we started it, by battering a London club. Suso scored a 20 minute hattrick. Was a crazy match though, three of our goals were from the penalty spot.

The FA Cup Third Round

Norwich City 1-1 Stoke City (Redmond)
Stoke City 2-2 Norwich City (Kane (2))

Stoke City win 3-0 on penalties.

League Table and Stats

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February/March 2016/17

February/March 2017

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Club Legend Hoolahan retires and becomes Youth Coach at club
Norwich Progress in Europe
Taken Over by Brazilian Businessman

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Giovanni Luigi takes over the club and has since told Darren Huckerby he is fully behind him.

Youth Intake

Just the one player of note from this year's intake

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The Europa League

1st Knockout Round

Genk 2-2 Norwich City
(Redmond, Dybala)

A hard fought draw away from home which gives us a good platform to go through

Norwich City 4-0 Genk
(Alli, Redmond, Suso, Kongolo)

A comfortable win in the end to progress to the next round to face Besiktas.

2nd Knockout Round

Norwich City 9-2 Besiktas
(Dybala (4), Odegaard, Murphy (2), Akman o.g, Redmond)

Absolutely amazing. Dybala was truly special in this win.

Besiktas 1-0 Norwich City

Rested the entire starting XI, but still played well and we progress through to the quarter finals 9-3 on aggregate.

Quarter Final/Semi Final Draw

(Norwich City vs Lazio) vs (Dnipro vs FC Porto)

The Barclays Premier League

Nottingham Forest 1-3 Norwich City
(Dybala (2), Suso)

Excellent start to the month, beating a side Huckerby has never lost to as a manager.

Manchester City 4-0 Norwich City

Sergio Aguero puts Norwich to the sword once again.

West Brom 3-1 Norwich City
(Suso)

A very poor performance from the boys.

Norwich City 1-2 Liverpool
(Kongolo)

A late consolation makes the score look a bit better, we really were second best though

Norwich City 3-1 Arsenal
(Suso, Dybala, Redmond)

A famous Carrow Road win over the Gunners. A much needed win too in terms of the league.

League Table and Stats

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So whilst we are down in 7th, our run in looks reasonably ok and if we get a run going I feel my target of 5th is still possible.
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Still a slender chance of 4th! keep it up mate, had some brilliant results this season!
 
SamPeters said:
Still a slender chance of 4th! keep it up mate, had some brilliant results this season!
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There's no chance of 4th! Not consistent enough In the league and think the players are being distracted by the European games.
 
Nice story here mate! Norwich are genuinely challenging for the top 4 on my save! And I'm Liverpool haha!
 
xJamieWilliams said:
Nice story here mate! Norwich are genuinely challenging for the top 4 on my save! And I'm Liverpool haha!
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Cheers man, appreciate the comment. Still a bit of work to do before I become a realistic title challenger. Hopefully the new owner will inject some cash!
 
April 2016/17

April 2017

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Norwich move up to 6th
Progress in Europe
Dybala damages his knee cartilage

Barclays Premier League

Newcastle United 1-4 Norwich City
(Murphy, Odegaard, Schar (2))

Excellent start to the month as we try to move up the league.

Norwich City 2-3 Chelsea
(Suso, Alli)

An expected loss to the Champions Elect.

Cardiff City 6-2 Norwich City
(Dybala, Redmond)

Awful!

Middlesborough 3-6 Norwich City
(Odegaard (2), Dybala (3), Redmond)

We bounce back in just the right manner, Dybala and Odegaard on fire.

Norwich City 2-1 Leicester City
(Redmond, Howson)

A hard fought victory to move up to 6th position in the League and clinch Europa League football.

The Europa League Quarter Finals

Lazio 3-3 Norwich City
(Bassong, Kane, Murphy)

A good point. Went 3 down before we woke up in the second half.

Norwich City 4-1 Lazio
(Suso, (2), Kjaer o.g, Dybala)

City crush their Italian counterparts to progress to the Semis where they will play FC Porto.

League Table and Stats

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Great story mate. Loving the signings and you're on fire in Europe! You must aiming to win the Europa League as a gateway to the riches of the Champions League? KUTGW!
 
May 2016/17

May 2017

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Premier League comes to a close
Murphy wins another award
City take part in thrilling Europa League Semi Final

The Barclays Premier League

Manchester United 3-0 Norwich City

An expected loss after a tiring European First Leg.

Norwich City 5-0 Everton
(Grabban (3), Murphy (2))

An excellent win which pretty much secures 6th in the league

Aston Villa 1-1 Norwich City
(Lewis)

A drab affair to finish the league campaign.

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Norwich City 4-3 FC Porto
(Kane (3), Redmond)

A late Redmond goal means we head to Portugal with a slender advantage.

FC Porto 2-2 Norwich City
(Kane, Grabban)

Grabban scores the equaliser in the 86th minute after a pulsating game to send Norwich City into the Final of the Europa League, where they will face Hamburg.

Final League Table and Awards

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So an Eden Hazard inspired Chelsea walk to the title. Forest, Leicester and QPR are relegated, whilst Norwich City in their second season back, finish 6th.

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For the second year in a row, a Norwich City Player wins the Players' Young Player of the Year Award, this year Josh Murphy wins it. He managed 14 goals and 15 assists in 35 games from the wide left of midfield

Odegaard and Schar are named in the starting XI for the Team of the Year.
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The Europa League Final 16/17

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Parc des Princes... Home of Paris Saint Germain and this year, the location for the Europa League Final to be played between English side Norwich City and German side Hamburg.

Lineups

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The Result

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Yes you are reading that correctly, Norwich City are Europa League Champions! We dominated the entire match, but couldn't find the back of the net. However, the English Side beat the Germans at Penalties!

New Stadium to be built!

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joshcoles224 said:
Well done mate, great achievement. Looking forward to the next update!
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Cheers mate. It's been a busy transfer period, with one big name asking to leave, and getting his wish but I've hopefully replaced him with someone even better ahead of a Champions League Campaign
 
Transfer News

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Norwich City have today announced that star striker Paulo Dybala will move to French Giants AS Monaco for an undisclosed fee believed to be around £25 million.

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Manager Darren Huckerby had the following to say; ''We didn't want to sell but we really had no choice. Paulo came to me last week and mentioned that he wanted the move, and having rejected their first offer, he really kicked off a fuss. I blame it on his agent, he's only a young lad so you can't blame the player for wanting more money. We will now focus, as we have been doing, on improving the squad so that its capable to fight on all fronts this upcoming season''.
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