The Norwich City Chronicle
Market23 Apr 2029
Jamal Jimoh-Aloba hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Norwich City can pretend not to have heard.
Squad23 Apr 2029
A falling-out at Norwich City
Nehuén Pérez and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Match21 Apr 2029
A bad afternoon for Norwich City against Nottingham Forest
1‑2 to Nottingham Forest, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
The dugout23 Apr 2029
Gavin Bazunu gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market23 Apr 2029
Norwich City promote Jason Davis from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jason Davis has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market23 Apr 2029
One of our own: Daniel Martin joins the Norwich City first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Daniel Martin is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market23 Apr 2029
Norwich City promote Christopher Martin from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Christopher Martin has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
The dugout23 Apr 2029
The view from the dugout
“We will look at it, we will learn from it, and we go again.” The three sentences every manager keeps for a 1‑2 defeat, delivered by Interim Coach to a room that had heard them before.
Squad23 Apr 2029
Mohamed Touré has had enough of the noise
The ambition story running backwards, and the one nobody tells: a footballer who wants a smaller ground, fewer cameras and a crowd that does not turn. It is not weakness and it is rarely reported as anything else.
In brief
- The dugout Jack Stacey dropped after a run of poor form
- The dugout The plan did not have a place for Justin Obikwu
- Squad Ante Crnac speaks, and the room listens