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Worthy:
“The door is wide open.” 5 December, 2002
Worthy
said: "There are 10 to 12 teams in it, the door is wide open for any team
that stays injury and suspension free and can put a few results together.” That
certainly is true, as at the moment not counting Portsmouth who are currently
running away from the other group at the top, there are only 6 points to
separate the top five places. At
the start of the season not many people would have thought that a team like
Reading would be just behind City at this stage in the season and this really
shows what a close league this can be. Commenting on the match ahead of City on Saturday, Worthy said: “If we reproduce the kind of passion and performance we managed in the playoffs against Wolves then I will be more than satisfied." And
the atmosphere will certainly be hot like it was in the play-offs, if not even
hotter, as the home fans are still wounded from the previous occasion when
Norwich met the boys from Molineux. However,
this shouldn’t cause a problem for the City stars, who dealt with the
atmosphere at Molineux excellently last season, instead it will probably fuel
them on even more. Notman
Could Be Out Until End Of Campaign 4
December, 2002 After
having an operation on his ankle yesterday, Nigel Worthington spoke today,
saying that it is very likely the unlucky Scotsman will miss the rest of the
season. Notman
was stretchered off injured in the Ipswich game at Portman Road in September
when he blocked a ferocious free-kick from Mark Venus, which bent his foot
awkwardly. The
operation yesterday removed some bone from the ankle area, which was causing the
pain for Alex. "It's
hugely disappointing and frustrating as Alex had been playing very well before
picking up what is, to say the least, a bit of an unusual injury." Boss
Worthington commented at Colney today.
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December, 2002 Neil Emblen
today said that the match at Molineux between the Canaries and Wolves on
Saturday is a "must win" match for City if they are to hold any
realistic hopes of grabbing an automatic promotion place. The
former Wolves player will be hoping to force himself back into the squad for
Saturday as he has a match tonight for the Reserves versus Cardiff City. “They
are a good side and have now put a good unbeaten run together,” said Emblen.
“They will obviously want to get one over on us for last season but I think
that they also blame themselves for what happened after throwing away a 10-point
lead with only eight games to go,” he added. The
31-year-old indomitable midfielder is hoping, if selected, to receive a
warm-welcome from the fans he served so admirably but as he confessed nothing
can ever be taken for granted in football. Emblen
said himself that he doesn't expect to be able to walk straight into the team
and admits that he must work hard in training to earn the right to do so and he
also said he is a bit disappointed with his consistency of performances since he
has been back from injury. The
F.A. Slap Fine and Touchline Ban On Worthy 3
December, 2002 Nigel
Worthington was today fined £500 and given a one-match touchline ban after
being sent to the stand in the match versus Sheffield United at Carrow Road in
September. Worthington
had made complaints to the fourth official over some decisions which the referee
had made during the match, which was why he was asked to leave the dug-out and
sit in the stand. The match
that day certainly was a bad one for City; manager sent off and the team lost
3-2. It will be
interesting to see how things are conducted on the touchline in Worthy's
absence, with the quality of our coaches at Carrow Road, it really shouldn't be
a great deal different to other matches. Young
Canaries Knock Out Holders Of FA Youth Cup
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December, 2002 On
Monday night, Norwich Under 19’s played at home to Aston Villa, who are the
current holders of the cup competition. Play
was delayed for 15 minutes due to crowd congestion but once it got underway it
was well worth the wait. The much-talked about Ian Henderson played in his
second match in three days, and again, he was playing as a left winger. Villa
were first to attack but Aaron Osborne dealt with the danger and City scored
their first after 27 minutes when a pass from Henderson found Batt whose shot
from 25 yards found the back of the net. Norwich
weathered the storm from Villa well, mirroring the sort of performance typical
of the senior team. Nine
minutes before half time, the young Canaries doubled their lead when Nicky
Howell finished well after some good work from himself to get free. The
Canaries could have gone it at the break with another goal to their name, but
Henderson failed to convert from a pass from Jarvis. Just
three minutes into the second half Villa were back In the game when Moore rifled
the ball home into the top corner past a helpless Osborne. Thankfully,
City held on to the goal advantage and at the final whistle celebrated their
success at beating the holders of the Youth Cup. After
the match Boothroyd commented: “Ian Henderson played out of position and did a
fantastic job for the team,”.The thing about Hendo is that he is at the stage
where he might be in the first team, then he's not in the first team. So we
thought long and hard about it and decided the lad should play. That's the
decision that was made. I am all for pushing the lads on, as is Sammy, and we
want the younger ones to come through and this tournament is important.” Hayes
Joins Irons On A Free Transfer 3 December, 2002 After speculation of where his
future lay, Paul Hayes today left Norwich for the last time to join Scunthorpe
United.
Paul has agreed to finish off
his last year of his scholarship programme at Scunthorpe, which will then total
to three years scholarship at the end. Worthington had sent Paul out
to train with Torquay a few weeks back to "toughen him up a bit" as
Worthy put it but now he has gone for good. It has been confirmed
that a sell-on clause has been agreed in the free transfer, so if Hayes moves to
another club for a fee then Norwich will get some money from it. He has found it hard to break
into the first team due to the large amount of strikers ahead of him in the
pecking order, such as Iwan Roberts, Paul McVeigh, David Nielsen, Zema Abbey,
Alex Notman and now the emergence teenage sensation Ian Henderson. Fans Back Iwan To Score Century 23 November, 2002 After two weeks of voting you decided that Iwan will reach the 100-goal milestone for City by a large majority of 80%. Thank you to everyone who voted. McGovern Joins Posh It
has been announced this morning that former Norwich defender Brian McGovern has
joined struggling Peterborough United on a non-contract basis.
He
impressed Barry Fry enough when he played for Posh in a “behind closed
doors” friendly against Arsenal earlier in the week, the Posh manager decided
to sign him up. It is a timely signing for Peterborough as Marc Joseph should be signing for Hull soon and it looks like McGovern will be thrown into the deep end, as Fry has named him in his squad to face Barnsley at London Road tomorrow. Fry commented: “Brian adapted very well for us in the friendly and with Marc leaving us, we are a bit short of cover in defence. I am sure with the support from the fans he will settle in quickly here at London Road.” Shortly after being released by Norwich McGovern joined up with Scottish Premier league outfit Livingston and the only reason why he didn’t stay there was because he would have had to wait until January to sign. McGovern learnt his trade as a trainee at Arsenal before joining the Canaries in 2000 for £50,000. Adapted from information from www.theposh.com Russell Could Face Burnley But Notman Still Plays The Waiting Game 21 November, 2002
Notman picked up the injury at Portman Road in September when he charged down a free-kick. He has not trained or played since. 20 November,
2002 Bolton
Wanderers have today recalled Nicky Southall, who was meant to be on loan at
City for three months. However, Bolton installed a clause in the contract,
allowing them to call him back after 28 days. The reason for them calling
Southall back early is because they have a few injuries and suspensions so he
will act for cover for players such as Akin and N'Gotty who are both currently
suspended. Nigel
Worthington said: "Thankfully Mark Rivers is now fit again and Darel
Russell will also be available soon." Worthington
also thanked Nicky and Bolton and wished him every success in the future. Southall
was brought to Carrow Road to replace midfielders Russell, Notman and Rivers,
who were all injured at the time. Southall made nine appearances for City, five
of them as a sub. Bolton
signed Nicky on a free transfer in the summer of 2001 from one of City's
Division One rivals, Gillingham. 18
November, 2002
In
a press conference today, Worthy said " It soon became very clear that he
wanted to wait and review all his options at a later stage. Therefore no offer
was made to Darren." Worthington
continued: “I respect Darren’s right to explore all his options under the
present ‘Bosman Ruling’ regulations. Obviously I would like him to
stay with Norwich City and he may well do, similar to Phil Mulryne last
season" All
Norwich fans will be hoping that City can keep hold of their player that was
raised through the ranks at Carrow Road because if Norwich and Kenton can't come
to an agreement the player will be able to leave for free on the Bosman Ruling
issue at the end of the season. And it would be most likely that he will head to
a Premiership club as a few big names have been mentioned this season,
supposedly watching Darren in action at Carrow Road. Kenton
commented: "Obviously I want to play in the Premier League and hopefully
that's with Norwich. If we go up, then there'll be no problem in signing." So
far this season Kenton has played 17 games (he has missed just one match),
scoring one goal. If Kenton is missing from the team, then it will be hard to
replace such a "rock" at the heart of the City defence. Show
Your Support For "The Posh" 14
November, 2002
After
a few requests from City fans, who have visited this site, we at
yellowarmy.co.uk have decided to show our support for our East Anglian
neighbours Peterborough by getting as many people as possible to sign their book
in opposition to Victoria Beckham's claims. You
are all probably well aware of the issue between former Spice Girl Victoria
Beckham and Division Two Football Club, Peterborough United. As
if Peterborough didn't have enough to worry about with their ongoing financial
problems, Ms Beckham has decided to make it a little worse for the Division Two
side. Ms
Beckham has informed Peterborough of her intentions to challenge them for the
use of the trademark "Posh". Peterborough
first heard of this news from their own Trademark Agency and since then have
posted a lot of news on their official website, http://www.theposh.com.
This
is what Ms Beckham's website says: "Whilst Victoria accepts that
Peterborough are nicknamed "The Posh" and might want to use the name
in association with football products there is no conceivable reason why they
should need blanket coverage for every class of goods." "The
name "Posh" is inexorably associated with Victoria Beckham in the
public's mind and the concern from her is that they (the public) would think she
had in some way endorsed products she had no knowledge of." Now,
to us this is ridiculous, Victoria Beckham has only be known as "Posh"
for six years but Peterborough have been known as it for decades. This just
seems to me that she is just becoming far too selfish. It will be a injustice if
"The Posh" lose out on this case. Please
show your support for the REAL Posh by clicking here
and signing their Supportbook. You
can also talk about this issue on our Message
Board. Holt
Backs Iwan To Score Century 13
November, 2002 Gary Holt
today said that he believed there would be no stopping Roberts now that he has
scored his 85th goal for City. Holt
reckons that Iwan's previous dip in form was due to him being so close to a
career milestone. Holt said: "It was on his mind. He missed a penalty at
Bradford a few weeks back and it started to eat away at him." Commenting on
his penalty success versus Wednesday last Saturday Holt added: "He showed a
lot of character to take another and it was like a weight being lifted from his
shoulders." What
do you think? Will Iwan reach 100 goals for City? Please take part in our poll
by clicking here Trip
to Vicarage Road Rearranged 12 November, 2002 The
Canaries' visit to Watford scheduled for Saturday, January 8th is now
to be played on Sunday 9th January, thanks to Sky TV televising the
match. Please note, the kick-off is now 12pm. This will be Norwich's
second televised match this season. Talks
Between Ipswich And Ashley Ward Break Down 12 November, 2002
The
proposed deal between Ashley Ward and Ipswich has broken down due to Ward not
wanting to move to Ipswich on a temporary basis. The conversations between the
player and Ipswich finished yesterday as Ward made it clear he didn’t want to
be loaned. Ipswich manager Joe Royle said: “Ashley is looking for a more
permanent move and unfortunately that is not possible for us at the
moment." Bradford
are looking to offload Ward as they are in financial turmoil, like most clubs in
the Football League and it is no secret that he is one of the highest paid
players in the Bradford squad. There is speculation that Royle is also looking for more defensive cover and it is reported that he is looking seriously into bringing out-of-favour Leeds defender Michael Duberry to Portman Road. Mulryne
To Miss Clarets Clash 11
November, 2002 Canary midfielder Phil Mulryne will miss the Canaries' match versus Burnley on Saturday 23rd November due to accumulating 5 yellow cards this season. Mulryne will serve a one match suspension due to him getting booked for the fifth time on Saturday, when he fouled Wednesday striker Gerald Sibon. Likely replacements for Mulryne will be either Nicky Southall or Neil Emblen. Mackay
Joins Kenton, Mulryne and Emblen On Medical Table
7 November, 2002
Defender
Malky Mackay has been added to the injury list this week. Manager Nigel
Worthington told a packed press conference what exactly happened: City
Trio Still Injured 5 November, 2002 Canaries boss Nigel Worthington today
confirmed that midfielders Phil Mulryne and Neil Emblen along with defender
Darren Kenton had still not returned to training after their recent injuries
sustained in the Forest match.
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November, 2002 Canaries' manager Nigel Worthington refused to
make excuses after the Canaries slumped to a disappointing 4-2 defeat against
Wimbledon at Selhurst Park on Saturday. Kenton and Mulryne Doubtful for Dons Clash 31 October, 2002 Both Darren Kenton and Phil Mulryne are almost certain to miss Norwich's away match against Wimbledon Saturday. Darren Kenton was substituted after just 30 minutes in the Forest match due to a back injury and midfield ace Phil Mulryne was taken off in the second half with a groin strain. This is certainly a set-back for the Canaries, who are looking to get back on track after gaining just two points from their last three games. The likely replacements for the two casulties are Craig Fleming and Nicky Southall, who is on loan from Bolton Wanderers.
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The
young striker never did make an appearance for the first team, despite being
named as a substitute a couple of times last season. 
