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Pre Season Friendlies 3 June, 2003 July 15: Harwich and Parkeston (a) July 17: Diss Town (a) July 19: Peterborough (a) July 22: Tottenham (h) July 25: RBC Roosendaal (a) July 27: Dutch opponents to be confirmed (a) July 29: Dutch opponents to be confirmed (a) Club Physio Keith Creamer Retires 17 May, 2003 By the end of this month 2nd physio Keith Creamer would have probably left the club. He has been at the club for 17 years and has been an excellent servant for the club, tending to all the players needs from the first team all the way down to the youth. And when yellowarmy.co.uk went to meet him, it was obvious to see that he was a genuinely nice bloke. While we were there we were lucky enough to get a unique snap of the man himself!
New Kit and Sponsors Now Released! 8 May, 2003 Norwich City have announced their new sponsors for the next three years: Proton and Lotus. The Club have confirmed that the deal is worth a 7 figure sum, which is the biggest deal in the club's history. The Club also released the new kits, with Proton sponsoring the home kit and Lotus sponsoring the "racing green" away kit, which will definitely be worn on 7 occasions next season. The kit will be available in the club shops in mid July, for more info on this keep looking on this page nearer the time. Below are some pictures of the home kit, taken from www.pinkun.com and www.canaries.co.uk
Yellowarmy.co.uk Visit Colney! During Easter the team from yellowarmy.co.uk took time out to visit the Club's training ground at Colney. Luckily the team took part in a full and quite strenuous training session outdoors and we were able to get some photos of our day out at Colney. We were even lucky enough to get some of the players advertising our website!
A goal two minutes from
time secured a win for Oxford United and Cities second consecutive reserve
defeat. The game marked the return of Phil Mulryne and Craig Fleming from injury
lay offs. They both got around 60 minutes play under their belts, which is a
promising sign for Canaries fans. It was an unusual City
side which took to the field at Oxfords Court Place Farm training ground,
including no less than 10 players with first team experience. It was Fleming who
came closest to scoring for Norwich, his header went just wide. Oxford defender
Chris Hackett then almost put through his own net with an attempted header
clearance, but unfortunately for Norwich, it rebounded off the woodwork. The second half saw
Norwich again start brightly, with Ian Henderson, playing in an unfamiliar left
wing role, looking a threat. However, the ruff playing surface stopped Norwich
playing their passing game and putting pressure on the home teams goal. However
with the game looking to go for a 0-0 draw, Oxford Striker Mark De Bolla fired
in a goal in the 88th minute. The Oxford man capitalised on a mix up
in the City defence and smashed the ball into the roof of the net. This was a disappointing result
but the match brought cheer for the City fans with the news that Notman, Mulryne
and Fleming all got through 60 minutes. However it is unlikely that we will see
Notman in the first team frame again this season, But Mulryne and Fleming should
be back in a couple of weeks. Of the other players, Ian Henderson looked a
threat on the left wing which could give Worthington a few extra options with
the departures of Llewellyn and Heckingbottom imminent. The other players were
unremarkable, but this is understandable on a ruff playing surface. Line
Up Crichton, Briggs,
Heckingbottom, Crane, Fleming (Tyrie 60), Emblen, Mulryne (Smith 65), Notman (Batt
65), Roberts, Nielsen, Henderson. Subs not used: Osborne Heckingbottom and Llewellyn Given Free Transfers 8 March, 2003 Nigel Worthington today confirmed that both Paul Heckingbottom and Chris Llewellyn have been made available for free transfers. The thinking behind this is "to let the two lads concerned to get on with their careers in a positive way", another reason of course is to lighten the financial burden on the club. Llewellyn is currently on loan at Bristol Rovers and he signed professional terms for City in 1999 but for the last couple of seasons he has found it hard to get a place in the team. Heckingbottom only joined the club on a free transfer in August last year from Darlington and since then has only made seven starts for the Canaries. Norwich City Reserves suffered only their second defeat of the
season yesterday when they went down by the only goal of the game against
Millwall. The match also saw another step for Alex Notman's road back to fitness.
He played for the whole of the first half yesterday, before being substituted at
half time. The Millwall side saw two first teamers play, Tim Cahill and Charlie
Hearne, whilst City only had Notman who has seen extensive first team action. In a fairly even first
half, neither side looked like scoring. However it was City who came closest to
scoring. A Norwich shot came in which the Millwall keeper parried to the waiting
Ryan Jarvis, whose shot agonisingly hit the cross bar. However it was soon after
this when Millwall grabbed the only goal of the game. Greg Cranes back header to
Osbourne fell short, allowing striker Moses Ashikodi head the ball home. The second half saw City
see a little more of the ball, although they couldn’t make the possession
count. A rather dull match was almost made a little livelier in the dying
moments. Ian Henderson collected a cross in area with only the keeper to beat
but his shot was well saved by Harper in the Lions goal. From this performance you
could see the Briggs still hasn’t found the form, which saw him pick up Player
Of The Year award at Stockport last season. Perhaps he will find it once he has
settled in over the summer. Shackell looked solid at the back and didn’t put a
foot wrong. Henderson and Jarvis made themselves known to the Millwall defenders
but failed to cause any damage. In the centre of the park, Sinclair had a good,
solid, battling game. This was a match in which Cities youngsters acquitted
themselves well, but failed to produce. Line
Up Osbourne, Briggs, Batt
(Crow 75), Sinclair, Shackell, Crane, Notman (Blackburn 45), Henderson, Jarvis,
Emblen, Smith (Willis 70). Subs not used: Tyrie David Rocastle Remembered Cancer Research 31 March, 2003 Today, March 31st, is the second
anniversary of the passing away Yellowarmy.co.uk's Predictions 26 March, 2003 Rob Haylett Bradford H - 3-2 win, Rivers gets two and Abbey scores a peach!! Derby A - 1-0 win, Close game but Zema will get us a late goal. Burnley H - 3-0 win, Mullers to return with a goal the same with McVeigh and a goal from Iwan off the bench. Walsall A - 1-0 loss, Sorry! I just think it will be one of those matches we will lose. Wolves H - 2-0 win, Mark Rivers cut-in and shot followed by a Mackay goal from a corner. Wolves will choke it again. Leicester A - 1-0 win, David Healy scoring his last goal for City. A close and physical game. Preston H - 3-0 win, Goals from Abbey and McVeigh. Healy will be cheering on City from the stands! TOTAL POINTS: 76 Reggie Pointer Bradford H - 2-0 win, McVeigh and a late clinching goal from Mackay to settle the three points. Derby A - 1-0 win, Close game and an early goal from Abbey will see them through. Burnley H - 0-0 draw, hard fought game with very few chances. Walsall A - 1-1 draw, many chances but not a day when they get put away. Roberts to score from being 1-0 down. Wolves H - 2-1 win, Tough game and very close. Abbey and Nielsen to score. Leicester A - 1-0 loss, struggling to perform and not a very good team effort. Preston H - 3-2 win, end the season on a high but don't make the play-offs by 2 points. One goal from McVeigh and an Abbey double. TOTAL POINTS: 72 NIck Wright Bradford H - 2-0 win, easy win against a poor side with Norwich pushing for the play-offs. Derby A - 1-0 win, the Rams are slipping down the table with some very poor performances. Burnley H - 2-1 win, Canaries will be pushing for a win for the play-off places and revenge for the defeat earlier in the season. Walsall A - 2-0 win, Revenge for last season's defeat at their ground. An easy win against a poor team. Wolves H - 1-0 win, a hard fought win in the final push for the play-off places. Will be the game we move above Wolves. Leicester A - 2-1 loss, a brave performance from the Canaries but they will not secure the win as the Foxes are chasing for 1st place. Preston H - 3-1 win, David Healy to proves his employees wrong and plays a blinder. Win means we finish in the play-offs and a trip to Cardiff. TOTAL POINTS: 76 Nigel Hick Bradford H - 2-0 win, The Canaries will revenge their 2-1 loss against the Bantams in October, perhaps a double from Iwan, making up for his missed penalty in the away match. Derby A - 1-0 win, The Canaries will just get 3 points from the relegation battling Derby-who lose their manager after this match! Burnley H - 2-2 draw, Stan Ternant's men are made of hard stuff and the Canaries lose a 2-1 lead in the dying seconds. Walsall A - 3-1 win, Worthy's men get back on track in a convincing win at the Bescot Stadium. Wolves H - 2-1 win, a tough one but we will beat the big bad Wolves at Carrow Road yet again and we jump into the play-off places. Leicester A - 1-1 draw, Norwich just get back into the game after a terrible first half against the already promoted Foxes. Adam Drury 15 yard stunner! Preston H - 2-0 win, a clean sheet and another three points, bring on the play-offs! TOTAL POINTS: 75 24 March, 2003 Chris Llewellyn's loan deal at struggling division 3 club Bristol Rovers has been extended until the end of the season announced the Club today. Llewellyn who scored for the Pirates on his debut has had a good time at the club and Worthington has said the extended deal is to give him more games under his belt and to try and help Bristol Rovers stay in the Football League. He stressed that the deal wasn't with the view for a permanent move but who knows!
For latest news, columns, competitions and much more subscribe to our free weekly newsletter. Click here. 22 March, 2003 Nigel Worthington has told Sheffield Wednesday to name their price for Leigh Bromby, currently on-loan at Carrow Road. Worthy has said he has been so impressed with his performances for Norwich that he would like to sign him on-loan until the end of this season and then sign him permanently. Worthington has offered Owls Boss Chris Turner a choice of four players who he would be able to take to Wednesday on-loan as a swap-deal until the end of the season, while Wednesday will be thinking over a price for centre-back Bromby. Chris Turner has confirmed that one of the players he has been offered on-loan is David Nielsen, who has struggled to score for a few months. Turner said: "He is a quick and powerful striker who has done well at Grimsby and Norwich. We'll have to decide next week whether he's the player for us on loan." He's who the other three players could be: Neil Emblen, Keith Briggs, Paul Heckingbottom or even Ian Henderson. All of these players have not featured in the first team regularly for a while now. 17 March, 2003 He scored a 30-yard thunderbolt yesterday but Steen Nedergaard's future may not lie at Carrow Road. The versatile player has said that he has been ongoing contract talks since December but no deal can be negotiated. The player says he enjoys life at Carrow Road and he hopes to stay but he also revealed that other clubs have shown interest in him and he didn't try to deny that he was interested in these clubs too. It is suspected that these clubs are from his homeland, Denmark. Nigel Worthington assured supporters that talks are still on going between the club and the reliable Dane and Worthy hopes he can persuade the classy utility player to put pen to paper very soon. Healy Back On Loan Until End Of Season 13 March, 2003 Norwich today announced that they have agreed a deal with Preston for the services of striker David Healy on loan for the rest of the season. He was only here a few weeks ago, scoring one goal in five games and he impressed the Norwich manager Nigel Worthington so much that he has been called back for another stint. Worthy said he was delighted with the capture and also hinted that he may try and sign him permanently at the end of the season. 12 March, 2003 By Nick Wright A very young looking Norwich
second string took to the pitch on Wednesday, with only four players with first
team experience taking to the pitch, Henderson, Briggs, Heckingbottom as well as
the return of Notman. There being a first team fixture on the same day robbed
Keith Webb the services of like of David Nielsen, Jason Shackell and Darel
Russell. Ryan Jarvis also was unavailable as he was selected for the England
Under 17 team for the match against the Czech Republic. The very young Norwich
side, which included the unknown David Tyrie, were up against a Luton team,
which included ex City player Adrian Forbes. It didn’t take long for
Norwich to open the scoring. After 10 minutes the Hatters keeper kicked a poor
clearance, which fell kindly for Ian Henderson. The 18 year old then lobbed the
keeper from 25 yards. Throughout the first half, Henderson and new strike
partner Danny Crow were causing problems for the home defence. In the 25th
minute, Crow then added the second goal for Norwich. Henderson poked a through
ball to Crow, who promptly rounded the keeper. City looked to be cruising, but
just before the break Luton pulled a goal back. Early in the second half Luton
then equalised. This was a blow to young keeper Aaron Osbourne who had pulled
off a number of good saves to deny the Luton strikers. The 75th
minute saw the introduction of Alex Notman. The pint-sized Scot hadn’t played
since being stretchered off in the derby game with Ipswich way back in
September. He has just recovered from his injury and is now on the comeback
trail. Keith Webb said, “ It is now just a matter for Alex to go through the
motions”. One thing is for certain; he won’t be knocking on the first
team’s door for a month or two yet. Of the other players who are
pressing for a first team place, Henderson looked lively all match and was a
constant thorn in the Hatters rearguard. Briggs and Heckingbottom though both
looked very average and certainly didn’t look as though they deserved a first
team place thus far. On the younger front, Crane and Tyrie looked good at the
back. Crane in particular looked to be one to look for in the future.
Line Up Osbourne, Briggs,
Willis (Chick 60), Blackburn, Tyrie, Crane, Batt (Howell 82), Henderson, Crow,
Heckingbottom, Smith (Notman 75). Subs not used: Lee Barrett (GK) Norwich are playing at The Priestfield Stadium tonight against a very physical Gillingham side. The Gills have has the best chances, one shot hit the post and Andy Hessenthaler also had a couple of headers which should have been directed better by him. Towards the final seconds of the half, David Healy forced a good save out of the Gills keeper but he seemed to pull his hamstring in the process. It is very likely that David Nielsen will replace him in the second half. Gillingham 0 Norwich 0 Norwich Team: Green, Kenton, Mackay, Fleming, Drury, Nedergaard, Sinclair, Easton, McVeigh, Roberts, Healy. Wolves 0 Watford 0 Owls Defender Bromby Signs On Loan 24 February, 2003 Nigel Worthington has been very busy today. As well as putting a bid in for David Healy he has also brought in young Owls' defender Leigh Bromby on a month's loan. The 22-year-old has represented
England at Youth level and Wednesday fans rate him as a hot
He
said: "Leigh's made a very promising start to his career at Wednesday but
since Chris Turner took over he's found himself fourth or fifth choice. 24 February, 2003 Nigel Worthington yesterday made a cash bid to Preston manager Craig Brown for David Healy, who is currently on loan at Norwich until the Ipswich match. Worthington was very quick to state the offer made was cash only and no Norwich player will be swapped for him as part of the deal. "David's come in here and impressed us," he said. "He's a very clever footballer. Myself, the chief executive and the player's agent sat down yesterday and put something together to offer Preston. "If it does happen it will be a straight cash deal." Izzy Opens Account For Rovers On Debut 22 February, 2003 Chris Llewellyn, on loan to Bristol Rovers, scored on his debut today and what an important goal it was. Bristol Rovers, who were at home, were 1-0 down to Macclesfield after 70 odd minutes but in the 80th minute Canary youngster Llewellyn rescued a point for the strugglers of Division 3. Pompey Match To Be Screened Live At Carrow Road 22 February, 2003 The Club have announced that they will be screening Norwich's away trip to Portsmouth on March 12 live at Carrow Road. The match is on Sky TV and if you wish to watch this match at Carrow Road then you must ring the ticket office now on 0870 4441902 or go to one of the box offices to buy your tickets. Doors open at 6.45pm for a 7.45pm kick-off and the match will be screened in the Russell Allison Lounge. Llewellyn Loaned Out To Division Three Strugglers 21 February, 2003 Out-of-favour Norwich winger Chris Llewellyn was today loaned out to Division Three relegation candidates Bristol Rovers for one month. He has found it hard to establish himself in the City first eleven after breaking his foot against Manchester City last season and the form of Paul McVeigh and Clint Easton (last season) has kept his appearances at Carrow Road very limited. Norwich boss Nigel Worthington explained: "The move is purely designed to help the lad get some games under his belt." Rovers boss Ray Graydon was delighted with the signing of City's "Izzy": "Llewellyn is a slim 6ft 1 inch lad who can play up the middle or on either wing." Llewellyn has made a total of 113 starts, with 45 substitute appearances, scoring 18 goals in his City career. Worthy Still Hunting For Loan Signings 20 February, 2003
"We're
still looking at loan signings in every position - defence, midfield and attack. It
was also announced that the injury doubts ahead of Saturday's match at Bramall
Lane were Phil Mulryne; who was substituted at Southampton after getting a knee
in the back, and David Nielsen who has a toe infection. Darren Kenton and Mark
Rivers are both fit after playing for the reserves yesterday and so they are
back in contention. On loan striker David Healy is also back after being
cup-tied for last week's match. 19 February, 2003 Reserves Round-Up By Nick Wright City
boss Nigel Worthington was given a boost yesterday when both Darren Kenton and
Mark Rivers played impressive roles in the 2-1 reserve win at the Abbey Stadium.
Both look certain to be recalled to the squad at least on Saturday against
Sheffield United. Goals from
Chris Llewellyn and Dean Sinclair proved to be enough to gain all three points
in the clash with Cambridge. A strong Norwich side attacked right from the kick
off and this continued all first half. Reserve team boss, Keith Webb said, “We
were unlucky not to go in at half time 6-0 up!”. Instead the team only went in
1-0 up, courtesy of a goal from Llewellyn. On the 43rd minute Clint
Easton put through the Welshman who sent in an angled shot which clipped the
post before going in. City had come close before though, Abbey (back on his old
ground) had had a shot superbly saved by Cambridge keeper Martin Brennan and
Henderson and Llewellyn had also come close. The second
half saw some substitutions from Norwich that really broke up the play, City
failed to recapture the flowing first half. However City did extend their lead
in the 64th minute with a goal from youngster Dean Sinclair. He
latched onto a pass from Henderson and kept his cool to slip the ball under the
advancing keeper. The hosts did pull a goal back in the 73rd minute
with a goal from Owen Paynter, but this goal didn’t signal the start of
pressure from the U’s and the game fell away from there. Both Kenton
and Rivers looked sharp and ready for a first team recall on Saturday after
their injuries. Both Zema Abbey and Chris Llewellyn looked dangerous around the
box, but this level is of course a long way off first team football. Of the
younger players, Jason Shackell was a rock at the centre of defence and showed
us glimpses of why he has been given a professional contract. At the other end
of the pitch Ian Henderson also looked lively and up for it. Line Up Crichton,
Briggs, Heckingbottom, Sinclair, Kenton (Crane 45), Shackell, Rivers (Batt 63),
Henderson, Abbey (Crow 55), Easton, Llewellyn. Subs not
used: Osborne (GK) 17 February, 2003 If Norwich had beaten the Saints in the fifth round of the FA Cup on Saturday then they would be facing first division Wolves in the quarter finals. Below is the full draw: Watford v Fulham/Burnley Sheffield United v Leeds United Southampton v Wolves Arsenal v Chelsea Matches to be played over the weekend 8/9 March 2003. Malky And Steeno Likely To Miss Derby Match 17 February, 2003
Utility player Steen Nedergaard is also likely to miss this match after he picked up his fifth booking on Saturday. The Dane has only just come back from injury and he and big Malky will certainly be missed by the team when they play Ipswich. Ipswich striker, Pablo Counago will also miss the derby clash after being sent off against Sheffield United a couple of weeks ago. 16 February, 2003 Make sure you have a go at our FA Cup Quiz, which will be running until the end of this week before a new one is added. The results from the last quiz will be released soon. Also, don't forget to vote in our poll: "Who do you think is most to blame for the team's recent dip in form?". Reggie's Ramble, which is updated every week, has been updated so check that out too! Finally, don't forget to look at our comprehensive match preview for our forthcoming match against the Blades. We at yellowarmy.co.uk would like to take this opportunity to apologise to all of our Newsletter subscribers, the reason for there not being a newsletter for the past three weeks is because we are looking into getting a new newsletter format which is taking longer to setup than we first thought. However, it should be ready soon! On The Ball City!! Heard any rumours involving the Canaries?, well we want to hear them NOW!! CLICK HERE Worthy Pleased Eventhough Canaries Lose 16 February, 2003 City boss Nigel
Worthington was quick to praise his battling team despite crashing out of the FA
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Norwich
boss Nigel Worthington today said that he is still looking to make a loan
signing or two to bolster his squad for the final promotion push. 
It
is almost certain that Malky Mackay will miss the Canaries match versus Ipswich
at Carrow Road on March 2 after he got sent off in the second half of the
Southampton game on Saturday for picking up two bookings.