http://norwich.theoffside.com News from Norwich City English Championship football team Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:15:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Was the reason that Norwich City's players were gagged from talking to the press over the last week due to reports that Bryan Gunn and Ian Butterworth traded punches on the training ground while in Devon? Therefore Gunny was sacked and had to make his own way back to Norfolk. ... http://norwich.theoffside.com/rumours/punches-thrown-in-devon.html The Club announced Paul Lambert as their new manager this morning following his resignation from Colchester United last night. The Champions League winner has signed a 12 month rolling contract with his brief a simple one; promotion back to the Championship this season. Speculation that a replacement for Gunn ... http://norwich.theoffside.com/canaries/its-paul-lambert.html The recruitment process began in earnest for the press today with an announcement from the Borad that Chief Executive David McNally met with the Club's number one target yesterday, having had permission from the club to speak to him. “The process has started,” he said. “We have a short list ... http://norwich.theoffside.com/rumours/new-manager-latest.html Is the next manager at laughing stock fc to be Lawrie Sanchez following his excellent record with teams in the doldrums with lower league Wycombe, and Northern Ireland. The obvious link that he has a Fulham connection with our new Chief Executive David McNally puts Sanchez firmly in the ... http://norwich.theoffside.com/rumours/lawrie-sanchez.html Norwich City today sensationally sacked manager Bryan Gunn on the eve of City's first away league game of the season. The Club has only played two games this season. Admittedly they were a 7-1 home thrashing at the hands of also rans Colchester, the Club's worst ever home defeat and ... http://norwich.theoffside.com/team-news/gunn-gets-bullet.html Trialists Jens Berthal Askou and Goran Maric have both signed permenent deals at Carrow Road today. Both players join on Bosman free transfers. Maric joins on a one year deal while Askou has signed for two years. Eleven players have now been signed on permanent deals this close season, really ... http://norwich.theoffside.com/transfers/two-more-permanent-signings.html City finally landed the elusive front man in the rebuilding jigsaw headache on Friday afternoon. Grant Holt joins for an estimated £400k (the fashionable 'undisclosed fee' strikes again) from Shrewsbury Town on a three year deal with the option of a fourth year held by the Club. With Bryan Gunn ... http://norwich.theoffside.com/transfers/main-man-signs.html With John Hartson having been diagnosed with testicular cancer that has spread to his brain and lungs I want to offer him and his family our thoughts and prayers. Despite only playing six games for Norwich, Hartson made a very significant contribution coming off the bench in 2007 home ... http://norwich.theoffside.com/former-player/stay-strong-john-hartson.html The squad to face Dereham Town at Aldiss Park tonight features several trialists with the remainder made up by youth team players. Lee-Barrett (joins on trial and goes straight into goal), Francomb, Mtandari (on trial, played well vs Fakenham), Arghus, Dumic (trialist), Adeyemi, Slegg, Chrysantho (trialist from Palace), Powell (trialist ... http://norwich.theoffside.com/team-news/squad-vs-dereham-town-tonight.html Simon Whaley and Stephen Hughes (left) have joined us, with Hughes apparently signing a £7k a week three year contract. Coventry are waiting on Clingan's agent to finalise his move away from City and Burnley are the latest club to be firming interest in Darel Russell. Whaley (right) is ... http://norwich.theoffside.com/team-news/two-in-and-are-the-colney-couple-on-their-way-out.html