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Ten things we've won't remember about this season now we've got promotion

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Norwich City’s amazing season is all but over and while I’m sure the events of April and May 2011 will enter Canary folklore forever, there are plenty of interesting stories to this season that will be forgotten while we sip champagne and celebrate our yellow and green heroes

Here’s a reminder of 10 things about this season we’ve probably already forgotten!

 

10: Michael Nelson’s departure

Poor Michael Nelson’s brief Norwich City career never really rose to illustrious heights, but if Norwich had an unsung hero for most of Paul Lambert’s first 75 or so games in charge it had to be the Admiral.

Signed by Bryan Gunn, Nelson was unfortunate to make his debut in the 7-1 loss to Colchester on the first day of last season and then found under Lambert that he was anything but first choice. I remember seeing him at Wycombe in the first game of 2010 and he was quite frankly awful. But let us remember that it was he who got the winner at Charlton last April that gave Norwich promotion, it was he who started this season partnering Elliot Ward in central defence.

Nelson hit a late consolation on the first night against Watford but when Leon Barnett joined on loan from WBA, his time was numbered. Nelson’s scored a crucial goal at home to Sheffield United in December when City had gone 1-0 down in a game he partnered Jens Berthal Askou in central defence.

Towards the end of the January transfer window, he was left the club for Scunthorpe.

His last great moment at Carrow Road came last month when he was part of the Scunthorpe side that lost 6-0 to City.

 

9 Jake Humphrey presents the Carrow Road derby

Just like Sky’s Simon Thomas, Jake’s often had to hide his understandable glee at City’s rise up the league table while presenting on television, but when Norwich hosted Ipswich on November 28 last year, Jake just couldn’t help showing his allegiance.

Joined in the studio by Steve Claridge, Danny Mills and Matt Holland, Jake did well before the kick off not mentioning the fact he was a City boy at heart, but with Norwich 2-1 up at the break due to a Grant Holt brace, he couldn’t resist but refer to the Carlisle-born striker as “Holty” to the nationwide watching audience.

 

8 Grant Holt rumoured to be leaving Norwich in January transfer window

He ultimately signed a big new contract in April, but in the days after Christmas it looked like Holt was almost certain to be leaving Carrow Road in the January transfer window. Wigan, West Ham, Bolton and Blackpool were rumoured to want to spend around £2million on the striker. Nothing seemed to come from City that he wasn’t for sale and after the win over QPR on New Year’s Day the transfer window opened and City fans held their breath.

A week later against Leyton Orient in the FA Cup Holt wasn’t in the starting line up which some City fans took as a sign he may be on his way. No need to panic though, half an hour from the end he came on for Aaron Wilbraham which meant he was cup tied. Of course the rest is history.

 

7 Craig Mackail-Smith almost signs for Norwich.

One of the curious near misses for City was in the middle of March when Paul Lambert and co were suddenly locked in a tussle with Barry Fry and co over a transfer fee for Craig Mackail-Smith. Norwich were reported to be one of six clubs to have offers for the striker turned down by the Posh board, but then things turned a little edgy.

Mackail-Smith said he wanted to join Norwich and would be leaving London Road in the summer anyway as his contract was over, Posh chairman Darragh MacAnthony demanded £2m up front for the 27-year-old plus a further £1m which was believed to be around £500,000 more than City wanted to offer. Posh boss Darren Ferguson told Paul Lambert to make a serious offer. Lambert voted with his feet and snapped up Sam Vokes and Dani Pacheco on loan instead.

I’m sure the whole City board were thrilled with how this bit of business turned out.

 

6. Ipswich fan’s astonishing online attack on Norwich City

The internet has done many things good and bad for football fans, but when Ipswich fan ‘IpswichCrazy’ started offering his opinions on all things ITFC this season, us City fans sat up, watched and had a good old laugh.

The highlight of his You Tube rants was when IpswichCrazy excelled himself with a bizarre homophobic rant about City fans and the decided that Grant Holt was actually some kind of villain that needed to be dealt with a trip to hell.

“Norwich City football club are going to hell. The perverted club in Norfolk is accused of employing pervert players and pervert managers and pervert board members and especially a pervert player known as Holt.

“The dirty scumbag Holt dives in the box asking for penalties when he’s a diving toerag cheater. I am fed up of tall these cheaters. Grant Holt of Norwich City, you are going to Hell.

The clip has been viewed online by more than 50,000 people.

 

Click on the link here to read the rest of the list and comment below - are there any others that we won''t remember? I blog mainly about Norwich City - add me to your favourites as I''ll be blogging loads in what will be an ace season next year.

 

 

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10. Pacheco genuinely influencing a game

9. Lappin and Korey Smith

8. Booing off the team for drawing with Doncaster and Preston

7. The Crystal Palace forward player who was lightning quick and looked ace, tore Drury a new one, then cried and had to be comforted/aided with translation when booked by his captain who touched him up after the card was brandished.

6. Robbie Savage bossing midfield whilst we lost the plot for half an hour (but scuffed a winner)

5. Jimmy Bullard doing the same for Hull months ago at Carrow Road

4. Lambert wanting to chin the ref on telly at final whistle vs Reading away

3. The girl with huge chebs one row and 4 seats across from me leaning over talking to her mate at half time vs Derby and exposing a nip. Glorious.

2. The bloke who brings roast chickens from Morrisons in for the second half and has juice/chicken bit all over his grid flying out when we slot our inevitable 90+mins goal. Vile glutton.

1. Hopefully, that embarressing ''fun for 2 months back in 2002 but WAY PAST its sell by date'' goal music we STILL play

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