@carrowcanario Good, discussion-provoking post. One question. Can you elaborate please on what you have in mind when you say "........ many fans expectations in terms of match day experience are going to be much further down the list of priorities than they have been in the past." Attend any sporting occasion in the US and it is evident that a huge amount of importance is attached to creating a positive "match day experience" for fans. Throw in the now significantly increased likelihood that Carrow Road will be expanded, I don't understand your suggestion that fan satisfaction will be in some way downgraded. And that includes watching the team win football matches. I remember MA saying in his very first interview that, in his experience (presumably referring to the Brewers), what fans wanted most of all is a winning team. Secondly, a point about "developing young players". In one of Ben Knapper's early interviews he made the point that developing players through the academy system is not the only route. The alternative he had in mind is what we are seeing this summer with the arrival of e.g. Cordoba (just turned 23) and Forson (21), young players with much more than a year's loan at a League Two club by way of proving themselves, but with plenty of improvement to come under the guidance of a good coach. Sara (slightly older) can be seen as having provided proof of concept, and Forson's latest interview with the Pink'Un indicates the appeal to the players who come. Given this strategy, I think your concerns about "short term cost to perfomance and results", which might make sense if we were depending just on academy graduates, are overplayed.
Gabe Forsyth has also signed a new contract until 2027. I think it was missed on the TV coverage but he scored form the half way line last night just after the whistle had gone
It's time to vote for your Norwich City Player of the Month for August. The shortlist for August consists of Callum Doyle, Borja Sainz, Josh Sargent and Marcelino Núñez. Vote on NCFC site
Norwich City confirmed EFL squad: (Homegrown in bold, * indicates on loan) 1 - Ashley Barnes 2 - Anis Ben Slimane* 3 - Jose Córdoba 4 - Callum Doyle* 5 - Shane Duffy 6 - Christian Fassnacht 7 - Amankwah Forson 8 - Liam Gibbs 9 - Kaide Gordon* 10 - Angus Gunn 11 - Grant Hanley 12 - Onel Hernandez 13 - George Long 14 - Archie Mair 15 - Kenny McLean 16 - Marcelino Nunez 17 - Borja Sainz 18 - Josh Sargent 19 - Jacob Sorensen 20 - Tony Springett 21 - Jack Stacey 22 - Jonathan Tomkinson 23 - Jaden Warner Under-21s: (* indicates on loan and italics indicates current first team involvement) Ken Aboh* Emmanuel Adegboyega* Theo Adelusi Caleb Ansen Miles Bracking AJ Bridge Harry Brooke Ben Chrisene Ellis Craven Ante Crnac Damari Daley Alfie Doy Thomas Finch Kellen Fisher Brandon Forbes Gabriel Forsyth Billy Gee Brad Hills Daniel Ogwuru Lucien Mahovo Adian Manning Errol Mundle-Smith Elliot Myles Harmony Okwumo Jaiden Owen Vicente Reyes* Alex Roberts Jonathan Rowe* Oscar Schwartau Lewis Shipley* Finley Welch Tyler Williams Charlie Wilson
A J Bridge seems to be impersonating the Invisible Man in these listings of our players. I know he was a last-minute acquisition, but the window closed several days ago and his arrival was announced immediately. Poor lad must wonder what he's done to go unnoticed for so long!
New Head of Goalkeeping in the building…Tony Roberts. He joins from AC Milan and has worked with Knapper previously at Arsenal. Not sure if this is a slightly different role to Paul Clements…wasn’t his title Goalkeeping coach?
