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Norwich boss David Wagner led his side to a strong second half of the season to secure a sixth-placed finish, 17 points behind Leeds.
Like Farke, he does not believe that the regular season efforts of the two teams are important now.
“They were one of the favourites for promotion and they missed their first target, we reached our first target which was to finish in the top six,” he
“Our aim from a long time ago was to try and get into the play-offs and when you look at some of the situations we’ve been in this season, we have to look at that as the first success along the journey,” Stacey told BBC Radio Norfolk.
“From where we came from to get to this position, we came through a really good period of form, so we have to
Roared on by their fired-up full-capacity crowd, Blues made a lively start.
Koji Myoshi twice tested Norwich keeper Angus Gunn, the first of which needed a fingertip save, while Paik was halted at close range and Keshi Anderson twice had efforts charged down.
Blues keeper John Ruddy had to be alert to deny Marcelino Nunez at his near post.
It was the hosts who came closest to scoring just before
Norwich manager David Wagner is thrilled the Canaries are flying towards the Championship play-offs under the radar.
City could seal a top-six place against Swansea at Carrow Road on Saturday, and a trip to lowly Birmingham follows on the final day.
With most sides having two games to play, City could yet face any of the top four in a potential play-off semi-final, while Hull or even Coventry could provide
The English Football League has approved a move to make an American-led group a majority shareholder in Norwich City, alongside Delia Smith and Michael Wynn Jones.
Norfolk FB Holdings, the group led by Milwaukee Brewers owner Mark Attanasio, has officially increased its shares to 40.4% of the club, matching the amount held by Smith and her husband Wynn Jones.
Attanasio previously joined the Canaries board in September 2022, buying 15.9%
Norwich City defender Shane Duffy says the club never stopped believing it would be a successful season, even at their lowest point in November.
But the Canaries are now firmly on course for a play-off place following five wins in their past seven games.
“We believed the whole time. The question marks probably came from outsiders,” said Duffy.
“It’s a
Preston North End manager Ryan Lowe says Saturday’s clash with Norwich City “might be the biggest” game of his two-and-a-half seasons in charge.
The win takes the Lancashire club to within five points of the sixth-placed Canaries, with a game in hand.
“We’re going to give it everything because it’s a
Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna hopes to give his side’s supporters “another fantastic day” in the East Anglian derby at Carrow Road on Saturday.
They travel to Norwich top of the Championship with six games remaining, having not won in Norfolk since 2006.
“The players have given the supporters so many nights to enjoy over the past
Norwich City striker Ashley Barnes has been banned indefinitely from attending British horse racing meetings.
Barnes, 34, was placed on the British Horseracing Authority’s excluded list earlier this month.
The ban has been imposed because he did not co-operate with an ongoing BHA investigation.
Barnes joined Norwich from Burnley last summer and has scored seven goals in 33 games for the club, who are sixth in the Championship table.
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Norwich City: Stuart Webber comments about black players ‘do not reflect club’s views’
By Total Football NewsNorwich City say comments by former sporting director Stuart Webber about five black players “do not in any way reflect the wider views” of the club.
Webber said in a newspaper interview that Raheem Sterling, Abu Kamara, Jonathan Rowe, Max Aarons and Jamal Lewis might have ended up “in jail” had they not become footballers.
His comment was widely condemned.