Samuel Seaman

Norwich

Sports Reporter at The Pink Un Magazine

Specialist Norwich City Reporter at Newsquest

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Samuel Seaman: Knapper can be helped by City's young stars stepping up

3 days ago | edp24.co.uk | Samuel Seaman

From the expected departures of two of the Championship's best players to the signings that it's hoped can take a 13th-placed side into the play-offs, he has to get an awful lot of decisions right before the transfer window closes. The man himself admitted it in his recent media round: big as every summer is, this feels like another particularly important one.
Former City player of the season released by Hatters

4 days ago | edp24.co.uk | Samuel Seaman

Norwich City legend Tim Krul has been released by Luton Town (Image: PA) Former Norwich City player of the season Tim Krul has been released by relegated Luton Town as they prepare for life in League One. Krul joined the Hatters from Norwich in the summer of 2023, having fallen behind Angus Gunn in the Canaries' goalkeeping pecking order.
Canaries conduct injury inquest after 'frustrating' fitness issues

4 days ago | edp24.co.uk | Samuel Seaman

Long-term absences for key players derailed City's momentum at various times during the 2024-25 campaign, sacked head coach Johannes Hoff Thorup bemoaning his bad luck as Josh Sargent, Angus Gunn, Callum Doyle and Marcelino Nunez all succumbed. That's something that Knapper is keen to iron out as he plans an assault on the play-off places next term, although he says that such a review takes place regardless of the recent success rate. "We always have to look at how we can be better," he said.
Norwich City to face NAC Breda in Carrow Road friendly

4 days ago | edp24.co.uk | Samuel Seaman

Norwich City will face NAC Breda at Carrow Road (Image: Daniel Hambury/Focus Images Ltd) Norwich City will face Dutch top flight side NAC Breda in a Carrow Road friendly this summer. Breda are set to travel to Norfolk as the Canaries shape up for a Championship play-off push in the 2025-26 campaign, when the visitors will hope to stay up again in the Eredivisie.
Norwich City's Brad Hills in Stockport County play-off draw

4 days ago | eveningnews24.co.uk | Samuel Seaman

Brad Hills played for Stockport County in their play-off semi-final first leg against Leyton Orient (Image: PA) Norwich City centre-back Brad Hills helped loan club Stockport County to a dramatic 2-2 draw with Leyton Orient in their League One play-off semi-final first leg. Goals from Oliver Norwood and Fraser Horsfall turned the game in the visitors' favour after a controversial opener, Charlie Kelman seemingly comfortably offside when he struck in the first half.
Norwich City transfers: Athletic Club in Borja Sainz boost

5 days ago | edp24.co.uk | Samuel Seaman

Norwich City winger Borja Sainz has persistently been linked with a return to Athletic Bilbao (Image: Paul Chesterton/Focus Images Ltd) Norwich City’s prospects of losing Borja Sainz have been increased by Athletic Club’s bumper Europa League prize pot. That’s according to reports from Spain, which claim that the Bilbao side will use the more-than €30million they’ve earned from the competition in a bid to bring back their academy graduate this summer.
Five Gunn replacements Norwich should consider this summer

6 days ago | eveningnews24.co.uk | Samuel Seaman

Norwich City have a big job on their hands to replace Angus Gunn (Image: Paul Chesterton/Focus Images Ltd) With a new first-choice goalkeeper one of Norwich City's key tasks this summer transfer window, Samuel Seaman highlights five options that Ben Knapper should consider. Jamie Cumming One of the options for the Canaries is Cumming, who has impressed for a second consecutive year at Championship rivals Oxford United.
'He's bringing the positivity back' - Stacey on City, Wilshere and community

1 week ago | pinkun.com | Samuel Seaman

Just last month he felt like an afterthought at Norwich City, firmly behind emerged talent Kellen Fisher at right-back and barely suited to the style of play that then-head coach Johannes Hoff Thorup deployed at Carrow Road. Many believed that the 29-year-old could be on his way out of NR1, with sporting director Ben Knapper pushing on in his bid to assemble a young squad and Thorup expecting another busy summer.
Five transfer priorities for Ben Knapper and Norwich City

1 week ago | edp24.co.uk | Samuel Seaman

It's set to be a busy summer for Norwich City sporting director Ben Knapper (Image: Jamie Johnston/Focus Images Ltd) With a big summer ahead for Norwich City, Samuel Seaman highlights five transfer issues for sporting director Ben Knapper to address. Boosting the budget Difficult as it is to contemplate after such an underwhelming season, the City squad is probably going to have to get worse before it gets better this summer.
Sackings, 'transition' and the future: Norwich City's 2024-25 season reviewed

1 week ago | edp24.co.uk | Samuel Seaman

Transfer rumours swirled around a group mostly assembled by David Wagner and Stuart Webber, the starting line-up looked vastly different to anything anyone expected when the real stuff kicked off, and at the helm was an inexperienced head coach who few fans had heard of before his appointment. Add to that the extensive list of arrivals that was to come and attempts to forecast the final league position ranged from automatic promotion to relegation, with plenty in between.