My Norwich City “Leaving XI”

After the Sheffield Wednesday game Glenn Roeder reiterated his intention to completely overhaul his squad with as many as 10-15 players making their exit.

I wrote a post called “15 to go” a couple of months ago when Roeder first said we would be losing “up to 15 players”, and although he said over the weekend that we’ll start to get a better idea of who is staying and isn’t this week, now seems as good a time as any to have another look and take part in some idol speculation.

With that in mind I’ve put together a full team of players who I think may well not be around come August:

Goalkeeper

Matty Gilks. Gilks has said before that he feels he may need to leave the club in order to play first-team football, and was left out of the squad entirely for the Sheffield Wednesday game.

Defence

Mo Camara. Camara will be heading back to Derby after his loan spell, where he has one year left on his contract.

Gary Doherty. The Ginger Pele is out of contract and could be one of the victims as Roeder tries to build a “winning mentality” at the club.

Alex Pearce. Also at the end of his loan spell so will be returning to Reading, although Roeder has made it clear he would welcome the youngster back with open arms.

Juan Valesco. Out of contract at the end of the season and didn’t do enough in my opinion to warrant a new deal.

Midfield

Kieran Gibbs: Already back at Arsenal following his loan spell, Gibbs made the bench for the Gunners’ game with Everton on Sunday.

Rossi Jarvis. The Fakenham youngster has hardly featured under Roeder, and few would be surprised if he was shipped out. Northampton have been linked with his signature.

Darren Huckerby. Hucks has made it clear he wants to stay at the club but as yet no offer has been forthcoming. Celtic or the States could come calling if Roeder decides his time is up.

Simon Lappin. The Scot has been on loan at Motherwell since January and few would expect him to line up in Canary colours come the new season.

Forwards

Dion Dublin. The 39-year old legend bowed out of the game after the Sheffield Wednesday game and is expected to go into media work.

Ched Evans. The Welshman goes back to Manchester City following his successful loan spell. We’d all love to have him back.

Forces2Canaries Norwich Monopoly 2008

Forces2Canaries, the official supporters group for members and ex-members of the armed forces and their relatives are holding their 2008 Norwich Monopoly on 17th May.

The event starts at 10am, finishes at around midnight and will see members of the Supporters Group cover all 26 areas as depicted on the Norwich Monopoly Board, starting at Norwich Airport and finishing at Carrow Road covering approximately 16 miles in the process, and takes in UEA, The Cathedral, Theatre Royal and the Train Station.

Last year the event raised £512 for the Bryan Gunn Charity and this year the target is £1000. You can donate money by visiting F2C’s Justgiving site here.

The Week in Review: 28th April – 4th May 2008

Monday 28th April 2008. On Monday I explained why all Canaries should have cheered on Southampton against West Brom, and had a final go on the BBC Predictor to make a few predictions.

Tuesday 29th April 2008. On Tuesday I made a couple of (correct for once) predictions on the Champions League semi-finals and kicked off the biggest poll to date: who’s going down now?

Wednesday 30th April 2008. Wednesday was a four-post day. First off I unveiled the greatest TV advert of all time. That was followed up with my reaction to the new City kit (which is growing on my already incidentally), the quote from Glenn Roeder which I think signals the end of Darren Huckerby’s City career and a little laugh at Ronaldo.

Thursday 1st May 2008. On Thursday we looked at how we could thank Dion Dublin, and it was revealed that 67% of voters believed that Leicester were going to be relegated on Sunday.

Friday 2nd May 2008. We wondered if Scunthorpe were trying to talk up the sale of Martin Paterson following some contradictory remarks from Irons boss Nigel Adkins, kicked off the Wednesday v Norwich poll and tried to work out if Chris Lucketti was a big girl’s blouse or not.

Saturday 3rd May 2008. Saturday was another four-post day (guess who wasn’t working). I found myself agreeing with Harry Redknapp which doesn’t happen that often, I previewed the Sheffield Wednesday game, revealed that 71% of voters thought we’d get beaten by the Owls and admired Carlos Tevez.

Sunday 4th May 2008. On Sunday it broke that QPR want Zinedine Zidane as their new boss to usher in “a new era”, only for this new era to be a new badge. Glenn Roeder was named the sixth worst manager by a chap from the Guardian, we congratulated West Brom and Stoke, and waved goodbye to Leicester.