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Supporters Group Meeting

Held at Carrow Road this evening and hosted by David McNally.Also present were Delia,MWJ and Stefan Phillips.

Firstly despite what you have read in the media we have NOT signed Jackson from Gillingham.No fee has been agreed.I asked if therefore it was untrue that he had flown out to Germany to join the training camp.McNally smiled and said he may or may not be in Germany but he has not put pen to paper.

Darel Russell although offered a new contract by the Club excercised his option to look around as his current contract had expired.Some three weeks ago he decided that he wanted to sign the new contract offered but was told that two new midfielders had been signed and he was therefore now surplus to requirements.Mr McNally spoke highly of Darel and there was no issue with the way he had conducted himself throughout this process.

Fraser Forster was wanted back at Norwich City by Lambert but Newcastle were conducting the proceedings as his parent Club.Lambert wanted a goalkeeper before training resumed and the rest is history.The interesting thing to come out of this was that Mr McNally said the loan fee wanted by Newcastle now turns out to be the equivelant of the total amount paid for four of our new signings.

Ewan Chester the new Chief Scout has now assembled a new network of scouts paid on a retained basis by us includes Stuart McCall( most recently Bradford manager) and Derby legend from the Clough days Alan Durban.Robert Fleck has also joined as a scout.These guys although may have other work in media etc for whoever but only scout for Norwich City.

Our reward for winning the First Division title was ?3,500!!!!!!!!!!!!! We started with ?25,000 but after solidaritory payments we are obliged to make to relegated clubs that is what was left.

Posted By: meeky, Jul 15, 10:51:14