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"How these irritating stories start I do not know. I have a very good relationship with Lee. If he was about to join any other club I would know a long time before it got into the media. This is just wild speculation and it's very unhelpful.

"Lee is fully committed to myself and Norwich City like all the rest of the backroom staff here. I have assembled the best backroom staff I have ever had and we all know that we need to improve results - but that will be done with the help of the players, staff and everybody at the club, and I stress everybody, pulling in the right direction.

"I always knew from day one when I first appointed Lee as reserve team coach at Newcastle how ambitious he was to become a manager one day, probably sooner rather than later," Roeder told Norwich's website

"At that stage he was just completing his A licence and today he's just about to complete his pro licence, which he's been doing with the Northern Ireland FA.

"I just want to say I truly hope Lee goes on to fulfil his ultimate ambition by one day managing Newcastle United, any Geordie's dream."

Posted By: SCC 28, Dec 11, 15:35:46