22.12.04 - YOUTH CUP DATE Norwich City's F.A.Youth Cup fourth round tie against Southampton at St. Mary's has been given a provisional date of Wednesday 19th January with a 7pm kick-off. This however could all change if the Saints draw their F.A. Cup clash at Northampton Town as the replay date at St.Mary's is also 19th January. If there is a draw at Sixfield then the Youth Cup game will be brought forward 48 hours to Monday 17th January, again with a 7pm kick-off.

One date we can confirm and that is the Academy game against Charlton Athletic at Sparrows Lane, which was originally scheduled to be played on Saturday 15th January. This has been brought forward 24 hours to Friday 14th January. Charlton have kindly agreed to this at the request of Ricky Martin bearing in mind the Youth Cup game could be played on the Monday.

20.12.04 - CHRISTMAS GREETINGS Everyone at FONCY would like to take this opportunity to wish all our supporters and visitors to our website a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. The Academy is currently having its traditional extended Christmas break and so news from Colney will be limited over the festive period. However as soon as we have details of the date for the F.A.Youth Cup game at Southampton or indeed any other news we will let you know. Thank you all very much for your support over the past twelve months.

20.12.04 - JOE ON ENGLAND DUTY While the rest of his Academy colleagues are slowly winding down for a match-free Christmas break, Joe Lewis is away with the England Under-18 squad preparing for Wednesday's friendly against Scotland in Hartlepool. Joe is joined in the squad by Sunderland's Ben Alnwick and it remains to be seen which of the two keepers will appear between the posts for England on Wednesday. Joe will simply be happy to be involved after a long spell out with a broken thumb earlier this season. The game will be screened live on Sky Sports 1 (6pm kick-off).

One from the Archives - Joe Lewis with the 2002 Milk Cup Team

16.12.04 - CITY IN LAST GASP CUP WIN City's Under-18's won a tight Youth Cup match at Burnley 2-1 after extra-time yesterday evening. With no score at full-time, Burnley took the lead before Chris Martin equalised and new signing Asmat El Ouargui got a late winner to send the young Canaries happy into their Christmas break. City now face a fourth round trip to Southampton on a date to be arrranged in January. For John Landamore's unique account of the game click here or on the picture left.

13.12.04 - BURNLEY MATCH PREVIEW Wednesday sees the Academy Under-18 side's final match of 2004 as they travel to Burnley for an F.A. Youth Cup 3rd Round tie (7.00pm kick-off). Looking at Saturday's draw with West Ham in the Academy League, David Williams looks set to include three or four schoolboys and it will certainly be a tough game for the Canaries. City will however take heart from Saturday's performance which pulled them off the bottom of their Academy group league table. The last time the two clubs met in this competition was in the 1995/96 season when City went through with a 2-1 win at Carrow Road, Damian Hilton and Wesley O'Connor (penalty) being the scorers. The team included Darren Kenton, Craig Bellamy and Adrian Forbes.

The winners of Wednesday's game face a daunting trip to the south coast to take on Southampton, current Academy group league leaders with a 100% record, in the fourth round.

12.12.04 - CITY DRAW WITH HAMMERS - TWICE City's Under-18 Academy side warmed up for Wednesday's Youth Cup tie at Burnley with a creditable 0-0 draw with West Ham at Colney on Saturday. Schoolboy Patrick Bexfield made his first start at this level while Asmat El Ouargui came off the bench to make his first appearance as a fully fledged Academy Scholar. For the Under-18 match report and pictures click here or on the picture left.

Meanwhile, down at Little Heath, Gary Butcher saw his Under-16 side share the points with a 1-1 draw against West Ham. City's scorer was Bally Smart.

08.12.04 - WEST HAM MATCH PREVIEW This Saturday sees the Academy Under-18 side welcome West Ham United to Colney (11am kick-off) for their last Academy League match before Christmas. Logically, the game also represents City's last chance to improve their league table position this year. A few weeks ago City lost 3-2 to The Hammers in London. With the Youth Cup tie against Burnley looming next week, it will be interesting to see whether David Williams rests his "over-age" third year players to get his youngsters "played in" for the long trip to Lancashire next week.

Action from October's match

City's Under-16 side make the trip down to East London to take on their West Ham counterparts.

06.12.04 - CITY SIGN DANISH STRIKER Norwich City's Academy has signed young Danish striker Asmat El Ouargui on an 18-month scholarship as Academy Manager Ricky Martin revealed to FONCY at the weekend. Asmat, who was on trial at Colney in the summer, joins from Danish club Hvidovre who have provided opposition at various age-levels in international friendlies at Colney in recent years. For more information click here or on the picture left.

06.12.04 - EAGLES PREY ON CANARIES City's Under-18 Academy side went down 1-0 to a late goal at Crystal Palace on Saturday. Andrew Fisk (pictured) was the Canaries' Man of the Match in a young side. For the match report click here or on the picture right.

06.12.04 - CRYSTAL PALACE UNDER-16'S 4 NORWICH CITY UNDER-16'S 0 Gary Butcher's City Under-16's went down 4-0 against Crystal Palace on Saturday, all four goals coming in the first half. City Line-Up: Lemay, Willis, Djahansouzi, Bussens, Howell, Smart (Dedam), Bell, Bexfield, Muddel, Mills (Chadwick), Forshaw (Paterson).

01.12.04 - YOUTH CUP DATE SET The date for the F.A. Youth Cup 3rd Round tie at Burnley has been announced by Colney officials. The Canaries will travel to Lancashire for the game on Wednesday December 15th with a 7.00pm kick-off planned. The last time the two clubs met in this competition was in the 1995/96 season when City went through with a 2-1 win at Carrow Road, Damian Hilton and Wesley O'Connor (penalty) being the scorers. The team included Darren Kenton, Craig Bellamy and Adrian Forbes. The Canaries will be hoping for a similar result this time around.