Keith Webb

31.08.05 - WEBBY IN CHARGE ON SATURDAY With David Williams away on Welsh Under-21 International duties, Keith Webb goes "back to the roots" on Saturday and takes charge of the Academy Under-18 side at Watford (10.30 am kick-off). The former Youth Team coach of course knows the players well from their Reserve team appearances and we hope that Keith can help continue the Academy's side's successful start to the season.

28.08.05 - SPILLANE HEADS CITY TO VICTORY Norwich City Under-18's continued their good start to the season with a 1-0 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Colney yesterday. Michael Spillane was the first-half goalscorer for City as the youngsters again put in a solid performance. For the full report with photos click here or on the picture right.

27.08.05 - RICKY MARTIN INTERVIEW As the Academy geared itself up for the new season 2005/06, John Landamore took the opportunity to catch up with Academy Manager Ricky Martin as he boarded the team bus for the trip to Derby for the opening game of the campaign. For the full interview click here or on the picture left.

23.08.05 - CAVE-BROWN CALLED UP BY THE SCOTS Following a few days at the Scottish training camp, Andrew Cave-Brown has been called into the Scotland Under-19 squad for two games against Denmark early next month. Andrew, who has caps at schoolboy level, has had an excellent start to the new campaign having been involved with the first team during pre season and at Derby at the weekend had an outstanding game along with the rest of the back four.

Andrew Cave-Brown

23.08.05 - JACK CONSTANCE CUP: BECCLES TOWN 0 NORWICH CITY 2

Glen Thrale with the Jack Constance Cup

Norwich City made their annual pilgrimage to College Meadow, Beccles, on Monday night to play for the Jack Constance Cup. David Williams and Dale Brooks took a combined side of Under-16's and Under-17's that included five Irish trialists who are with the Canaries for the coming week. The trialists will be in action again on Wednesday evening when Cambridge City travel to Colney. As far as the Beccles game was concerned City ran out 2-0 winners with both Canary goals coming in the first half via Luke Daley and Bally Smart. Along with the staff from the Academy the three FONCY members present would like to thank Beccles for their hospitality on what is one of the highlights of the pre-season campaign. At the same time we would like to wish Beccles the very best for their coming season.

22.08.05 - CONGRATULATIONS JOSH

One of our visitors to our online guestbook enquired as to the progress being made by third-year scholar Josh Clarke who you will remember suffered the agony of a third cruciate ligament injury in just two years. We caught up with Josh on the day that he received his A-level results and we are delighted to report that on the 3 subjects he sat he did well on all three with a straight A in English Literature. As far as his recovery from injury is concerned, there is clear progress being made and Josh is working hard with Academy Physio Rod Dyer. Josh went with the squad to Denmark for the pre-season training camp and since returning from there he has started to increase the amount of running he has been doing and within the last few days he has started to do work with the ball which is obviously a big confidence boost for him.

Josh Clarke at Colney

Everyone at FONCY would like to congratulate Josh on his excellent exam results and at the same time wish him well as continues to make good progress on the road to recovery. We will of course keep you updated on Josh as the season progresses. Keep an eye out for further news on Josh when he is the subject of the "One For The Future" article in the Plymouth Argyle programme on September 10th.

21.08.05 - ACADEMY RAM RAID Norwich Under-18's kicked off their Academy season in fine style yesterday with a 3-0 at Derby County. Chris Martin and Asmat El Ouargui (2) were the scorers in a good alround team performance. For the full report with photos click here or on the picture left.

21.08.05 - FULL BELGIUM TOURNAMENT REPORT We have now completed our full report on the Under-14's Tournament in Overijse, near Brussels, last weekend. City ended up down the field in the final table but nevertheless enjoyed the weekend while gaining a lot of experience against some good Belgium sides. For the full report with photos click here or on the picture right. A further selection of photos is also available here.

18.08.05 - ACADEMY SEASON KICKS OFF City's Under-18's kick off their Academy season on Saturday with an trip to Derby County for a 12 noon start. FONCY will be represented and look forward to keeping you up to date on events over the weekend and through out the new season.

18.08.05 - DUTCH GIANTS VISIT COLNEY

Norwich Under-14's welcomed Dutch giants Ajax to Colney this afternoon. City certainly were not over-awed, running out 5-1 winners against a club who traditionally have a very strong youth development department. City's goalscorers were Simon Bird (2), Matthew Daniels with one and Morten Thomsen (2). For a couple more photos click here or on the picture left.

18.08.05 - ARNOLD JOINS UP Norwich Academy have announced that goalkeeper Steve Arnold will be joining the Canaries as an Academy Scholar. Steve recently played at Colney in the friendly against Rushden and has obviously impressed the Academy team. All at FONCY would like to welcome Steve to Norwich and wish him a successful time at Colney. Look out for more details on Steve and the other Academy Scholars in our regular series of player profiles on this site.

Steve Arnold

16.08.05 - UNDER-14'S DRAW WITH LEVERKUSEN

Bayer Leverkusen U14 Team Group

Following on from their recent Under-18 game against Bayer Leverkusen and as part of The F.A. Premier Academy Summer Programme, Norwich City Academy entertained Bayer Leverkusen Under-14's at Colney today. Whilst we are not allowed to report on proceedings in full, we can report that the game ended in a 3-3 draw, with the Canaries coming back from 3-1 to earn the draw. City scorers were Danish trialist Morten Thomsen (2) and defender Daniel Compton. Thanks to Academy Manager Ricky Martin, FONCY entertained a number of their long term supporters who all agreed that the football was of the highest standard.

15.08.05 - UNDER-14'S BELGIUM EXPERIENCE An Academy Under-14 squad will class their tournament last weekend in Belgium very much in the "experience gained" category, finishing 17th in a field of 24 teams. As so often, it seems, an early defeat cost the Canaries dear in an opening game they really should have won against a local side. Later, having failed to qualify for the last sixteen, the Canaries rallied to win what Ricky Martin called the "Inter-Toto" competition for places 17 to 24 and finish on a positive note. We will bring you a full report with plenty of photos later this week.

Under-14 Squad In Belgium

15.08.05 - ROBERT EAGLE PLAYER PROFILE John Landamore's latest player profile takes a look at Robert Eagle. The left-sided midfield player originally came from Ipswich and now starts his third and final year as a Norwich Academy Scholar. The review features comments from David Williams on Robert's development and the obligatory question and answer session. Look out for more profiles throughout the season.

11.08.05 - UNDER-14's IN BELGIUM TOURNAMENT

City's Under-14 Academy side are travelling to Belgium this weekend to take part in a tournament near Brussels.
The trip is sponsored by FONCY and sees two days of top class competition in the town of Overijse just east of Brussels. Click on the logo for more information (in Flemish). We hope to bring you an exclusive report on the tournament on this website next week.

11.08.05 - LEE HOWLETT PLAYER PROFILE John Landamore's second player profile of the season sees Lee Howlett in the spotlight. The big, whole-hearted midfielder is in his third year as an Academy Scholar and looking to impress in his last season at this level. The review features comments from David Williams on Lee's development and the obligatory question and answer session. Look out for more profiles throughout the season.

11.08.05 - MARTIN STRIKES IN SECOND DANISH DRAW

City's Under-18 Academy side, recorded a second 1-1 draw during their Danish training camp yesterday against AAB Aalborg. Chris Martin was fouled in the area and promptly picked himself up to score from the penalty spot for City's goal before the City travelling party headed home.

07.08.05 - HONOURS EVEN IN DENMARK

City's Academy side drew 1-1 this afternoon in the first of two games during their training camp in Denmark. Opponents AGF Aarhus went ahead in the first half with Robert Eagle equalising early in the second half for the Canaries in a game staged at the ground of Hornslet IF. City's second game comes on Wednesday when they take on AAB Aalborg in Norhalne.

06.08.05 - MATTHEW HALLIDAY PLAYER PROFILE With the new season upon us, John Landamore re-starts his series of player profiles today with a look at Matthew Halliday. The current FONCY Player of the Year was on tour in Holland with the first team recently and now goes into his third year as an Academy scholar. The review features comments from David Williams on Matthew's development and the obligatory question and answer session. Look out for more profiles throughout the season.

04.08.05 - MISSED CHANCES PROVE COSTLY AGAINST GERMANS The Academy Under-18 side lost their first game of the pre-season on Tuesday, going down 2-1 against top German side Bayer Leverkusen at Colney. While Bayer showed their class, City were left to rue several missed second-half chances. Their goal came from a Adam Gusterson penalty. For the full report with photos click here or on the picture left.

02.08.05 - SUCCESSFUL PRE-SEASON CONTINUES Norwich Under-18's continued their successful pre-season on Saturday, running out 2-0 winners against Rushden and Diamonds at Colney. Asmat El Ouargui's first goal since returning from injury and Chris Martin's last minute effort from twenty yards secured the win against a hard-working Northamptonshire side. For the full report with photos click here or on the picture right.