The second East Anglian Derby of the season had plenty of both drama and goals, even if the actual spectacle on the pitch wasn’t quite the flowing total football that we would’ve liked.
Norwich have performed brilliantly for most of this season and some of the football has been breathtaking in it’s passing accuracy, high pressing and sheer pace. In short, it’s been a joy to watch.
From what I can gather, that’s the opposite of what our opponents down the A140 have had had to digest. Turgid stuff with very little end product seems to be the issue and even the arrival of Paul Lambert hasn’t been able to turn anything around.
I say that but we all know that he has achieved nothing of note since he left Norwich and he’s about to suffer two successive relegation seasons.
Sometimes a manager experiences a perfect storm of events to produce a team that comes from nowhere to take a League by storm. Lambert had that at Norwich but he already had Grant Holt, Wes Hoolahan, Chris Martin, Daryl Russell et al.
Plenty of Norwich fans saw his departure as a betrayal at the time but to then go and join Ipswich was the ultimate betrayal. I’m guessing that he doesn’t need the money because he’s a football manager and will have received several ridiculously huge pay-offs as is the way in that profession.
He’s still a young man and he most likely still wants to work, which is why he took the Ipswich job. Having failed at Villa, been underwhelming at Blackburn and Wolves and then getting relegated with Stoke, he’s probably in the last chance managerial saloon.
He is, I suppose, “proven” in League One and that’s why Marcus Evans approached him. This time though, he won’t have a Holt or a Hoolahan. Instead, he’ll have Luke Chambers and Cole Skuse.
Speaking of Chambers, here’s what Chambo has to say after the game, please, stop rolling your eyes…
🎥 | Blues skipper Luke Chambers also spoke to iFollow Ipswich after today's game at Carrow Road. #itfc pic.twitter.com/T1QYjpYuxm
— Ipswich Town (@IpswichTown) February 10, 2019
All over at Carrow Road. #itfc pic.twitter.com/urvf4HnVaa
— Ipswich Town (@IpswichTown) February 10, 2019
🎥 All of the action from yesterday's East Anglian derby at Carrow Road 👇 #ncfc
— Norwich City FC (@NorwichCityFC) February 11, 2019
Yesterday began with a superb fan march, organised in conjunction with @AlongComeNodge and @BE_Norwich! #ncfc
Thanks to all those who joined in! 👏 pic.twitter.com/yEdGrCTOeY
— Norwich City FC (@NorwichCityFC) February 11, 2019
So good to see @AngusGunn01 and @joshmurphy65 back at Carrow Road today! #ncfc
Once a yellow, always a yellow! 💛💚 pic.twitter.com/OoGAoTKSC0
— Norwich City FC (@NorwichCityFC) February 10, 2019
#10YearsUnbeaten #ncfc 🙌 pic.twitter.com/OWbJlfg6zR
— Norwich City FC (@NorwichCityFC) February 10, 2019
Norwich against Ipswich isn’t like a proper derby they said…
— Jake Humphrey (@mrjakehumphrey) February 10, 2019
Friday 19th April 2019.
The date where Norwich City will officially go ten years unbeaten against Ipswich Town.
It’ll be the first time in the history of the East Anglian derby that either side has gone a decade without defeat #ncfc pic.twitter.com/yCIT2RuMVH
— NCFC Numbers (@ncfcnumbers) February 10, 2019
Goals this season (all comps)
Teemu Pukki: 24
Ipswich Town: 24#NCFC #ITFC pic.twitter.com/CWgorw4qJU— Talk Norwich City (@TalkNorwichCity) February 10, 2019
Unbeaten league runs in derby matches:
Liverpool over Everton – 16
Aston Villa over Birmingham – 13
Norwich over Ipswich – 12
Sunderland over Newcastle – 9
Burnley over Blackburn – 6
Derby over Nottingham Forest – 6
Portsmouth over Southampton – 3
Sheff Utd over Sheff Wed – 3 pic.twitter.com/bURxmo7fyY— bet365 (@bet365) February 10, 2019
Excellent match at Carrow Road. Ipswich Town can take many positives from the game, but it feels like too little, too late for them now. Norwich are going up in my opinion! #ncfc #itfc pic.twitter.com/5UlL51eycw
— Scott Minto (@iamscottminto) February 10, 2019
Just to be clear – I am a Norwich season ticket holder but I’ve been around East Anglian football for 30 years+
Town’s current predicament gives me no pleasure. They were half decent today, fully committed, fans sang their hearts out. Do hope Ipswich can escape the drop. #itfc— Mike Liggins (@MikeLiggins) February 10, 2019
We have been working with our Met mounted colleagues today at the Norwich Vs Ipswich match. A long day for the officers and horses but all back safe and sound. The benefits of Mounted Police can be used far and wide! @CityPolice @MetTaskforce @cityoflondon #noborders #ncfc #itfc pic.twitter.com/jPAOGsr2fj
— City Police Horses (@CityHorses) February 10, 2019
Emi Buendia versus Ipswich;
2 assists
4 key passes
2 tackles
2 interceptions
5 times fouled pic.twitter.com/9fhMe7E4Vo— Norwich City Stats (@NorwichFCStats) February 11, 2019
Flying back to England this evening so only catching up with the great news that Norwich beat Ipswich but what happened to make my old manager, Paul Lambert, as angry as this?? pic.twitter.com/ETUPKbn2DH
— Paul McVeigh (@Paulmcveigh77) February 10, 2019
Luke Chambers is to Ipswich what Russell Martin became to Norwich. Respected leader and club man but fundamentally not good enough as a CB to be anything but part of the problem rather than the solution. Like us, they won’t improve until they cut that tie, however difficult #NCFC
— Andy Head (@AndyHead02) February 10, 2019
Even as a Norwich fan I have always been very respectful of Ipswich history, of which they are rightly proud.
Today Paul Lambert pulled his pants down and took a massive dump all over that history and legacy.
Surely no genuine Ipswich fan can still idolise him now? #NCFC— Steven Pearce (@pearciencfc) February 10, 2019
Goal. Norwich 3 Town 0 (Pukki, 80)
Buendia gives it to Pukki who finishes. #itfc
— Ipswich Town (@IpswichTown) February 10, 2019
82 – Onel Hernandez's goal for Norwich against Ipswich after 82 seconds was the fastest league goal scored by the Canaries since October 2011 (Anthony Pilkington vs Swansea, 48 seconds). Quickfire.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) February 10, 2019
@hucks6dh6 I would of loved to of played against this Ipswich team😂🤦🏽♂️ great start.
— Leon Mckenzie (@LeonMckenzie1) February 10, 2019
https://twitter.com/hucks6dh6/status/1093855889369505792?s=21
https://twitter.com/bobrutler/status/1094664310478045184?s=21
"Excuse me officer, you see that seat over there? That's where I used to sit before my ego took over and ruined my career" #ncfc pic.twitter.com/PWclMXcjoF
— Klobo (@Klobo15) February 11, 2019
https://twitter.com/coyleycoyley/status/1094673208303910912?s=21
Dear Paul Lambert. Spot the difference. Class is indeed permanent. And this guy was fired, he didn't have a hissy fit and jump ship. #ncfc https://t.co/rlCN1cvorB
— Ian 🔰 (@Ian_M1) February 11, 2019
‘Hello Delia. It’s Matt Gill. Any chance of getting my old job back? ‘ pic.twitter.com/Uh53Wu7LMo
— @RobboITV (@RobboITV) February 10, 2019
Stunning display once again 👏🔰🎉@AlongComeNodge @BE_Norwich #ncfc #otbc #yellowarmy #topoftheleague pic.twitter.com/2cv3ptT3eN
— Phil Plume (@philipplume) February 10, 2019
OTBC