With two sendings off to his name already those season Joe Wright jumped for a free kick with one aim- to crash his elbow into the face of the Celtic striker.
That was followed by some Norwich fans booing Idah when he appeared as a substitute in the home friendly against St Pauli with the next, and possibly final stage coming on Saturday when Norwich start their Championship campaign away to Oxford.
There was no need for Johannes Thorup to mention that Idah had missed the team flight to Austria, that could easily have been kept in-house but by going public he painted a target on the striker’s back that pushed Idah closer to the exit door- sign posted Glasgow.
I’m sure Rodgers would have preferred to have him on board for the US but the good thing about Idah is they know all about him and he wouldn’t need time to settle in. Celtic can afford to wait until the deal is right and he’ll walk back into the…
The length of contract strengthens their hand in any potential negotiations, yet equally there is no doubt if Celtic or any other suitor can match Norwich’s valuation there is a deal to be done.
Thorup is bound to be asked about Idah’s 33 minute appearance, no other player had such a detailed schedule with their opening Championship match not due until August 10 away to Oxford United.
He’s shown that in fits and starts, in big moments, and he could be a key player for Norwich going forward. But it does feel like he wants to make that move, and it’s down to Thorup and Knapper to convince him of the project if they do truly want…
It seems that the art of negotiating is a concept beyond the capabilities of Lewis, billed as a ‘Senior Reporter’ by the organisation that has egg-chaser English as their Chief Sports Writer which effectively means that he writes chin-stroking yarns in the absence on ever uncovering a genuine story in…
They’re the conversations that happen between a head coach and a sporting director every day. The dynamic between these two roles is so important.
Reflecting the balance of the season only one of the highlighted matches was played before the end of February with three coming in a golden May fortnight that will be long remembered.