Premier League - Norwich complete Howson deal

Tue, 24 Jan 15:40:00 2012

Norwich have confirmed the signing of Leeds United midfielder Jonny Howson on a three-and-a-half-year deal.

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Howson has been sidelined with a knee injury since the start of December but the Canaries said that he had passed a 'stringent' medical before the deal was wrapped up.

Lambert sees Howson, for whom Norwich have agreed a reported £2 million fee, as the perfect addition to bring a midfield goalscoring threat to his team who have surprised many by establishing a place in the top half of the Barclays Premier League table this season.

Lambert said: "He's been brilliant for Leeds and we need a goalscoring midfielder. If everything goes well he'll be great for us. His rehab is going very well and he is not far away (from playing)."

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  1. Im not sure Dave, i think Norwich will be another­ Stoke, not in the way they play football, but because­ both teams chairmen/woman are massive fans of each club­ and put their own money into the team, and both have­ managers who are very focused, play to their teams­ strengths, and add players who can take them forward.­ and not just survive in the EPL. Stoke have established­ themselves by making steady progress each season and­ not breaking the bank, and i see Norwich doing the­ same.
    If any of you Norwich fans dont aggree then tell­ me otherwise because i honestly think they will be ok.

    From Jez, on Fri 27 Jan 1:32
  2. I dont think the answer to this is to difficult, Howson­ looked at his team mates, manager, chairman and the­ overall set up and decided that in his opinion Leeds­ Utd for the foreseable future is going no where.
    All­ the answers are there to see in the Club Captains­ actions.
    Has he made a mistake? too right he has - he­ took the first option to play in the EPL.
    Mark my words­ Norwich will be the next Wigan, Reading, Blackpool­ clubs who enjopy a year or 2 but just cannot sustain­ the investment needed to stay there.
    Without doubt­ Leeds Utd could survive and survive quite comfortably -­ so to conclude
    Leeds Utd will not progress under the­ current management set up and Norwich to quickly­ disapear from the EPL, BUT THEN WE ALL KNEW THAT ANYWAT­ DIDNT WE?

    From Dave H, on Wed 25 Jan 21:43
  3. pompey get winding up order, what could of been for us.­ bates out, bates out, bates out now

    From robert, on Wed 25 Jan 21:34
  4. What is happening with Leeds- I am a big fan of Leeds-­ but I feel S.G. needs to go now,selling our captain and­ others, he says he has ambition but what is he doing? I­ think he as done as much as he can now so lets get a­ manager who wants Leeds to be one of the top sides in­ Premier. We are losing faith we need hope again. S.G.­ got Blackpool to championship but even they had to get­ rid for them to progress. To all the faithful fans of­ LEEDS UTD.

    From Sean, on Wed 25 Jan 19:12
  5. i just hope you can get into the side and keep free of­ injuries howson, not sure that a small club like­ Norwich can survive in EPL yes making an impact first­ year up, but when the pressure of pushing up the table­ comes around next season we will see what they are made­ of, Wigan had same ambition and will go down this­ season.Leeds utd till the day i die. MOT

    From kevin, on Wed 25 Jan 7:51
  6. So long Jonny thanks for everything. my favourite­ memory was you coming off the bench and scoring the­ equaliser against Bristol when we went up from League­ 1.
    When you look at Leeds and Norwich and you consider­ where we both are right now, its no wonder that Leeds­ fans are asking questions about Ken Bates tenure as­ Chairman. Norwich in all due respect didnt quite match­ the numbers through the turnstiles when they were in­ the championship compared to Leeds, and do have some­ debt. Yet their board backed their manager by bringing­ in players of the calibre capable of getting them­ promotion to the big time without spending stupid sums­ of money.
    The difference now is like night and day,­ Leeds look rudderless and although we are only just­ outside the playoffs if we went up there would need to­ be a major overhaul of our squad. Norwich with Paul­ Lambert at the helm are taking the premiership by storm­ and i really really hope they manage to stay up this­ season just to show other clubs in the championship how­ it should be done.
    You Norwich fans have signed an­ excellent player who will go onto represent his country­ at full international level in the not too distant­ future. So long Jonny, you will always be Leeds at­ heart.
    MOT

    From Jez, on Wed 25 Jan 7:18
  7. its a shame leeds should be a top flight teem but they­ sell all there best players (spurs fan)

    From peter, on Wed 25 Jan 4:52
  8. Jonny Howson, Gerry Howshall. two midfield players who­ had injuries when they signed. I hope it's not an­ omen. Jonny be good.

    From Arthur, on Wed 25 Jan 3:21
  9. Ha ha Bradley row z Johnson, maybe johnny boy but­ really bradley ha ha

    From brandonlee, on Wed 25 Jan 3:12
  10. Don't worry Leeds we now have your best two­ midfielders and you you still managed to beat IPSHIT­ without them OTBC!!!'!!'!!!!!!!!!

    From david.larkins41, on Wed 25 Jan 2:12
  11. Yellow n Green heaven. Mcnally, lambo And ian­ culverhouse bringing norwich back to life. Be good that­ some supporters dont think we're ready for europe­ already. Keep OFF his back, premier survival is the­ ticket and what a job he's doing against these self­ rightous elite. wouldnt last two minutes without the­ dollars. Keep the expectations real and dont just be­ happy with what our boss has done but be also be­ exstatic with that blue detritius crumbling into that­ shithole of a river called the orwell. City till death.

    From TRACY GOOD, on Wed 25 Jan 1:56
  12. cheers bates! bates out bates out bates out bates out­ bates out bates out bates out bates out bates out bates­ out bates out bates out bates out bates out bates­ out bates out bates out bates out bates out bates out­ bates out bates out bates out bates out bates out bates­ out bates out bates out bates out bates out bates out­ bates out bates out bates out bates out bates out ­ bates out bates out bates out bates out bates out bates­ out bates out bates out bates out bates out bates out­ bates out bates out bates out bates out bates out­ bates out bates out bates out bates out bates out bates­ out bates out bates out bates out bates out bates­ out bates out bates out bates out bates out bates out­ bates out bates out bates out bates out bates out bates­ out bates out bates out bates out bates out bates out­ bates out bates out bates out bates out bates out ­ bates out bates out bates out bates out bates out bates­ out bates out bates out bates out bates out bates out­ bates out!

    From brandonlee, on Wed 25 Jan 1:49
  13. If hes as good as the other signings then we are on to­ winner in the manager we trust ncfc die hard

    From MARC NICHOLLS, on Wed 25 Jan 1:20
  14. doesn't say undisclosed amount, says about 2m squid

    From Zach, on Wed 25 Jan 0:20
  15. Why is it undisclosed? - because thats another large­ amount of money straight into Bates' pocket.
    Leeds­ won't be buying anyone with it just more loanees,­ he is just draining us dry while we sink back through­ the leagues

    From Richard, on Wed 25 Jan 0:05
  16. well done lambert and mcnally!

    From Zach, on Tue 24 Jan 23:59
  17. Another Lambert Masterstroke :@}

    From Cindy, on Tue 24 Jan 23:51
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