SAD NEWS: Two players from Norwich City were arrested while suspended for beating their team announcer to death for just two reasons.
SAD NEWS: After beating their team announcer to death for just two reasons, two Norwich City players were suspended and placed under arrest.
Lewis Grabban, a striker for Norwich City, allegedly left the team’s hotel without authorization before their Capital One Cup match against Rotherham United in an attempt to pressure his way into a transfer to his old team, Bournemouth, and it has now cost him.
Grabban was punished by Norwich for the act on August 25, according to Sky Sports.
When failing to get in touch with Canaries manager Alex Neil about Bournemouth’s interest, the striker “went AWOL from Norwich’s team hotel after Canaries manager Alex Neil told him he was a substitute” for the match, according to Neil Ashton of the Daily Mail.
Approaching the train station, the 27-year-old said he “is still heading south because he no longer wants to play for the club.”
According to Sky Sports, Neil stated on Wednesday that he will respond to the issue appropriately:
I have no problems whatsoever with any player. Maybe he’s got a problem, but I can have it fixed fast. There is not going to be any illumination. Anything that takes place in private stays private; that much has always been true and always will be.
In my opinion, Lewis Grabban is a Norwich player. Nothing more, nothing less. Every player has a price, but they must fulfill our estimation of that price rather than their own estimation of their worth.
Three offers from Bournemouth were turned down by us, and none of them came close to matching our player’s price. Lewis Grabban will stay a Norwich player until such time as the bids become acceptable.
Grabban has scored 12 goals in 36 appearances for Norwich and 35 goals for Bournemouth in 93 games with the team.
To be honest, I wouldn’t mind if Grabban went to the AFCB. Although not an awful player, he is a lousy finisher, so hopefully we will be adding another striker. #NCFC
To be fair, Wyatt’s claim that the Canaries can manage without him sounds reasonable given that they also have players like Ricky van Wolfswinkel, Kyle Lafferty, Gary Hooper, and Cameron Jerome up front.
Furthermore, Norwich might, if they so choose, utilize the transfer price to sign another striker, as Wyatt suggests.
Grabban may get his wish to return to Bournemouth because of the striker’s conduct, which will guarantee he won’t be greeted with open arms upon his return to the Canaries.
The Cherries will probably keep an eye on him, even if they are unlikely to be happy with his actions. They know the player from his time on the South Coast and think he can help them stay in the Premier League.
