A pulsating climax to the East Anglian derby saw Pablo Couñago grab an equaliser for the Blues in injury time from a Darren Bent missed penalty. Prior to that, the game had taken much the same pattern as recent derbies, Town having most of the play before conceding, and once again there was more than a little controversy.
When Alex Notman read that Darren Fletcher’s 16-year-old twin boys, Tyler and Jack, had signed for Manchester United last month, the memories came flooding back
Norwich City striker Alex Notman has been forced to retire from football as a result of an injury sustained blocking a Mark Venus freekick in the Portman Road derby last season.
Town will field an XI in a benefit game for former Norwich player Alex Notman. The midfielder s career ended in bizarre circumstances, an ankle injury picked up when blocking a Mark Venus freekick at Portman Road in 2002 eventually forcing him to hang up his boots.