Pride and beating Ipswich still at stake as season of let-downs draws to an end

Last updated : 10 April 2006 By Rick Lamb
Pride continues to drive the players of Norwich City, allied with a desire to get one over on their Suffolk rivals.

Two own goals at Deepdale condemned Nigel Worthington's side to another season of Championship football at the end of a season at the start of which they were favourites to win promotion back to the Premiership.

Long-serving full-back Adam Drury has admitted that the Canaries players feel as gutted about the way the season has gone as the fans, but added that they can look forward to wiping the slate clean for next season.

"This season has been a let down," Drury told the Eastern Daily Press. "When you look back to the start of the season everyone's hopes were high and that was understandable given the players we had.

"All we can do now is try and finish on a high note and start afresh next season. We have got pride to play for now and that will spur us on. Perhaps we can relax a bit and play some decent football.

"Ipswich are our local rivals and we definitely want to finish above them. We are going to do our best to do that and finish as high up the table as possible."