Group of Norwich City fans give unhappy reaction over former player Ben Godfrey’s move to the Canaries’ rivals Ipswich Town.
Godfrey goes out on loan to the Tractorboys from Atalanta, and it seems to have stirred a negative reaction among some Norwich supporters.
Godfrey had previously played for Norwich, being part their promotion to the Premier League in the 2018-19 season before his transfer to Everton.
His move to Ipswich, especially considering the competitive nature of East Anglian derbies, has likely left many Norwich fans feeling betrayed or disappointed.
One fan even put out this video, saying “All of it, ruined, and for what”, other Norwich fans say “Enjoy another relegation on that CV”, “Shame on you!” and call him a snake, as can be seen in the fan reaction towards the bottom of this article…
All of it, ruined, and for what #ncfc pic.twitter.com/tFJQYkDO1c
— Earland🔰 (@aearland14ncfc) January 5, 2025
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We’ve completed the loan signing of Ben Godfrey from Atalanta. 🤝
Welcome to Town, Ben!
— IPSWICH TOWN (@IpswichTown) January 5, 2025
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Ipswich Town is delighted to announce the loan signing of defender Ben Godfrey.
Ben, 26, joins from Italian club Atalanta on a deal until the end of the season, becoming the Blues’ first signing of the January transfer window.
The two-cap England international gained considerable Premier League experience with both Norwich City and Everton, before moving to Serie A in the summer, and will link up with his new teammates in the coming days.
“It’s been an exciting couple of days and I’m just delighted to have signed and can’t wait to meet the lads and get started,” Ben told TownTV.
“I have really enjoyed speaking to the Manager (Kieran McKenna) and to have the opportunity to work under him now is something I’m very excited about. I’ve watched a lot of the games from the first half of the season and you can tell from those that the group is a tight one, full of players giving everything to achieve their goals.
“I’ve not played as much as I would have liked so far this season, but I feel ready to contribute and am looking forward to getting out there.”
After spending time with Middlesbrough as a youth player, Ben began his senior career with hometown club York City, before making the switch to Norwich in 2016.
During his time at Carrow Road, Ben enjoyed a successful loan spell as he helped Shrewsbury Town reach the League One Play-Off Final in 2017/18 before becoming part of the Norwich side promoted to the Premier League the following season.
Following the Canaries’ relegation a year later, Ben joined Everton in October 2020 and made a total of 93 appearances for the Toffees, prior to joining Atalanta last summer.
Town boss Kieran McKenna hopes new signing Ben Godfrey will make a significant contribution after signing on loan.
The defender became the first addition of the January transfer window after joining from Italian club Atalanta until the end of the season.
“That’s a positive for us and it was an area we wanted to add to given Axel has missed such a big part of the season,” Kieran said, following Ben’s arrival.
“We don’t really have the same profile in the squad and Ben fits that and is a good, experienced player.
“He has played a good amount of Premier League football and is really hungry to come in here and help the group and be an important part of the team.
“We’re happy to have him in and he will make us stronger for the second half of the year.”
As mentioned a group of Norwich fans give an unhappy reaction over Ben Godfrey’s move to Ipswich…
@therealnorfolkb: Shame on Ben Godfrey @NorwichCityFC #NCFC #ITFC
@darrylb1995: 🐍 Enjoy another relegation on that CV 👏🏻
@EthanShort12: Norwich City’s best ever player buzzing to join their biggest rivals, just proves how pathetic Norwich are🤣
@RichBakerMRICS: Of all the teams that you could have joined…
@NCFCZeb: 🐍🐍🐍
@mattsmilerg: Shame. Ncfc memories now ruined.
@Ponder92: Absolute rat 🐀🐀
@Joeleggettx: Ruining the most successful part of his career for a 6 month loan and relegation, idiot.
@land_stuart: Gutting, never thought any of those youth of 18/19 would snake us. Only way to be forgiven is to take them down
@Charlie1617271: @NorwichCityFC admin unfollow Ben Godfrey on all social media’s, we should not be following him anymore. Please And Thankyou #ncfc
@jamie6n: As if Godfrey is signing for the scum #ncfc
@NWalesYellows: If Ben Godfrey joins Ipswich he will no longer be a yellow, just saying @BenG0dfrey #NCFC
@NCFCTyler: yes im rattled but if godfrey does this move he’s the biggest rat we’ve had in years. we’re literally the only fanbase that rates him, everton fans think he’s shit and atalanta fans probably forget he exists. even cantwell and rowe have said they would never make this move ffs
@olliencfc1902:
Whose that twat from North Yorkshire
Who’s that money grabbing whore
Ben Godfrey is his name and he hasn’t got a brain and he won’t be winning trophies anymore #ncfc
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