CANARIES GUNN FOR ROY.. AND SURVIVAL.Championship: Norwich v Reading, tonight, KO 7.45pm NORWICH manager Bryan Gunn For the similarly-named former Nottingham Forest player, see Bryn Gunn Bryan James Gunn (born 22 December 1963 in Thurso) is a former professional Scottish international football (soccer) player who played as a goalkeeper. has revealed he still wants to be in charge at Carrow Road Carrow Road is a British football stadium in Norwich, England. next season - to face new Ipswich manager Roy Keane Roy Maurice Keane (born 10 August, 1971 in Mayfield, Cork City, Ireland) is an Irish former professional footballer and the current manager of English Premier League club Sunderland. in an East Anglian derby The East Anglian Derby is a sobriquet used to describe football matches held between Ipswich Town and Norwich City. It is also described humorously as the Old Farm Derby, a reference to the Old Firm derby played between Celtic and Rangers. . Gunn, whose short-term contract with the Canaries ends this summer, has two games left against Reading at home tonight and Charlton away on Sunday to save Norwich from the drop to League One. As far as his own future is concerned, he said : "I am the manager of Norwich and whether we go down or not I still want to be the manager of Norwich next season. Whatever happens over the next two games, I want the job. I'd definitely like to get the chance to play against Roy Keane next season. That would be great. My ambition is to win our next two fixtures so that I get the opportunity to be involved in games like that. "I faced Roy a number of times as a player and him taking over at Ipswich is very big news. So it will be a big thing if Norwich are still in the Championship next season competing against the likes of Roy Keane and Ipswich." Reading go into tonight's game knowing that they still have a chance of automatic promotion back to the Premier League at the first attempt. A win tonight and victory over Birmingham next Sunday would see them promoted with Wolves - if Sheffield United fail to win their final game at Crystal Palace. CAPTION(S): GUNN FIRED UP Boss is eyeing big Norwich finish |
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