After another impressive season, Simeon Jackson has been signed by Norwich before the start of the new Championship season.
The striker, who scored 35 goals in two seasons at Gillingham, has signed a two year contract with the newly promoted Canaries.
The striker has a prolific record in the lower leagues. He scored 48 goals in 89 games for Rushden and Diamonds in League Two. That record caught Gillingham’s eye and he carried on that form into League One. Norwich manager Paul Lambert has now given Jackson the chance to prove he can perform at the Championship level.
Lambert will have bought Jackson with one eye on the future. At 23, Jackson is still learning his craft. Norwich weren’t short of goals last season, as they clinched the League One title. Grant Holt and Chris Martin scored 41 league goals between them but Lambert will need strength in depth if Norwich are to compete this year.
Championship betting suggests that as many as fifteen teams will be backing themselves to finish in the top six this season. Norwich will come into the campaign full of confidence after storming to the title last year. Despite a little wobble towards the end, Norwich were the best team in the league over the season. That was shown by their nine point lead over second place Leeds. All that after a 7-1 opening day defeat leading to Bryan Gunn being sacked.
With Holt, Martin, Wes Hoolahan and now Simeon Jackson, Norwich will have enough attacking threat to compete in this season’s Championship and possibly have an impact on Carling Cup betting in the early rounds too.
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