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title: "Profit Players: Robert Snodgrass had a decent goal return at Norwich and was sometimes lethal on set pieces"
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published: "2020-07-12T17:00:41Z"
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# Profit Players: Robert Snodgrass had a decent goal return at Norwich and was sometimes lethal on set pieces

**This article forms part of our Profit Players feature series, which is where Football Transfer Tavern takes a look at how well a player has fared since being signed or sold, using statistical figures and statements from pundits to prove how good of a deal the club managed to achieve.**

Robert Snodgrass wasn’t in the West Ham squad that faced his former club Norwich at Carrow Road yesterday as he is currently [sidelined with a back injury](https://www.premierinjuries.com/injury-table.php), although it is a fixture which brings back happy memories for the 32-year-old Scotland winger.

Snodgrass was signed by the Canaries from Leeds in July 2012 for a fee of £2.88m (as per [TransferMarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/robert-snodgrass/transfers/spieler/22614)). He proved to be something of an all-action player in his first season in East Anglia, ending the campaign with [seven goals and nine assists](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/robert-snodgrass/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/22614) while also collecting [eight yellow cards](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/robert-snodgrass/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/22614). He also caught the eye for his free kick prowess, scoring directly from such a set piece [three times in a five-match spell](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/robert-snodgrass/alletore/spieler/22614) midway through the 2012/13 season.

His performances at Carrow Road saw him shortlisted for the club’s Player of the Season award, which ultimately went to Sebastien Bassong (as per [Evening News 24](https://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/sport/norwich-city/sebastien-bassong-honoured-to-lift-norwich-city-s-player-of-season-award-1-2200918)), although it was a sign that the Scottish winger had made a clear impression in Norfolk.

Snodgrass had to be patient for his [first goal of the following season](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/robert-snodgrass/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/22614/plus/0/saison/2013/wettbewerb/GB1/verein/1123) but, when it came, it was worth the wait. On 9 November 2013, with Norwich and West Ham drawing 1-1 in the 72nd minute, the Scotland international stepped up and curled an exquisite free kick into the net, with the Canaries ultimately winning 3-1 (as per [canaries.co.uk](https://www.canaries.co.uk/News/2020/july/memorable-match-norwich-city-v-west-ham-united/)).

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That was the first of [six Premier League goals](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/robert-snodgrass/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/22614) in 2013/14 for the Scot, who scored [seven](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/robert-snodgrass/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/22614) in all competitions and was also [booked six times](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/robert-snodgrass/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/22614), but he was unable to prevent Norwich from losing their top-flight status. The Canaries left the top tier but Snodgrass didn’t, signing for Hull City in a £6.75m deal (as per [TransferMarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/robert-snodgrass/transfers/spieler/22614)) in July 2014. Unfortunately, a [serious knee injury](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11714/9461836/hull-citys-robert-snodgrass-rues-season-ending-knee-injury) ruled him out for almost the entirety of the subsequent season.

Norwich ultimately made a 169% profit on the 32-year-old, whose current club are striving to avoid the fate to which his former side are doomed – namely [relegation to the Championship](https://www.premierleague.com/tables). What Daniel Farke wouldn’t have given to have had a potent winger like him in his squad this season, with the Canaries bottom of the Premier League in terms of [goals scored as well as position](https://www.premierleague.com/tables).

***Norwich fans, what did you make of Snodgrass in his time at the club? Comment below with your views!***