Tempers flared earlier than Ipswich City and Norwich Metropolis’s first derby match in 4 years when a beer can was thrown at Delia Smith’s automobile.
Smith, a majority shareholder in Norwich and well-known for her profession as a TV chef, arrived at Portman Street in a gray BMW earlier than the 12.30pm kick-off on Saturday.
However after arriving behind the Canaries workforce bus, a fan appeared to toss a beer can on the car carrying her.
Followers had been additionally seen lighting blue flares outdoors the stadium, with footage exhibiting officers surrounding Mrs Smith’s automobile.
Ipswich and Norwich, at the moment second and ninth within the Championship respectively, final confronted one another within the East Anglian derby in February 2019.
Saturday’s match resulted in a 2-2 draw, with Norwich’s Jon Rowe scoring twice whereas Ipswich’s targets got here via Nathan Broadhead and Wes Burns.
Smith and her husband Michael Wynn-Jones – recurrently noticed at video games – personal a 53 per cent share of Norwich, with the movie star chef operating catering on the membership till her seventieth birthday in 2011.
Nevertheless, in October it emerged that American businessman Mark Attanasio was given the go-ahead to extend his stake within the membership, that means the couple will now not maintain a majority within the Canaries.
In an iconic second throughout a house match towards Manchester Metropolis in February 2005, Smith grabbed a microphone throughout half-time to rally the group.
“A message for the best football supporters in the world: we need a 12th man here,” she stated.
“Where are you? Where are you? Let’s be ‘avin’ you! Come on!”.
Norwich misplaced the match 3-2.