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26th Sep 2015

Norwich midfielder deserves a prize for helping injured animal leave Upton Park pitch

On a wing and a prayer

Kevin McGillicuddy

Have you ever seen a canary help a pigeon?

Well you would have seen just that this afternoon as Norwich played West Ham at Upton Park and a player turned hero as he took a feathered friend off the pitch.

The game that ended 2-2 was interrupted 10 minutes into the second half when an injured pigeon made it’s way into the middle of the game.

The bird, which looked to have hurt itself getting into the stadium, was unable to fly away and Johnny Howson stepped in to lift it up and take it over to the sideline.

https://twitter.com/andypbowles/status/647792447184072704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

As classy gestures go, it’s going to be hard to compete with this and everyone who saw it approved of the Dr Doolittle like Norwich man,

https://twitter.com/theshauncoomer/status/647801075936948224

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