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Norwich City chairman Ed Balls has been blasted for handing supporters a "slap in the face" on the morning after the transfer window closed.

Canaries fans have been left disappointed at a lack of activity from the club, who are hoping to bounce back to the Premier League from the Championship this season.









And Balls chose to take to Twitter this morning to explain he has just finished filming on the new Strictly Come Dancing show and is now heading to BBC Radio 4 to talk about his new book release.

That angered former Norwich City striker Chris Sutton, who accused the former Labour MP of delivering a slap to the face of the club's fans.



Finished filming @bbcstrictly at 1130pm, now on way to @BBCr4today to talk about my new book, Speaking Out pic.twitter.com/UfoT9dmxWR — Ed Balls (@edballs) September 1, 2016



He also questioned how much Balls cares about Norwich, explaining in his view the club has gone downhill since he took over as chairman.

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Sutton wrote on Twitter: "Priorities, priorities.

"It's a slap in the face to NCFC fans. Does he really care?

"Club gone downhill since he came."

Sutton turned for Norwich between 1991 and 1994, having made his Canaries debut in May 1991, before he was snapped up by Blackburn Rovers.

Balls meanwhile, who lost his job as an MP in the 2015 General Election, was appointed Norwich chairman in December 2015.

Norwich were relegated from the Premier League last term.

One Norwich fan defended Balls to Sutton and said at a recent meeting he showed he cares – but the former Norwich striker feels it is all an act

"I think he is very charismatic and that's his charm, but it's all for show. Last night sums him up", Sutton replied.

