While Gilmore insisted he can come back stronger from his difficult season on loan, he admitted the experience was too much for his family, who made the decision to stay away from Carrow Road.
“It’s been a tough season,” Gilmore said. “I went there with the idea of trying to play my best and some games worked out and some didn’t, so I took some experience from that and that will help me going forward.”
Asked about the abuse he suffered, Gilmour added: “That’s the opinion of the fans. They come to watch matches, pay for the ticket and shout, but this has happened and it is not pleasant to hear. I gave my best and tried to work hard every game.
“Of course it’s hard (not to touch it). It was hard on my family too. When you have family in the stands and they’re yelling it’s never nice, but I’d just keep my head down. I know what I’m good at, I’ll work hard on the pitch and try to come back.”
Gilmour was pictured with his father Billy senior and mother Carrie holding a Norwich scarf when he first joined the club on loan. Asked how they dealt with being seen as a target, the former Rangers youngster said: “Of course it’s not nice. They stopped coming to games, so it wasn’t nice. They didn’t come for weekend games, they just stayed in the house.
“I just put my head down and worked. We had a good team, good players in the dressing room who all stuck together. It was tough, coming towards the end of the season, we all knew that. So I just had to keep my head down, work hard in training and try to perform at the weekend.”
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