Although Gilmour 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 move away from Carrow Road.
“It was a tough season,” Gilmour said. “I went there with the idea of trying to play the best I could and some games worked and some didn’t, so I gained some experience and it will help me move forward.”
Asked about the abuses he suffered, Gilmour added: “It’s the opinion of the fans. They come to watch the matches and pay for their ticket and shout, but this has happened and it was not pleasant to hear it. I gave it my all. and I tried to work hard every game.
“Of course it’s hard (don’t let it get to you). It was hard for my family too. When you have the family in the stands and they yell it’s never nice, but I’d just lower my head. I know what I’m good, I’ll work hard in the field and try to come back. “
Gilmour was photographed with his father, Billy Sr., and mother Carrie holding the Norwich scarf when he first joined the club on loan. When asked how they coped with seeing him targeted, the former Rangers youngster said, “Of course it’s not nice. They stopped coming to the games, so it wasn’t nice. They didn’t come down to play. on the weekends, they just stayed home.
“I just lowered my head and I worked. We had a good team, good players in the locker room sticking to each other. It was tough, coming to the end of the season, we all knew it. So I just had to go down. the boss, work hard in training and try to act on the weekend. “