Hard-fought Win Is Just Rewards For Chris Hughton And Loyal Canary Fans

When Chris Hughton was appointed Norwich manger in June following the departure of Paul Lambert, it was somewhat overshadowed by other summer managerial moves such as Michael Laudrup to Swansea, Brendan Rodgers to Liverpool, and even Lambert himself to Aston Villa.

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Norwich to survive, just!

Having lost their inspirational manager Paul Lambert to Aston Villa during the summer, the task of maintaining Norwich City's Premier League status has been handed to Chris Hughton.

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Old players becoming new managers

With news circulating that Alan Shearer is topping the Venky charts, I felt it was about right to have a look at some other managers who have returned to their playing clubs as managers. 

Why do they do it? They return as heroes of yesterday and almost inevitably get the boot after a run of bad results or a shocking cup exit at the hands of Nowhere Town from the depths of the Dr Blue Power division.  

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Three things we learned from Round One of the Premier League

The Premier League burst back into action with a blaze of goals (although nobody seemed to tell the Emirates) and amidst all the hype and in particular Martin Tyler referring to "that" QPR game and commentary on May 13th, a number of interesting points emerged:

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Transfer rumours about to grind to Holt

Big news in Norfolk today, as Grant Holt has agreed a new three year deal with Norwich City. The story probably won't generated an awful lot lot of interest outside of East Anglia, but to fans of the Canaries it will probably mean an awful lot.

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Self Destruction or Re-Construction: A Newcastle United Story 

2 years ago today, the proud Toon Army were preparing themselves for the inaugural match of the Coca-Cola Championship after falling victim to relegation from the Premiership, nobody believed it until it would happen, but fans and pundits alike were awestruck when the Tynesiders faced the drop. Not even the prodigal son Alan Shearer could save them from dropping out of the top tier of English football.

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