oafc-benn Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 News on BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/t...ich/8202278.stm Norwich City have sacked manager Bryan Gunn after just seven months in charge at Carrow Road. The 45-year-old was appointed caretaker boss in January after the departure of Glenn Roeder, before being named permanent manager in May. After being relegated last season, City began life in League One with a 7-1 defeat by Colchester United, their heaviest ever loss at home. Assistant manager Ian Butterworth has been put in temporary charge. Canaries' chief executive David McNally told the club's website: "The board, after lengthy consideration, unanimously felt a change was in the best interests of all parties concerned. "Our goal this season remains unchanged. We want to be promoted and the next manager of Norwich City will have that as his number one priority." Gunn spent almost 12 years at Norwich as a player, between 1986 and 1998, and made more than 400 appearances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downender2 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 literally been given the bullet... I'll get me cap... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 literally been given the bullet... I'll get me cap... Bet 'Gunn has been fired' will be tomorrows newspaper headlines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc-benn Posted August 14, 2009 Author Share Posted August 14, 2009 I suppose the big question will be who will get the job. Names in the frame im sure will be the usual contenders like Dowie etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoytonBlueLad Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I suppose the big question will be who will get the job. Names in the frame im sure will be the usual contenders like Dowie etc With going back to Newcastle looking like it's off the agenda, I reckon his CV will already be with Norwich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc-benn Posted August 14, 2009 Author Share Posted August 14, 2009 wouldnt be suprised if Ronnie Moore fires up his fax machine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ste1987 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 As bad as the result was, to sack a manager 1 league game into the season has to be a record? Bit harsh. Should have been given a few months to have a chance to turn things round at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc-benn Posted August 14, 2009 Author Share Posted August 14, 2009 Maybe Delia found out he bought a Gordon Ramsey cookbook ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downender2 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 As bad as the result was, to sack a manager 1 league game into the season has to be a record? Bit harsh. Should have been given a few months to have a chance to turn things round at least. and after they stuffed Yeovil 4 nil away in that cup midweek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoytonBlueLad Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 As bad as the result was, to sack a manager 1 league game into the season has to be a record? Bit harsh. Should have been given a few months to have a chance to turn things round at least. McDonald last a game into the new season at Carlisle too didn't he? Odd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc-latics Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 McDonald last a game into the new season at Carlisle too didn't he? Odd maybe he did something else before they lost to colchester? timing is wierd though, as has been said, 1 game in, they won 4-0 in midweek and they have a game tomorrow. welcome to league one, norwich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razza699 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Surely something more sinister has gone on ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ste1987 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Surely something more sinister has gone on ? I think its just pure ignorance on their board expecting instant results and underestimating league one. Bet they thought they would walk every game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corporal_Jones Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I think its just pure ignorance on their board expecting instant results and underestimating league one. Bet they thought they would walk every game. It seems unlikely that they'd be foolish enough not to have looked at the problems Wednesday and Leeds etc have had in getting out of this division. Or does it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stebuzz Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I suppose the big question will be who will get the job. Names in the frame im sure will be the usual contenders like Dowie etc there was a loud bang in norwich this morning as people began to realise a gunn had been fired police are searching for the suspect. how about shezza as his replacement. go on you know he has the experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc-latics Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 there was a loud bang in norwich this morning as people began to realise a gunn had been fired police are searching for the suspect. how about shezza as his replacement. go on you know he has the experience. shez is at chesterfield, who lost away at torquay on saturday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 It seems unlikely that they'd be foolish enough not to have looked at the problems Wednesday and Leeds etc have had in getting out of this division. Or does it? Norwich will struggle to get promoted first time around, as they nearly fill their current capacity already. It doesn't show enough ambition to get them up. As opposed to Leeds and Wednesday whose ambitious spare capacity in the third division sucked them into the Championship at the first attempt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 shez is at chesterfield, who lost away at torquay on saturday Sounds daft but I backed Norwich for the title half hoping that Gunn would be sacked early. He had a pretty shocking record overall and probably only kept the job as long as he did because he's a legend there. Boothroyd or Robins for the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosa Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Sounds daft but I backed Norwich for the title half hoping that Gunn would be sacked early. He had a pretty shocking record overall and probably only kept the job as long as he did because he's a legend there. Surely the time to sack him would have been at the end of last season, to give the new manager the chance to rebuild the squad in the summer? It doesn't make any sense to let him put a team together in preseason then sack him after 2 games,so that the new manager has to work with someone else's squad with the season already underway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laticsrblue Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 (edited) ................."Our goal this season remains unchanged. We want to be promoted and the next manager of Norwich City will have that as his number one priority." .................. Like it's not the number one priority of most football managers. Edited August 14, 2009 by laticsrblue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_mighty_bosh Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 Saw them today at Exeter, they were alright but nothing special. Could've been 2 or 3 up by the time they got their goal but once Exeter equalised Norwich didn't really trouble them in the remainder of the game. Holt, Whaley and Hoolahan will cause problems for lots of teams though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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