That really couldn’t have gone much better, could it?

Whilst I’m sure that David Wagner will have had no doubts about the size of the task ahead him at Carrow Road, last Sunday’s game will have driven home just how big it actually is.

As Boxing Days go, I think I may have reached rock bottom this year.

Fans are perfectly entitled to show their displeasure towards Dean Smith and Norwich City, says Robin Sainty

An away win, three valuable points, a clean sheet and up to fourth. What’s not to like?

It’s going to feel very strange to have league football returning in the middle of a World Cup, but then again this has been a peculiar season all round.

I praised Dean Smith’s selection and formation at Rotherham. However, against Middlesbrough I think that he got it wrong.

While this week hasn’t produced the results that the more extreme critics of Dean Smith may have been hoping for, nor have they done much to dispel the feeling that City are currently an upper mid-table team rather than genuine automatic promotion candidates.

Back in the summer Dean Smith was asked what we should expect from his team this season.

I have to hold my hands up. I have previously suggested that the doom-laden predictions made by some during the unbeaten run were wide of the mark, but the performances over the last three weeks make that position untenable.