Norwich Will Look for a New Manager and Reflect on the Mistakes Roeder Made

It's been a troubled few seasons for Norwich City and the club desperately needs some stability. Hopefully this time next year there won't be another managerial change. This is an appointment that board simply must get right. If they do, then this man should still be Norwich city manager in three or four seasons' time.

The fact that the matter is a long-term Norwich City manager should signify a successful era for the club. Ultimately, that's what we all want. During his time here, Glenn Roeder drastically changed huge parts of Norwich City, which included mass overhauls of the backroom staff and the playing squad. However, progression on the pitch has been slow and although most fans would concede that we now play better football results has been equally as bad as they were under Grant.

There is no doubt dismissing Roeder was the right decision. Aside from everything else, Glenn Roeder doesn't fit in to the Norwich City brand. This is a club that prides itself on togetherness and community that is so rare in football nowadays. As a bare minimum, we expect our manager to respect our views, value our support and appreciate we know football and we know Norwich City. Glenn Roeder didn't always do that and the arrogance of the man upset a lot of us.

If you look at Glenn Roeder purely from what happened on the pitch he still made mistakes. Most notably, he overused the loan system, never gave our youth a chance and wasn't flexible enough with the style of play. Roeder would much rather loan youngsters from Premier League clubs, while allowing ours to rot in the reserves or out on loan. Roeder, constantly complained about a small squad, but released a whole host of talented youngsters and Darren Huckerby. He also loaned out the likes of Jamie Cureton, Chris Martin and Mickey Spillane. These are all players that can do a job for Norwich. He also left, Simon Lappin in the reserves indefinitely. Finally, he played only a very short version of passing football, and wasn't even willing to entertain the idea of the occasional long ball.

There is more than enough evidence to suggest why Norwich City and Glenn Roeder didn't mix well. I was underwhelmed when the appointment was made and I hope this time the board appoint a Fans favourite. At least that way, if it goes wrong the fans won't complain. I would also hope that this time, they don't rely on who does the best interview. Let's look for someone who has the best track record, similar experience of being in this position, and real enthusiasm for the job.

Predicting the next manager of Norwich City is a difficult task. Currently, the top choices are Aidy Boothroyd, Paul Ince, Jimmy Calderwood and Bryan Gunn. The bookies choices are constantly changing and the new name, may appear soon. We can immediately discount Bryan Gunn, because he clearly has no interest in the job. The only reason he is on the radar is because of his caretaker role for Saturday's game. Boothroyd started his career as a Norwich City coach. Therefore, his choice is understandable. Paul Ince is an out of work manager keen to prove themselves in the championship so no surprises there. The curious one is Jimmy Calderwood, and I wonder if he might be our man. Especially since he has no obvious connection to Norwich City and is currently in a job at Aberdeen.

Personally, I would welcome Boothroyd, Ince or Calderwood. Also, I would like to throw into the mix Darren Ferguson, Mark Robins and Keith Webb. In my opinion, all of these choices would do a good job. On a final note, the overwhelming choice amongst the fans would be Boothroyd with Malky Mackay. In any case, an appointment is expected early next week and he could easily be someone that hasn't been mentioned. What is for certain is it's interesting times ahead for Norwich.