Norwich City Breaking Press Conference

Norwich City Breaking Press Conference

At 14:00 today, the trio of David Mcnally, Neil Adams and Russell Martin held a press conference dealing with the dismissal of Chris Hughton.

The media dealt mainly with Mcnally, attempting to tease a reaction over the decision to dismiss Chris so late in the season. Mcnally held the questions confidently, offering the media the explanation that this “was not a decision taken lightly” and he had thoroughly consulted “all of the stakeholders” involved in the business.

Interestingly this was followed by Russell Martin saying that Chris had the players “still playing for him and giving their all”, although when pressed regarding the dressing room being lost on Hughton he responded, “I dunno what that means really”. It’s fair to say that some players were unhappy with Chris Hughton and with Neil Adams being a popular man at Colney, Mcnally will have a team where they will be at least playing for the manager in the right capacity.

Neil Adams alluded to “putting his own stamp on the team” and “organising players the way they want, and the way we need to play”. A slight reference to the possibility that these players were unhappy with the setup of the team and felt, much like the fans that the tactics were unsuccessful due to the choice of formation, mentality etc.

Adams also pushed the idea that this was a “unique club”, one which many outside of the county do not quite understand. He pressed on to praise the fans and urged the media not to view the outburst following the West Brom match as a reflection of the fans and their usual behaviour.

One media representative searched Mcnally with a recollection that Mcnally said that only when Norwich City were in the bottom three would Chris Hughton’s position come into question. Mcnally responded saying that “4 points in 6 games is relegation form” and that “there always has to be a succession plan for key business areas”.

It is widely believed that the board have been on a scouting mission for a new manager for some time and have been holding fire until the end of the season. It is questionable that this late change will see Norwich City transform into a different outfit however fans would agree that the change is better late than never.

It appears that Neil Adams will still have a job no matter the outcome, however Mcnally made it clear that whether it is the top job is up to him and the results he obtains.

Mark Robson and Paul Nevin are to join Adams on his coaching staff and goalkeeping coach Dave Watson is to maintain his position.

I think it is clear that Norwich’s safety is clearly hanging in the balance. Can Neil Adams turn the desire and love for the club into the points needed to be in the Premier League next season?

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