Final season was a disappointment for Norwich, who completed thirteenth, 11 factors exterior the play-offs, and value then head coach Johannes Hoff Thorup his job.
The membership recruited Norwich-born Liam Manning as his substitute however they've misplaced each dwelling recreation to date this season and solely taken 9 factors from the 14 they've performed within the Championship.
Manning was not too long ago given public backing by majority shareholder Attanasio throughout a BBC Radio Norfolk Canary Name particular.
Within the report, sporting director Ben Knapper, who has additionally are available in for criticism from some supporters, stated Manning was “the perfect candidate to assist us obtain our main goal of promotion to the Premier League”.
He continued: “We all know that is not going to be simple or come shortly with the strategic method we've taken, however we've conviction within the route through which we're transferring and can work relentlessly till we get there.”
Reiterating a mission assertion to develop into an “established Premier League membership” could additional antagonise some followers, sad with the standard of a number of the gamers signed over the summer time, and are extra involved concerning the membership dropping into League One for the primary time since 2009-10.
Knapper acknowledged “a particularly difficult and disappointing begin to the present marketing campaign”, and stated he strongly believed adjustments to the squad in the summertime would stand the membership “in good stead for a few years to come back”.
“That stated, the significance of leads to the brief time period isn't misplaced on any of us,” he added.
“We frequently discuss round long run visions and methods, however we're very conscious of the necessity to ship leads to the right here and now, and, on the time of writing, we aren't doing that.
“We're all satisfied that we are going to flip this round over the approaching months.”
Knapper concluded his assertion by saying: “We now have not received each determination right, however the starvation and want to enhance and transfer our membership ahead is stronger than ever, even within the face of problem, and we are going to proceed to do the whole lot doable to present you all a membership you will be really happy with.”
Regardless of the crew's reasonable kind, the report reveals common dwelling attendance final season was 26,316 final season, a small enhance of simply over 200 on the earlier marketing campaign.
The variety of season tickets offered was 20,339, in comparison with 20,020 in 2023-24, however whole wage prices as a share of turnover rose from 71% to 122%.
