Why are Norwich fans so fed up? Excerpt from the excellent MFW article posted by DD at no 99 above. Much is made of Smith’s lack of connection with the fans, but would you really give a sh*t that he doesn’t give it the Farke-style ole’s if he was producing more fluent, attacking football? I wouldn’t. However, when it does matter is when the chips are down, when he needs the benefit of the doubt, when he needs support in testing times. It’s what got Daniel Farke through a difficult first season, and the start of his ultimately triumphant second – and it’s what ensured there was never a single Farke out chant inside Carrow Road even through one and a bit disastrous Premier League campaigns. Smith has no goodwill in the bank, either through results, performances, or in engaging fans with a clear vision, or any vision at all.
Though he isn't in favour of Smith being sacked, Chris Sutton believes it's now only a matter of time. https://www.norfolklive.co.uk/sport...s/sutton-dean-smith-norwich-blackburn-7956048
Quite often I don't agree with Sutton but this time I think he is 100% correct . People looking at the league table will wonder what the fuss is all about partly because they won't understand the completely unrealistic expectations of our supporters. Having said that, I accept that all is not well and the situation is so toxic that he has to go but that leads to other problems. The cost will probably wipe out any small transfer budget we had in January. Who will replace him? Is Smith a victim or the cause of our performances - if the cause is elsewhere then removing Smith is not going to solve it. Will the Board actually act now? They face the same situation they faced at the end of the Farke reign - they acted then but nothing improved so will they be more reluctant to wield the axe this time? Has Smith lost the dressing room? A lot could depend on that factor. Interesting times ahead but the more I see the more I foresee a return of the awful 1960's.
