Are you seriously suggesting that Birmingham and the Potteries are the same size as Norwich? Since the period you refer to everything has changed and if you don't understand that then you will have to remain delusional.
It's the size of the total investment that counts - Norwich will only dine at the top table if they have greater resources and that means becoming a toy for someone with considerable wealth- Leicester are often mentioned as a similar size club, but they have had over £200 million invested- I also read today that Norwich are on their worst run since 1946 maybe today will be the turning corner - here's hoping
We seem to play better against the better teams and consequently come up short consistently. What a bugger!