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Norwich Fans Call For Liam Manning Sacking After Frustrating Sheffield Wednesday Stalemate

Cai Parry Written by Sports EditorCai Parry
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Norwich Sack Liam Manning

Norwich fans are calling on the club to sack Liam Manning after their winless run was extended to 10 straight matches against Sheffield Wednesday in midweek.

The struggling Canaries were held to a 1-1 draw by the bottom-of-the-table Owls at Hillsborough on Wednesday evening, leaving them four points adrift of safety in 22nd place in the table.

It ended a six-game losing streak in the second tier but extended their winless run to 10.

Their record in the Championship this term now reads two wins, three draws and nine losses, with many supporters, perhaps the majority, calling for Manning’s dismissal as a result.

Mark Robins is currently favoured to replace the 40-year-old in the next Norwich manager betting odds market. Michael Carrick and Russell Martin also feature among the favourites.

Norwich Held To Sheffield Wednesday Stalemate

The Canaries trailed after just four minutes in South Yorkshire, as Wednesday skipper Barry Bannan took aim from distance and found the top right-hand corner with a stunning strike.

Little separated the pair for the rest of the first half, but a key and potentially telling moment came during an injury break, as Shane Duffy clashed with Manning in a heated exchange.

The Irishman was seen storming past his teammates towards the Norwich manager while throwing his hands in the air, before shouting in the face of the ex-Bristol City boss.

It follows on from Manning having to reprimand the former Brighton defender for making derogatory comments to a fan on social media towards the end of October.

Subsequently, Duffy was substituted at the break, with Mathias Kvistgaarden coming on in his place. Manning claims the switch was purely ‘tactical’ and wasn’t due to the first half outburst.

This change proved to be a pivotal one, as Kvistgaarden struck Norwich level on 61 minutes.

They were unable to find a winner across the last 30 minutes, meaning they are now without a victory since late August. That came over Blackburn, when they prevailed 2-0 at Ewood Park.

Norwich Fans Call On Club To Sack Liam Manning

Despite their losing streak coming to an end, fans were far from impressed with the result.

Several responded to the club’s full-time result post on X (formerly Twitter), calling for the dismissals of Manning and their sporting director Ben Knapper, as well as the board itself.

Meanwhile, @FPLJessx wrote: “A point against Sheff Wed should not feel like an achievement, but here we are. Shambles again.”

@ncfc4543 added: “A draw is worse than a loss. Cause it’s only one extra point and now Knapper is gonna give Manning till January.”

@SargeantSargent said he won’t be attending Saturday’s clash against Leicester if both Knapper and Manning haven’t been dismissed before then.

“F***ing embarrassment. If Manning and Knapper still have jobs on Saturday then you can have my ticket back.”

@norwich_updates revealed: “Official: Liam Manning is the worst permanent Norwich City manager ever, by win-rate.”

Many have responded to the post simply calling on the club to sack Manning.

Norwich Face Leicester In ‘El Sackico’ on Saturday

Next up, Norwich welcome Leicester to Carrow Road on Saturday afternoon.

The Foxes, like the Canaries, have been in poor form as of late. Across their last 10 matches in the Championship, the 2015-16 Premier League winners have recorded just one win.

This has seen fans call for Leicester to sack Marti Cifuentes.

The Spaniard is under enormous pressure at the King Power, and this was only worsened after their 1-1 draw against 10-man Middlesbrough at home on Tuesday evening.

He is second only to Manning in the Championship sack race betting odds market.

There’s a strong chance that whoever loses this weekend will part ways with their manager off the back of the result. This is, of course, if they haven’t already been dismissed by then.

Cai Parry Written by Sports EditorCai Parry
Cai is a news and features writer that specialises in football, but has experience covering a variety of other sports, including darts, basketball, American football, MMA, boxing and more. He holds a degree in Football Journalism (BA Hons) from the University of Derby, and worked with Nottingham Forest FC and Burton Albion FC throughout his studies. Cai also has experience working in social media with the Football Association of Wales, where he worked on a freelance basis, and has also been an accredited writer in the JD Cymru Premier for both Y Clwb PĂȘl-Droed and welshfootie since the 2019/20 season.
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