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Trigger-happy Norwich board dismiss Bryan Gunn after first-day disaster (theguardian.com)

Bryan Gunn has been dismissed as Norwich manager following last weekend's 7-1 home defeat to Colchester

On this day in 2009. #NCFC goalkeeping legend and manager Bryan Gunn was dismissed after the humiliating home defeat to Colchester the previous week. Gunn's record in the hot seat: 21 games in charge - 6 wins. www.theguardian.com/football/200...

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Thomas Lubbock · 1 · 1d ago

I once sat with Bryan Amanda his wife at the end of a charity event sharing a bottle of wine and he said how could he ever had turned the full time job down when he was offered it but deep down he knew it was a big ask - or words to that effect! The wine had been flowing

Canaries Caption It · 1 · 1d ago

he signed Grant Holt - for that we will forever be grateful.

Canaries Caption It · 0 · 1d ago

Exactly *1 year* later, Gunn's replacement Paul Lambert sees his #NCFC side nick a win (1-0) in added time at Scunthorpe courtesy of Grant Holt for their first Champ. win of the season.