Norwich City have sacked Dean Smith.
The former Aston Villa manager, who oversaw the side’s relegation from the Premier League last season, has been dismissed following the Canaries’ 2-1 loss to Luton Town in the Championship on Boxing Day. That result meant Norwich have won just three of their last 13 league games - losing three of their last four - despite still sitting fifth in the Championship table.
But Smith has struggled to impress the Carrow Road masses during his 13 months at the helm, and a number of disappointing recent displays had seen a large section of supporters become increasingly vocal with their displeasure. And that has led to majority shareholder Delia Smith and husband Michael Wynn-Jones to make the decision to axe Smith and his assistant, Craig Shakespeare, in a bid to save the side’s ailing promotion hopes.
