'A brave new world. And we like it.'

Norwich City fan's voiceImage caption, Liam Manning took over as Norwich head coach following the sacking of Johannes Hoff ThorupA new season. A new head coach.

Something not unfamiliar to City fans, who have had a different head coach in their technical area for every season opener since 2021-22.

Liam Manning is merely the latest holder of the baton, following on from Daniel Farke, Dean Smith, David Wagner, and Johannes Hoff Thorup.

With stability being widely acknowledged as one of the key elements of a successful team, the Yellow Army will be hoping Manning's time in NR1 extends way beyond 2025-26.

But in the here and now, things look nicely shipshape, with a significant summer player churn…