He left the Toon under a cloud, sacked by previous chairman Freddy Shepherd, but life seems to suit him well at Carrow Road.
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Late goals from Martin Taylor and Dion Dublin handed Norwich their second straight win away, this time to fellow strugglers Blackpool at Bloomfield Road.
The Canaries were also indebted to goalkeeper David Marshall after he maintained Norwich's 2-1 lead with an excellent 80th-minute penalty save from Blackpool winger Wes Hoolahan.
The visitors came into the game three points adrift at the bottom of the Championship but came away with their first away win of the season to move within a point of Blackpool.