Grant parts ways with Norwich
Peter Grant steered the Canaries to 16th spot last season
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Tuesday, 09, Oct 2007 09:51
Manager Peter Grant has agreed to leave Norwich City by mutual consent after one year in charge of the Championship strugglers.
The Canaries are languishing in the relegation zone after Monday's 1-0 defeat to bottom side Queens Park Rangers and will now be led by assistant boss Jim Duffy in a caretaker role.
"It was a very difficult decision for us to make but it was right for myself and the football club going forward," Grant told Norwich City's website.
"The most important things for me have always been the supporters and the club itself. They are the two constants while managers and players come and go.
"I would like to thank everyone for the support they have given me through a turbulent 12 months and it goes without saying that I wish nothing but success for Norwich City Football Club now and forever."
City chairman Roger Munby confirmed that the defeat to manager-less QPR had proved a watershed moment for Grant.
"We had a long discussion with Peter after the QPR game in which Peter said that he felt that he had been supported by the club in everything that he had tried to do at Carrow Road and therefore owed it to the board to be honest with himself and with us about whether he could turn things round," Munby said.
The visit of high-flying Bristol City on October 20th will be the first test of Duffy's managerial abilities south of border after previous spells in charge at Scottish sides Falkirk, Hibernian and Dundee.