Norwich have typically shown more patience than most clubs to their managers in recent times:
Wagner was let go by Norwich after his side suffered a heavy 4-0 defeat to Leeds United in the Championship play-offs at the end of his only full season in charge of the East Anglian side.
The American had succeeded Smith, who had been unable to prevent a record sixth relegation from the Premier League for Norwich. They then made a stuttering start to the next season and former Walsall, Brentford and Aston Villa manager Smith was subsequently sacked by the club.
Farke was in charge for a longer spell than any Canaries manager since Nigel Worthington. The German got Norwich to the Premier League twice in his four years, but could not keep them up.
It had been a similar story for Neil, with the Scot helping Norwich reach the top-flight via the play-offs but having been unable to prevent them from slipping straight back into the second tier.
Adams, who had played for the club, stepped up from the youth setup to take charge but became another Norwich manager to have a Premier League relegation added to their CV.
Having led Norwich to an 11th-placed finish in the Premier League, Hughton was dismissed with the club sitting five points clear of the relegation zone, albeit with a daunting run-in.
Norwich opted to give Thorup a three-year contract when he joined from Danish top-flight side Nordsjaelland but the Canaries slipped to a 2-0 loss at Oxford United in his first game in charge.
Thorup then saw his side record back-to-back draws before the Dane finally got his first win on the board on the road with a 1-0 victory at Coventry City. Defeat at Swansea City followed but they started climbing the table by taking 10 points out of the next 12 that were available to earn.
Norwich sat seventh in the Championship table going into the October international break, but it is fair to say the jury is still out on Thorup, whose side put four past both Watford and Hull City.
Although the next Norwich City manager betting odds are not available at the present time, let's take a closer look at some of the potential names in the frame for when this job comes up again.
Arsenal coach Cuesta was high on the list when the next Norwich manager odds were last available to browse, before Thorup was instead given the chance to take charge of the club.
Cuesta is regarded as one of the most exciting young coaches in the game and has become a key ally for Mikel Arteta since he was appointed to the coaching staff at the Emirates Stadium. It is believed that Cuesta sees himself becoming a number one before long, so Norwich might see him as the right fit for a club taking a different approach since the changes in the boardroom.
Another reason to watch Cuesta is that Norwich's sporting director Ben Knapper was at Arsenal for more than a decade, so the hotly awaited coach is sure to be on their radar as a result. Still yet to mark his 30th birthday, Cuesta would become one of the world's youngest managers.
Belgian-born Englishman Still has become a common fixture on the next manager betting odds markets for myriad clubs and he was among those linked with Norwich in the summer of 2024.
While he was said to be of interest to Sunderland and others, Still opted to stay in Ligue 1 but moved on from his old side Reims to take charge of Lens instead. Still has made a positive start to life at his new team, enjoying a landmark home win over Ligue 1 title contenders Marseille.
West Ham fan Still is on record as saying his love for the Football Manager and Championship Manager video game series fuelled his desire to pursue a coaching career within the sport.
Lampard took charge of Derby County in the Championship for his first job as a manager, so he is familiar with the level, and he might need to return to it if he is to get another shot as a coach.
Across two spells with Chelsea, where the former England midfielder remains a legend of the club, Lampard recorded some eye-catching results but saw his lack of tactical acumen exposed.
Lampard might see his future being within the media, but one more go at managing may appeal.
A more intriguing appointment would surely be Knutsen, but the Norwegian seems to be happy and settled in his homeland with Bodø/Glimt, who he has led in the Eliteserien since 2018.
Knutsen made global headlines when he led the club to their first ever Norwegian league title a few years back, with his team almost managing to go the whole campaign without any defeats.
That took them into Europe, where Knutsen masterminded a stunning 6-1 Europa Conference League win over the Serie A giants Roma, who had Jose Mourinho in their dugout at the time.
Jansen was one of the favourites in the next Norwich City manager betting odds before Thorup got the job, with the Dutchman then leaving AZ to become the new head coach of Ferencváros.
It seems unlikely that Jansen, who worked on the coaching staff at Dutch giants PSV between 2013 and 2018, would leave the Hungarian side so quickly after taking over, while they made a strong start to his time in charge and sat top of the table going into the October internationals.
Manager | Start Date | End Date |
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Johannes Hoff Thorup | 2024 | Present |
David Wagner | 2023 | 2024 |
Dean Smith | 2021 | 2022 |
Daniel Farke | 2017 | 2021 |
Alex Neil | 2015 | 2017 |
Neil Adams | 2014 | 2015 |
Chris Hughton | 2012 | 2014 |
Paul Lambert | 2009 | 2012 |
Glenn Roeder | 2007 | 2009 |
Peter Grant | 2006 | 2007 |
Nigel Worthington | 2000 | 2006 |
Bryan Hamilton | 2000 | 2000 |
Bruce Rioch | 1998 | 2000 |
Mike Walker (again) | 1996 | 1998 |
Gary Megson | 1995 | 1996 |
John Deehan | 1994 | 1995 |
Mike Walker | 1992 | 1994 |
Dave Stringer | 1987 | 1992 |
Ken Brown | 1980 | 1987 |
John Bond | 1973 | 1980 |
Ron Saunders | 1969 | 1973 |
Lol Morgan | 1966 | 1969 |
Ron Ashman | 1963 | 1966 |
Willie Reid | 1961 | 1962 |
Archie Macaulay | 1957 | 1961 |
Norman Low | 1950 | 1955 |
Cyril Spiers | 1946 | 1947 |
Doug Lochhead | 1945 | 1946 |
Frank Buckley | 1939 | 1945 |
Tom Parker | 1933 | 1939 |
James Kerr | 1928 | 1931 |
Gilbert Alsop | 1926 | 1928 |
Bert Stansfield (again) | 1921 | 1926 |
Jack Foster | 1920 | 1921 |
Bert Stansfield | 1912 | 1915 |
George Storer | 1910 | 1912 |
James McEwen | 1907 | 1910 |
John Bowman | 1905 | 1907 |