From a match in front of 700 people to the Premier League – Norwich boss’s remarkable year
Just nine months ago, Neil was a virtual unknown outside Scotland where he was starting his second full season in charge of minnows Hamilton
Norwich manager Alex Neil is relishing the prospect of pitting his wits against the best of the Premier League after his remarkable rise reached a new high with promotion at Wembley.
Just nine months ago, Neil was a virtual unknown outside Scotland where he was starting his second full season in charge of minnows Hamilton.
The first match of Neil’s 2014-15 campaign, a Scottish League Cup victory against Arbroath in August, was watched by just 730 people.
But fast forward to May and Neil suddenly found himself the toast of an 85,000 capacity crowd at Wembley as jubilant Norwich fans hailed the 33-year-old Scot, who had just underlined his growing reputation as one of the brightest young managers in Britain by masterminding his club’s 2-0 victory over Middlesbrough in the Championship play-off final.
After leading Hamilton’s promotion to the Scottish Premiership via the play-offs last season, Norwich persuaded Neil to come south of the border to England’s second tier following the sacking of Neil Adams in January.
