article_snippet.sent: ) Attendance: 28,890 (3,214 away)
article_snippet.sent: It took Alex Neil’s record as manager to 11 wins from 16 - a magnificent return - and has them breathing down the necks of Middlesbrough and Bournemouth, who occupy those coveted automatic spots.
article_snippet.sent: Down and out of the race at the New Year, them are now fancied by many.
article_snippet.sent: his former employers, who dumped him in April 2014 as the club sat 17th and safe in the Premier League weren’t able to maintain that position and were relegated but under the masterful guidance of Neil have mounted an impressive late charge for an immediate return to the big time.
article_snippet.sent: The Canaries travelled down to the south coast having lost just once in The Canaries last dozen games and eight wins within that sequence had The Canaries anchored in the play-offs, with reasonable hope of more.
article_snippet.sent: And in persistent drizzle at The Amex, The Canaries made the brighter opening.