Norwich City Fan Zone columnists on Canaries' summer so far

David Hannant 

When the season came to its uninspiring end, I had an overwhelming sense of relief - so the idea of a few months break from anything Norwich City-related was actually welcome. 

However, there's obviously never a dull moment when it comes to being a Canary. 

When it comes to Stuart Webber's departure - the obviously place to start - I'm fairly ambivalent really. 

There's no mistaking that he has done a great deal of good for the club over the years, particularly improving Colney which should prove huge for future recruitment. 

But there is also quite a big sense for me of the time being right for us to go our separate ways. 

Clearly, his relationship with the club's fanbase had grown a little sour and perhaps his "straight-talking" caused him to put his foot in his mouth one too many times. 

Not to say he was wrong about the need for fans to cheer on the team - he wasn't - but with such animosities, it becomes far easier for this to slide. 

With this in mind, it probably is for the best that he moves on. 

As far as the transfer windows goes though, I personally think it is a case of so far, so good. 

In the latter stages of the season, we saw how things fell apart without the influence of Grant Hanley and Kenny McLean, two of our most experienced players. 

Jonathan Blathwayt 

It's hard to believe it is still June with the amount of news coming out of Norwich City so far this summer. 

Three players signed, numerous players linked with moves to and away from the club, changes to work permit rules and the resignation of the sporting director. The pace has been like that of a good action movie.

This is not the only action movie feeling coming out this summer, the early noises from Colney calls to mind a classic training montage. 

The club were on the figurative ropes at the end of last season and needed to step-up. Cue the motivational music and cuts to David Wagner and Stuart Webber working hard to devise how to make the improvements needed.

Admittedly, this probably looks like them watching video clips of South American footballers and phones calls to agents rather than running up flights of steps or working a punching bag. 

Whether this hard work pays off with Norwich raising a trophy aloft having defeated their arch enemy on the way is much harder to predict than your average Hollywood movie. 

Some of the initial signs are good, some are more worrying but it is clear that Norwich are putting in the work to improve things. However, I vow to not get my hopes up until Norwich at least sign one decent defensive midfielder. 

Lee Payne 

Anything to erase all memories of last season is fine by me. We needed a summer of change to get us back on board. 

I welcomed the news that Stuart Webber was leaving, but with caution. Sporting director is a specialised, fairly new role, and it is difficult to find people with the skills needed to do what is required. 

When a manager leaves, we all tend to have an idea of who we want to take over, but I doubt many of us have a ready-to-go list of potential sporting directors in our heads. I had not heard of Webber before he arrived, and I suspect I may not have heard of his eventual replacement either. 

It was the right time for Webber to go, but I don't think the elation from some of the Norwich fans was warranted. 

Yes, the man has quite an ego and does not tend to admit his failings, but he did lay the ground for two fantastic Championship title winning seasons, as well as getting the training ground up to Premier League standards.

Ultimately, we will be grateful for Webber's time here. 

Now we know that Hull will visit Carrow Road on the opening day of the season, work must continue in the transfer market to give the squad a fresh feel to it. 

Anything to give the fans a bit of optimism as they come through the turnstiles once again. Ashley Barnes, Jack Stacey and Shane Duffy indicate a preference for experience over youth this time, a route Norwich have not gone down often in recent times. Barnes won't score a Pukki number of goals, but he could be a useful asset and help to the younger strikers, while Stacey and Duffy should help to improve a notoriously leaky defence.

I have no problem with bringing in a few more experienced players who have seen it and done it to balance out the youthful feel to our squad and lead by example. 

Ashley Barnes, in particular, I think will prove a very shrewd piece of business indeed. 

I don't expect him to be as prolific as Teemu Pukki has been, but he is a natural leader and a winner - just what our wayward squad needs.