Today is the birthday of Alex Neil - a man who was successful at Sunderland before, of course, joining Stoke...
In January 2015, Norwich City were the club to take a risk on the 33-year-old Alex Neil who had impressed whilst managing in Scotland. It would make him the second-youngest manager in the EFL after Mansfield’s Adam Murray. He won in his first game against league leaders Bournemouth and then went on a run that saw Norwich win 17 from 25 games, securing 3rd place and a space in the play-offs. In the semi’s, they beat Ipswich Town in the fearsome East Anglia derby, winning 4–2 on aggregate over two legs.