Manager Glenn Roeder has angrily insisted that Norwich "are one of the top Championship clubs" despite their position in the table.The former Newcastle manager has revitalised the Canaries' fortunes since taking charge in November and believes they should have been considered as one of the favourites for promotion this season.

He said: "We are one of the top Championship clubs. I found them in a mess with eight points and we are gradually sorting it out, slowly but surely.

"Rome wasn't built in a day and neither will Norwich be. We play in front of 25,000 people every week and actually I'm quite fed up with how low a profile we have.

"It's my job to change that. I want that responsibility where we are expected to win promotion and whether we can do it in one hit we will have to wait and see.

"Unfortunately, or fortunately, we will probably be losing up to 15 players at the end of the season, including the six loans. The key to the turnaround in fortunes has been the loan players that we have managed to secure."

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