"Christmas is long gone and the scramble of the transfer window is about to come to an end so it feels like we really are now at the business end of the season with teams' goals, be they promotion, survival or building for next year, programmed for the run-in. In the Championship Middlesbrough might have quite fancied facing Norwich a month ago but the Canaries are a different proposition these days, while Portsmouth against West Brom has 'relegation scrap' written all over it."
"Not that long ago a trip to Middlesbrough would have filled Norwich City fans with dread as their season threatened to dissolve in the direction of League One. That is not to say sitting 18th in the Championship, four points clear of the relegation zone has those in Norfolk hanging out the bunting, but it could be a lot worse."
"The Belgian's turnaround has been steady but is now gathering pace with wins over Wrexham and Coventry along with a 5-0 demolition of West Brom moving them away from trouble. "I want more. I hope this creates, for everybody in the building, more hunger and more belief," Clement told BBC Radio Norfolk after victory over Coventry. "I have the ambition to go to the Premier League with this club and the owners and sporting director have that.""
The season has entered its decisive phase with the transfer window ending and clubs targeting promotion, survival or rebuilding in the run-in. Norwich have improved markedly under Philippe Clement, moving from second-bottom to 18th and collecting notable wins including a 5-0 victory over West Brom, with retention of Championship status now the primary aim. A trip to second-placed Middlesbrough provides a stern test of progress. Portsmouth versus West Brom reads like a relegation scrap, Exeter City have the best recent form in League One, and Cambridge United are approaching a club record as League Two survival battles heat up.
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