With the announcement of Stuart Webber's successor in Ben Knapper, the off field continues to show more change than the results on field.

The actual football has been a continuing displayed of Norwich's ability to shoot themselves in the foot. Even when Norwich have had successful seasons there was always this nagging feeling that they were only moments away from an act of self-flagellation.

Ben Gibson's own goal (in an otherwise good performance) was the latest punch landed squarely in their own face.

But what does the announcement for Webber's replacement mean for the long term? Admittedly it sounds like Webber will be around until at least the new year to show Ben where the tea and coffee is kept and the secret to getting the printer to work.

It may be quite a while until we see the effects he will bring to the club. However, what might be his biggest strength initially is that he isn't Webber.

This isn't meant as a jibe at the current sporting director, as I am probably in the minority who feel he has done a very good job at Norwich and feel those who wanted him out might be sorry what they wished for in the future.

But I do feel that his divisive nature has ultimately meant it is both best for him and the football club that they have a conscious uncoupling. The amicable nature of the split has allowed Norwich to take their time in deciding Webber's successor and a gradual transition can only help the new man settle into his new role.

How the new man intends to fill that role will be interesting to watch. Norwich have only ever had one sporting director and he is probably an outlier in how he carried out the job when compared to his peers at other clubs.

From the beginning he was a highly visible and drew a large amount of attention. His appointment came with much more fanfare than would normally be expected for a sporting director, and this visibility meant he came in for more criticism that might normally be expected as well.

Fans were angry when Webber would only do an in-house interview, while those carrying out sporting director roles at other clubs wouldn't dream to do any interviews at all. Whether Knapper wants to continue this level of visibility is questionable and he may want to take a more traditional route and be more elusive.

Despite the carefully planned transition there is a strong chance that there will be some big decisions waiting for the new sporting director on his first day in the job in late November. If Norwich continue in a similar form after this international break to the next one there will be a large amount of pressure on the head of David Wagner.

After the excellent start to the season Norwich have failed to adapt or evolve once teams started to get to grips with their new style. Obviously, the loss of Josh Sargent, Ashley Barnes and to a lesser extent Marcelino Nunez has had its impact, but there is a more than worrying sense that the opposition have worked out how to stop Norwich doing what they want to do.

Add into this that the defensive frailties that have been a feature of Norwich's play since the days of Chris Hughton are still very much evident.

At the beginning of the season Norwich being in seventh after 10 games is probably something most fans would have accepted as a good start, but it feels a disappointment after initially winning four of the first six games.

If they could at least stop being their own worst enemy, then it would certainly make for a happier season.