I refer, of course, to "The Wizard of Oz" in which a Cowardly Lion teams up with Dorothy; her little dog, Toto; a Tin Man; and a Scarecrow; as they follow the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City, which is home to a wonderful wizard whose magical powers are legendary throughout the land of Oz.
Unfortunately, when Dorothy, with help from Toto, exposes the Wizard to be a fake, it looks as if they have had a wasted journey. Dorothy is very upset and tells the wizard he is a very bad man! To which he replies that he is not a bad man, just a bad wizard; and we all know there are still plenty of bad wizards around today; including some of those overpaid bankers responsible for the current credit crunch!
Okay, so what has all this got to do with football in general and the Canaries in particular? Well, the words: 'wizard' and 'magic' are included in the glossary of football terminology; even if they have not been used as much recently as they were in days gone by to describe the performances of the Norwich City team in general, or one player in particular.
The exceptions came in the last two home games; with an overall team performance, which included a hat-trick for Leroy Lita, against Wolves; and the last gasp winner scored by Leroy in the nerve jangling encounter with Doncaster. If this proves anything at all, it has to be the magical role played by more than twenty thousand Canary fans when they get behind their team.
Against Preston on Saturday Darren Huckerby, well known for his own bit of magic as a player, will be sitting in the stand, cheering on the team he inspired to victory in many matches over the past five years. I know that I am not alone in believing Hucks could have done a good job for the Canaries had the Norwich manager signed him up for another season or two.
Therefore, if Glenn appears to be not quite as good a wizard now, as he was this time last year, when he took on the daunting task of lifting Norwich City off the bottom of the league table; it is up to the fans to take on the 'wizard' role by lifting the players and giving them the courage to turn in more performances like the one against Wolves.
In the film, the wizard gave the lion courage without the need for magic, by persuading him to believe in himself; and it is only by instilling self-belief in the players that they will find the courage needed to win games.
On the world stage, the USA has its first African American President, so it would seem that anything is possible! While closer to home, Leroy's loan spell has been extended, thanks in large measure to the generosity of Canary fan, Carl Moore, who is continuing to subsidise this player's wages, as he did for Hucks when he first came to Norwich.
Four of City's next six matches will be played at Carrow Road, culminating with the Ipswich game on 7th December, so if the fans play their part, there is every reason to face the future with renewed optimism; in spite of the fact that there has, as yet, been no job offer for me at the Beeb, even on just a small percentage of the ridiculous salary paid to Mr Woss...