Since my last column we collected our first League win of the season and it felt great. I thought it was a thoroughly deserved victory against Southampton and we were well worth the points.

It was really good for the club, finally putting to bed all the questions about when we would get our first success. We won a lot of games last year, but since coming into the top flight it’s been much harder for us, so to get that winning feeling again was nice, especially after coming back from a goal down. 

Then we had a game of two halves against Birmingham, where we came away with a very good point and last week against Fulham, I'll have to admit we weren’t at our best. The work-rate and commitment were first class but the quality of passing was below average – and we’re normally better than that – so it was disappointing to lose.

It would have been nice to get a little run going after the four points from the two previous games. But one thing you’ve got to do in the Premier League is pass the ball when you’ve got it, because when you lose possession, it could be a few passes before you get the ball back again and with the quality of the teams, they are always liable to hurt you.

Next up is Bolton on Saturday and it’s going to be another tough one. They’ve had a great start to the Premiership this season and you can only admire what Sam and the players have achieved. We’ve got quite a lot of injuries, so it will be that much more difficult but that’s a part of football, so we’ve got to get on with it.

We’ve not got the biggest squad in the world, so it may give a chance to some of the younger boys to come in, gain some valuable experience and see if they can make an impression on the big stage. Ryan Jarvis may come into the equation while Jason Shackell, a centre half who we think a lot of at Carrow Road, has been doing very well too, so they may get an opportunity.

But the Premier League is a great place for young players to learn the trade. It’s so competitive. There’s always the argument about which is the best league in Europe - is it in England, Spain, Italy or Germany? It’s a very difficult question but one that England’s four teams in the Champions League did their very best to answer this week, all going through to the last 16.

When English teams were banned from Europe, it hit the game quite hard over here and we’re still recovering from that exile, so for four teams to get into the knockout stage is great for English football and shows that the Premiership is standing in good stead.

The quality is there, it’s a great league to be involved in and when you’re in it, you really appreciate how many good players play here.

We’ve played three of the four so far and have lost each time but we’ve got the easy one coming up next week - away at Chelsea!

It’s going to be a great game for us and we’re looking forward to it. I’m expecting a comfortable three points! Why not?

Nigel Worthington