Canaries chief executive David McNally said the board had unanimously agreed to appoint Lambert.

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Chief executive David McNally said after Monday's match that, "every waking breath will now be focused on staying in the Premier League".

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Assistants Gary Karsa and Ian Culverhouse, as well as chief executive David McNally, have also signed what the club described as "improved contracts".

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Holt's dramatic winner against Reading sealed a move that begun when chief executive David McNally hastily threw a loose ball back from the director's box for a Norwich throw-in.

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Meanwhile, in a webchat on the club's official website, chief executive David McNally confirmed that "work is well underway in attempting to complete some business" in the transfer market, but insisted Lambert is not under pressure to sell his top players and that no offers have yet to come in for any City player.

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