With David Williams unavailable for Friday 18th February 2005''s rearranged visit to Arsenal due to a family bereavement, City's Academy Under-18 side were in the very capable hands of former Cambridge United assistant manager Dale Brooks, who had in recent weeks been doing some work for the Norwich Academy.

It appears that former Ipswich player Brooks has been having a good influence on the squad as they came away from London Colney with a very creditable point; indeed most would agree that The Gunners were let off the hook as The Canaries produced one of their best performances of the entire season.

Dale returned to Norwich in the summer of 2009 take charge of City's Under-16s