THE CHAMPIONSHIP basement club Norwich City visit Home Park on Saturday and Argyle manager Ian Holloway is wary of the wounded-lion factor.

New Canaries' boss Glenn Roeder will obviously be determined to build on his first match in charge, when the Norfolk club fought back from 2-0 down to force a draw with local rivals Ipswich Town.

A midweek loss to league leaders Watford was a setback for Roeder, but he will be desperate to take something from the trip to Argyle.

"I am sure they [Norwich] would love to swap with us at the moment," said Ollie.

"Will they be there at the end of the season? I doubt it very much, with the size of the gates they get, the size of the club and the standard of their players.

"I am sure Glenn can't wait to get his teeth into it and sort it out. I have spoken to him a few times and we have a common ally. He knows Gary Penrice very well because Penny played for him at Watford. Glenn actually bought Penny for £500,000, so I know Glenn through that.

"They have obviously got some very talented boys and, just because they are down the bottom, I don't want our fans expecting us to beat them. We have to earn the right to win - simple as that."

The stats are stacked against Norwich, having picked up just one point from seven games on the road this season but, as Ollie pointed out, tomorrow will be Roeder's first away game in charge and the statistical slate will be wiped clean.

Ollie said: "Life is not made up of stats. They do help, but stats can change any second. The thing I hate stats is that you can manipulate them to your own ends. Gerry Francis was a world winner at it.

"He has had two home games, so he does not have any stats yet. Glenn has been a bit of a firefighter in his career and he will be relishing the chance to do something about it.

"They are down the bottom because they were not doing things right, but they showed fantastic character to go two down in the local derby of all local derbies against Ipswich and come back to level. Their last result was a 3-1 smashing by Watford at home, which would not have felt very nice.

"The truth is I don't know what to expect. I don't know what his tactics are. If he had a game away from home, I would have more of a clue. I am clueless in Seattle, but I am in Plymouth."

One man the manager will be clued-up about is striker Jamie Cureton, who made his name in the game as a youngster under Ollie at Bristol Rovers.

Cureton was prolific for Colchester United last season and it was that form which earned him a summer move to Carrow Road.

"He [Cureton] got a load at the start of the season but I don't know if he is actually playing at the moment," said Ollie.

"He was a marvelous player for Bristol Rovers. It didn't quite happen for him at QPR because he needs to be liked, and I have always liked and admired him - a fantastic goal-scorer."

At the other end of the pitch, Norwich have added some steel in the form of Birmingham defender Martin Taylor, who has moved east on loan.

Ollie said: "Anybody could tell you that Norwich City needed a great big monster at the back and now they have got one."