Michael Foulger was managing director of

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, a firm based in

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. He is also deputy club chairman of

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club

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He has been a board member of Norwich City for more than 20 years, after joining as a director in 1996 at the same time as joint majority shareholders

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and

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joined the board. A lifelong fan of Norwich, he is credited by the club being "instrumental in supporting Norwich’s Academy", and for providing the money in 2009 that allowed striker

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to be signed. This amounted to more than £300,000, covering the amount rebated to season-ticket holders following relegation. Two years later, he gave the club £2m in exchange for 80,000 ordinary shares, "for Paul Lambert’s use in the transfer and loan markets". He owns a racehorse, called ''Right About Now''.

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