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During his work in Australia, he was often linked with a possible return to Norwich, notably in the [[close-season]] of 2006, when [[Martin Hunter (football coach)|Martin Hunter]] was eventually appointed as coach in place of [[Steve Foley (footballer born 1953)|Steve Foley]]. Following the departure of [[Peter Grant (footballer, born 1965)|Peter Grant]] from Norwich City in October 2007, Crook was again linked with the vacant manager's position.<ref>[http://www.pinkun.com/content/ncfc/story.aspx?brand=PINKUNOnline&category=Norwich&tBrand=PinkUnOnline&tCategory=Norwich&itemid=NOED11%20Oct%202007%2016%3A34%3A25%3A290 City legend moves up the betting stakes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071110002717/http://www.pinkun.com/content/ncfc/story.aspx?brand=PINKUNOnline&category=Norwich&tBrand=PINKUNOnline&tCategory=Norwich&itemid=NOED11%20Oct%202007%2016%3A34%3A25%3A290 |date=10 November 2007 }}</ref>
In January 2007 Crook accepted the assistant manager's role at Japanese second division side [[Avispa Fukuoka]] to be reunited with Littbarski, but the pair were dismissed in July 2008. He was subsequently linked with new [[A-League]] club [[North Queensland Fury FC]], but instead was recruited for a second spell as manager at the [[Newcastle Jets]].<ref name="crook">{{cite news |url=http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/87369,jets-swoop-to-land-crook.aspx |title=Jets Swoop to Land Crook |publisher=AU FourFourTwo |date=23 October 2008 |access-date=2008-10-24 |archive-date=20 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220041718/http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/87369,jets-swoop-to-land-crook.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>
On 21 January 2009 Crook was unveiled as first team coach for Norwich City alongside new manager and former teammate [[Bryan Gunn]]. In June 2010 he returned to Australia, signing a two-year contract as Director of Coaching for [[Sydney Olympic Football Club]].<ref>[http://www.sydneyolympicfc.com/news/2010/06/16/ian-crook-director-of-coaching-of-sydney-olympic-football-club/ Ian Crook Director of Coaching of Sydney Olympic Football Club] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110228054627/http://www.sydneyolympicfc.com/news/2010/06/16/ian-crook-director-of-coaching-of-sydney-olympic-football-club |date=28 February 2011 }}</ref> Ian left Sydney Olympic in 2010 to take up the position of Head Coach at the New South Wales Institute of Sport.
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