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i think you’ll find that’s Lee Croft

I am not trying to defend them, and some are clearly WUMs, the board will always be busier following a defeat because there's more to debate and a greater difference of opinion. When we win well then all there really is to do is to fawn and say well done, if people try to be critical (in the original sense) then they get shouted down for not enjoying the victory.

We've just won our first game in over two months and have the second-worst defensive record in the league. Saturday could mark the beginning of a turn around in form but let's not pretend there aren't areas of the squad to be looked at if we're serious about staying up.

Dont worry Im still about, just calmed down a little now...

Still failed to explain how your maths takes 43+4 and makes it to be over 50 Swindo. Why is it you are choosing to ignore posts on this and not enlighten us with your maths wizadry? That is near enough for the Tories

Criticism is an appraisal, positive or negative. For footballers, one mistake can invite unbelievable vitriol. All their good work can be ignored by some because of one slip, one bad pass, one lapse in concentration. Sure they get well paid, but rumours and gossip " grow legs" and can affect the player, they are human after all. Some can deal with it ,some can't. The Man that never made a mistake, never made anything. ,....that's my message to Emi. Todd meanwhile has almost certainly caught the eye of Clubs that look for something different, something unusual, something special.

At least l havnt got a dodgy moustache Ginge!

The one on the right is Buzz Lightyear. Happy to help.

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Spot on mate, amazing how all the "idiots" never feature when we win, you would hope the board would be busier after a great victory. I suppose the problem is that many of the scapegoats (potential or otherwise) played well, e.g. Krul, Kenny and Todd no thecwind up merchants have nothing to moan about.

And just to elaborate, I have no issue with criticism but I do have a problem with, for example, four or five posters on here who sarcastically claim he's only in the team because he's from Dereham etc etc. He's in the team on merit as are all our players.

Gosh. Modesty aside I have to say that was a very fair rhetorical question. The mid- and long-term damage to the economy by even the least harmful sort of Brexit that Johnson (if he wins) will end up producing will make a mockery of his election lies...sorry, his promises. As to the most harmful, the distinct possibility of the UK crashing out without a deal at the end of 2020, I would say look for a lifeboat, but there won't be nearly enough to go around...

So I just received an anonymous donation of £35.49 to our pot from one of our PUPs. Fantastic gesture thank you. Swindon added £3.40 with Norwich scoring first so we have another £39 in our presentation pot taking us up to £1,965. Here are the latest totals : - I've been talking to the wonderful CSF Emma about including the next presentation in the funds where our club has pledged to match so that the CSF end up with double what us PUPs end up presenting.

I think Cantwell has received more criticism than warrented in the last 6-7 months and that's the point here. You see it as "gushing adulation with no hint of criticism" so I don't think you'll ever agree with those with the opposite view.

Pete you are comedy gold and well worth a nibble. Bravo for getting our attention again. Of course you are either clueless , a binner, or you just enjoy the sport. So here goes. Our academy hasn't produced another Murphy . So it has failed? You really think that's how the modern academy works? We get lads from Bressingham Under 8's and turn them into prem players? Here is how it actually works. Players like Aarons , Lewis , Idah and Adshead sign for the Club, because of the academy. You think that Dan Adshead , a talented under 17 playing for Rochdale and England, with major Clubs sniffing around him , chose Norwich because … well why Pete? Because he was going to break into the first team this year? No it was because of the Academy, Pete. Why did Aarons and Lewis join us from Luton? See above. Adam Idah was never on the Murphy's "conveyor belt" Pete. He joined in 2017 as an academy scholar from Corinthians. Why? Because he thought Norfolk was a nice place to live? No. It was because the Academy , with it's Cat1 , attracts players of his calibre. They join us because of the Academy Pete. BECAUSE OF THE ACADEMY . The Academy does not only pick up 8 year olds and make them into first team players. Oh and we pay them a few quid too. Have a nice evening mate. I enjoy taking the bait.

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I was one of those who wanted him loaned out at the start of the season. He looked at times a decent Championship level player but was inconsistent and lacked composure in front of goal. He looks like a completely different player this year though, absolute quality and more than worthy of Wes' no 14 shirt. I'm not that clued up ion coaching or player development etc. How can a player improve so drastically over just a summer? it's a credit to him but how has a player gone from decent-ish at Championship level to a PL standout in that sort amount of time? Fair play to him, deserves every bit of success he gets.

This has to be a joke account surely? Nobody can be this stupid

A box to box midfielder with physicality in the Leroy Fer mould. Obviously with a better work rate if possible. That would make such a difference for us. Any player like that is usually highly sought after so finding one good enough within our price range would be difficult but we pay Stuart Webber and his team good money for a reason. Looking at our squad a player like that is what we're missing imo. If we're still struggling with injuries a CB on loan would be nice to have as well.

Sounds like a bit of insider trading going on here.....is it worth a few quid out of my pension fund? I just had a quick look and I have £58 billion more than I thought! It was hidden under a pile of BS

I must have missed Everton's boost.

Eh?? Cantwell doesn't play in the 10! He plays on the right hand side, like Emi does. I get the point, but the reason Farke plays Stiepi or McLean in the 10 is for their height, to win headers when needed (see our first goal on Sat) and their ability to stop counter attacks from higher up the pitch etc.

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That's some achievement with no one on the pitch!

You obviously don't have any mirrors in your house then 😉

Yes I should proberbly say this doesn't mean any valid criticism isn't warrented. Just like anyone else he isn't immune from that and I wouldn't expect him to be. But as you have already mentioned when those feel the need to dismiss his physicality and glove wearing (who cares!) It's a bit petty. On the subject of physicallity I'd like to see some of them on the receiving end of the tackle Cantwell put on Schneiderlin - they'd still be on the floor. 😉

I can see both sides of this. There are a fair few on this forum who seem to view any critique of a Norwich player as heresy and shout SCAPEGOAT at the slightest suggestion a player maybe isn't that great. On the other hand, Cantwell comes in for more than his fair share of stick, generally from some of our 'older' fans. I genuinely think he'd get less if he didn't have floppy hair, alice bands, gloves, and a baby face. I feel like these elements allow some of our fans to dismiss him as lightweight and reminisce about how football ins 70's was played by real men's men.

Nutter 🤣

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Others managers are available from the your local LMA of course. PS Crabby, Camborne going well in their league and only third on bonus points. Trouble is the committee have told everyone we can't afford to be promoted.

Named in Garth Crooks team of the week. Good for him.

Im still good looking

Clubs opinion. Not mine.

Yeah but he wore gloves so...

That will require the recruiting and training of 6,000 more general practitioners and 6,000 more primary care doctors and retaining all current GPs. There is no chance whatever that will happen .

The trick is, you have to vote in a Boris government first, and the policies then get implemented. The new funding will mean an extra 50,000,000 GP appointments per year

Even though TvB has blocked me for pointing out the inacurracies in a couple of his posts and refusing to back down( naughty me, daring to challenge his authority), I'm gonna reply anyway. He may not see it unless he has a peek or someone quotes me , then it may slip through. From everything stated by Webber etc. I really can't see us spending much at all, which is ok by me as I've bought into the plan as it is at the moment. Saturday showed what we can do, we just need to be a little more consistent , which with Zimbo back and the two sheilding mids in front of back four, should be easier to achieve. The position that we need cover at is of course centre half, which may be a target, all other positions seem to be covered or have someone who can do a job there. Now, having said that if the right player at whatever position is available then we may go for them, the plan is long term I believe and that will require patience, not kneejerk panic buys. Difficult for some to stomach I know ,but the club will almost certainly stick to the plan , because it is the plan , simple as that. I agree with RTB ( on football matters) Herman and CD. Things may change of course if we have serious injuries somewhere but centre half is really the position that needs cover. I have no idea who may be targeted,if anyone as my knowledge of players is minimal, my interest and knowledge is more in the positional and tactical areas as youth development has been my passion for the last twelve years or so, now retired. The whole team development is what I find interesting, assembling an off the peg team, I'll leave to Jose Moaninho and other market experts. PS, thought Sheffield United were fantastic yesterday, no I don't wish we were them, but by God they gave man u a rattle.

Lakey, normally I agree with 80% of what you say, however I can’t agree with this comment. Simply stating that someone is old, which in today’s world, 78 is considered ‘old’ with regards the succession plan of NCFC, does not qualify as ageism.

He made Garth crooks team of the week, though only got 2 sentences out of a 3 paragraph writeup actually about him, the rest was about Everton being carp!

Todd had a pretty good game and took his goal very well, but the fact that Shearer said it is making me think maybe I'm wrong and that Todd had a terrible game; that is how much I don't trust Shearer's opinion. Also, didn't Todd go off with a knock? He deserves another start after that performance, but might not be in his hands if he's injured, in which case, I want Emi back in straight away. I think being dropped for one match is more than enough motivation to enable better performances from him. I saw that hunger back in his defensive work during that 15 minute cameo yesterday.

Bad idea choosing mine. It was bound to go TU sooner or later. I knew someone would be pleased though....

Black tie on?

Jobsworth must be having a meltdown right now.

The guy on the left of Kevin is Chris O Dywer, and his mate on his left,whos name I cant remember. On Kevins right is Ginger, dont know his proper name though. Chris and his mate both used to drink in the Tramways in Lowestoft. When i first saw this last week was trying to remember the match, was approx when Justin Fashanu started playing for the first team,late 1979, early 1980.I would have been at the game with these guys though have never seen this picture until last week, dont know were i was when the photo was taken though.

Rocky Bushiri is 19. He was part of Belgium's U21 side that beat Germany last week and top their group. We gave him a four year contract. Don't be too keen to write him off based on league appearances for Blackpool.

Perhaps "endangered species" would be an appropriate way to describe them in relation to club ownership, when it applies to Premier League existence. Not brought about by global warming this time though, more the increasing heat of the Premier League. Let's hope then that the "can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen" maxim doesn't apply to the current mentality of our current majority shareholders. Didn't Delia say in her newspaper interview (Daily Telegraph?) words to the effect that it was to be "Tom, like it or lump it?"

Moritz has always struck me as 'potentially a bit stroppy'. Same with Trybull, perhaps Emi too. If true, then he's shot himself in the foot - ask Nelson how criticising Farke worked out for him. Mind you, it's a rumour, so it's quite likely to be rubbish so don't worry about it. I'm not going to.