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I''ve heard we''re unveiling him this evening and holding a minutes applause in the 88th minute to commemorate the number of days it has taken for the transfer to be completed.

For Hucks sake that was awful.

FFS the number of people on this message board who are slating the guy even though they''ve hardly seen him play is beyond me. Alonso won Player of the Season for Bolton in 2013 (aged 23) a couple of years ago, and rejected a new contract with them to go to Fiorentina to play Europa League football as well as playing for the Italian equivalent of Liverpool. He made 25 appearances for them last season and is highly thought of. He went on loan to Sunderland in January 2014 and some of their fans I''ve asked about him have said he was a "terrific player, we tried to make the move permanent" and also that he is "an attacking full back, his passing and delivery are great". He won''t cost the earth (around £3m quoted), will prove to be fantastic competition for Olsson, and at 24 years old certainly has the potential to develop into a very good player. What more can you ask for? He is an improvement on the squad. Left backs are not going to set the world alight, because quite frankly the full back position isn''t the most glamorous on the pitch. If AN secures this signing it will be a significant improvement on an ageing Garrido.

He''d be a fantastic signing. Young talent who has more than a sensible head on his shoulders (so AN should see that attitude isn''t an issue). Clearly a very talented player who, having just won Championship Player of the Year would likely be a good signing for a lower Premier League team.

Jeremy Gossip is one of the worst efforts I''ve ever seen to be an ITK. Having said that, check out @ubernorwichcity - they don''t claim to be ITK or make stuff up, it''s actually a really informative time line - makes for interesting reading some of it. I''ve been on twitter a long time and he''s not been inaccurate as of yet so my guess he''s a fairly knowledgable chap.

Woodman, Demarai Gray signed a new 3 year deal with Birmingham today.

I''ve thought the same, I think it''s Nigel Worthington''s who says manager from 2001-present. They should also get these around the ground, not just the Jarrold.

Having read that article, I''d hazard a guess and say that Robbie Brady will be a Norwich City player before the squad fly to Germany/Austria next weekend. As has already been said, McNally is playing a blinder here - we''re going to get a very good player for around £5m IMO.

Pink''un now reporting Hull are holding out for £5 million for him. Twitter account @ubernorwichcity saying we''ll go back in with £4 million up front and £1m added if we avoid relegation. Sounds like good business if true.

I do honestly think he''s worth a £5m take it or leave it offer. The guy is class and would add a classy balance across our midfield (and his versatility is a huge bonus).

Like so many of us, some of my earliest NCFC supporting memories were of listening to Roy''s dulcet tones on the airwaves with his unique commentary style. My favourite memory of him though is during the civic parade in 2004 where he was roaming St Stephen''s St with us fans and my grandad asked if he''d speak to my mum on the phone (who couldn''t make the parade due to being pregnant). He spent around 2-3 minutes chatting and describing the scenes, given how many years he and all of us fans had waited for that sort of day it was so generous of him to stop what he was doing and make my mum''s day. RIP Roy.

I''d love to have seen RvW come good for us this season but keeping him on the books was always going to be a huge gamble as he''d have been eating away at our wage budget. It looks like it''s the end of an error rather than an era, fare thee well Ricky.

UPDATE: Sporting Lisbon have reportedly met City''s valuation of roughly £3.8m for the transfer of RvW. Personal terms being discussed.

Looks like it Bethnal, in which case lets give this a go: Why haven''t the club signed Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Eden Hazard yet?

Bethnal has summed the reason up perfectly in 4 words but I think the more important question is why is it taking so long to finalise this pre-season trip over there? Whilst I appreciate a change of leagues may alter plans dependant on budget etc, surely two scenarios should have been provisionally planned months ago. It''s little over a week until we go on this tour and still no confirmed dates from the club, which is poor IMO.

A very basic translation from twitter (account is @efsanespors): Galatasaray''s Sabri Sarioglu to renewing a contract with the United Kingdom Championship team Norwich City. Could be utter tripe but thought I''d start the week with a rumour (because I''m sure there''ll be a huge lack of them after this....)

Really sorry to hear of others going through a situation I''m unfortunately about to endure. I was offered redundancy on Monday and bearing in mind the alternative is to relocate to Leeds or Newcastle (I''m currently based near Stansted), redundancy it is... Like others I plan to spend time to reflect and chill (this is my first break from work since I was 16) and then get straight back into it. I hadn''t considered the thought of volunteering but others on this post have made me think it would be a great thing to do this summer. Hoping everyone who is going through this sort of situation finds something soon.

It was an unlucky situation for us to release Chris Martin when we did. The club IMO are not to blame as this was a period when the club was outgrowing many decent players. In hindsight I''m sure City would have kept him as I think he has the potential to be a decent Premier League striker.

TWO of Norwich City''s upcoming Premier League fixtures have been moved to Sundays. The trip to Southampton, originally penned in for Saturday, August 29, will now take place on Sunday, August 30 with a kick-off time of 1.30pm. Sky Sports will be broadcasting live coverage of the game at St Mary''s Stadium, the Canaries'' fourth match back in the top flight. City''s visit to Anfield to play Liverpool was scheduled for Saturday September 19, but will now take place at 4pm on Sunday, September 20. This change has been made due to the Reds'' participation in the Europa League group stages, with a game scheduled on the preceding Thursday. This match will not be televised.

A new 8 year deal for Errea as our kit providers after "the most successful first 24 hours of a kit launch" for Norwich City.

Forgot to add the date, Saturday 25th July.

Looks as though we''ll be facing Bundesliga side FC Ausgsberg as part of our pre-season tour of Austria. They finished 5th last season (their best ever standing) and subsequently qualified for this seasons Europa League.

Just been made aware of Norwegian journalist Jan Hagen''s tweet this morning regarding the future of RvW. The guy is fairly accurate so will be interesting to see if this has substance. Jan Hagen ‏@PortuBall Sporting will try to loan former striker Ricky van Wolfswinkel, as Norwich is willing to let him go. J.Jesus a fan of the Dutchman. [A Bola] Personally I''d prefer to either give him a go up until January, or if not just get what we can for him this summer in the way of a permanent transfer.

Christ if we did that I''d hate to see the contract negotiations if ever we were looking to sign Adam Johnson...

I guess you''ll be buying the new shirt then Spencer, as anyone who says "my blood is yellow and green" must be under 21.