The Man behind the man, behind the man

Just read this in the transfer gossip secion of Football 365: JOL TO START SELLING ARMY Tottenham seem to have abandoned their quest to become the first club to have a million players on the books, and look set for a January clear-out, according to The Daily Mirror. Michael Brown is on his way to Rangers, and Robbie Keane to Everton. Andy Reid, Calum Davenport, Grzegorz Rasiak, Johnnie Jackson, Dean Marney, Noe Pamarot, and Sean Davis will also all be up for grabs. Presumably at some sort of car-boot sale. If we have £2M for Morrison, we''ve certainly got that for Davenport or Reid.

Can anyone shed some light on the Safri chant that''s been coming from the Barclay recently? The one based on the mighty Status Quo''s Rocking all over the World. Need the words to start the chant over in the NU Community.

Haven''t received anything yet, but it was only yesterday that she took my address. When i get something through the post, i''ll post a message to confirm Our Lady Saint Delia is indeed a gift to us from Stantion, God of Football. Roll on Stoke. I''ve got those mid-season confidence vibes back. Not sure whether or not it was influenced by Worthy''s comments, but he''s taken the edge of how i was feeling about our next 9 games. Intentional perhaps?

Do you think he meant ''absolutely carp? as in, a fine specemin, glides effortlessly, avoids detection for lenghty periods and is a prized catch? Bob is probably fishing in his garden pond, hence the late reply.

Maybe he has piles. that''d explain both.

Our Lady, Saint Delia of City, has just been in for a meeting in London where my fine lady sits on reception. Upon hearing that Saint Delia was on her way, i informed The woman behind the woman, behind the woman to tell her i was an NCFC loyal supporter, who has travelled many miles this season to watch our beloved team. All i wanted was an autograph. Here''s the 2 reasons why she''s without question, the greatest majority shareholder in the land: 1: She was more than willing to give an autograph to my lady, even though she was on her way to important business. When nothing suitable could be found to sign the autograph, she wrote down my home address in her diary, and promised to send me something instead. 2: She chatted with my lady about shortbread. I can''t see any other majority shareholder in the world doing these 2 above deeds. What a woman. With Saint Delia at hand to guide us through the choppy waters of the end-of-season-division-1-run-in, i have nothing but absolute faith that the karma that woman sows, will be reeped in the form of a premiership booty. Amen.

I''m setting out my stall at the positive fair. if worthy says we''re going up, then he''s in a better position than us to make assumptions. there''s no way he''d come out with a comment like that just because of what the chasing pack managers are saying. he doesn''t need to. our position speaks for itself. if we don''t go up, then he''ll have egg on his face, and i guarantee you that''s not going to happen. i hear he''s allergic to eggs.

Listen to yourselves. We have a run of 2 away game defeats, and you''re on worthy''s back. He''s taken us to the top of the league, he''s got the team playing some lovely football, and he''s created an atmosphere that people want to be around. If it''s true about Brennan (i doubt it very much), then Jimbo needs to calm down and apologise to Worthy. He''s taken us to the top of the league and possibly into the premiership. All this sniping at Worthy about his tactics and whatever. It''s bl@@dy shocking. You should be ashamed. He''s one of the best managers in the land, and it''s i for one am very happy with how far he''s taken us, and more importantly, where he''s taking us. Brennan will be back in the team on saturday.

Much as i''d love to see Sutton back in the yellow and green, i just can''t see him going anywhere with champions league action on the table. Crouch is definately an option, and we all know how much he loves the club/fans/city. What we need to do is sign a mixture of experience and youth. My number 1 signing would be Riordan from Hibs. I''ve seen him play a couple of times this year so far, and he''s a cracking prospect. The old firm are keeping tabs, as are a number of premiership clubs. I feel that if we did go in for him, the prospect of first team football and the general atmosphere that surrounds the club would make us a better prospect for a guy that''ll be moving away for the first time. It''s difficult to speculate who will and who won''t be available at the end of the season. To tell you the truth, i''d rather pass on Keown thanks very much. Very good player in his day, but we may as well wheel out George Best to play up front. Petite would be a good signing, but the mixture of his wages and aloofness would, i''d imagine, see worthy look elsewhere. We''ve turned the corner this year through canny signings and a fantastic team spirit. You can see this everytime they play. Whoever we get in the summer, i''ll be right behind. Worthy is a savvy customer when it comes to bringing in players. He knows what he wants, and i have every faith that should we grace the premiership next year, he''ll bring in the necessary players to help us stay there. On another note, i was chatting to a Charlton fan about how city were following the Charlton Athletic business model, and lo and behold, the CAFC business model is based on ours from the early days of the premiership. Good sign perhaps. OTBC.

NJR, i have to agree witht he rest of the posters here. Fair enough, he''s had a couple of games where he''s not played to the best of his ability, but then tell me any player (thierry henry excluded) who doesn''t have a few games where they''re pretty tosh. At least when he''s playing crap he still puts in the effort and tries to get involved, in the hope that his confidence will return. he''s only 19, yet he''s playing in a fantastic team that''s top of the first division. obviously, the boy has talent. give him a break and let''s all see how he progreses over the next few months. he''ll come good. best things come to those who wait.

Don''t forget about the wonderful pop concert that we were treated to courtesy of Sky TV. Inaugral year of the premiership, Norwich v Nottingham Forrest. Half-time music courtesy of KWS.....Please don''t go, Don''t gooooo.. I''m begging you to stay. Everyone in the lower barclay boogying on down on their seats. Result. 4-2 home win. Welcome to Carrow Rud.

YC, i have to agree with DD, Yes, it appears that we have scrambled and scraped to get to the top, but this is the view generally shown if you read what the papers say. On the games i seen us play home and away this season, we''ve looked pretty sharp. There''s a real sence of togetherness on the park, with everyone working well in their roles. This creates a great unit that many teams find hard to penetrate, hence our great defensive record. Granted, the last 3 games have seen us playing pretty poor 1st halfs, but our poor performances still seem good enough to get us through to the promised land of the 2nd half, where our class really shines. Worthy has created a team that deservedly sits on top. Not through scraping, but hard graft, flowing football and sheer consistency. No other team in the first division can boast this, and fingers crossed, come may, the team will be well rewarded with 1st division championship medal sandwiches.

NMTD. All you need to do is get yourself down to your local Londis (or relevant sweetie vendor), have a good peruse of the sweets on offer, and you should find your beloved munchies on the second from bottom shelf (dependant on vendor preferance). Are you aware that they also come in mint flavour? Oh, they''re tremendous. Just like City.

a1 canary. terrible runs are there to be broken. i''ve personally never seen us pick up any points when i''m at selhurt. if the bad run carries on, then i''ll eat my foot for charity as a compensation of defeat.

Darly Sutch. The UK''s number 1 utility man. I''m sure i saw him moonlighting as Norwich manager once. He approached the side of the pitch and signalled the ref to take himself off. The arguement he had with himself in the dressing room was spectacular, if a little self absorbed.