John C

[quote user="Herman"]Maybe you and Nightfly can go through this thread and see who I have defended.[/quote] I didn''t mean to offend Herman. My observation was not thread specific, more a general perception of your MO based upon admittedly infrequent flirtations with this MB.

[quote user="The Nightfly"]Stop defending the indefensible would be a start Herman![/quote] But Nightfly, that''s Herman''s raison d''etre.

[quote user="Flash Gordon"]How it zer we always get these terrible headlines ?[/quote] Boom ! These are the types of headlines that usually backfire ! Jacob Murphy confident Norwich City’s hunt will be a success

Nottingham Post''s impartial view of the Eric Lichaj sending off : That, coupled with another farcical sending off - this time for Eric Lichaj who was guilty of little other than dangling a leg in the direction of Josh Murphy, whose subsequent tumble was enough to persuade referee Scott Duncan to flash a second yellow card to the American, followed by a red that should have been matched by the colour of his face – only added to the frustration and disappointment. Read more at http://www.nottinghampost.com/how-norwich-city-taught-nottingham-forest-a-lesson-in-more-ways-than-one/story-30130528-detail/story.html#AZ050ad23IqHkTy3.99

[quote user="Herman"]As this forum proves, Norwich will never be short of cabbages.[/quote] ..... or Purple sprouting broccoli

Thanks !

This may have already been posted on the MB so apologies if so. He looks to be a really good signing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR5Ig3VTiDQ

[quote user="The Walking Man "]Yep I did. There was zero effort. Body language was negative. He just looked like he didn''t want to be there and frankly couldn''t be bothered. [/quote] I was at the match and watched Canos closely when he came on but he had so little of the ball that I couldn''t make any assessment other than I felt that he really went for the one chance that he had which was blocked. I had the impression that he seemed stronger and tougher than Jacob.

Dezza, watch out for the follow through.

Just having my lunch break and thought I would have a dip into the PinkUn message board but I see that it''s all the same old posters with nothing better to do than while away their days bickering and bitching at each other. It''s so depressing to witness what appeared to be an interesting, thought provoking thread degenerate immediately into the usual point scoring, sneering, mud-slinging exercise amongst the same old suspects. Ah well, I suppose this provides at least one constant in an uncertain, unpredictable world..... sorry for the interruption, please carry on.

Interesting report as always Ricardo. I usually manage to read your reports ,after home games, and read this one this morning. I’m guessing that your rather scornful ‘don’t make me laugh’ point was in regard to the “To little to late” thread and once again I must take you to task for being a little harsh and perhaps just a little arrogant ? The posters on that thread who referred to the remaining possibility of automatic promotion, and that included me, were clearly saying that in hope and not in expectation. Of course, no one was blinkered enough to believe that the ‘autos’ were more than just a rather remote possibility, but after all, without hope there is only despair. Remember too that this followed a solid if uninspiring win at home against promotion contenders Aston Villa and therefore an atmosphere of optimism ahead of the game against Huddersfield. A win against the Terriers would have served to fuel the belief that finally the corner had been turned and we were on an upward trend with the anticipation of a win away at Reading on Boxing Day. (I’ll be there). Unfortunately, of course any residual hopes of automatic promotion were dashed on Friday evening by yet another abject display by our players and it goes without saying that although mathematically it is still possible, our only realistic hope now, regardless of what happens in January, is a place in the play-offs.

I''m not convinced yet that a top to finish is beyond us. To optimistic ? Perhaps, but it''s not to late yet. A winning run like the one to years ago would see us in the automatics.

Pardon ?

[quote user="morty"]Move house?[/quote] Hah !!

[quote user="VanWink"]But isn''t that the problem, "political correctness" means different things to different people. Trump took a stance of being irreverently anti "political correctness" in what he said and the way he behaved, a lot of his supporters'' experience of PC was maybe summed up as.........smug, entitled, elitist, privileged leftists jumping down the throats of ordinary people who aren''t up-to-date on the latest requirements of progressive society. That is how many people experience PC, particularly in the workplace, not surprising they kicked back.[/quote] Rod Liddle article in the Spectator : The deplorables are rather wonderful people, aren’t they? Both here and in the United States. The people’s revolution continues apace, defying the odds each time, defying the pollsters, defying the elite. I cannot tell you how pleasurable it was to scamper downstairs on Wednesday morning to check out the reaction on the Guardian’s website. It kept me cackling for hours. The previous morning the paper had concluded its fatuous leader column with the words: ‘Americans should summon a special level of seriousness and display a profound responsibility when they go to the polls.’ That alone had made me yearn for a Trump victory — the arrogant, chastising tone which liberals, especially European liberals, always adopt when dealing with commoners and plebs, the people who do not buy into their palpably failing and idiotic worldview. That unintentionally hilarious sentence about a ‘special level of seriousness’ followed paragraph after paragraph of hyperbolic stupidity: Trump is a fascist racist who will devour your first-born and lead us all to Armageddon. This is the voice of that horrible tranche of self-righteous and authoritarian leftist opinion which petitioned to have Trump banned from entering the UK because he said things with which these imbeciles disagreed. The reaction the next day when it became clear that the Americans had indeed gone to the polls with a special level of seriousness did not disappoint. Not just the shrieking readers, but the columnists, too. ‘This is a terrifying moment for America. Hold your loved ones close’, for example, from the reliably hilarious Stephen Thrasher. ‘People of colour, women, Muslims, queer people, the sick, immigrants: all are threatened by Donald Trump. They need your love, your warmth, your support.’ Oh, how we laughed. My own preference for the US presidency was always going to be a bit of a long shot: a joint Ted Cruz/Bernie Sanders ticket. Redistribution of wealth, protectionism, a curb on immigration and the healing power of Lord Jesus Christ. That would have done me. But the Americans almost never do as I wish. I was for McGovern in 1972 but grew to like Nixon — and look what they did to him. I was for Mondale, Dukakis, Perot and McCain. In almost all those cases — perhaps the last aside — I was horribly wrong and the American voters right. The only one on which we accorded was Clinton in ’96. The other Clinton, the one with the cigar and the semen. I was briefly for Obama in 2008 until the witless euphoria began to dissolve my brain and I switched at the last minute. The Mandela-fication of Obama — crass, patronising and misplaced — annoyed me more than McCain’s evident dimness and negative charisma. It is a bad thing to dislike a candidate simply because people you hate revere him, as was the case eight years ago. And scarcely better to prefer a candidate simply because people you hate hate him, as was the case this time around. That being said, I found it hard to buy into the Trump camp’s mythologising, partly because I have a mistrust of self-made men who became self-made men as the consequence of a vast inheritance and partly because of his utter inability to construct a sentence which made anything approaching sense. And I was suspicious too of the vitriol and odium heaped upon Mrs Clinton, no less absolutist and hyperbolic in its tone. She may well be unlikeable, devious and part of a dynastic machine, but the insistence that she should be in prison struck me as a totalitarian impulse, as unpleasant as the counterclaim that Trump would press the little red button as soon as he got himself the nuke codes. Such polarisation! Do you remember those days when political parties — here and in the States — yearned for ‘clear blue water’ between themselves and their rivals? For an ideological difference between our various elected elites, all of whom seemed to believe — à la Fukuyama — in the same thing? In the US and in Europe the lazy consensus that bound the leading parties together has all but evaporated. Now, from Budapest or Athens to San Francisco (via London and Warsaw), it is a case of populism of the left or right versus the vested interests. There’s plenty of clear blue water now. Be careful what you wish for. I was for Trump in the end, by a whisker, by a wisp of his ridiculous hair, simply for pragmatic domestic reasons. Trump will be much, much better for Britain. I have never signed up to the notion of a special relationship: the US does whatever the hell it wants and if we’re on board, then so much the better, insofar as it matters a damn. But do not expect even the slenderest reciprocation in Suez or Grenada or the Falklands, or in attempting to extradite IRA terrorists. There is no reciprocation and never has been — perhaps (if you are American) rightly. But it is also true that the Democratic party is, in general, far less mindful of British interests than the Republicans and, particularly, Donald Trump. Hillary Clinton has repeatedly said she wishes us to get around the table with Argentina to discuss the future of the Falklands. Why thank you, ma’am, for the offer — but no. It was the Democrats who insisted that we stay in the EU and then scolded us that we would be at the back of the queue for trade deals once we left. Trump was jubilant about Brexit and may well not know where Argentina is. The Democrats have their guns pointed towards nasty, homophobic Russia, while Trump knows well who are the true enemies of the West. We stayed up with chilli dogs and pumpkin pie to watch the results. I like to imagine that in Boston and San Diego, Americans stay up on the night of our general elections with bangers and mash and Sussex pond pudding. That doesn’t happen, does it? Anyway, don’t forget to hold your loved ones close. Priceless.

[quote user="andyc24_uk"]With Roy Hodgson hanging around the boardroom like a bad smell recently, I wonder if there''s a plan afoot to bring him in as a director of football or some other senior figure, to work with AN rather than directly replace him? It does seem like the board have invested in Neil and aren''t going to fire him, regardless of results - yet it''s painfully clear that there are areas in which he''s badly lacking. I don''t think anyone is too excited by the prospect of Hodgson as manager - but he has been there and done it all before, so perhaps having him at the club in an advisory role could be exactly the experience and wisdom Neil needs to push on and turn things around?[/quote] I am not a great fan of Hodson but given his experience and track record I would have him in a flash. Although not sure that Alex Neil would be happy, he does seem to be floundering and he and the club would benefit from an ex England manager coming with authority over him .

[quote user="ricardo"]All things go full circle if you wait long enough Nutty. I expect we will be chucking shillings in a blanket before long. Zinger Zinger zigger, Chase out, Walling out, Hughton out, Adams out, Neil out etc etc Don''t speak to soon cos the wheel''s still in spin and there''s no tellin'' who that it''s namin''[/quote] The curse seems to be cast but has the line been drawn ? Time will tell but the order seems to be failing fast and maybe should be accelerated.

[quote user="Rogue Baboon"]Genuine question. I don''t think Alex Neil is likely to resign or be sacked this side of Christmas & probably not this season unless form drastically dips & we find ourselves outside of the playoffs But for those that think he should go now, soon, or even think hes not under pressure at all, who would be a credible alternative? And please, don''t say Paul Lambert...[/quote] Paul Lambert returning to NCFC is about as unlikely as an independent Scotland being allowed membership of the EU. In other words, it will not happen.

But I thought we had one of the best squads, in terms of quality and breadth, in the Championship ? That''s what I keep hearing. On that basis, surely a continuing cup run shouldn''t have been beyond us. After all, there would only have been a maximum of three more games to play anyway ! A quarter final appearance would have been a massive and exciting positive for the players, club and fans with the prospect of progressing to the semi finals. I for one was completely dejected with the defeat last night and of course the way we lost. We are now the club that just keeps on giving.... other clubs famous late late victories that they can talk about for years.

[quote user="BroadstairsR"]With one point from the "relatively" easy last six points available, with being pushed out of the automatics because other results have gone against us, with continued defensive frailties unresolved a with bits of bad news on the injury front, a result tonight becomes more important as a need to steady the ship and restore confidence. Nothing like the hint of a good cup run to raise the spirits of the Club. If that ''eleven'' were capable of getting that result at Everton then they should be more than equal to the task at Leeds. Sideline some of the regulars for safety''s sake and hope that the irregulars again rise to the occasion. A win tonight and a point on Saturday would set the whole bandwagon up for a decent little run in to the festive season and beyond when stock can be taken and necessary improvements made.[/quote] Not to mention the little matter of playing Brighton away this Saturday, a team now one point above us in the table with a third of the season gone and managed by Chrissie Houghton ( a very very nice man) , a previously sacked Norwich manager. I hope we win tonight and of course away at Brighton but if we lose both ..... I fear that Alex Neil will be on the edge of a very slippery slope.

[quote user="lake district canary"]I believe, True Grit, I believe. [/quote] Is that a spelling lecture for TG ?!

[quote user="DDD In The Fine City"]Yeah it is mad to think we arrived in the prem with Southampton because we didn''t they were a season behind us, as for a well run club I wouldn''t call going into administration to clear your debt before a billionaire comes and pumps a whole lot more money in is well run, the whole thing stinks and shouldn''t be allowed to happen, the club should have been wound up or the new owner cleared the multi million pound debt the club still had, we used getting to the prem to clear our debt the right way, fek Southampton[/quote] I feel sure that was an important point you made in the last sentence.

Can''t help thinking, of course,that it was a shame we didn''t buy Gayle.

Agree with the above but a striker must also still be a priority in January. My concern is Jerome getting injured.

I thought McVeigh made a sensible point when he questioned player fitness. Our mistakes and lapses in concentration in the second 45 minutes of most games this season could be down to lack of physical fitness and associated mental tiredness. Regular days out at the seaside could be the answer or, more specifically, Yarmouth dunes.