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I'm sure we were playing him more as a striker as well They have moved him deeper - more like Rowe really. He looks as if he really reads the game well. Plus he can finish Here's his assist from last week (at 1.16 on this video) for the winning goal Almost Emi like dare I say

If the rumours are true and van Hooijdonk is coming on loan with an option to buy while Idah goes to Celtic on loan without the option to buy I think it is a great idea If Adam does well he comes back here still on a long contract and we can either keep him or cash in with hopefully Celtic facing a bit of a bidding war If van H comes good we can buy If van H is useless we just send back If Adam fails then at least we have a better idea of his potential

I don't think he's said anything unless I've missed something He probably will be off in the summer but I think people are reading an awful lot into the story quoted in the o/p That quotes his representatives saying "he's focused on earning a move to the Premier league" which could mean he's quite happy here and keen to learn He'll probably be sold this afternoon now I've said all that

I agree it's looking like a big change in the summer paid for by some Rowe money and maybe Sara too My big question is what he does with Wagner. I can't see how he can really move the club in a different direction without a new manager My worry is he gives Wagner a go next season with a new squad and we stumble on with Wagner just doing enough to keep getting a bit longer He needs to bite the bullet at the end of the season and get a new coach in first before refreshing the squad

Thanks I've found a line about it now in this article https://www.pinkun.com/sport/norwich-city/24047859.shane-duffy-praises-magic-jon-rowes-impact-norwich/

Is there a link for that? I thought he was on about discussing it in the summer. Although he's only got 18 months left on his contract we have a one year option to extend so he's effectively got 2 and a half years left This was DW just before Xmas https://www.pinkun.com/sport/norwich-city/24006032.norwich-city-david-wagner-jon-rowe-contract-status/

Hopefully that means Aboh will be in the squad

I think his contract runs out this summer https://www.canaries.co.uk/content/ken-aboh-signs-first-professional-contract-at-norwich-city

Having lived down here a while I found Delia's comments hilarious The Pompey fans I know have done nothing but moan about their team / manager for years They're a bit happier this year so far

I know we're all Portsmouth fans these days. I live near Portsmouth now and know quite a few season ticket holders there Kamara is doing well. He is getting lots of game time in the top of the table team and seems popular with the fans Mousinho seems a good coach and he has played in various positions and is learning all the time All in all it seems an excellent loan for him. Hopefully he'll come back as a real contender for a starting position for us next year He he is talking about it

Genuine question Can anyone who knows about football data tell me what sort of data they are likely to be talking about? Is it looking at data from other clubs and leagues to identify potential transfer targets? Or is it looking at our own performance and using the data to improve how we play? Or a combination? If it's looking for potential transfers it would presumably be super expensive to try to analyse just about every match in the world. I guess if they are targeting a specific region, eg South America, they could look in detail at that specific league

Knapper is 36 so he's not that young. Webber was 33 when he arrived and appointed Farke I agree Knapper is new to being a Sporting Director but surely we appointed him as we felt he could do the job. He should be the one deciding who's head coach. It's about the most important part of his job.

I think it's clear from that that he's not going to pull the trigger on Wagner He's talking about developing the Norwich style as "aggressive, proactive and attacking football" and winning the ball high up the pitch which sounds a bit more like Wagnerball than Farkeball

I met Mrs Knapper in Asda and apparently she's being lined up for a seat on the board Honestly you couldn't make it up

We've been told Knapper impressed in the interview and had strong ideas Presumably this means he has a vision of how he wants the team to play. I can't see why he would want to keep a manager appointed by his predecessor who has a very specific and idiosyncratic style. I'd have thought he already knows who he wants and it won't just be some unemployed manager, but a coach somewhere (maybe Arsenal) that has what Knapper's looking for. Just like Webber did with Farke I suspect he'll get rid of Wagner as soon as he can / as soon as the person he's after is available