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  1. Posted

    1 hour ago, littleyellowbirdie said:

    If Nottingham Forest are relegated by a margin of less than 3 points then they should take the PGMOL to court for damages on the grounds of this.

    Sadly they probably will

    I see Barcelona are threatening to go to court to reverse a VAR decision against Real

    https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/apr/23/barcelona-threaten-legal-action-over-phantom-goal-in-defeat-to-real-madrid

    This has the potential to totally kill the game if we're not careful 

    Already you can't celebrate a goal if VAR is around for a few minutes. Imagine if the outcome of big games isn't known for months until it's gone through the courts. 

    If Barcelona, Forest or whoever win a legal case like this they will pop up everywhere - and be another massive factor favouring the rich clubs 

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  3. Posted

    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 

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  4. Posted

    14 minutes ago, Google Bot said:

    Rowe himself has said he's on his way?  ...Was that on social media or something?

    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

  5. Posted

    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 

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  7. Posted

    33 minutes ago, Creedence Clearwater Couto said:

    No. He’s rejected two contract offers already.

    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/

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  11. Posted

    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 

     

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  12. Posted

    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

  13. Posted

    5 hours ago, vos said:

    I can't see how Knapper a young and fairly inexperienced Sporting Director can just walk in to the Club and sack the Head Coach. 

    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.

     

     

  16. Posted · Edited by Chichcan

    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

  17. Posted

    38 minutes ago, GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary said:

    With Forshaw and Sorenson both out injured , I'm not actually sure what else he could do in midfield?.....but he made his own bed here by not signing a defensive midfielder in the summer..and now he must lie in it.

    Unfortunately this neglect also means the next manager also must too, until January

    You're right of course but I'd like to see him try something different 

    I'd try Gibbs and Kenny with Sara instead of Nunez further forward

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  23. Posted

    4 hours ago, king canary said:

    It has been odd. It could be explained away initially due to his u21 duties but we went out and signed a player who is obvious supposed to be his replacement, have made no suggestion about trying to extend his contract and have basically told the world 'come and get him.'

    It is one of those situations where we might have a price in mind but we didn't have loads of leverage coming into the season and we've kind of undermined the small amount we did have by basically saying 'he's available, come get him.' So if you're a Premier League team who wants a right back but it isn't a hugely urgent need you know you can likely wait.

    It is odd and I worry no one will make an offer at all and we'll be left with Max still here having had no preseason and with Stacey established in the team

    We're a bit stuck then as he's out of contract next year anyway

    Hopefully it just means they are super confident of a sale

  24. Posted

    I think it's good value myself 

    I like the match day stuff. If I'm not there or watching a stream it's easily the best coverage 

    Plus Paddy's stuff and the tactical articles are good

    Obviously some of it is not great but I find something to read almost every day

    It's certainly better value than the Athletic for Norwich stuff as Michael Bailey has almost stopped posting anything 

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