East Rider

The MOTD highlights did not in my opinion reflect the true nature of the game. We played okay at parts with Todd Cantwell, Emi and Duda looked very good throughout. However we were nervous and at times played within ourselves instead of going for the throat. We dug in and won but we will need to be more clinical against other teams or we have a long winter ahead

When I saw he was starting I thought he must be good considering he has just arrived. and he was excellent indeed. A commanding performance and on another day would have scored one or two. Very pleased for him

A friend of mine moved his seats two or three times over the years before eventually finding a place without the afore mentioned supporter types. We are very lucky to be immediately surrounded by genuinely decent supporters and it enhances the experience no end. Hopefully none of them will be moving on too soon.

Not sure about that league analysis. I suspect we would still be bottom but closer to 17th than 6 points. Man utd second penalty, Spurs and C Palace would have all seen us with more points.

Reading the relevant messages from DF is seems Duda (our £25m player ) is the man to either start or be an early sub. We have others back as well now, so which of last seasons stalwarts are not only going to miss the starting 11 but perhaps the squad all together? Steipermann? Vrancic? Could be a season changing game.

Good man. And wise words indeed.

Apparently from Sandringham, Norfolk as well. Along with much merriment and laughter...…..

It is not surprising we are so far down but the main reason we are struggling is injuries at the start of the campaign, a lack of good fortune which most teams have from time to time and failure to address particular areas of the squad.

How good is Emi Buendia? He has been the best player on the pitch over at least the last 3 home games. These matches were against 6th, 7th and 9th PL teams including last years Champions League finalists with world cup players in amongst each team. In fact against Spurs he was head and shoulders the best player on the pitch. He made the star that is Zaha, look like a novice at times and tore through Wolves as if they were not there. Unless we survive, I suspect there is not a hope in hell he will be with us next season and I believe that particular ship cast off its final mooring rope last evening and is slowly heading out from Norwich. However, miracles do happen and we may yet be in the PL next season. The final point is that we have a knack of unearthing talented players so there is every chance another EB is in the wings waiting his turn. All I can add is that if you have not seen him live in a Norwich shirt then try and do so, he is that special!

I suspect when there is a real bid for one of our stars (especially homegrown and this window) the club will negotiate hard. There is not a chance we will just let someone go and whilst we are on the subject Maddison went for the right price at that moment in time. He was recovering from injury, we had just had a poor season, he had never played PL etc etc. The Murphys was an outstanding bit of business for us and we have generally sold well recently, due in part to Webber and McNasty. The only real last 'star' who left us cheaply was Keith O'Neil, who could have gone for 4 mil to Middlesbrough a season earlier. However due to fan demands (including myself) the club turned down the offer and received under a quarter of that price later. I'm hoping the club will turn down offers this window with a promise to such stars that if we are relegated, and the right offer comes in at the end of the campaign, they can go then..

And this is exactly the issue, which we understand as possible receivers of poor decisions compared to the average big team. You would think better teams, scoring more goals, would probably have an incrementally increased amount of VAR decisions against them. Appears not, in the main. Now a days, instead of handing a decision to the team with more clout as an on field ref (which would mean you have to ride the wave of anger from the stands), chummy can do it for you 100 miles away. Happy days.

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It would interesting if the club announced it was investigating the possibility of legal recourse on this decision. However, I suspect somewhere we have signed a waiver for these such situations. Start the VAR fighting fund raising now NCFC

Good effort. The mention of VARs 'looking for the right angle' until they can publish the decision they want, is on the face of it a serious suggestion to make. However, you only need to watch sports for a certain period to realise that it is entirely probable and some sport are littered with 'official or player mistakes.'

I think in your situation vos you can do no more than ask the stewards for assistance before the game (at least you will made them aware). However, 100 supporters standing occasionally is going to be difficult to manage in that area, and unlikely to stop unless its persistent. If I were you I would have a good look at areas near you where they do not stand so regularly and when the 'movers and shakers' part of the pre season is upon us you could ask for a move into that area. I can guarantee there will be availability to move then but you may have to wait. If relegated you will be able to have a choice of half that stand.

I agree. In fact what ever division we are in next season I would be surprised to see him still here, which is a shame. As this seasons progressed he has become better and better. I said at the start of the campaign to a Chelsea supporting friend to look out for him but then his performances dipped which was a bit embarrassing, as I had bigged him up a bit. However, with our better performances of late he has also started to show what he can do and it is impressive stuff.

So did I. In fact I thought it would not only level it up but may actually assist us when away against certain teams. However, it appears the issue of establishment and status saving has not gone away. A VAR assistant is as likely to want to stay in his/her position as an on field referee is. Therefore comply with the old adage and you will be fine...…….. That is: do not p155 off the big hitters in this league!

Sounds like you walked down to Carrow Road for the first time only a couple of years ahead of me. Unforgettable, immensely enjoyable and exciting time indeed. I can clearly see the futility some might apportion to this probability but there is something different about this team. We all saw it last year and yes, we should have strengthened in a couple of areas however, we are hitting consistency and if we get the rub of the green more often and produce a good result on new years day, you never know. I saw the odds against us staying up and had an inward smile. I'm not a betting man but I love it when we are written off. Someone out there could possibly make a packet this season on us.

Good point. I'm fairly sure there free kick was not taken at the right angle also. It was moved to a more central position I thought at the time. May have been mistaken though.

I think there is potential for it to turn quite nasty at West Ham unless results go for them immediately, which may cause them some issues. There very expensive signings have not performed too well and that is a club which has a crowd that can turn quickly.

Bog off

looking at the new years day fixtures, if we beat CP I believe we will start to climb back to safety. Our consistency over the last month has improved and as we have seen we are creating a ton of changes. We scored 3 yesterday against last years Champions League finalists no less! Villa have Burnley and Watford are home to Wolves who are on fire. West ham are about to shoot themselves in the foot with there next likely appointment and the natives are not going to like it. They play underperforming Bournemouth. We are simply not a team which rolls over often, the support has stayed strong and we deserve a very, very large slice of good fortune. So, there you have it. If City beat CP on New years day, I truly feel this team have enough to give it a really good go at making it to safety.

This is absolutely fantastic award winning work agent PC. On a serious note, it has often been the case that there is an obvious big club bias and my thoughts behind this relate to referee performance reviewing which takes place after games. If you are a PL referee and at an absolute prize Old Trafford game with 'Alex the angry and influential Ferguson' in the home dugout, it is not beyond the realms of probability that they (Man Utd) will get the lions share of the decisions. Especially against a club likely to be relegated or near the bottom and especially with the fact that the same manager will be reviewing you again this and next season. After all, you do not want to upset PL royalty like a Klopp, Mourinio or other top managers, do you?

100% correct AM and something I mentioned a few weeks ago. However, I believe the New year game is probably our last one to possibly salvage a season. Three points needed. No excuses.

That is easy. If you look close enough you can see his face reflected in the small bottle.