Tim Allman

He was released before the end of last season.  

Yes the handball was from a cross from the left in front of the Barclay, and Carragher’s reaction was on the lines of the “unlucky, that’s football”. I seem to recall that his reaction earlier in the 2004/05 season when there was a contentious decision for a penalty that went against Liverpool (against Chelsea?) was a little stronger than “unlucky, that’s football”.  

Aggy - I think you might have met Lil that evening. A City supporting legend.  

[quote user="CDMullins"]On a serious note, I think £40 is a bit steep, thats only a couple of quid less than Old Trafford and Anfield.[/quote]   And £23 for U-16''s. Ouch.  

[quote user="forte"]They used to have a club with supporters and now it''s a brand with customers.[/quote]   Nail hit firmly on head. Brandchester United it is.  

I say well done to Adel Taarabt for his contribution.   Forty-five minutes of effort in a 0-6 thrashing at Fulham is forty-four minutes more than Damien Francis and David Bentley managed a few years ago.

We were planning to catch that train to/from Manchester Piccadilly to the ground but were advised not to by the only two local fans we could find. Instead we caught the Metrolink to Old Trafford and had a beer in the cricket ground.   On the way back we were told that the Metrolink was closed due to a faulty train and ended up walking back to Piccadilly. A pal caught the train back, said the 5.02pm was cancelled but they managed to get on the one at 5.30pm.  

If had a spare quid to bet I''d go for Elliott Bennett to score at any time. Probably more likely to see a return than City winning.

That''s one of the best things I''ve ever read on this message board. A great story and well done for supporting their day and respresenting Norwich City so well.   Cheers Tim

Bumping this one back up, as it looks a fantastic prize to win. A few years ago, my elder daughter Gemma won one of the "train with the stars" days for kids and had a great time at Colney, was treated really well and we all had a tour round with Jeremy Goss. Would be great to get picked.

In the first couple of minutes Sessegnon  threw himself over / acted "professionally / was tackled  and lost the ball and Foy was having none of it, and this good decision making continued throughout the game. There was one instance towards the end of the game where Holty (I think) made no effort to get the ball and let himself get a knock fron the Sunderland centre back who was going for the ball and he gave the free kick to Sunderland which I thought was the right decision, maybe that''s one of the instances Beausant is referring to.   I thought he was excellent, and we hardly noticed him.  

Hello Rondy,   I''ve not been to the New Red Lion since the refurbishment, but I understand it is a theatre/pub and the stage as at the opposite end to the bar and not really set up to watch football.   The Old Red Lion is where the City games will be shown from now on. If this changes we''ll get it out on twitter and messageboards and on our website www.capitalcanaries.co.uk   I hope everyone who goes there enjoys the evening. It would be good to have some feedback from those who go. I''d like to be there but I am on kids-dad-cabs duty early evening so will be watching at home.   Cheers Tim    

http://www.capitalcanaries.co.uk/index.php?page=live-on-tv   Here''s where to watch the game on the big screen. The landlord is a member of the Capital Canaries so it''s our home ground pub.   Whoever goes to the pub to watch I hope you have a good evening.   Cheers and OTBC,   Tim    

[quote user="curly_whirly_tipz"]Nice report Tim :) Is Gemma still a big fan?![/quote]   Yes, Gemma is still a big fan and we are both season ticket holders in the River End upper tier, she''s now nearly a teenager.  

I wrote a report of the game for the old Capital Canaries Site, here it is: -   The week of waiting was over. The build up to the game was getting bigger and bigger by the day. “SURVIVAL SUNDAY”, as it was billed by Sky Sports, was to be beamed, live and exclusive from Craven Cottage. Could the Canaries pull of a great escape of Steve McQueen proportions or were they to be shot down as they made a dash for Premier League safety…….?   At the start of the game Norwich needed to equal the best result of the three chasing teams, but could afford to lose or draw if other teams did not win. With Southampton, West Brom and Crystal Palace all just below in the table, the chances were that one of the chasing pack would get three points, so it was vital that City contrived to win away; something that had proved impossible in the previous eighteen away games.   Having wisely anticipated that this game might go to a ballot for away tickets, I phoned Fulham for some neutral zone tickets for Gemma and myself as soon as they were available and managed to obtain a pair near the back and at the side of the block next to the Craven Cottage. A wise choice as we spent the whole of the game standing, but Gemma stood on her seat and managed to get a decent view of the game.   For those of you that don’t know Gemma – she is only 6 ½ years old, but already an ardent City fan. She knows the names and numbers of most of the team, and she appreciated the significance of Sundays game, insofar as that if City lost the chances of her seeing us play the “big teams” next season, as she calls them, would not be good.   We had a good journey to the ground via the Bakerloo line, Waterloo and Putney station. An essential part of an away trip is the location of the local McDonalds and after having done my research on the internet, there was a convenient stop-off in Putney for a Happy Meal and a Fruit Shoot.   Meeting at the appointed pub, the Dukes Head, we were taken aback by the sheer number of City fans, the noise and the huge queue for a beer. The Capital Canaries theme for the day, in honour of our Scandinavian contingent, was a something to do with Vikings. Those who were dressed up seemed intent, not on rape and pillage, but on only demolishing barrels of lager, but at a rate of a pint every ten minutes. Impressive stuff.   We watched the boats go by for a few minutes and set off for the ground at 1.45pm, stopping in the middle of Putney Bridge to take in the view and the sun. Heading off to the ground via the park, we heard the masses outside the Dukes Head in fine voice. The singing grew louder as the consumption of lager increased and we cut through the park back to the pathway next to the Thames where we saw a sea of yellow shirts on the other side of the river. It was a great sight.   We took our seats at 2.45pm and a few minutes later the teams entered to a cacophony of noise, well at least from the Putney End. City were unchanged, but Fulham had the bonus of the returning Papa “The Wardrobe” Diop who was to play a significant part in the game.   City started well, roared on by the vocal away support and looked lively, but not that threatening in the first ten minutes. Huckerby had a shot that was deflected round the post, but from the resulting corner Fulham broke away, by-passing the out of position Drury and McBride ran on to a though ball, past a seemingly asleep Damien Francis to fire the ball past Green.   It was not the start that City wanted, but undeterred by the early setback, they fought back into game lead by Safri, Huckerby and Ashton. The game turned on four decisions by referee Steve Dunn who disallowed a perfectly good City goal, where Ashton was stronger than Knight in a challenge for a cross, and two penalty decisions, the second of which, would not have been begrudged to Andy “5.9” Johnson, which saw Huckerby upended in front of the rotund referee. The fourth of these incorrect decisions gave Fulham a free kick after Boa Morte had been felled by a freak gust of wind and Diop curled a brilliant shot over wall into the top corner. At 2-0 down after thirty-five minutes it was looking very bad for City, as Safri, who was doing the work of two players in centre midfield, had just limped off to be replaced by Holt.   The game went from bad to worse as the “Oles” rang out from the Fulham crowd who were awoken from their comatose state by the second goal. You only sing when your winning was never more appropriate than at this time. City somehow managed to preserve their two goal deficit up to half time thanks to a number of brilliant saves by Green, but by now the writing was on the wall. With Francis not interested, Holt not wanting the ball, and Bentley looking like a loan player who was about to go back to his club it was just a matter of time before more goals went in.   Early in the second half, a calamitous defensive header presented Zat Knight with a chance that he buried and despite some attacking intention from Norwich, the Fulham defence looked pretty secure. Further goals from McBride, Cole and Malbranque only heaped more suffering on City and it was a relief when the final whistle blew.   The only smile of the afternoon was provided by Gemma who after hearing “Come on Lets be ‘avin you” for most if the second half enquired who the new Norwich player was called “Avin you”. Well I thought it was funny.   With West Brom winning to secure another season of top-flight football, Crystal Palace were relegated after again throwing away another lead, along with Southampton who lost at home to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Reserves.   I saw a few tears around me, and one of the lads behind was biting his lip to try to hold back the crying, but to no avail. He was partially consoled by after I told him that I probably would have cried if we had won. He laughed but it seemed to be of little comfort. I was just numbed by our bad luck in the first half and the ineptitude and lack of effort from some of the team in the second. The whole afternoon had been such an anti-climax to a weeks worth of build up. And I had to face everyone at work on Monday.   Gemma and I managed to get out before the crush and enjoyed a picnic in the park before setting back, in rather subdued fashion, back to Kenton.   At least next season we will have eight more games to go to, and the prospect of a victory away from home to look forward to.   Capital Canaries Men of the Match : The Fans.    

http://www.capitalcanaries.co.uk/index.php?page=Aston-Villa   For both the home and away travel you need to get to the meet place at the station, and tickets are handed out on the day. Some trips are pay on the day, some we need payment for in advance. For Villa I think it will be pay on the day. Matt Juler looks after the away travel so I''m sure he''ll see this thread and reply with all the details.   Cheers Tim

Wealdstone are my second team so I always look out for their results. Living in London local away games are a real bonus so any team in and around the south-east*** getting promoted (or relegated) into the League that City are in have my support or un-support if it means them losing a play-off game or getting relegated.   ***excluding IP5H!T of course  

Jas - don''t forget we could draw them in the FA Cup. Or the Carling Cup but that would have to be played midweek.  

I was in the same Cub Scout football team (under 10''s) as Angus Fraser who played cricket for England, but that''s about it for me.

And now there is a tweet from Chris Goreham stating that the Suffolk Police are likely to insist future games are likely to be Sunday lunchtimes for the foreseeable future. That’s one in your face Norwich City FC , complain about our incompetently run operation which was deemed a “success” and we’ll ensure you don’t get what you want in future. So there.   So the need for more specially trained police officers (mentioned in the report) presumably means that the extra forces drafted in were either traffic wardens, special constables, or not crowd control trained. Or maybe just so badly organised they were not deployed in the correct places. Or they didn’t have the authority or experience to diffuse the situation before the match or competence or planning to work out what was happening after.   Gemma and I arrived at Portaloo Road 45+ minutes before the game, got into the ground but even then I was surprised at the pockets of home fans that had been allowed to build up and when I heard of the problems getting in I was not surprised.   After the game it was a shambles as well. I spoke to a few police as we shuffled to the station at 1 mph and almost all the officers I spoke to were friendly but to a man they did not attempt to defend the complete disorganisation and lack of planning that appeared to be evident.   At the station it was also a complete shambles and I had to put myself in danger and in front of a surging crowd caused by the police to ensure that Gemma did not get hurt as we were all forced through a gap/entrance no more than a few feet wide which made the problem worse. There was a man on crutches who was knocked over and whilst someone was protesting to the Police at the shambles they tried to arrest him, but they did let him go soon after. And all this chaos occurred because the Police hadn’t cleared the station where the Norwich supporters were being directed from after the game. Not rocket science that one is it?   Does anyone know where we can get a full copy of the report so we can see what was said and not get the Press Release Version?  

The only reason we have Howard Webb is that he was already due to be at the game doing a bit of scouting for Sir Red Nose in advance of our game at Old Trafford on October 1st.

Hello All,   Apologies for doing a bump on an old thread, especially something old that I wrote back in May 2008 about Hull winning the play offs. Given the start to the season in terms of dubious decisions, TV games, the dark arts of football and the ticket prices at Chelsea I thought this might be of interest and worth digging up.   Some interesting responses too some agreeing and some not. All valid opinions.   Cheers,   Tim

Wouldn''t suprise me in the least and it keeps Steve Bruce well on the way to the holy grail that is the 92 club. In the case of Steve Bruce he''ll be the first person to manage all of the 92 as opposed to ground-hop to them.

[quote user="Hoolahans Ped"]Anyone remember Juan Velasco? I''ll always remember him as the worst player to ever play for city (imo), even worse than Theoflapsalot. Since leaving us, after ''that game'' at coventry, he made 39 appearances in greece (26 for Panthrakikos and 13 for Larissa) in 3 years before retirement at the age of 34. [/quote]   Velasco at Coventry one was of the worst performances I''ve ever seen in a City shirt. The only credit that the Rodent could get here is that he recognised he was having a shocker and he got the tug after 30 minutes. Both Doc and Russell then got a go a right back and were both sent off, and were suspended for the 0-1 loss against Stoke.   David Marshall made a series of great saves in the game and we only lost 0-1 and City might have nicked something from the game late on.

[quote user="sgncfc"][quote user="Mister Chops"][quote user="City1st"]Could someone remind me what upright pillar of football society was manager of Omar Korona when he was loaned to us. The more I look at the amount of loans Roeder negotiated the more I have to wonder if he wasn''t ...............[/quote] Didn''t we get him from Portsmouth?  I reckon old Harry talked a good game about the lad, clever boy.  I went to the MK Dons Carling Cup match which was OJ''s first start, and he ran around for 45 minutes seemingly unaffected by the fact a game of football was going on around him.  He also had orange boots for no apparent reason. [/quote] I was at the Southampton match when he was started so Harry could see him and he missed a sitter. Like many games under Roeder we managed to conjure a 2-0 defeat from a game we dominated.[/quote]   I was also at the game, OJ Koroma was not picked or injured for ages and then suddenly gets a start at the ground that is nearest to his parent club. One word which could describe his selection at Southamtpon is "corrupt".