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I checked on the offy site and it said Hertha Berlin game will get highlights package but no mention of the others getting the same. No live streams either.

[quote user="shefcanary"][quote user="nu_matik"]More importantly... IT''S SUNNY!!! Lucky buggers! Also.. any word if any video will be online i.e training but moreso games etc?[/quote]   I''m assuming that you don''t have access to Canary Player - there is already some footage on-line already http://www.canaries.co.uk/articles/20120717/austria-diary-day-one_2265098_2851365/0,,10355~2851365~1,00.html   The games will also be featured as well - it will be terrible commentary though! [/quote]Are the games going to be streamed live? If so I might invest in CW for a month...

As some of you may know, I actually follow Fenerbahce as my second team (I lived in Turkey for a  bit). Yobo has been in excellent form for both years of his loan and both Fener and Yobo were keen to make the deal permanent but it appears to have stalled now due to Everton demanding too large a fee (They want about £3mill for him) so Fener are looking elsewhere. So whilst it appears he won''t be signing for Fener permanently, I agree, I think this is lost in translation due to the shared nickname of the Canaries, and not based on any genuine interest from us. Having said that, I would be perfectly happy to see him as a Norwich player if it were true, as he really has been outstanding at Fener.

[quote user="ROBFLECK"]As predicted above: SOURCE PLEASE[/quote]He already said:[quote user="Asad"]A friend of mine plays football with his brother.[/quote]

I''m  on chrome too - follow the steps here:  http://services.pinkun.com/forums/pinkun/cs/forums/2743481/ShowPost.aspx - works perfectly.

[quote user="Scottlarock"] .....of course he was over priced and Liverpool had to act quickly. Thank you for that. "he really isn''t very good if you watch him play" Really!?!? He hasn''t lived up to the form he had while at Newcastle that much is obvious but when AC plays well he is awesome. For you to choose him over Howson is just weird mate and sounds to me like you are doing it for the sake of the argument. Howson has been a revelation since he''s been here........just say that again, since he''s been here. A lot of fans (majority?) at the time when he signed were hardly overwhelmed. For you to say though that you would have had Johnny Howson from a league one Leeds (even Leeds fans were nonplussed) over the premiership goal scoring and headline making Andy Carroll (who went on to play for England). Seriously leave out the flowery facts designed to make you sound knowledgable.....blah blah Stoke blah blah Comoli and your critique and interpretation of what happened when Torres was sold, we all know that. I asked you, Carroll or Howson before Carroll signed for LiverpooI......you with mystic clairvoyance and the football knowledge that nobody else has evolved to yet..................said Howson I also have a problem with your mild racism towards being Scottish. Embarrassing[/quote]Yes really, he was over-rated at Newcastle. "Premiership goal scoring and headline making" LOL - ridiculous hyperbole. His goals to games average in the Prem is TERRIBLE. That''s like me calling Simeon Jackson the "premiership goal scoring phenom" based on last season. Yeah, let''s leave out the facts because they totally undermine your argument, and why make a point based on the facts when you can just create ridiculous hyperbolic opinions. They''re  FACTS that illustrate the point that AC isn''t very good. Mild racism? Where? It''s nothing to do with racism toward the scots, I was just pointing out that if he were Scottish, not English, then he wouldnt have the same hype, and people who are commenting on this thread saying how great he is would be slating him if he weren''t English. Having a problem with people using facts to undermine your argument and pulling one of the most bizarre racism cards ever, out for me saying he would have less ridiculous hype if it he weren''t English. That''s embarrassing.I would rather sign Emile Heskey than AC, he''d be far more effective. It didn''t take mystic clairvoyance to see Carroll is $hit, and has attitude problems. It takes football knowledge to know about decent lower league players, but if you think AC is a good footballer, you obviously don''t have too much of that. If Carroll is so good, how come clubs aren''t fighting to take him on loan? Well? If he is such a great player who''d make such a big impact, why aren''t even mid-table Prem clubs interested?

[quote user="Scottlarock"]@Scooby OK, fair enough, you seriously doubt that the majority would. No big deal and it''s not really the main point of the thread. I''ve never said we ''need'' Carroll, my OP was asking what people thought about the speculation. Regarding Howson v AC anyway. If you had been asked who to choose before Howson signed for us, who would you have picked?[/quote]I''d have picked Howson. Carroll is horrendously over-rated and worth about 20% of what Liverpool paid. Maximum. The only reason anyone thinks he is any good is the price tag, and the fact he''s English. If he was Scottish and had signed for Celtic for a price more in line with his ability, every one of you would be saying he''d be a terrible signing because he really isn''t very good if you actually watch him play. He was being linked with an 8-10mill move to Stoke 6weeks before he went to Anfield. Liverpool got ripped off because everyone knew how much Chelski paid for Torres and how desperate the scousers were with it being late on deadline day and got held to ransom. Anyone else not surprised in the least that Comolli has since departed Anfield? 

Just to contextualise further:Grant Holt - 15 goals in 35 Prem appearancesAndy Carroll - 9 goals in 60 Prem appearances.I''d have Grant in my starting XI over Carroll every time, wouldn''t even have to think about it. 

I would see this as bad business. sounds like I''m in the minority, but imo Carroll is a terrible player, with attitude problems and an ego based on believing his own hype. The reality is, he had scored 12 Prem goals in 40+ Prem games before he signed for Liverpool, and he played well for one and a half games in the whole of last season. Just because Dalglish was stupid enough to pay £35mill for him doesn''t make him worth it. Those who are saying we should swap Howson are delusional, why would we swap a player that is likely to be a key figure for us this season, for one who will disappoint and score less than 5 goals? If Carroll is the answer, then I don''t even want to hear the question.

[quote user="Mike"]Exactly Tom I''m not trying to cause a argument just curious why is Norwich not spending? Each clubs makes a rather large amount of money each from the pl. should Norwich be constantly buying players from lower leagues I think not buyin unproven talent is a risk which IMO should be managed by buying unproven talent and proven talent. Surely the Norwich board would be thinking if we stay up next year we get 60m so spend a large some of money this season to practically guarantee premiership status.[/quote]That''s funny, because our "unproven lower league players" did a damn sight better than your group of overpaid geriatric mercenaries and moronic thugs. Surely you should be more worried about your own team pursuing a transfer policy which failed so miserably last season and resulted in scraping survival by the skin of your teeth, than our team continuing a policy which led to early safety and a 12th place finish. Delusions of grandeur from the QPR money boys, but the reality is far less rosy. Your lot were saying the same thing last season when you signed Joey Barton.

Hucks for me too. Legend.

Yeah after further "research" (aka reading his wikipedia) - I hope this is just a rumour, I wouldn''t want him here.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2168934/Nile-Ranger-wanted-Norwich-City.htmlOnly  a Daily Fail rumour, but sounds plausible to me, Ranger has the physical tools to succeed with his size, strength and (I think) his speed too. Haven''t seen too much of him as a footballer.

[quote user="AndyCanary"][quote user="alartz"]Do you lot really care? I''d have drove him there. Let''s get in a better striker. One that can score more than one goal a season[/quote]I do care yes. Wilbraham came across as the model pro. He was highly thought of by the rest of the squad as was clear from their warmness towards him on Twitter.He was never brought in to be our main striker, he was always a backup striker and squad player. He never looked out of his depth either imo which is credit to him considering the lack of game time he had.[/quote]Something me and you can agree on Andy, well said.

Yeah I reckon he''ll do a decent job for Palace. I hope so anyway, top bloke and always gave us 100% - deserves to end his career with some success.

Just seen this on Twitter - is there any chance Butterfield will be revealed too or just Whittaker?

[quote user="Jim Smith"]I stand to be corrected but I really don;t think we are after Burke. I think Davies as a replacement for Whitbread is far more likely.[/quote]And we can''t be after both of them as is widely rumoured because...?

[quote user="chopper hitler"]uhh... do we really need all of these midfielders? we have two perfectly decent wingers and I still feel Lappin can do a job there, not to mention that he''s another Scot![/quote]I think most would agree we need at least one more winger. Completely different kind of player to Lappin.

[quote user="AndyCanary"]I know the numbers are against me here but I feel quite strongly that my sense of humour is in good shape.. I''d throw it back and say that if you lot think that''s ''funny'' then it''s your senses of humour that need a some work.. OH LOLLLLLS!!! HE GOT US WITH A MISLEADING TITLEZ LOLZ![quote user="alex_ncfc"]AndyCanary (aka Forum Police) seems to have missed the point that if everybody put the whole topic/forum post into the subject line then nobody would bother clicking on anything... Get a grip.[/quote]Don''t be a fool. I wasn''t saying that he should put the entire topic in the title. Just missing out on the most important detail to try and get people to read his topic / or apparently to be funny ( [:^)] ) is stupid.Here''s a novel idea: Create a topic that is neither misleading or subtle and get people to read it and discuss it on it''s own merit. MIND BLOWN.[/quote]Firstly, it wasn''t meant to be hilariously funny, I''m not professing it''s the funniest thing I''ve ever said, just mildly amusing.Secondly, Get over it you cantankerous tosser. If you don''t appreciate it, then just shut up, nobody cares about your opinion, everybody else found it at least marginally humorous, the numbers are against you because you are a dullard. Here''s a novel idea, take your tampon out and just shut up, you''re making yourself look more of a prick by getting so worked up about a bloody forum post.

Radio sheffield reporting Butterfield is done deal. Wish the official announcement would hurry up.

[quote user="Rustyboy"]I had to pop out of the office and just got back. What have I missed??[/quote]Sweet FA mate

[quote user="AndyCanary"]Leon Best having a medical at Blackburn - Sky Sports NewsAn extra 2 words that would have saved everyone who reads this topic thinking you''re a dweeb.[/quote]Jeez, lighten up. [:^)]

[quote user="Sports Desk Pete"]Nothing doing so far...[/quote]Cheers Pete.

[quote user="City penguin"]Butterfield will announce about his future today, could be for that? Pressers often get delayed.[/quote]There hasn''t been a presser scheduled though as far as I''m aware? It has to exist to be delayed lol - Maybe SDP could clarify there hasn''t been a PC scheduled for today as it stands right now?

Fortunately in my opinion, Mr Best''s medical is at Blackburn as he signs for them, so he won''t be coming here.On the ticker on Sky Sports News now