kenfoggo
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If the performances are sub standard and unacceptable, then I WILL call the Club out on it. I respect myself and my money much , much more than Delia Smith. I do not believe the current set up is likely to progress the Club or bring entertainment to the Supporters and I am not sorry to express that opinion. Delia Smith can snear at us and treat us with contempt and tell us that we “know nothing”; many like me will vote with our feet and our credit cards and walk away unless there are sweeping changes in the set up and the attitude to the customers.
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What business owner which is £98 million in debt ,with a failing management team and poor prospects of a recovery would tell the press that they “have no idea” or would alienate and enrage 20% of the customer base by calling them “whingers” ? The arrogance of the Majority shareholders is staggering and they clearly deserve our contempt. They certainly will not get my Season Ticket money for next season. Appalling Public Relations. There is no way back for Delia Smith in my opinion.
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Krapper has only been in the job 18 days, he has no experience in the role that he has accepted, he has no concept of the responsibilities of a Sporting Director and he looks about as suitable for the task as my Aunt Fanny.
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Krapper bleats that he can’t make a decision as he has only been in the job for18 days. A two second glance at Wagner’s stats or 45 minutes watching the second half capitulation at Watford should convince even the slowest of Sporting Directors that something is rotten at this Club and something needs to change. Now.
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If it is true as reported that Delia Smith believes that 20% are Boo Boys and the remaining 80% are enthusiastic Supporters happy with the performances on the pitch, then she is deeply delusional or just running the company line for the benefit of the press and potential investors. Or perhaps she has had a couple of gin and tonics. Anyway, I think that shortly she will be forced to deal with a very disgruntled supporter base.
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Does Wagner and his whole coaching squad qualify as the “squad” we are unloading? Should do.
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The key that you’re holding won’t fit my door and there’s no room in my heart for you no more.
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Is she responsible for everyone working towards mediocrity and relegation, because as a STH that is what she appears to be doing. Even her programme notes are laughable, delusional, amateur nonsense.
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Having watched “Welcome to Wrexham” series one and two I am struck by the contrast in their “community club” and ours. Of course Wrexham have Paul Mullin where we have Adam Idah but the whole squad of Wrexham seem to want to run till they drop for each other and the team. Marvellous spirit surrounding their Club. Our bunch of geriatrics cannot be bothered to break sweat even though they are paid multiple times more than any Wrexham player. So all in all I think there has to be a huge clear out of the squad in January to offload all the dross who are just here to make up the numbers , have a lazy time in training , on match day and collect their inflated wages before they slip gently into retirement and obscurity. With the exceptions of Sara and Rowe there is not a single Norwich player that you can hold up as one that you would pay good money to see and who may create something inspirational on the pitch. All the rest are mediocrities who cannot be bothered about the fans, the Club or even their own careers. So a cull is desperately required. Unfortunately the only players who may attract any offers from another Club would be Sara and Rowe, the very two who we would pay to see and who we would like to retain. I think this Club is completely banjaxed. To avoid feeling mugged ,and unless there are sweeping changes , I for one will not be renewing my season ticket.
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Knapper’s conundrum is that if he allows Wagner to stay as coach he will be accused of inaction in the face of dire football on the pitch. And, if he sacks Wagner, he could be accused of a knee jerk reaction with a panicky recruitment of another non-suitable Head Coach. But even Knapper with his short term in the job can see the worrying lack of effort on the pitch. It is not just the results it is the manner of their achievement. We gave up last night against Watford and just capitulated and against QPR only the most biased of City Supporters would claim we deserved that win. Dire football.
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Wagner is playing Supporters, the owners and all the Club for idiots. Whatever he may think of the squad that he has been given by S.Webber it is not correct to spout that it is just the players who lost the game, “ it is the team who cross that white line”. This is the most poorly coached and prepared team trying to enact the most idiotic tactics for Norwich that I can remember. Wagner must think that we are all blind, deaf, idiots. We can all see the woeful motivation , we can all see the lack of fitness and the lack of challenge, the lack of ideas when in possession, the lack of running when off the ball. Shambolic and completely unacceptable at any level. Shameful.
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Does anyone think that this squad deliberately threw this match? Two nil up and then deliberately stopped playing? It looks like there was a calculated decision to give this game away. Just my opinion, but wondering if any authority looks at betting trends on this match.
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What is Wagner doing to our Club? We are a desperate joke of a team. What is the “Sporting Director” employed to do? Perhaps Krapper is here to take the money and laugh at the Supporters as the players are doing. How dare this complete shambles take their wages for not even bothering to attempt to play. Dreadful.
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We all know what will now happen. We lose 3-1.
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“Wagner is “excited” about the prospect of playing Watford. Jolly good. But the inference is that he was indifferent for all the preceding fixtures. He says that we are going to focus on our own performance, and then goes on to highlight the great threats of the opposition either down the flanks or through the middle. If he focuses on our own performance as he says he did against QPR then we are going to lose huge at Watford. I was at the QPR game, bored witless by our clueless squad, and felt that only the most delusional City fan would conclude that we deserved to win. QPR were better on the ball, had more possession, did not give the ball away cheaply, had more shots on target and were unlucky not to put three or four past our slow defence. They looked like they wanted to win. We looked two yards too slow to every ball (apart from the one shot that Hwang took) and most of the 7 of our over 30 players looked tired and disinterested. We had little to offer and a better side than QPR would have ripped us apart. I suspect that will happen against Watford who have not lost 5 of their last 6 games, losing only to Leicester the top club in the Championship. We are going to get creamed.
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Watford 0 Norwich 7! Our fantastical, exciting style of attacking football will prove too much for a drab , out of form opposition. Our goal machine front line will knock them in for fun and our back four will hardly need to show their vastly superior skills as our dynamic midfield will protect them from ever having to touch the ball. I predict that 80% of the game will be played in Watford’s defensive half and our keeper will not need to get his gloves or his knees dirty. Hurrah!
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I expect that we will win by a clear three goals because we are playing such attractive, incisive, brilliant attacking football and are so solid in defence. I am agog with excitement at the prospect and disappointed that I cannot make the trip to Watford to witness our valiant team of over 30 s who are so full of ideas and creativity .
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It was a great match , a fantastic spectacle and thoroughly entertaining. I particularly admired our team’s steadfast refusal to attempt to play any football in the opposition half and bravely retreated towards their own goal at every opportunity. It was a joy to see the geriatric team of over 30s drag their zimmer frames around the pitch and still not even break into a sweat. The match tactic of boring the QPR players ( and the home Supporters) into a coma was well enacted on the field of play. I would willingly pay twice the asking price to be so thrilled.
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Hwang hiding from the ball …… at £45,000 per week! If seems this squad have deliberately got two Head Coaches the sack and are now determined to see Wagner sacked (the only hat trick they are ever likely to score).
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Oh my days! How bad does Wagner have to get before he is put out of his clueless misery?
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If you need to make substitutions at half time (without an injury) then that is an admission that you fielded the wrong team in the first place.
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Bizarre team selection……again! What is Placheta doing on the pitch at full back? Just mental!
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We really are a poor squad which is poorly lead on and off the pitch. Cardiff gifted two easy goals. BASIC errors by so called professional footballers. This is throughly expected and completely par for the course
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And so it is. Poor marking, poor defense, no challenge.
Owning our own analytical data
in Main Discussion - Norwich City
Posted · Edited by kenfoggo
I have been using a novel data collection system of my own at the matches that I attend. It is called “the mark 1 human eyeball”. It informs me that, for instance , Hernandez can’t pass the ball for toffee and that several players are playing for their “completed pass” stats by simply passing square or back rather than a risky forward pass. My data acquisition system is informing me that unless something changes rapidly in the performances of the squad we are heading directly to the relegation zone. Simples.