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Thank you for sharing this brought back some lovely memories. The following article is also an interesting and slightly amusing take on Mike's managerial career: https://www.wsc.co.uk/the-archive/mike-walker/

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Got to love fan logic - give an untried kid who I imagine very few of us have seen play a start over a seasoned professional with over 200 games on his CV, just because he's let in a couple of soft goals whilst not being match sharp. For all the criticism of Long I don't see too many people recommending a better and realistic Gk we could get in as second choice - whilst Stoke's GK has been impressive, there's no way he would here to be second choice.

Anyone who frequented Delaney's bar in the early/mid 00s would struggle to believe that Macca is now a psychologist and Phil Mulryne a priest. But fair to play to the both of them, through hard work and dedication they appear to have found happiness and purpose in their lives/professions.

Very much agree with all of this. For me, the Stoke goal was an example of a goalkeeper who was not fully match sharp - his positioning was possibly a bit out, he seemed to react a split second too slowly to the fact that their player was shaping to shoot. I've said this in another threat - that goal was not a howler, but a Premiership / good champs keeper saves it. I get it the criticism, but it feels a bit over the top. Last season, I recall Long played 10 or so games during a difficult period with Srage out. After a dodgy start, I thought he generally looked ok having got some match sharpness. Nothing more, nothing less than ok, but what exactly do people expect for a backup champs keeper?

Oh yes I don't dispute that - looking at his career he has played predominantly at League One level which is probably quite telling. Personally I think some of the stick he's getting is over the top - we missed chances at Stoke which could have won us the game, last night, from what I can tell, a draw was probably a fair result.

Long looks like exactly what he is - a below average championship keeper who doesn't play much and as a result is rusty when he does. The goal at Stoke wasn't a howler, but he'll be disappointed to be beaten from range and there's no way a Premiership keeper or a good Champs keeper concedes that, imho. The goals last night, again not howlers but he'll be disappointed no doubt. If you gave him a long run of games, pardon the pun, I actually think he'd be ok for this level. But as always some of our fans need a goat and expect to see the second coming of Lev Yashin.

Molineux - was there for the infamous Muscat game. A beautiful stadium even back in those days, but the area around it and the underpass were genuinely scary. Hid colours and perfected a midlands accent, so lived to tell the tale. In terms of worst actual stadiums would have to say Luton and Portsmouth, but I genuinely love them both for atmospheric venues and would be sad to see them consigned to history.

Somewhere deep in the darkest corners of my attic I have a Subbuteo set and the Norwich team from 1993/94, wonder how much I could get for it now? I actually always found the game itself a bit of a faff and hard to master, but the attention to detail on some of the accessories you could get for it - eg stands, corner flags etc was decent,

In an era of spivs, rotters and human rights abusers owning football clubs, Delia and Michael stand out as genuinely decent people trying to do the right thing. That their final act is one of unbelievable generosity sums them up. I would however accept criticism that since 2019 their ownership had become a hinderance to the club, but these arguments have always hinged on whether there was someone suitable to take over – well that persons time is now, so over to you Mark, here’s to the next 27 years...

Feel sorry for JHT and as with other posters, think he has the hardest job of the lot in comparison but it's big step up and great challenge for him, so lets see what he's made of. This week could be very interesting, I've gone from looking forward to the Blackburn game to now possibly dreading it, but sounds like there will be more incomings/outgoings to come, which could change things by Saturday. By comparison, Lambert walked into a highly unusual situation at Norwich, but once the dust settled had a very good team for that level. He must be credited with bringing in Forster an absolute beast of a keeper and recalling the much-maligned Ginger Pele, who for all his foibles was a decent operator in LG1. What happened in the next two seasons was the stuff of pure fantasy, but looking back it does seem this more due to momentum and player ability rather than the second coming of Brian Clough, as I once foolishly proclaimed him. Farke inherited a decent if bloated squad but still had plenty of work to do. His first season was also unusual and not always a great watch but as others have said, you could see signs of what he was trying to do. That 2018-19 is up there with Lambert and Mike Walker part 1. However, even now I look back and am surprised how badly we struggled in the Prem the next season. I'm not sure if we'll ever get a better chance to establish ourselves in the Prem than we did in 2019.

Good post. Would say that up until the Buendia sliding doors moment, Webber was doing a pretty decent job and I will personally always be grateful to him and Farke for 2018-19, possibly my favourite season in 30 odd years as fan. However, after that point things appear to have unravelled pretty quickly and as someone who works in PR, some of his public ramblings were shameful and I wonder if this aspect has put other clubs off wanting to employ him. All a far cry from the heady days of 2019 and him being linked to Man Utd. But as they say in the industry, football moves on quickly, one funeral at a time.

2-1 win against Sheffield United in November 1992, which if memory serves put us 8 points clear at the top of the Premier League. Different times indeed.

Performed some minor miracles in his first couple of years, culminating in the magnificent 2018-19 campaign and the Man City game probably ranks as our zenith in recent times. That said, his stock has clearly fallen since then - quite a fall in fact to see a man once linked with Chelsea and Man U to be now, seemingly at least, out of work. Whilst I wouldn't want to see him back at Norwich any time soon, I wouldn't be surprised to see him back in the Champs - he's proved a good buyer and seller at this level and whatever your thoughts on the last two seasons, I would say that Sarg, Sainz, Sara, Stacey, Nunez, all signed on his watch, have been good value. So just in credit for me and agree with others, history will probably be kind. Perhaps though Stu, a trip to charm and PR school would be fitting.

I doubt we could afford him but Steve Cooper has always impressed me