Danbury Yellow

Look, this is a small number of posters having a moan, just falling in to the Norwich trap, but most love the fact it’s a derby, passion from both fans and players giving it to each other in equal measure. I thought yesterday was a brilliant one and was nice to finally have some competition, thought the atmosphere sounded excellent as it should be for this game and our boys handled it to perfection. If you can’t understand we don’t like you, then you need to go dry your eyes. No one should throw a beer bottle, but as someone mentioned, stupid to shorten that lower section like they did, always a risk in these circumstances.

The time and score has disappeared….slowly switching the operation down

I fell asleep And thought I was 5 mins into the second half 😬

Foul throw….100%

Wake up boys, sleepwalking to an equalising goal here

Just watching this clip, how much did the crowd look overjoyed at that. Splendid stuff. Great times.

Putting to one side it’s our local rival, my football knowledge of other teams in this league is pretty limited, I honestly couldn’t name one Ipswich player! They are clearly having a hell of a season…and fair play, something has clicked. But why, what is making them such a good team currently? Has the absence from the top flight for so long given them an extra hunger? Have they lucked out with a brilliant manager? Do they have some amazing players? I’ve no idea! Predication …..The pressure, for a change, is all on them, form will go out the window on the day, they will panic as this is no doubt their best chance to win against us in years. Cheeky 1-0 the Nozza.

David is not great, that is pretty clear. But honestly, if you stick that line up on paper against our team of no more than say three years ago, the drop in quality is shocking. Really shocking. It’s a mid to low table champs squad that reminds me of the many years of nothingness at this level previously. Somehow, I guess through complete incompetence across the board, the new fella has a hell of a job to turn us into a team looking for promotion. Difficult times, is a new manager the answer? If we accept that promotion is not happening, and relegation unlikely, I’d rather write this season off and minimise disruption currently, setting a plan for the summer for new players and new backroom staff - the start of a rebuild. Any new manager now would be ‘expected’ to improve results, frankly, apart from an initial bounce, it’s unlikely. So give a new manager a chance with some new players in the summer as a fresh start with out the likely baggage of half a season of ongoing poor results and the negativity that comes with it, because that team is not going to change results massively.

My thoughts too. Stops us being relegated, probably too late for any thoughts around promotion. Although……thoughts head to Forest a couple of seasons ago and Boro last….poor starts, both made playoffs. Not over yet. And Coventry…

Do we think the new man Knapper, is on the phone to Webber and already agreeing next steps?

I wonder what you say in your last ever half time team talk at a club?

Some are saying players are deliberately throwing the game. I don’t believe this for one moment. it’s just a total lack of confidence in themselves and as a team. It’s on the manager.

8 points off the play offs. 7 points off the relegation zone. Perhaps it’s early, and rather obvious, but we really need to win this today. 2-0 The Nozza

This is an excellent set of stats, I was only thinking about this last night ! I always had in my mind that Gunn, Rowder and Grant were periods in our history as major troubles, both on and off the filed. Yet sandwiched in there is Smith, who I still can’t get my head around as an appointment and, with a concern, we see our current manager. The managerial struggles are all in periods of off the field pain and perhaps higher expectations (being a touch general) whereas Lambert and Farke both came in with not much to lose only to gain, and boy did they nail it. It feels like we need the off the field issues to be ‘our thing’ for a fresh face to come in, take advantage and become the next managerial hero!! It’s what we do, The Norwich Cycle. Do any other clubs have a similar story?

Well I think we should stay up this year, but the point is we have dropped like a stone in what two / three seasons in all departments across the club, all positivity has just gone, and until this is fixed, we are not exactly moving in an upward trajectory. It just all looks so stale. Change is on its way, can we hang on during the transition?

It was….I hate sport 😂

This is a tough old watch now.

I hope at half time Martin asks his players to go easy on us given his love of the club. This really is an alarming decline.

It is an interesting turn around. In fairness they have been sooo poorly run for many years, and finally they have the chance to get behind something. I get that. I fear we have currently reached our ceiling, which is why we are seeing empty seats more often these days and the atmosphere is flat, but looking at some prem and championship games, there is evidence of people voting with their feet….football has lost its competitiveness…..unless you have suddenly come good in league 1 it would appear.

Huddersfield were losing play off finalists last year. Turned out we beat them without too much bother. What? They are now bottom of this seasons league table, but they came fourth last year, this is madness, it can’t be true?!?

Good report. I’ve settled myself mentally that we are a playoff contender this season, you never know, things could click and players coming back, setting in the uk find form, but as you say, looks a push too far as things stand.

Millwall over two legs….fine!

I mean, give the guy a break. I get the point he’s making, his teams did play decent football. Obviously, this team can play decent football too, but the mood of the team, fans, club is all negative right now. Why….because ‘what’s the point in getting promoted’, they / we can’t see past another season of pain. That needs fixing mentally with everyone, we need to feel, as a full collective, that the prem is where we belong, which is a super tough fix, any manager will have this same issue to sort….I’ve no idea how they resolve this very clear mental block. Out of interest, anyone seen the Arsenal documentary on Prime and like me, wondered if our club has anything like that kind of positive atmosphere behind the scenes? Would be interesting to see.

I believe Webber has enough in the bank to not be hounded out, yet. Players have been bought to develop, however I’m sure we all agree that as a minimum they should probably already be a top quality champs player given our recent promotions. I need some convincing on that now. And I struggle to make my mind up to say if there is a blame to be set one way or the other, but I lean to given the recruitment and where that sits, Smith should be given time to see what happens. I also question on who could come in and turn us around to the point of a top two team, current quality looks more like top 10 / play off push. I guess this is our reset moment. I recall Emi when he first arrived….time required, if some of our fans can handle that situation.

Pace. Where was the pace of play, pace of the pass, pace of movement. It’s gone.