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Previously when I wen there I parked here http://www.walktrot.com/new_page_4.htm. I found it very convenient and - because you can book a spot online - no worries about arriving late

£10. Just bought mine today. Had long chat with person in ticket office. Seems like very few sold yet and expect lots to be available on the day

When I went before I used this parking http://www.walktrot.com/new_page_4.htm You can book online, easy walking to the ground and easy to get away after the game

From what I have seen of Brown and Strihavka, the two are not really comparable. To me Strihavka seemed quicker and more mobile. I think he will connect play well and will make goals as well as score them.  

Also went to game and agree with Baldyboy''s comments. Competent, professional performance without creating a huge number of chances. 4-0 flattered us as we scored 3 in last ten minutes when players were tired and lots of changes had been made. Gallacher (1st half) and Lewis (2nd half) were largely spectators as I guess they will be for most of the season. Back four were competent in my view. Cave-Brown played right back for most of game - looked competent defensively and very positive going forward. Made one crucial challenge in second half - not sure about in the air though. In the second half Rossi Jarvis played right back when Cave-Brown went off having initially played holding midfield when he replaced Brellier after half-time. Not sure what this says about starting right back - presumably both are behind Hughes and Otsemobor? Brellier and Fotheringham looked a workable combination to me. Fotheringham looked completely different from what I saw last season. Brellier looked rusty and gave the ball away twice in positions that could have cost us had we been playing a stronger team. I thought Croft was OK - looks to have lost some weight from last season. Ryan Jarvis did OK on left but presumably is behind Huckerby, Lappin and Eagle for that position. Cureton and Strihavka looked really good. Strihavka is tall and powerful, but very quick. Looks to pass the ball but also good aerially - nearly scored twice from corners. He won the penalty, made the Cureton goal and socred a disallowed goal that I thought was good. Doc, Shacks, Drury, Fotheringham, Cureton and Strihavka all played 90 which pleasantly surprised me. All in all a very  enjoyable night.

According to Radio Norfolk - 2-1 to Exeter.

From N&P stand ypu would not be able to see properly because defender''s leg between you and Huckerby. Not sure what replay people are referring to but if it is the one on Canaries World suggest you may be swayed by the commentary. You really can not see clearly from the angle of the camera. Yes Huckerby went down pretty easily but IMO from my view at the game the defender made definite contact with him and not the ball. Incidentally, you could also argue that the clash between Etuhu and Marshall should have been a penalty because Etuhu got the ball and Marshall did not. There was contact - therefore penalty? May explain why Marshall stayed down?

In Jarrold stand level with River End goal so had good view. Definite contact with Hux and none with ball. Stonewall penalty IMO. Goal should have been disallowed though for Hux''s straight arm to defender.

I stayed - it seemed to me that about half stayed. The City stand seemed particularly empty. I don''t understand why they did not go round straight after the game. We seemed to wait for ever for them to come out. I was really disappointed with his comments. He is an employee of the club and I don''t think he should be saying who is and who is not a true fan. I think there are many true fans and they have a wide range of opinions about many things. For me, I feel we have had a very disappointing season - better second half than first though but I could not bring myself to leave before the players had gone round.

Just heard this on Sky Sports - what do we think?

Not sure why we are discussing this. He has already signed. If he hadn''t, he would not have been allowed to play yesterday, I think, because he was on loan from Preston.

Could anyone really have 80 houses?  

Any idea where most reliable information will be on whether the game is on? I guess it is currently OK but will depend on today''s weather?

From what I recall, Nigel''s contract was extended at a time when the Wednesday job was vacant and there were worries that he might be lured there. At the time I thought the board had done well securing his services for a prolonged period. Not so sure now

Premier - I think you have a point but if we win a cup I think you will see a much bigger celebration than the one today. I think most people were just happy to come back from 2-0 down and get a point. I know I was. Yes, at the start of the game, I hoped we would win but given our recent form away from home and being 2-0 down within 10 mins, I was happy and relieved with the way we came back. I know that we ''should'' be beating teams like Millwall and Coventry but frankly we haven''t been so I think people were celebrating not losing! Sad I know, but given the kind of season we have had to date, understandable IMO. I also don''t think we should draw too many conclusions from individual results based on the position of those teams. For example, in the promotion year we lost at home to both Watford and Bradford, from what I recall - who were struggling towards the bottom of the table. We did well at home against Luton who are a half decent side, I think.

In recent years I can not remember many when we ''travelled well'' - the recent promotion year being an obvious exception. To be fair, this season, I think this is the first away game we have drawn but we have lost 7. IMO the problems this season and last are not only away from home. However, I think one problem is that we seem to try to win all our away games. Not that this is a bad thing but I think we need to be much more solid away from home. We simply can''t give teams a one or two goal start!!

Assuming I can''t have the ones you have chosen (I am sure character will be mentioned). I would suggest:  - Performance  - Chances  - Passing

Now who thinks Fleming was a bad sub!!!

Huckerby injured? Brennan on

Davenport making amends? 2-1  

Also this info is in our match programmes. Prior to the Luton game we had conced 6 goals in 1st fifteen minutes but also 6 between 16 and 30 mins and 6 between 31 and 45. Our best time seems to be first fifteen minutes of 2nd half - no goals conceded then!

Two now

Anyone else using Canaries World for commentary? It seems to me that they have the commentaries mixed up! If you go to Norwich away at Coventry it seems to be some unintelligible midlands station. To get Radio Norfolk, bizarrely, you seem to have to select Coventry at home to Norwich!!!

I don''t think so. Even if we win, the ''Worthy outers'' will say this proves nothing. If we lose, the KTF crew (and more importantly the Board) will stick by him. I think our bad form away from home preceded Worthington and during the promotion year he did pretty well on that front. Personally, I would take playing defensively while ''leading as usual'' - particularly if we are 2-0 up. I thought we were pretty comfortable against Luton second half. This approach served us well in the year we got promoted and has been more like ''losing as usual'' recently. Defence have improved considerably since Davenport and Doherty got the shirts. Not sure our defence is that old - only Fleming and Charlton over 30. Something is needed for when Davenport goes but for me the midfield has been main problem, but hopefully Etuhu centre and Hughes right could work. I don''t completely agree that if we don''t get out of this league this season, we are in big trouble. I think we would be in big trouble if we got relegated and /or lost players without getting a good price for them. Finishing in bottom half would be pretty disastrous too. I agree that our away form has been poor but in many ways our home form has been worse - we have played 11 home games and only won four. One third of all our wins have been away from home! Optimistically, we could have more away than home wins after next run of four games!!

Chris I agree that the officials were right on this decision - although I thought they were wrong at the time. However, I don''t think your explanation is quite right. Henderson was in an offside position when the ball was played but was not offside because he was going back to his own half, i.e. he was not active. He became offside when he became active, i.e. when he turned to pursue the ball and I think this was when the assistant flagged. His relationship to opposition players at that point is not relevant. The question about touching another player is complex because it raises issues of phases of play. For example, had that ball gone to their goalkeeper and he tried to clear it but miskicked it to Henderson, I think he would still have been offside had he tried to play the ball. Just for the record, I have pasted the offside laws here: Offside Position   It is not an offence in itself to be in an offside position. A player is in an offside position if: he is nearer to his opponents’ goal line than both the ball and the second last opponent. A player is not in an offside position if he is in his own half of the field of play or he is level with the second last opponent or he is level with the last two opponents. Offence   A player in an offside position is only penalised if, at the moment the ball touches or is played by one of his team, he is, in the opinion of the referee, involved in active play by: interfering with play or interfering with an opponent or gaining an advantage by being in that position. No Offence   There is no offside offence if a player receives the ball directly from: a goal kick or a throw-in or a corner kick Infringements/Sanctions   For any offside offence, the referee awards an indirect free kick to the opposing team to be taken from the place where the infringement occurred. * (see page 3) Decisions of the International F.A. Board     Decision 1 In the definition of offside position, "nearer to his opponents'' goal line" means that any part of his head, body or feet is nearer to his opponents'' goal line than both the ball and the second last opponent. The arms are not included in this definition. Decisions of the International F.A. Board     Decision 2 The definitions of elements of involvement in active play are as follows: Interfering with play means playing or touching the ball passed or touched by a team-mate. Interfering with an opponent means preventing an opponent from playing or being able to play the ball by clearly obstructing the opponent’s line of vision or movements or making a gesture or movement which, in the opinion of the referee, deceives or distracts an opponent. Gaining an advantage by being in that position means playing a ball that rebounds to him off a post or the crossbar having been in an offside position or playing a ball that rebounds to him off an opponent having been in an offside position.