Stan Ley

Snodgrass MOM for me. Scooby, I was at the game and echo Bethnal''s comments. You''re easily pleased if you think Holt was "magnificent" tonight!

CamelFish, I have had a £100 bet also this morning. However it has been struck with Coral at 7,500/1 for Norwich to win the title. I think Kane is the final piece in the jigsaw. Along with the pacey Martin & tireless Morison I cannot see how we can possibly be denied!!

Dear oh dear!!! Please ignore my previous post. My maths has gone downhill since that 3rd glass of wine!! Fear not though, we were safe when we got the point against Everton in my opinion.

Ignore my previous post, I think I''m drunk!!!!

Dear oh dear. Wigan v Blackburn????

Wigan have to play Blackburn yet. Do some sums!!!

Shack Attack wrote.."obsession some people have with what Stephen Fry may or not be contributing to the club"Obsession? My 1st post in connection with Fry. Obsession? I think not.

Badger writes "Against all the odds, we have just secured promotion back to the premiership and for some unknown reason, someone has to call into question the motivation of one of the board members based upon an interpretation of one line of a book! Neither they, nor I have a clear understanding of the person''s role for the club but hey, lets assume the worst just to play safe? It couldn''t possibly be anything to do with interest in the club or the region could it? There must be a secret reason, a dark conspiracy, no doubt involving millions being syphoned from the club... Let''s not enjoy the moment and the speculation about future purchases instead lets cast around for someone who isn''t as pure as us; someone that might not love the club in the right way; lets dismiss anyone who has not attended as many games as I have as a glory hunter... How some people love the club to fail, so that they get the chance to really vent their spleen".I don''t think you understand the original poster''s intentions. Are you seriously suggesting he wants the the club to fail because of the passage he quoted from Fry''s autobiography? The original thread topic is a good one where Dylanisabaddog raises an an interesting point. What has Fry actually brought to the party since he accepted the directorship? Yes he wears a green & yellow scarf & mixes with lots of "celebrities".Does he really love "the game" or is it more a love affair with Norfolk?  He certainly has a love of snooker based upon the dozens of twitter posts during the recent World Snooker championships. Does he have the same passion for soccer? I don''t have the answer to that one but nevertheless much more worthy of debating than some of the dross seen recently on this forum.You are right that you or I do not have a clear understanding of his role within the club. Is it to bring in extra investment? Is to raise the profile? My impression to date has not been particularly favourable. However I may be proved wrong in time. Hopefully so. If you would prefer to turn your attention to the speculation of future purchases then please enjoy yourself. This forum is currently bursting with nonsense regarding Crouch, Klose, Owen and various others. If that''s your bag'' then have fun.

Hairy Canary. I''ve been watching this lot since 1972 so your comments re waiting to see whether we got promoted are a long way off the mark. As you rightly point out, the product HAS changed & the prices have gone up. It''s the timing that I disagree with. If you renew your ticket next January when Norwich are in 14th position & then in May we sadly got relegated the product will of course change again. Will the club refund those that have paid? Surely you would deserve a refund because of this change!!

"the Googler" Ah at last somebody understands the point i''m making. I''ts not the extra 50 quid that bothers me, it''s the policy.

Grantroederdisaster writes:"Thats like seeing a car in a sale that you can buy there and then but you decide to wait until after the sale when the price will go up!"I hear what your saying, but the point I''m making is that you would usually know the finishing date of the car sale!! I presumed the "car sale" at Carrow Road would finish on 14th May but was clearly wrong.Anyway, hopefully your comments re my money going to Lambert''s transfer fund are right & we get some quality additions to the squad. My extra 50 quid will help a little.

"Everyone has had loads of time to renew them so I wonder why leave it until now?"Barclaystand, I think you''re missing the point here. The fact is that the club provided a brochure back in December clearly stating prices for renewals between that time and May 14th.Everybody has different circumstances & can choose the time they wish to renew. Personally I had no desire to pay for a seat in December/January that I wouldn''t be sitting in until mid August. I was well aware that by leaving it until early May that I would be paying a little bit more but I was happy to accept that.The real point here is that the club having secured promotion on 2nd May decided to withdraw the pricing structure for the remaining few season ticket holders who had not renewed. Increased prices were introduced on 6th May, just 8 days before the final deadline for existing season ticket holders. Would it not have been more sensible to increase prices from 15th May instead?The attitude by the club here is, in my opinion, somewhat "penny pinching". These increases may have brought in an additional £20,000 or so from the remaining season ticket holders but I think goodwill has been lost.I respect your right to renew your ticket for 2012/13 at an early date as long as you respect mine to renew whenever I choose. I wonder if the club will be reducing prices of tickets next May if the worst should happen & the side get relegated? We both know the answer to this but the same principle should apply surely!!

"It is inevitable that more city fans will try and get season tickets when we are in the Premier League".It is inevitable, but they will have to pay more for their tickets than existing Season ticket holders who renewed prior to last Monday, the day we got promoted.The club put prices up last Friday so the price structure originally issued at the end of last year now appears obsolete. I had a quick look at my area in the Jarrold stand & the cost has gone up by around 11/12%. The club don''t seem to have made this very public yet unless i''ve been looking in the wrong place.

"Where did you get that information from? Not sure they would be allowed to do that as they have already published the prices for next season."Suspended on website & confirmed by a young lady at the ground this afternoon. The 2011/12 Season Ticket Pricing includes the clause "Norwich City Football Club reserves the right to amend any published season ticket price"In my opinion a bit penny pinching for existing Season Ticket Holders who still have until 14th May to renew. Wonder if those that renew next January/February will get a refund if we get relegated at the end of the season? Same principle should apply.

"I just phoned the ticket office and was told  there are now over a thousand people on the season ticket waiting list!"Season ticket sales currently suspended as the club are reviewing (i.e increasing) prices for the remaining existing season ticket holders who have not yet renewed and any new sales. New price list coming out Friday apparently.

"Think i''m right in saying we''ve amassed 12 points in our last six games. That''s promotion form''I think it''s 9 points from our last six games not 12 which actually falls well short of promotion form. We don''t play all our games at home which judging by our performances against Doncaster & Preston is just as well.Lambert has done a great job at this club but I agree with some other posters that starting at home against a weak Preston team with one up front was a mistake. His options are limited with Wilbraham who is clearly not good enough at this level, and Jackson who hasn''t come up to expectations. These are both Lambert purchases. I like many others cannot for the life of me understand why Wilbraham was brought to this club. I doubt whether he would make the bench for any other side in the top 10 of our division. It also didn''t help today that Holt played like a drain.As soon as Wilbraham comes onto the pitch the midfield gets bypassed and we play the long game. Our strength is our midfield. What''s the point!!For some reason Lambert has not been able to get the quality forward that a club such as ours with genuine promotion ambitions needs. The Foulger money was available in January. It is disappointing that Lambert has not been able to get the right player but it will be easier to get a suitable individual in the summer.We have come a long way in 18 months but I think our inadequacies in the final 3rd of the pitch will ultimately will leave us short of promotion. We have a midfield as good as any in this division. If we had the same quality of forward that got us promoted last time then we would have no problem in going up this campaign.

Whilst our away form has been generally good, we haven''t beaten any side in the top 14 away from home yet. We will have to turn draws into wins to have any chance of a top 2 finish.

As much as I love the club I don''t consider it a "bargain" to be paying on 1st March for a seat I won''t be sitting in until the 2nd or 3rd week of August. I''m a miserable git, I know, but that''s the way it is for me.

I think we will really have a go for it tomorrow.Lambert likes to surprise & may go with this side.RuddyMartin (R)BarnettWhitbreadDruryBennettSWPEarnshawLitaMorrisonEastwoodBench: Holt, Hoolahan, Martin (C), Jackson, LansburyA 4-0-6 formation looks suicidal but we must trust in Lambert!!!!!!!!!!

Paul Moy "Well, I got 6-1 at Ladbrokes on the morning prior to our 7-1 defeat" I think you may have got 6/1 for Norwich to win the division. City''s price for promotion was closer to 2/1 prior to the season''s kick off.

Indy_Bones "So his 31% win ratio isn''t better than Roeder, Hunter, Duffy, Hamilton, Megson, Deehan and Bond then? And that''s just from the last 30 years."I certainly wouldn''t consider Gunn an "idiot" but the fact is that he inherited a team out of the relegation zone and took them into the relegation zone. The man having had no management experience had sufficient ego, yes ego, to put his name forward to take the management role at a critical time.  Would you take on a job if you didn''t have the qualifications / skills to do it? He must take a large chunk of the blame along with Smith/Jones who of course are the main culprits. Whilst the recent policy of changing management every 5 minutes has been costly for the club I personally cannot see that Gunn remaining in charge next season will help in any way. I will be suprised if he can motivate a squad sufficiently to get us a top 6 finish next season.The man doesn''t inspire confidence. Are you suggesting that his 31% win ratio makes him a better manager than John Bond. Oh how I would like to enjoy the days of Bond''s reign again where for several seasons we held our own against some of the top teams in the land. How great it would be to see Peters, Boyer, MacDougall and co again. I genuinely believe that some of the most attractive football seen by a Norwich team since I started watching (circa 1970) was during that period. I''m sure you will agree that a 31% win ratio should be easier to achieve against the likes of Barnsley & Doncaster in the Championship than the likes of Arsenal, Liverpool & Man Utd in the top division. Your statistics are as meaningless as the Pink Un''s headline "Bookies backing City for promotion". At 9/4 surely the bookies are backing Norwich not to get promoted.

Sold the best, Kept the rest........... I love your exchange rate... can you give me $2 to the £1 next time I go to the states please????

WeWantWorthyBack  "tremendous stuff this season", "terrific squad", -- Youv''e got to be kidding pal!!! 6 games & 6 points. No creativity whatsoever. Perhaps you would like to name some of the "terrific" players in this "terrific squad"? I have been watching this team since 1971 and I can tell you that we are currently a million miles away from a "terrific squad".

[quote user="arrdee"][quote user="Stan Ley"]I agree DCA -- Believe it when I see it too. At the present time I see no evidence that we have a pot of gold -- just the opposite in fact.[/quote] Now "Stan" you lovely old boy , I posted to four posters two months ago what would happen to Norwich City with investment and I am so pleased that it is now happening and will continue to happen in the future . Now you should know that arrdee always tells the truth and arrdee never makes things up , o.k. you might be sceptical but if you would care to ask the great posters that I relayed my information to they will I am sure affirm that the information I gave them was correct without revealing my source which you should know anyway if you read the message board . The posters in question are Yankee, Nutty, Lappinitup, Evil, and myself of course , I will just say to you lovely old boys and gals , exciting days in front of us . arrdee. [/quote] Less of the "old" and more of the "lovely" please. Seriously though I really don''t see it with the quality of players currently being mentioned. They sure aint gonna take us to that promised land Arddee young fella''. If by chance you are right re the investment (and I doubt it very much) you are forgetting one thing. We still have Doncaster here to manage the funds. Enough said!!!

Spot on DCA