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[quote user="4-4-2"][quote user="Stevee Wonder"] [quote user="Polar"]Thanks pete, interesting line up... wheres stefanovic? injured? [/quote] Pretty sure he hasn''t travelled with the squad. I guess he''s got more stuff to sort than Ozzy. [/quote]   thats right he didnt travell, he may get a run out at Dereham on Friday night [/quote] Fancy all the new signings will get a game against us on Tuesday....a week today.

[quote user="Wally"]Pretty much anything by Muse - Knights of Cydonia sounds pretty good. Or New Born, or Plug In Baby[/quote] I''ve got their album great track!

Too right we are! [;)] Go Webby & Co! It''s a crying shame only 460 were there to witness it. Absolutely cracking match though! I thought we performed & competed very well bearing in mind they''re a full-time professional Scottish First Division outfit.

Here is the actual report which appeared on their site. The Bully Wee travelled to Norwich City''s Colney training base this afternoon for a closed door match against the Championship side. The Canaries fielded a very strong team but Clyde managed to get to the break with a two goal lead. Gary McSwegan opened the scoring when he converted a fine Willie McLaren cross and the club''s German guest made it two with a free-kick. In the second half, the home side pulled a goal back and Clyde lost Mark Brown and Jordan Murch through head knocks, with the former needing stitches. However, the match finished 1-2.

This report was taken from the Clyde FC website. Good match in prospect on Tuesday night. Read into it what you will! Can we overcome the mighty ''Bully Wee'' and do something no other Norfolk club has managed! Great Yarmouth Town 0 v 4 Clyde Sat, 12th Jul 2008 8:00pm Around one hundred Clyde fans enjoyed a solid start to the pre-season tour today. The hosts made life difficult for The Bully Wee in the first half and only Pat Clarke came close to breaking the deadlock when he broke free and saw his low drive cleared away from the goal. No changes were made at half-time but Clyde''s form immediately improved after the break and after 57 minutes Alan Trouten opened the scoring. The winger latched onto a ball down the channel and finished expertly, chipping the onrushing ''keeper. Clyde were now dominant and substitute Roddy MacLennan got the second goal with a neat finish following good work by Neil McGregor. A cut-back by Gary McSwegan was turned into his own net by a Yarmouth defender before the best moment of the match made it 0-4. The impressive MacLennan got his second with a spectacular volley from a McSwegan cross. Overall, a good work-out against a decent side whose fitness clearly began to wane as the match went on. lol. CLYDE (3-5-2): Cherrie, Gibson, Higgins, Brown, McGregor, Kettlewell, Trouten, Ruari MacLennan, Clarke, McKay, Trialist. SUBS USED: Roddy MacLennan, Murch, McGowan, McSwegan, Stephen Connolly, Sean Connolly, McCole. Tomorrow will see the squad take part in a double training session before the closed door match against Norwich City on Monday. Before taking on King''s Lynn on Tuesday.

I''d like to point you in the direction of this Anglia TV Interview with Julian Joachim. http://www.itvlocal.com/anglia/sport/  Joachim: Why I signed for Lynn. Here is another one which is slightly more acurate, taken by hidden camera during the negotiations: http://www.grapheine.com/bombaytv/v2/play.php?id=116401 Thought this may be of some interest to Canary fans.

[quote user="tHeReALSeaT"][quote user="Pboro_Canary"] It is a pity we don''t have an East Anglian Masters I agree - maybe they could pitch us in with the East Midlands to make up the numbers.  The other week they were scraping the bottom of the barrel when they included teams from those footballing Goliaths of Hartlepool and Carlisle in the North East Masters (not sure anyone at Sky has a map though as this would explain how Carlisle ended up in that competition). [/quote]   Didnt they do that the other year and loads of Norwich fans turned up in Gunny Wigs? I don''t think they invited us again after that [:(] There should be an East Anglian masters, Norwich, Colchester, Southend and King''s Lynn. Would be great [Y] [/quote] Yeah I''d second that idea. From our point of view it would be extra publicity and exposure which can''t be a bad thing.

Sorry arrdee don''t mean to be nasty but couldn''t you discuss these things via personal messages to negative vibes? Instead of clogging up these threads. I''m not being sarcastic its just a suggestion! [;)]

Getting back to the original thread here ladies! (lol) [;)] Can we expect a large contingent from Norwich on Tues 29th July when we play you at the Walks? May I use this opportunity to plug my web site below.

Fantastic NEWS FORMER Premiership footballer Julian Joachim has signed a pre-contract agreement with the Linnets. The striker (33) will put pen-to-paper for Lynn when his current deal with League Two Darlington expires on July 1st. (Blue Square North fixtures are announced on July 4th). Joachim''s previous clubs include Leicester, Coventry, Aston Villa and Leeds. Who here will be coming to the Walks when we play you? 

[quote user="Chops Doncaster"]Yes, come on you Trawlerboys.  I hope you enjoyed your half-time parade at Carrow Road last week, and don''t forget that I placed the directions to the Colney training ground in the glove compartment of the team bus.  Any time you fancy a trial, please drop by.  We''ve got plenty of space most of the year round, and who knows what might happen if you look reasonably able to kick a ball straight? OTBC [/quote] Ah ha! Alan Partridge here from Radio Norwich. I''ll be following the Trawlerboys to Wembley to report any good news back to my good friend Neil. He''s a C.E.O at Carrow Road y''know! [:)] Seriously though Come on the Trawlerboys bring the Vase back to SUFFOLK! OH S**T!

Just to add to what I''ve put above, when Worthington was manager why was Dean Ashton sold? He was sold as he was a ''big name Charlie'' in the dressing room who thought he was bigger then the Club. In otherwords a disruptive influence - so he was sold off on this premise notwithstanding his magestic skills on the football pitch. Now I''m not saying the same can be put down to Hucks'' departure far from it! Lets hope Roeder''s new aqusitions this summer do their talking on the pitch and not off it....or do we (perhap''s) need big heads for a big push....?

[quote user="jbghost"]He may well have signed all those players but everyone of them didn''t perform for him and got him sacked. The only big thing about Roeder is his ego. Never has been able to get the best out of big name players. Best we can hope for is some young loan players who are grateful for firts team football.[/quote] Does this indicate that Roeder has issue''s with certain big name player''s - big ego''s or player''s such as Michael Owen, Obafemi Martins, Damien Duff and Paulo Di Canio for some reason didn''t respond to his ways of man-management, who knows? I remember Worthington having the same problems thats why we had no big names in our squad after relegation from the Premiership!

[quote user="Phatcanary9"][quote user="Mark Smith"] Sorry, let me clarify that rather flippant comment with something a little more serious. Why are people so convinced that there''s some deep dark personal reason behind it all? Is it so hard to comprehend that decision is football related? A couple of months ago (I can''t remember which game), Hucks left the pitch after it''d finished, and what was the first thing he did? Went over and hugged Roeder. There''s no issue here, people are just causing trouble. And I daresay Hucks wouldn''t thank you for doing it either.   [/quote] Spot on Mark, some people who support this club just love to stir the SH**. [/quote] Yes, the amount of flak aimed at Roeder at present is a little unjustified I feel. Yes, Hucks was our best player no doubt about that and Yes, if you look at Roeder''s track-record with big name player''s some people may have a valid point, but I think it''s harsh to tarnish him with that same brush before he''s had time to manufacture his own squad of player''s!

[quote user="Phatcanary9"][quote user="inch_high"] [quote user="Phatcanary9"]yellowmad, i think Roeder will bring in stronger bigger players all over the field, he wants the team to battle as well as play football, no your not asking to much, i will stay positive and wait to see who the club brings in.[/quote]   Don''t hold your breath m8, there''s gonna be no money for anyone special. Expect half the team made up of loan signings and the other half from the minimal squad we have left, that''s why the club have pulled out of the reserve league, so they only have to pay wages for a first team and the rest spent on the remaining youth players and bench warmers. [/quote] I''m just trying to stay positive, i just can''t belive that even this board with all the mistakes they have made in the past will not have a plan of action, and i think we will spend more than we have this summer than what we hav in the past 3, i''m not thinking high millions but more than what we all would expect. [/quote] Keep the faith people judge Roeder on his summer signings then after that you can slate him if he gets it wrong. You never know in this game miracles can happen!

[quote user="Houston Canary"] Please can we get a UN Resolution demanding that NCFC sign 1 or 2 decent strikers, a goal-scoring midfielder, a centre-back and various others! - Grando   Yes, we COULD get such a resolution, and when it was ignored by the despots running the club (into the ground) we could get another resolution, which will be ignored. And another and another and another.  Then we will invade Carrow Road and find out that there are no players of mass destruction available after all.  So we install a new regime, give them some assistance until they are ready to run things themselves, and VOILA, we''ve got success at Carrow Road that will inspire all the other clubs in this part of England to be more open and cutomer friendly. Sincerely, GW Bush (OTBC!) [/quote] I like that one Houston Canary very thoughful, I''m not sure that it''s entirely accurate but still funny nonetheless!

[quote user="archer4721"] [quote user="Crikey..and with the outside of his foot"]I have read alot of negative nonsense about Hucks on this message board. For me, Iwan Robert''s obervations in the Evening News are spot on. We can all claim to" know our football " but Roberts is patently someone who really does. He still rates Hucks and believes he should have been offered another year''s contract and that''s good enough for me. I already held that opinion but it''s good to have confirmation from an ex-pro who, like Hucks, is also a Norwich City folk hero. Hucks must now think of himself and his family and if he goes off and joins another Championship club then I completely support him. IMO Huckerby has been the victim of jealousy and spite at the Club and Roeder wanted him out. Very sad but alarmingly true. We always bemoan the lack of loyalty shown by players to their Clubs and fans and here we have a reverse situation. The Club has shown a total lack of loyalty to a player who wanted to stay and Iwan Roberts believes had at least another year in him and some of the comments (and apathy) displayed by some of you so-called fans on here beggars belief. Truth is that the vast majority of the posters on here have rightly shown their unequivocal support for Hucks but a minority have revealed ignorance and stupidity in their assessment of the situation and some even downright nastiness. Shame on you.[/quote]   Hux would be lucky to get into the Kings Lynn side the way he''s been playing for the last TWO seasons. IF a championship side DOES come in for him (which they won''t btw), he will bite their hand off!! Don''t fall for the old ''never play against norwich'' bull - probably the most predictable and boring thing he could possibly say. We''re not all mongs Darren. It was handled wrongly, but ultimately the decision was a season too late. Huckery has never cut it in the Premier League, what makes you think he will now? lol.  [/quote] Great post by Crikey eloquently and perfectly put! Archer what sort of response was that though? Get real mate. I seem to remember Hucks tearing up the left wing at Highbury giving the Arsenal right-back Lauran a torrid time! That was in the Prem unless I was dreaming it! He''s more often then not been our best performer even on bad days. It''s a real tragidy he has been released but hopefully he can forge a new career for himself where ever that may be.

[quote user="sig"] Very saddened by this news today.  Players like Hucks are so rare.  The anticipation that he could always make something happen will be sorely missed, as will those trademark runs down the wing, cutting inside etc. His loyalty to the club is to be admired too.  How long before we see that again?  I don''t think anyone here would blame him for joining another club.  It would be a shame for it all to end like this, when he clearly has more to offer.  I, like most others, would like to have had the opportunity to give him the appropriate send-off he deserved. [/quote] The legend may have left us but the memories will live on forever! Darren Huckerby''s Norwich City appearances: 203 (60th on all-time list) Goals: 48 (25th on all-time list) The Best Creative, Most Inspiring player seen in a Norwich shirt since Martin Peters!!! I hope Roeder and the Board have something very special lined up for us this summer after releasing the heartbeat [U] of the Canary cause! 

Darren Huckerby has been the finest player seen at Carrow Road since Martin Peters in my humble opinion! All the best for the future Darren you will be sorely missed! This is a very sad day for All Huckerby fans. [:''(] Good luck finding a Club that will reflect your desire for the game.

[quote user="Mister Chops"]Evening News online: “The whole season is summed up by the fact that we have played some excellent football and created chances - now I need to find players who can take the chances and defenders who don''t make silly mistakes that lead to goals. Sounds easy”. And to me it sounds like Huckerby and Fotheringham might be staying, Cureton in for a spell of benchwarming (at best) and Shackell and/or Doc to be shown the door. [/quote] Sounds ominous if your name is Jamie, Jason or Gary! Doherty''s out of contract I know, Shackell has got a few years on his and Jamie was brought in to replace Earnshaw but hasn''t made the impact he made at Colchester unfortunately. Our defence has been constantly leaking goals now for the past three years, no matter who has been in the managerial hotseat! We should learn in the next day or two whether Hucks will be staying, as for Fozzy I''m confident he''ll stay under Roeder''s regime. Most of the reserves will either be loaned out to other Clubs next season or sold off. Wholesale changes are high on the agenda this summer and this message board will be swamped with Roeder''s Ins and Outs, but I believe eastern europe and South America are on his map!!! Watch this space as they say!

[quote user="HUDDY "] Who do you keep? I say ideally perhaps Marshall, Drury, Otsemobor, Shackall, Fotheringham, Russel, Pattison, Chadwick, Hucks, and Cureton, plus Daley, Lathrope, Renton, and Martin and Spillane, plus gilks. ( I hope Martin sorts himself out) That leaves you 13 players, plus three maybe''s, We need a fresh start so as well as DD retitring, i wouldnt be that disapointed to see Doherty released, and Croft soild (which i understand may happen), plus a total release of the out of contract youngsters. Cave Brown, Halliday, Smart, Rossi and Ryan Jarvis, Arnold, Eagle and Bexfield. None have shown anything really and shouldnt be kpet for the sake of it. Meaning we probably need 2 CB''s, 1 LB, 1 RB, 1 Winger (either side), A goalscoring CM, and 2/3 Strikers. C''mon Glen! I''d settle for Pearce, Taylor, Bertrand, Mancienne, Hoolahan, Andrews, Evans, Zamora and patterson! [/quote] I must say I agree with you Huddy on most of what you say but are Gary Doherty and Lee Croft really that bad in your opinion? I''m also not sure the two Kris'' Renton and Martin are good enough quality for Glenn to keep on the paysheet!

[quote user="Loan City Fc "]Money does not guarantee success but it helps, Ipswich only spent £3 million of their £12million and Magilton is already talking about adding quality to a side that only missed out by a couple of points this season .Trouble is now there are just so many teams with money in this League that a team like Norwich have no chance of getting the better players to sign , you have the three coming down plus the Sheff utd and Charltons and Watford (if they dont win the play offs) who still have parachute money , then there is the teams with money to spend from investment like Ipswich , Coventry etc. If our budget is around 2 or 3 million we may as well give up on next season already ,this team needs completely rebuilding and with decent players not the cheap variety we brought in last summer , £2-3 million wont even scratch the surface of our problems.[/quote] Very good point Loan City FC, however, an experienced manager like Glenn Roeder with all the contacts he has nationally and abroad should have no problems sourcing out the player''s and selling the Club to them with the help of Neil Doncaster. I''m expecting us to go all South American during the summer as Newcastle did during Roeder''s tenure there. As there are deals to be had over there! Or possibly in one of the Balken states!

[quote user="Canary Poirot"]If we are short of cash this summer, then we must cash in on Marshall. We have a massive squad rebuilding job to do, and if we can get £1.5 M + for Marshall then we must. It''ll offer an opportunity to Gilks, and we have two very promising young goalkeepers coming through the ranks in Jed Steer and Declan Rudd. Those latter two will need blooding one day, as back up to Gilks they will gain more experience, and better they are closer to the first team than 3rd or 4th in line for the position, as they could end up going the way of Jon Lewis.[/quote] John Lewis is a Department Store you muppet, don''t you mean Joe Lewis!! If Roeder didn''t fancy Lewis then Jed and Declan''s chances are minimal to say the least. As for selling Marshall you''ve got to be crazy he''s one of the best keepers in our league! I''d assume a keeper of his quality should be worth around £5M-£7M, as you don''t get picked in the Scottish squad for being a bad player these days! We need strengthening all over the pitch this summer but the priority has to be our lousy defence. To build a solid squad you start with the defence and work forward. I expect some surprises from Glenn as happened at Newcastle not your regular Championship canon fodder! Watch this space.

If he doesn''t make it at Norwich City there is another BIG club in Norfolk that will take him. [;)] Perhaps Glenn would be kind enough to give the lad a run out on 29th July, when a Norwich City ''eleven'' will visit the Walks as the build up to the new Conference South season starts for us.

Even the lads in West Norfolk know how to gain Promotion and how it''s achieved! Just read the following quotes: Linnets boss Keith Webb said: "There''s been a lot of heartache and hard work along the way, but days like this make it all worthwhile. "The boys have done magnificently to play under this sort of pressure and I''m just so pleased for all of the fans and everyone connected with the club. "A lot of credit goes to the board and the chairman. They have backed me and Lee (Glover) and given us the finances to bring players in." Linnets chairman Ken Bobbins said: "It has been a fantastic effort from the coaching staff and all of the players. "Keith has had his detractors over the course of the season but he has worked ever so hard and so have the players. "We should all be incredibly proud of them." I think if we can get the right formula you should be able to as well!