GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary

Stats dont back that up? We conceded 34 goals in 38 games in no small part having an effective screener sho could win the ball and break up play in front of our back 4, something we've clearly missed since Its says a lot if you think Skipp was overrated but praise an inferior player like McLean We're 20 points shy of where we were in that season...a player of Skipp's nature not being in midfield is one of the major reasons why

In our last promotion season he was comfortably the best defensive miffielder in the league. Sadly it coincided with covid so we didnt get many chances to see him in the flesh, I went to the 3 home games where we were allowed 2k or 3k in at carrow rd and he was an obvious class above

By exactly as youve just described

If he cant finish in the top 2 with this Leeds team, I wonder what chance with us with potentially no Sara and Sargent?

Found it....James Bellamy??

I watched a pre season friendly at Cambridge in the 90s where Jose Bakero inexplicably played for us as a trialist...did he ever manage Barcelona as a caretaker??

I've stopped hoping for other results to help other teams stopping Ipswich getting into the top 2, when they dont even take advantage of it themselves. This season, we did all we could...we gave Leeds and Leicester 6 pts each and took 4 pts from Ipswich Fu ck Leeds if they didnt take advantage. We now have to make them doubly regret not doing so by seeing them off in the playoffs ( if indeed we face them at all and someone else doesnt beat them in the other semi)

I think we'd have a better chance vs Leeds in a one off final (where they might freeze like tonight) as opposed to a two legged semi final... I think the reverse would be true of Southampton

Lets hope Hull are well up for it because WBA have lost and not us!

The only consolation I can muster is at least the stress of a week of a two legged playoff against them is averted....or worse still an unbearable final at Wembley 15 yrs remains intact

Farke overperformed with us....particularly in the first championship winning season, with a team made up of freebees, and German second division journeymen But to not finish jn the top 2 with the likes of Summerville ,Rutter and Gnonto in attack ,together with Ampadu ,Rodon, Roberts, Gray efc etc is a massive underachievment

The most 'promotion by default in history' ....lets make sure we go up by the better route , at Wembley !

* 6 pts ahead...

If we get leeds in the playoffs, this is the sort of lead we'd need to take into the second leg....and even then I wouldnt be sure

Hull can beat Ipswich (which I'm sure we're well capable of giving them the necessary motivation they need tomorrow?!) ...then somehow need Coventry to hold them to a draw....