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komakino

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  1. A somewhat limited statement and something they could have well done without for a man that is a complete liability and a complete PR disaster. This is what happens when you fail to act, so the club have reaped what they sowed with Webber.
  2. Whilst I'd question The Daily Mail's 'once well run club' - when exactly was that? - I really don't understand why Knapper is getting grief in certain quarters. It is clear to me that Wagner is purely in a holding role until the end of the season. Knapper will have somebody lined up to replace him with a vision, so it makes little sense to buy players now. Ben has plans but obviously cannot publicly speak about what they are, so until then we are in an odd treading water period. Not ideal, but that's how it is.
  3. I have no problem with Idah going, but this creates a problem. Ideally he would need to be replaced, but with serious transfer dealing likely to be done in the summer under a new manager and philosophy from Knapper, it may be better for all parties to wait.
  4. I think little to nothing will happen this month. I would like to think that Knapper has somebody lined up in the summer who is not currently available and will start to address things once he is in place. Therefore Wagner is just keeping the seat warm, for better or worse.
  5. After that incident, Sir Arthur South called the Barclay 'Scum' and subsequently got booed every time he walked on the pitch.
  6. Webber's purchases for our last EPL campaign was the worst in our history and one that permanantly damaged his reputation in my opinion. You buy players for the league you are in and Webber bought none. Instead of purchasing 2 or 3 players on higher wages to fill the gaps of Skipp and Emi, none of the players he bought we then EPL standard and none were Farke's targets. That was never going to end well and didn't. Webber's misguided view of having a larger squad due to the number of injuries under Farke doesn't wash and a club with limited resources needs quality not quantity. If we were in a similar position in the future with similar funds, I hope we don't make the same mistake again.
  7. The can has been kicked down the road so many times by the club regarding an extension/rebuild of the City Stand it is very much of a case of I'll believe it when I see it. The insurance on the Main Stand must have been pitiful and the 'New' City Stand belonged more to Abbey Stadium than to Carrow Road, with more than a whiff of 'Subbuteo' for those over a certain age. I remember on Corporate events going back nearly 25 years where the club would wheel out an ex player and they always used to come out with the line of 'Next time we get promoted, we're going to extend the City Stand'. Whether they actually believed that or not who knows, but I doubted that it would ever come to fruition. However, given the financial state the club is in, I'm not sure now is the right time. If we ever get back to the EPL, it may be worth looking at again, as I believe we could easily fill 35,000 if things are better on the pitch and higher if away fans are given are higher proportion of tickets, but it would be a bit of a gamble with much depending on the finance and ambition of the board at the time.
  8. If your hunch is correct - which it could be - then what's the point of the Attanasio's?
  9. Absolutely. His behaviour was facilitated by the board, instead of being sacked.
  10. I think in Michael Bailey's piece in The Athletic after his sacking suggested that none of Farke's targets were met for the last EPL campaign and he told Webber the players he had bought were not good enough. That was never going to end well in retrospect.
  11. Given the situation at the time, NO. If he had been backed financially and had his player targets met, YES.
  12. I agree the the local press do a decent job, without over stepping it. Given the relationship between them and CR, they could have easily come out full guns blazing in the last couple of years. At least we haven't gone back to the Rick Waghorn days, as that would be even less acceptable now as it was then.
  13. I like Connor's pieces and he is not afraid to highlight areas of concern, regardless of whether that upsets his employers or the club.
  14. I stumbled across this quote from Tales of The Top Flight regarding the Ipswich/Norwich derby. Although the site is a little tongue in cheek, the quote below would seem an odd thing to state in there was absolutely nothing in it. My source claimed it was when Sheepshanks was at the club, whereas others state it was when John Cobbold was there. As I believe she is an opportunist, I'm certainly keeping an open mind on it, especially as I've heard this from various Ipswich fans over the years. It could all be nothing of course, but... " Smith even tried to invest and become a shareholder at Ipswich Town in the 1980s but was given a short shrift by the club’s board." https://www.talesfromthetopflight.com/2018/07/11/the-old-farm-derby-the-battle-for-east-anglian-supremacy/
  15. I remember being told by somebody who knew Bowkett well that he left because 'He got fed up of being outvoted' and McNally 'always sided in with Smith and Jones', so became a marginalised figure. As an aside, I remember when some fans were disappointed when Bowkett wanted to make Norwich City a 'Top Ten' fixture in the EPL as a lack of ambition!
  16. Clarence Harbour? That was away friendly and the look on more Northern fans faces at the price of beer was always a hoot!
  17. I've been an advocate of banning parachute payments for years as it gave the clubs that failed to survive an advantage the following season.
  18. Agreed. Dennis has never been objective with regards to NCFC because of his association with the joint majority shareholders. It was a messy and very selective piece from somebody who cannot divorce his personal feelings towards them and business. I've heard many people tell me how nice Delia is, but that is not relevant here. Even the most dyed in the wool Delia fan must accept that the AGM didn't go well, either for her or as a whole. Quite what MA thought, I wonder. Maybe one day we will find out. Being 'nice' is not what business is about. It is about making the right decisions and structures in place, keeping as many people onside. Being 'a fan' is not relevant either, in fact, it could be argued that it is counter productive as when cold, even ruthless decisions have to be made, they feel reluctant to do them, if at all. If Dennis is upset, then maybe he should look beyond his rose tinted spectacles and wonder why?
  19. I would like them to exit by selling completely, not dragging it out for years. The current situation is unusual and unnecessary, that's my personal opinion.
  20. The piece I've highlighted is a moot point as any exit will be on their terms. My view is that for the best interest of the club would have been for them to sell all their shares as they cannot take the club any further. The protracted and somewhat bizarre takeover process damages the club in my view, but for reasons only known to Delia and MWJ, it is happening the way it is. I suspect once you have power, it is difficult to let go. It's messy and I don't like it.
  21. It was a good video and hard to argue against.
  22. Sentimental rubbish. She doesn't give respect, so doesn't deserve any. She's lead a very charmed life at NCFC, but due the AGM debacle has shown once and for all that her and MWJ are not fit for purpose.
  23. As you know, I've never been a fan of Delia in a professional capacity as I've always felt she was never right for us and used the club as a vehicle rather than financial. I do know people that know her personally and says she very nice and generous, though a familiar line I hear is that business wise, 'she hasn't got a clue' though I think they mean in relation to the club, not outside of it. She had a led a very charmed life at NCFC and even going back to her drunken rant, she not only got away with it, but turned it to her advantage. Sir Arthur South called the Barclay 'Scum' and was booed for the rest of his days. I do wonder whether she feels so aggrieved of Webber leaving, she is taking a leaf from his playbook and criticising the people that matter most - the fans. Hypothetically, if say 50% of the fans stopped going, the takeover process would be a lot quicker than 3 years!
  24. The 'Guard of Honour' (sic) given to Webber shows you in one action what is wrong with Norwich City. The club is condoning passive aggressive behaviour as acceptable. It isn't. If he is ever to work in football again - and that's no given - he will have to change the way he behaves, otherwise it will not be tolerated. Some people are successful, some are failures. Webber was arguably both at Norwich City. But the way he treated fans must never, ever happen again at this club.
  25. Webber is a man who met his limitations, yet couldn't accept them. Would have been sacked at any other club in the Football League due to his passive aggressive/narcissistic behaviour and that clearly overshadowed any of the good things he achieved in his earlier years. Not a good example of how a Sporting Director should be.
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