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No. Next season will be worse - no question. Think QPR at home - without the result - happening week after week. The only thing to look forward to is Worthy being paid off, so this fine club can move forward. ND says it''s too expensive to replace him, so expect the same old rubbish next season. It isn''t going to get any better, so we''ll all just have to accept it. Depressing isn''t it?

I don''t think we can either. I think we''ve got another Ashton- type situation on our hands. My money is on Earnie staying until the transfer window in January, unless we are in a strong position in the league - which won''t happen under Worthington, as I fear another re-run of last season is on the cards. I which case Earnie will become restless - Like many others. All this means enjoy Earnie while you can, though I wouldn''t completely rule out him being sold pre-season if the offer was big enough. I told Doncaster recentely that as much as I like Earnie, at this moment in time he is at the wrong club. I still stand by that view.

Get real out there - England would of done exactly the same! Belarus are a small footballing nation, and for them to beat England, even in ''b'' variety, is a major plus for them. They may never get the chance again, so I think this match should be taken in context - friendly or not.

I agree with much of what you''ve posted here miles. Green has been a critical-free zone for some reason, when there has been much to critisize, especially this season. However, my sympathies do go out to him on his injury though I fear that if Carson impresses, Green''s days in the England squad are numbered. The big question now is that if a proposed move for a healthy fee falls through this summer due to his injury, the club will not only loses out on x pounds, but will have a ''keeper that will start next season who STILL does not want to be here. Is this good for Norwich City Football Club...?

Big irony in this. I used to depise Mills, because he was ultimately a long ball hoofer with very limited talent. which is why his style didn''t fit in at Carrow Road at the time. However, The Norwich of then isn''t the Norwich of now, so his style of play would now fit in very well with Worthy''s hoofball...So who knows??? Still wouldn''t want him here though - luckiest man in Football. Ever!

I totally agree with Johno Bono''s comments, they back up the view of many others fans I have spoke to. I had a chat with Neil Doncaster last week, as I was angered by the sacking of Foley. I viewed it (and still do) as a cheap option, instead of the board making the correct decision and parting with Worthington - whatever the cost. Reading inbetween the lines of our conversation, the club cannot justify spending a £1M to release Worthington from his contract, as a new manager couldn''t guarantee success. I thought is was a ''risk'' worth taking, as we cannot afford to keep him because we are going nowhere. Naturally Doncaster didn''t agree with my (and many others) view. The club are hoping a new first-team coach can turn it around, because then they won''t have to pay off Worthington and then state that they did the right thing by sticking with him. A smug ''victory'' over the fans which will not happen. My view is that nothing will change. If the club is heading in one direction, it certainly isn''t forwards. If the board think that parting with Foley alone is a positive move that will appease the fans, then they are more inept than I thought they were.

In my view, Chris Sutton is the best Norwich player i''ve seen at Carrow Road and a potential partnership with Earnie could be awesome. However, many people could get disappointed as they would be expecting the Sutton of the early 90''s as opposed to Sutton 2006. Still a fine player, but you would have to expect a few injuries ( a la Duncan Ferguson ), so a Plan B would often be required. The club would be faced of paying big wages for a player who may only play 25/30 games a season - that''s if you could get him here in the first place... The irony of all of this is the wages - we won''t pay the wage of a player who could probably get us promoted, yet we can''t get rid of Worthington because of his wages. £1 Million a year for Sutton or Worthington? I think we all know who would give us better value...

Green as captain?! I don''t think so! It would be madness to give the captaincy to someone who hasn''t wanted to be here for some time. How could he motivate players in that context? '' Do as I say, not what I want to do? '' Gunn was a mouthy sod - and was all the better for it. How we could do with that now! Greens'' laid back approach wouldn''t work as captain. He used to shout when he was interested, but now my Grandfather makes more noise - and he''s been dead for six years.

Who would you start next season...? If Green has the perennial problem of no club ultimatlely wishing to take the risk on him over the summer for decent money, would you play a ''keeper who has ''wanted away'' for some time now and has had two indifferent seasons - or play someone with a point to prove? Gallacher proved a more than an able deputy at the end of last season, and begged the question of why he hadn''t been given the chance earlier? Worthy''s continued support of Green - when he would of been better off dropping him for the benefit of the club and himself - ultimately hasn''t done anyone any favours. Rob Green is a good keeper, but I believe that it would be in everybodys interest if he moved on - assuming someone will take him. There is little point playing someone who doesn''t want to be here, so best to look to the future I say...

Faith in Etuhu? Sounds like a religious sect. Patron Saint of under-achieving midfielders perhaps? I want him to be ''good'', but that applies to half of the team. Preston fans generally didn''t rate him, so on what i''ve witnessed, I''m still concerned. Then again, with a fresh manager, who knows?

Whether Livermore is alive or dead has baffled the medical profession for years... I suggest that he just goes along with everything Worthy says and picks up a nice cheque for a job that needn''t exist.

Foley has been made a scapegoat. Period. Out of the ''three wise men'', he was the only one with an ounce of credibility. If the board thinks this will appease the fans, then they are clearly mistaken. The club stinks right now, and the smell is only going to get worse.

I don''t believe they do feel they are to blame, but I''d put my money on one or two of the board that are concerned and would like Worthy to walk, but it''s Delia/Wynn Jones'' show, so don''t expect too much...

To quote someone closely connected with a senior player with the club: '' We [the players] didn''t rate him [Worthington] two seasons ago, so we certainly don''t rate him now!'' Worthington appears to be a disciplinarian who doesn''t get enough respect, which in management terms, is a total disaster. I recall Luton and QPR away - 11 men playing for the manager? Not a chance.

Fair points made here. It''s freshing to hear that other fans feel that Green has to take some of the blame, though as you''ve metioned, it''s not all his fault. Green has become almost a critical free zone and I don''t know why this has become so. He doesn''t want to be here - FACT - and the team has partly suffered as a result. Worthington has dropped him in the past and he came back a better ''keeper, but has played every game since ( when fit ). Worthington hasn''t put the pressure on Green in the last couple of seasons. By refusing to drop him, he has become complacent and has an air of apathy about him. There will be better times for Rob Green, but sadly not at Carrow Road...

Why didn''t we play Johansson? Simple. Because he''s talented, which in Worthy''s eyes means you get critised or dropped. Hughes on the other hand can play like a complete waster all season and still gets picked week after week as he personifies Worthless'' ''hard work, no talent ethic''. Our next signing will probably be a donkey who gives rides along the seafront, who fancies a change of employer. Worthy will ask the F.A if they can bend the rules to allow animals play, as he believes the beast can '' do a job in mid-field''. Don''t laugh - wait until the pre-season signings, it might be closer to reality than we may think.

Reality is not something that Nigel Worthington has adhered to for a some time. The truth is out there, but not for the time being... Thanks Delia, can we have our football club back now?

Well said 1st.Wizard! You''ll probably upset one or two, but who cares?! I don''t think enough pressure has been put on board this season, even though plenty of fans are unhappy with how things are(n''t) being run, though I''m sick of some fans telling me how ''grateful'' we should all be that she ''saved'' NCFC - not exactly the case. The fans don''t tell Delia how to make a cake, so why should she tell us that she knows best about something she knows nothing about - football. This board really have become hopeless; they are not even re-active, let alone pro-active. Doing nothing about Worthington is an apalling piece of business, if nothing else. But what should we expect from a club that has a stanglehold from two people who know nothing about football and have a basic belief in blind faith? Keep the pressure on!

I''d be happy with these signings too Josh, but one things puzzles me - how much do really think we would get for Green? I don''t think anyone would begrudge Green a move, but realistically we would only get around 500/750K, especially as he only has one year left on his contract. Some City fans think we would get £2.5/3M [!] for him but this is just fantasy. It''s an open secret that Green wants to leave and has done for some time - his agent has punted him everywhere but nobody is prepared to take the risk - not for serious money at least. His last two seasons have been indifferent and his overall stock has gone down. I do wish Rob all the best and of course the club should get the best deal [assuming there will be one], but the City''s handling of Green in the last two seasons has not been the best [partly due to no competition being used]and as a result, both parties have suffered.

I would much prefer Kevin Piper to review and comment on City every week - At least the public would be able to have a more balanced and honest approach put before them, rather than what is currently being offered by Waghorn. I''ve often wondered this season if Rick''s been told by his bosses that he cannot be critical about the situation at Carrow Road due to pressure put on them by NCFC. Therefore Rick writes articles that give more of a nod to Pravda circa 1973, than giving the public anything constructive. If NCFC club refuse to co-operate with the local press if they don''t like what they hear then we must be told, otherwise we will just end up with rubbish being wriiten every week that bears little or no relation to what is going on. The scribes must be allowed to do their job properly - Aston Villa tried to cut out the local press, but had to back down, as they were made to look foolish. I sincerely hope that if this is the case with NCFC, then the EDP/EEN will do the same...

If I were Earnshaw I''d leave too - I''m sure he really wanted to come to a Championship side and play every other game and receive dire service from our pitiful midfield put together by our mindless ''master tactition''... Sorry Old Boy, but the fans haven''t spoken out enough. We have been ''too nice'' for too long and now enough is enough. Earnshaw wouldn''t leave because of the fans - he knows what it''s all about: Worthington. If we had a manager who recognised Earnie''s strengths and played to them, then we could ALL have something to cheer about. So unless the board come out of their self-enduced coma, I can only dream...

Classic retro-minimal style looks good to me. As long as it''s a fitted style a la Tottenham and not our persistent use of over-sized kits that you could build a housing estate in, we could have our best kit since the Hummel era. Shame they won''t change the manager...

You are totally deluded my friend! Worthington has spent two years underachieving and largely wasting the clubs money. Some of the football played this season is worst I have seen by Norwich City since I have watching them - and that was in 1980. Any City fan who seriously believes he will ''turn it around'' next season is naive in the extreme. We have past the point of no return at Carrow Road. The only way the club can move forward is to replace Worthington this summer with a manager with fresh ideas who gets respect from ALL the players. He MUST be replaced - There is no logical reason to keep him ''incharge''. This is unlikely to happen because the board will continue to do nothing, which is an inept way of running a business, which ultimately is what NCFC is. Despite Delias'' good intentions, with her husband she owns way too much of Norwich City, something I have never been happy about from the start [Robert Chase ''only'' owned around 34%, which itself was too much]. With their control over the board, nothing will change. If they reduced their shareholding, we may see a more balanced arguement, instead of the old '' let''s get behind dear old Nigel'' approach, which is now a complete waste of time. The players haven''t for the last two years, so why should we...?