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[quote user="ron obvious"][quote user="Mister Chops"]As an aside, I can''t believe that a word rhyming with "twinge" is filtered, but it''s perfectly acceptable to say vag, pussy, gash, punani and hairy cheque book. [/quote]Can I put a hand up for quim?A bit 18th century, but I like it.[/quote]Isn''t Quim the name of a Portuguese goalkeeper?

[quote user="canary_bird"]Just looked him up on Wikipedia ... it says he was born in 1p5wich !!![/quote]Yeah but is Norwich through and through. He was one of my best friends at school and was in many plays etc with him before drama school. A lot of people are born in Ipswich, he was just lucky to escape...

[quote user="Bouncebackability"]Lets all slag him off and make his mind up for him!! Well done all :)[/quote]I have to say I agree with you, I have no idea why so many have jumped on the anti-PL bandwagon when (if you read my post above) he could just be tight lipped because that is a good way to go considering we have a game tomorrow and this was a press conference about that!

Has anyone thought that maybe some advisors at NCFC has told him to not talk about it? Silly thought I know but the statement from the board last night was a clear ''no'' and just maybe they have asked him not to drawn on the matter and to concentrate on the job at hand? Makes sense, but then again when has logic come into football!?!

I was going to have the same problem, but an British pub in Taipei has informed me that they will show the game this weekend on a delay (10pm kick off).I am finishing working out here and have delibrately stayed in Taiwan an extra day to avoid being jetlagged for the game, so hopefully it will be worth the wait!!!Bring it on!

[quote user="Mook"]Anyone remember watching two young uns by the name of Emile Heskey and Michael Owen playing up front for the U-21s at Carrow Road? Must have been 1997 I guess?[/quote]I was at that game, we won 4-2 but lost on away goals, both goals were from mistakes by one Richard Wright. Andy Marshall and Darren Eadie were both on the bench and the crowd was screaming for them to come on. Was a good night.Also, it was Michael Owen''s only appearance for the U21''s I believe. But I could be mistaken...The last game against Slovakia in think, the poor right back on that day had to deal with Ashley Young and Wayne Routledge both drifting to the left wing...ripped him to shreds...poor bloke.

[quote user="grantroederdisaster"]Our best ever spell in our history seasons 92/93 and 93/94 coincided with the worst kit ever in our history!   Enough said! [/quote] so by that theory, the worse the kit, the better we play?

Lucky you! Thus far my search in Taipei has led me no where, I have to find somewhere to watch it online

[quote user="Barclay hero"]Think a few people on here need to get over the whole Leeds thing OK we are Champions of League 1 but they are the big story.  Why?  Because its only a few years ago they were in the semis of the Champions League and their fall from grace was even harder than ours.  Dont forget we''re dealing with Murdoch here - the same that owns Sky who in turn are the inventors of the Premier League monster.  Leeds were a big part of that not very long ago - Norwich have only been an occasional member of the Premier League.  We''d have been a big story had our European run etc been six years ago, not sixteen.  Instead we''re (to most of the country) a Championship club thats found its way back to the Championship.  Is that big news?  Would you want to read a 2 page spread next year on Sheffield Wednesday?  An honest answer is likely to be No I love to read about Norwich in every paper - but to be honest Im quite happy that the media (and the country) take little notice of us.  Hopefully that way we can slip under peoples radars until we''re top of the league   [/quote]*warning* most useless comment of the thread.I have to say I agree with most of this, the papers love a story of a club that was once competing with the finest in Europe only a few years ago, collapsing only to try and rebuild, if it works they can say I told you so, if not they critise them, do you really want to be reading that about us?

[quote user="The Butler"][quote user="dezmondo18"]Well my grammar ain''t going to change anytime soon so I''d appreciate the few who have a problem with it, do just as you say and just talk about the subject, not every is as competent as others , people have different skill levels and languages and guess what people get on with it please do the same at the end of the day we all bleed yellow :).[/quote] OK you have had your English lesson for the day. Now for maths you can understand! Mathematics  This comes from 2 maths teachers with a combined total of 70 yrs. experience.It has an indisputable mathematical logic. It also made me Laugh Out Loud.This is a strictly mathematical viewpoint...it goes like this: What Makes 100%?What does it mean to give MORE than 100%?Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%? We have all been to those meetings where someone wants you to give over 100%.How about achieving 103%?What makes up 100% in life? Here''s a little mathematical formula that might help you answer these questions: If: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z is represented as: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26. Then: H-A-R-D-W-O-R-K 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98% and K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96% But , A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E 1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100% And, B-U-L-L-S-H-I-T 2+21+12+12+19+8+9+20 = 103% AND, look how far ass kissing will take you. A-S-S-K-I-S-S-I-N-G 1+19+19+11+9+19+19+9+14+7 = 118% So, one can conclude with mathematical certainty, that while Hard work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will get you there, its the Bullshit and Ass Kissing that will put you over the top.     Now I know why some people are where they are![/quote]By that logic ''brown nosing'' gets you a long way!

The weird thing is, most people who wrote about Norwich in the comments section seem to believe we will be higher up! It''s weird how some people see us, a couplw of them are Leeds fans which surprises me more!

I''m still surprised that no one has used Patches O''Houlihan (from Dodgeball) for our own Wes. It gets a giggle nearly everytime I say it in reference to Hoolahoop....honest.

[quote user="Yellow Rages"]How is he a journeyman? He has only played for two clubs in 18 years of professional football.[/quote]I make it 3. Manure, Newcastle and Birmingham. But you are right, hardly a journeyman.

[quote user="Bethnal Yellow and Green"][quote user="jimidack"][quote user="Bethnal Yellow and Green"] [quote user="jimidack"]But the thing is Australia can be classified as Asia due to close proximity, saying Wales to go through the North American qualifying is extreme to say the least. Australasia is actually a region in geographical terms so why can''t they play in Asia? I think it only seems fair that a country the size of Australia has a fair chance of getting to a world cup. Seems ironic that Australia left just before FIFA changed the play off system. So rather than New Zealand play the 5th placed team from South America they get the ''lucky losers'' from Asia.On the Mexico point, due to them being in Central America they play in the North American Gold Cup and the Copa America.I want to see New Zealand cause an upset...it just would make me chuckle. As long as it''s not against England!  [/quote] Australia is in close proximity to Asia?? Firstly which bit of Asia as the group means they have to play games in the Middle East, not that close to Australia. Also countries like Japan are still a 9 to 12 (depending on which bit of Australia you are on to which bit of Japan) hour flight away! That is about the same amount of time from England to Japan so not really that close is it?? At the end of the day it is all about making sure certain countries have more chance in reaching the finals. It is in FIFA''s interest that Australia regulary qualify and by allowing more "Asian" teams to qualify there is a greater chance of rich countries such as Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia or China getting through. Ironically what has happened is North Korea and New Zealand got through - not really what was expected. [/quote]Nice to see those highlighted nations made it to world cup isn''t it?Well you tell me how far we have to travel to Kazakhstan or Israel? And then tell me it is no different from Australia going to Japan, Korea and Bahrain? I like the idea of Australia qualifying, I had no qualms about it when they switched. It made sense to move to a more competitive federation. But I don''t like the fact many people are saying New Zealand shouldn''t be there or don''t deserve it. They won all their games, so move on and hope we get them in the draw! Considering their better players are British based it would be great game for many New Zealanders.Smaller nations qualify for the world cup, and it''s good that all federations are being represented. They haven''t expanded the amount of teams that qualify from Asia, they just threw Australia into the mix.  [/quote] I have no issue with New Zealand in the World Cup, as you say there have been smaller and worse nations qualify before. It is confusing why Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan are allowed within UEFA and not the AFC, I know Israel is in UEFA to avoid games against Iran etc. You are of course correct that the same amount of teams qualify from the AFC, but with the play-off now against OFC it is seen to be easier for the 5 team progress. The OFC is now by far the weakest of all the regions, but with the play-off against the 5th AFC team there is a better chance than against the 5th South American team (why is it always Uragauy?). I''m sure FIFA were hoping for China to make it this year, although they even failed to make it to the second league round. Watch out for North Korea come 2010, their team is made up from a few professional players that live in Japan and the rest are conscripts from the North Korean army, and play the same way -- should imagine plenty of red cards in their games. [/quote]You have a point, why is it always Uruguay? I can''t argue with the idea that FIFA want certain nations to get to the World Cup for various reasons, just look at the play off''s in Europe!! The whole thing is a bit of a farce sometimes, much like players such as Carney and Killen going...as they showed very little quality during their time at Carrow Road.

[quote user="Bethnal Yellow and Green"][quote user="jimidack"]But the thing is Australia can be classified as Asia due to close proximity, saying Wales to go through the North American qualifying is extreme to say the least. Australasia is actually a region in geographical terms so why can''t they play in Asia? I think it only seems fair that a country the size of Australia has a fair chance of getting to a world cup. Seems ironic that Australia left just before FIFA changed the play off system. So rather than New Zealand play the 5th placed team from South America they get the ''lucky losers'' from Asia.On the Mexico point, due to them being in Central America they play in the North American Gold Cup and the Copa America.I want to see New Zealand cause an upset...it just would make me chuckle. As long as it''s not against England!  [/quote] Australia is in close proximity to Asia?? Firstly which bit of Asia as the group means they have to play games in the Middle East, not that close to Australia. Also countries like Japan are still a 9 to 12 (depending on which bit of Australia you are on to which bit of Japan) hour flight away! That is about the same amount of time from England to Japan so not really that close is it?? At the end of the day it is all about making sure certain countries have more chance in reaching the finals. It is in FIFA''s interest that Australia regulary qualify and by allowing more "Asian" teams to qualify there is a greater chance of rich countries such as Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia or China getting through. Ironically what has happened is North Korea and New Zealand got through - not really what was expected. [/quote]Nice to see those highlighted nations made it to world cup isn''t it?Well you tell me how far we have to travel to Kazakhstan or Israel? And then tell me it is no different from Australia going to Japan, Korea and Bahrain? I like the idea of Australia qualifying, I had no qualms about it when they switched. It made sense to move to a more competitive federation. But I don''t like the fact many people are saying New Zealand shouldn''t be there or don''t deserve it. They won all their games, so move on and hope we get them in the draw! Considering their better players are British based it would be great game for many New Zealanders.Smaller nations qualify for the world cup, and it''s good that all federations are being represented. They haven''t expanded the amount of teams that qualify from Asia, they just threw Australia into the mix.