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On occasions when an incident such as that involoving Vaughan on Sunday or say a ball crossing the goal line and not being given as a goal, why if later seen to be a clear error can''t the FA award one goal in retrospect?  We would have a point from Sunday and so would WBA.  Had WBA been 2-0 up we would not see any benefit points-wise, but at least it would have been one more on the goals for total at the end of the season and we would not feel so aggrieved.  Not only because we ended up with nothing from the game, but also because the next three teams to play WBA will reap the reward that should be due to us. The problem is that the current system only penalises the offending team, but with no recompence to the team against whom the offence was committed.  I fully expect lots of replies telling me why this wouldn''t work and if so, that''s fine, but can anyone think of some way in which the injustice can be corrected?    

With just 2 points from a possible 6 and WBA being one of the teams percieved to be in ''our'' part of the Prem, it really ought to be a win for us.  So going for 2 - 1 to Norwich on the basis that WBA will of course be awarded a penalty.  But if we go down to ten men again we will lose.

To attempt to defend a 0-0 scoreline against that kind of firepower would truly be suicide and I suspect would end up being an absolute creaming. I think we have to play our own game and hope we can do it well enough to come out of it with credit and dignity and I honestly believe this offers a far greater chance of a 0-0 than turning up for the game with defence as the priority.  If we are not good enough then so be it, there is no disgrace in losing to a team that is expexted to finish either first or second at the end of the season.

[quote user="Joanna Grey"]It was the first day of the season, it was not just us finding their feet. Give it a few more games and then we can really see where our weaknesses are.[/quote] Very true, but by then the transfer window will be closed and we will have to live with any such weaknesses until January.  I think our hope must be that this is a repeat of last season when we were ''woken-up'' by Watford and there followed a rapid improvement.     

[quote user="YankeeCanary"] [quote user="25overpar"]I''m sure this has been covered before, but I can''t find the thread.  I have a few days off over the next two weeks and thought I might go to Colney to watch some training.  Does anyone know when the public are allowed in? [/quote] Why don''t you spend those days getting in some solid golf practice time then, perhaps, you can change your name to GreensInRegulation.  [/quote] Sadly Yankee, there aren''t enough days left in my life to achieve that, let alone the few I get off work! 

I''m sure this has been covered before, but I can''t find the thread.  I have a few days off over the next two weeks and thought I might go to Colney to watch some training.  Does anyone know when the public are allowed in? 

Just wondering if anyone has heard anything about who might be replacing Neil Adams on Canary Call and in the Radio Norfolk commentary box?

That''s because it''s being covered bu ESPN.

[quote user="official_mushy"] He''s a right back who currently plays in the Austrian League for Red Bull Salzburg. In 2009 he was involved in a fatal car crash, while driving he killed a cyclist. He was found guilty for speeding and so causing the accident and was given a 1 year prison sentence, which at the moment is suspended for a 1 year probation.   Thought I''d pass this on. [/quote] Does this mean if we sign him and he gets 2 yellow cards he has to go to prison for a year!?

I''ve been trying for well over an hour to log on to the Pink''un website and all I get is a blank white screen with the exception of "NO GAMEKEY FOUND" written in the top left corner.  I can go straight to the message board via GOOGLE with no problem, but I can''t get the Home Page.  Is anyone else having this problem?  And if anyone knows what "NO GAMEKEY FOUND" means, could you please let me know. 

I don''t think it matters if PL is on holiday because as I understand it it''s McNally who does the business after having been given PL''s shopping list.  As for who might yet arrive I have no idea, but I expect another keeper, right-back, centre-back and mid-fielder and probably nobody costing more than £3.5m, leaving money available for January.  

Finishing in second place!

Sorry JG I promise I''ll try to keep up.  But there''s soooooo much going on at the moment and it''s difficult to know what''s true or just guesswork or just complete tosh. However, it could just be my age.................I''m almost 117 and three quarters you know!   

[quote user="lappinitup"] As it seems almost certain he''s coming here I think this is worth a look.....   Elliott Bennetts Brighton Goals   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN5lZHsm8TM [/quote] Well Brighton have just signed a new winger (Will Buckley) for £1m......A replacement maybe?

[quote user="Evil Monkey"]I''d also like them to ban anyone of a certain size who uses their seat like their home sofa, spreading themselves out into the surrounding area, legs akimbo, arms and elbows nestled into the ear cavity of their neighbours. I go to the ground to watch football, not to spend 90 minutes touching knees with a stranger.[/quote] If it was W.I.T.S. I certainly would!

[quote user="crafty canary"]Seems Millwall want close to £3m as they have to pay Stevenage 25% of the fee. At £3M, that''s £750K leaving them £2.25M which itself is not a ridiculous sum for a player with his record. Questions is, should we be paying for the Stevenage on-cost? I guess we''ll have to pay aproportion of it if we want to land him..  [/quote] Surely not the buying club''s problem. If Millwall agreed a sell-on clause, that''s their problem and doesn''t affect the market value of the player.  He is only worth what clubs are prepared to pay and that valuation will be based purley on the player, not on the need to cover any sell-on amount.     

Why do people keep on talking about players such as Defoe who''s wages far exceed those that will be paid at Norwich?  Paul Lambert has already said he won''t be having players on £60k a week here.  And by that I believe you can read £30k also.  The club have also stated that they will not break the bank on huge pay deals.  So, back to reality please. 

None of this would bother me at all, in fact it was expected that every high profile club that parts with their manager is immediately going to be linked with Paul Lambert, but there is one thing that has and that''s the fact that NCFC have declined to comment.  Why?  Surely they know all we want to hear is a catagorical "HANDS OFF" statement and that he has been offered and accepted a three year contract.  My God, they cannot be haggling over a deal to keep Lambert here, just give him what he wants and let him get on with planning for next season.  

[quote user="CT"]There is a world of difference from wanting us to finish in a position next year and where people expect us to finish. I expect us to finish bottom 6 if I''m honest and maybe 17th. That would suit me down to the ground... where I want us to finish is completely different and unrealistic [;)] What about you? Where do you EXPECT us to finish? [/quote] Somewhere between 8th & 14th.

[quote user="AJ"]I''m sure he''s always said he wants a future at Arsenal, can''t blame him! [/quote] He''ll never make it at Arsenal, he won''t pass the ball when he has a clear shooting chance himself!

In the (I believe) unlikely event that QPR are deducted points which results in us becoming Champions, how many fans would gain any satisfaction from being awarded something we didn''t earn?  I can''t understand why any Norwich fan would wish this on QPR.  And think about it, such action could let Cardiff in through the back door and where would you rather travel to next season, London or Wales???  Oh and by the way, if we''re talking about ''dodgy'' dealings, how many people think the Bellamy ''loan'' smells any sweeter?   

[quote user="Larry David"]Our GD is inferior to all of the teams above us and could be the difference between automatic and playoffs. Anyone think our misfiring strikers will actually score?[/quote] Add to that the fact that Forest are quite possibly going to add another 5 to theirs tonight. 

I can''t see why this skirmish has broken out.  I think it''s a shame that something intended to make people laugh ends up in a war of words about what is and what is not either acceptable or funny.  The simple fact is that we all find different things funny, but the majority of us will laugh at mostly the same kind of jokes.  It is unavoidable that some people will not.  However I don''t think this is a reason for the poster of the joke to feel any regret for having posted it or for anyone to take exception to it when it is nothing more or less than a joke.  If everone who might take offence at a joke were considered before it was posted there wouldn''t be any posted ever again!  I just think it''s time for a reality check.  I don''t believe any jokes are posted on here with the intention of offending anyone, but just to share a little laughter. So please, if you don''t like a particular joke why not just keep it to youself and move on to the next one because it''s quite possible that someone else may have found offensive another joke that you thought was extremely funny.  It takes all sorts so why not just enjoy the one''s you like and forget the one''s you don''t and accept them all in the spirit in which they are offered. And WITS, please don''t let any of today''s comments put you off.   

[quote user="jb"]WITS''s posts are normally intelligent and readable - i''m really disappointed that she''s taken to posting unfunny racist carp.  I''m by no means a prude or a member of the PC brigade, but this has no place on the pinkun, or anywhere else for that matter.[/quote] Well, in the interests of retaining a balanced view I am also not a prude or a member of the PC brigade and I had a good laugh.  This is probably because I took them for what they were intended to be..................JOKES!  Thanks WITS. Got any more?   

So, what are the opinions regarding the way in which the £2m cash injection will be used?  I don''t think PL will have been surprised as I am sure he knew this money was available well before the January window closed and that the club clearly decided it was better not to go public at that time. But, now that we all know about it, do you think there will be an expensive loan from the Premiership to "give the lads a hand" in the push for a promotion spot or is it best saved for the summer?