Xavi- Poor Mans Ian Crook

The replay shows how bad the finish was not really a world class save. The shot was going into the corner near Fraser when he had the whole of the goal to aim for. It was a good save but nowhere near brilliance.

Works very hard every game and does the holding role well when defending. It''s just a shame that his second touch is a tackle.

[quote user="edo"]You people are deluded if you think you outplayed us at elland road - Leeds didn''t get started! Lets see what happens on your home turf - Colchester has already hit you for 7.[/quote]Just because you supposedly didn''t get started makes it impossible for us to outplay you how.

[quote user="Ulf Ottosson"] I would suggest we try him as a right winger. The logic being he''s more dangerous coming inside from outside. On the left he always comes inside but then is on his right foot. This seems the norm these days think Messi, Henry the same thing applies with Huckerby.[/quote]There would be no point in sticking Wes on the right. With people like Messi he can use either foot so the full back cant anticipate. Wes is too one footed so the full back can just cover the inside. Stick with Wes in the hole its working well.

Would much rather Omozusi to play right back than Otsemobor. He was much better than Jono last season.

I thought he looked lively and maybe in a better team could be very good. Caused us a few problems with his quick feet but he didn''t have a great game.

[quote user="Smiffy"]Best player on pitch yet again last night. Why does he never seem to get the rave reviews he deserves? Howson didn''t get a touch last night[/quote]He doesn''t get rave reviews because the job he does is easy to go unnoticed. When Makelele was in the holding role at chelsea he never got the plaudits but they were much better with him.

Semmy is by far the worst player on the books. Defender who can''t defend or attack with a bad attitude to boot.

[quote user="Lord Flashheart"]I''ve never seen such a poor clearance. Unacceptable.[/quote]Like having another David Marshall

Dumic not Duric

[quote user="Fernando Derveld"]Firstly, in contrast to other areas of the pitch the squad is threadbare on wide players. Gunn just didn''t strengthen on the flanks - OTJ, Gill, Hughes are all CMs. Smith, Adeyemi and Russell are all also CM minded. Whaley flopped, we haven''t seen whether Wiggins can play on the wing yet. Finally Hoolahan has been given the hole which seems to work for everyone, playing the diamond which deliberately sacrifices width anyway. Perhaps this combination of formation and lack of competition is precisely Lappin and McVeigh''s problem.Having said that I don''t fully agree about Lappin, he''s never really been a hustling sort, but perhaps he needs a rest to get his energy levels back up to where they were when he rejoined the first team. Regardless of that though, he''s still our best deliverer of a cross or deadball, something we sorely miss without his presence.Jury is still definitely out on McVeigh.[/quote]I''d Agree with that.

[quote user="Shaker"]Doc didn''t put a foot wrong last night yet he''s still getting stick. I didnt think Askou had a great game and if that had been Doc you lot would be slaughtering him. Doc is a far better defender than Nelson will ever be and i hope Lambert comes to see it like that.[/quote]Not entirely true is it. I remember Doc making two mistakes in the first 3 minutes but as soon as we settled down and got into the game he dealt with all he had to do.

Spillane every time. I would prefer it if Semmy never wore a norwich shirt again.

Played quality. He wasn''t scared to get forward and actually wanted the ball which i haven''t seen from a city right back for ages. Hopefully that is the last we see of Jon Otsemobor who i am still trying to work out why we pay his wages.

Hoolahan is by far our most dangerous player. He does keep the ball to long which is frustrating but he can also tear teams apart. The reason he didn''t shoot was that he has no right foot. so he had to cut back inside onto his left and then the defence had closed him down so he did the sensible thing which was lay it off. At which point orient closed down Lappin so he couldn''t really score.

Lappin thought he was sending drury off. As the card came out Lappin charged to the ref in disbelief as he walked past drury.

[quote user="Glenn Foy"]I think people who are saying he is a very poor player embarrassing themselves. As stated, he won player of the year once (the first non-british player), came runner up as well last year, epitomised desire and determination playing for the club (which is more than be said for the loan players that got us relegated). There is no way he should be frozen out to this extent. I totally understand that Nelson and Askou are first choice (for me it should be Askou +1) but if Nelson is injured, the Doc should be on the bench at least. I think if he get''s his head down and works hard in training, there''s no reason he shouldn''t be given other chances to prove that he is a good player that is easily good enough at this level. [/quote]What about Lita and Lee. Those two in particular showed more desire and determination in their short stints here than some of the first team (Jon Otsemobor mainly) in the whole season.

What the **** was he thinking? The fact that he touched the ball is pointless since the touch was so small it was impossible to detect in full speed. How stupid do you have to be to make that challenge. All he had to do is see him out of the area.All those blaming the ref, from his angle and distance from play any ref would have gone with the linesman who had a much better view of the incident.

Martin may have got the ball (barely). The ridiculous thing is why Martin made the challenge. The guy was going nowhere and Martin should have seen him out and most importantly not given the officials the opportunity to give a pen.In cricket the umpire doesn''t get every decision right so the bowler needs to give him every opportunity to give him out.

[quote user="Paul Lambert"]It isnt as active as Pink Un tho. :([/quote]Only 4 of their fans can read and write.

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[quote user="Sir Arthur Whittle"][quote user="Brendan"]Arthur, i wouldnt say owen to be honest, he seems quite an honest player. .[/quote] Watch how easily owen goes down, maybe a bit harsh as hes not a strong lad I suppose. But I stand by the fact that Gerrard and Rooney are dirty diving tosspots, with Gerrard going down like a amsterdam hooker with 50 euros in her pocket. [/quote]Brilliant

Agree Cody looks so much more dangerous than Curo who i can''t see what he brings to the game at all.Wes will give the ball away but he can create something out of nothing which is what we needed today.

[quote user="kdncfc"]None of them were worth any more than a 4 imo, that has to be the most depressing game I''ve ever seen at Carrow Road. No urgency or passion at all, we just didn''t seem like we wanted to win the game enough to me. When I watch us play like that against a poor team like Walsall I really fear for us in the next 2 games against better opposition. [/quote]Think back to the start of the season and then rethink your statement.

[quote user="Bob Franklin"][quote user="Lambo"]Again... McNally has shown a much needed ruthless "nasty" streak that''s been sorely lacking round here. Where''s being a nice club got us recently?? Religation to our lowest position in 50 years.[/quote] Our lowest position in 50 years has come about because of years of mismanagement at Board level. You want nasty and ruthless ? What was Roeder then and look what he did to the club - he''s the man that "steered" us to relegation not Gunn. Gunn is the man who shrewdly got rid of the dross and brought in players like Holt, Hughes, Askou etc and who gave neglected players like Lappin, Smith, Adeyami etc their chance. Yes, there was one freak result and McNasty had the chance to make his mark and got rid of Gunn. McNasty''s next big move to was to instigate an expensive "investigation" by Celtic''s head of security into the pitch "invasion" (sic) by a father and his son ! I didn''t see Everton sack Moyes after their home freak result against Arsenal did you ?   [/quote]1. Gunn did steer us to relegation, we weren''t in the bottom 3 when he took over.2. Lappin was given his real chance under Lambert, Adeyemi and Smith were too young for last season and now are ready and are getting their chance.3. David Moyes proved he can actually manage a football club, Gunn proved he can''t.