Yellow Pecker

@westie I did suggest that Parma''s system (if I may call it that) will work at the highest levels of the game with intelligent and skillful athletes of the sort that you have listed. I wouldn''t disagree with a single player or club that you''ve mentioned as being able to play intelligent football within a Parma style system. Where I diverge, Westie, is that at our level and with the players that we have at our disposal it just doesn''t work. I don''t think one has to understand systems so deeply to see where we are going wrong. We play the ball out from the back with the intention of keeping possession and try to move up the pitch using lots of short angular balls. If we don''t make any forward progress we are quite happy to bring the ball all the way back to the goal keeper and try again. We were doing this tonight when 2-0 down at home with five minutes left on the clock. There are two clear problems here. 1. we allow the opposition to structure their defence. On numerous occasions Madison and Pritchard were shooting from outside the box only for the ball to bounce away against a defender''s legs. They have too many players back in the box and we play with no width. The penalty box is as crowded as Oxford Street in the January sales. 2. we leave ourselves open to an interception through having a high rate of short passing in a small area of pitch. In order to counter this we don''t get midfield players forward quick enough and so our striker is left without service. Our defending is another issue. Our defenders are way too static. This is down to the zonal marking system, a defender probably thinks he has taken up position correctly according to what he thinks he has learnt in training. He is not taking into account what is happening on the pitch and time and again teams facing Norwich simply rip our defence to shreds. We know what Einstein had to say on the subject of insanity, and I felt from the very earliest games this season that there was a sense of uncertainty about our play as though players were trying to do what they''d been taught about playing the system but were struggling with it. Looking at the more recent games it feels more like the players have given up on trying to play the system and have lost faith in the philosophy. They are lacking in both passion and motivation and I put it down to that they are either unable or willing to play to Farke''s system of football. Do you remember Grant Holt''s last season with us? Now there was a player who was a joy to watch when he was unconstrained and allowed to attack centre backs directly. But Hughton tried to impose constraints and play to a more rigid system and Grant hated it. He wasn''t allowed to play his natural game. And this really is my beef about systems, that they do not allow players to express themselves fully. The flair is subdued in the name of the structure. Now I can understand where Parma is coming from and I think he is a football purist who delights in a well-oiled machine where everything is working in perfect sync. Good for him. But going back to my car analogy, I much prefer to see an old banger coming skidding around the corner in a blaze of sparks. That gets my heart racing. My car won''t perform at Formula one levels but its much more fun and something I can relate to at a personal level.

It''s the two main shareholders that need to go.

Thank goodness rhubarb doesnt nitpick

Oh the irony of this post on the OT thread. Who could have written it? So stop hiding behind semantics and tell us all why you think that comment had no relation to Wednesday''s vote and that it referred to another action by the ''rebels. As you must have understood what it meant or you would not have posted it. And if did, why not explain to us all what that ''other'' action was? ie you might just as well claim that a comment such as ''Leeds Utd won on Saturday 16rh December'' does not relate to City losing, and so you will deny the result because it does not mention the latter event. Stop making an ar se of yourself.. You know perfectly well what that comment means and no amount of nit picking will deny that. So put up, or shut up.

The wedding will be in the morning, I expect, so you will have time to nip across London to see City at Wembley in the afternoon.

Sell our club to an asset stripper and that will be us in a few years time. Be careful what you wish for.

Oh yee of little faith!

OP''s giving comedy a wide berth again. tw@t

I expect some of those people the OP is calling out were at the game today. Unlike the OP who never attends games and contributes nothing to NCFC. tw@t

My uncle works for a sports agency in the north-west and he told me Ruddy has signed a pre-contract agreement to move to Old Trafford in the summer. Is this the breakup of our squad?

[quote user="First Wizard"][quote user="City1st"]"Back it up then." wiz before doing so can you state honestly that you have never made any comment regarding ''sending them back'' or outlawing homosexuality in any shape of form on this forum ?[/quote] As you know 1st, I''ve started many risque, taboo, threads on here, including those you mention, many running into multiple pages.l....but having strong views doesn''t always mean I''m the bogyman you''ve painted me to be. But always I''ve stated that yes, I am in principle, against imigration. That is not racist, as many imigrants here already say the same! On gay relationships, yes, I would like to see the age of consent raised, but after then, I would stop a bullet in support of gay rights. As a disabled person myself, I have been called a spastic, flid, cripple and such on here, and yet not one damn mod, poster, plod or club banning order has come to my aid. Yet that taunting is just as illegal as the young man in question actions (Indeed, now wait for the first ''playing the disability cards'' reply) You went strangly quiet on those taunts back then! [/quote] Soon Wiz everything that is risque or slightly taboo will become a criminal offence. Look at the guy who got prosecuted because of his rant over the Robin Hood airport in Nottingham on twitter. His defence was that all he was doing was letting off a bit of steam, and not trying to provoke anybody into doing something criminal. It''s the same with this Donahugue bloke. His comments were dumb but were not made to cause a public disorder. Yes people need to be protected, and I wouldn''t single out any one group in society for special treatment, everybody should be protected equally. So forget this nonsence about special rights for gays, lesbians whatever, and treat everybody the same. I don''t do Facebook or Twitter because you can be sure that the authorities run scans across the traffic looking for terrorist and criminal activitiy. I''m happy for them to do that because it makes the country a safer place. But when it becomes a crime to think in a certain way then it''s a step too far. A spur of the moment rant, an off-the-cuff remark can get you standing in the dock and facing a prison sentence. It''s gone wat to far already.

I find his opinions cretinous and repulsive, but in a democracy we are all allowed opinions. He didn''t urge anyone to commit criminal acts and commited none himself except to express a thought that most of us would rather not hear. But it should not be a criminal offense to express an opinion, regardless how crass it is. It''s a very dangerous slope when we start punishing people for thought crimes. How long before mentioning our six-fingered friends down the road becomes a thought crime because it upsets the disabled? How long before banter is banned from the terraces because some of it cuts a very fine edge? He is a stupid boy and it seems according to Norfolk magistrates he is now a thought criminal

[quote user="SPat"][quote user="Bury Yellow"]He''s a leftie luvvie. Nuff said[/quote] Why don''t you try writing some novels, acting, being part of a quality comedy duo, hosting an intelligent quiz show and generally being a somebody, then you can see if it''s just being a leftie luvvie that got Fry there.[/quote] Hosting an intelligent quiz show? Check out the credits. They employ half-a-dozen researchers to look up the information and these d-list celebrities just read their quips off cue cards. Mr Fry has done very well out of television and all this pandering to working class pusuits such as darts, snooker and football is the bloke trying to gain street-cred. He hasn''t brought anything to Norwich City that we''ve been made aware of and someone who hates the Royals, in my opinion, is someone who hates Britain

Mr. Fry spent the day twiitering about a darts match all through the Royal Wedding. Think he was making some sort of point but bang goes his knighthood. Will it affect his ability to win friends and influence people?

Camuldonum says "Also their new hotel will come with a "pristine beach". Norfolk, of course, has many pristine beaches as well but sadly they are being eroded foot by foot by the hour by coastal erosion and DEFRA has completely washed their hands of you (Whatever will be, will be) despite the best efforts of the EDP from Haisboro'' onwards." And now will all you knockers beleive Yellow Pecker. I told you the Sultan of Brunei is to invest and he wants to dam up the Wash to build property on it. It''s not going to happen overnight. Can you imagine the amount of negotiations that it takes?? T says " I can only say from experience that travelling back to Norwich from a long haul international location is a nightmare given the appalling infrastructure in the UK. I think any investor travelling from Dubai to Norwich would give up on the idea of investing in NCFC long before he ever eventually got there. " And didn''t Pecker tell you the airport was going to be upgraded?? Two respected posters - both confirming my info. And I spent two nughts banged up on remand because of this!! Thanks a lot. It will happen VERY SOON!!

[quote user="nutty nigel"][quote user="yellow hammer"] It might seem very messy and painful at the moment but when enough clubs have gone through the administration process and into bankruptcy and out the other end perhaps football will return to its roots and belong once again to the real supporters. [/quote] There''s a thought yellow hammer, perhaps we could discuss it further at Bristol. [/quote] Let me check out flight times, Nutty.

[quote user="WeAreYellows49"] [quote user="Rasputin was a C..."]I really thought Yellow Pecker would have come up with some more insider info by now. T''is most perplexing I''m sure you''d agree. Perhaps he meant that this Wednesday is when the big deal will go through [:O] I''m sure Emily is fretting over the environmental issues this might have on our fine county. [/quote]   lol Rasputin, the thing I want to know if the Emily that posts on here is the same one that''s on Little Britain [:S] And YP had the right surname, pecker [:)] [/quote] Hi WAY49 you lovely lady. Here''s a clue for you. Guess what "The Butler" saw? (or heard, actually). Yellow Pecker.

Evening All, I have recently been released on bail and have come to tell you that I was right after all. There will be a new investor announced very shortly. OK, so I got the timing of the announcement wrong but that was all out of my control. The airport extention has been delayed by government inspectors, but the barrier across the Wash is still going ahead. Trust me. I haven''t let you down yet. Yellow Pecker.

[quote user="Camuldonum"][quote user="TIL 1010"] Sorry you cannot make it Thursday Camuldonum but can i suggest some light reading for you.It is called The Protection from Harrasment Act 1997.There is a part about conduct likely to cause distress and forgive me but i would have thought that entering onto private property and shouting through the letterbox at the female resident might just be covered. [/quote] You need to get out more, a lot more, and possibly way outside the EDP and "Little Old Norwich". Who knows? I think I know why you failed the Inspector Exam. I know what I can do and I also think I know it better than you. I assume the Norfolk Constabulary have "never knowingly caused distress" aside from the occasion when they smashed in the door of an 84 year old woman at Wroxham in search of a drug dealer at 6 a.m. except that they got the address wrong. And landed us with close on £2000 in the process. God Bless All Police Forces. Long may they continue. [/quote] Press managed to cause a bit of "distress" to Lady Diana in Paris, didn''t they, Cam? Glass houses and all that stuff.

[quote user="Gazza"]Leadership and ambition comes from the top of any organisation or company and this ship is rudderless!. How can we expect to achieve anything at this football club when the people who should be setting the agenda and plans for us to go forward show nothing?!,this filters all the way down and the club is riddled with under achievement which is showing itself on a regular basis week in week out on the pitch!!! People were blaming the Turners for walking out a few weeks back but those guys run a successful business that has moved forward so much over the last few years as also has Peter Cullum until this club has people captaining this ship with ambition things will never get any better and I fear far worse! [/quote] Totally agree, gazza. The rot set in during the Prem season and we''ve been spinning out of control ever since.

A good starting point would be the AGM. If board-outers organised themselves by sitting together in a block, preparing questions that need to be asked, and more importantly, having the followup question since you know already what they will say. 1. Why did they not mention PC''s approach at the time of the last GM? 2. Why was PCs offer not in the best interests of the club? 3. Why did they refuse to meet PC directly after his public, second approach? 4. Why do they now not pick up the phone and call PC? 5. Why did the Turners quit? 6. Why has Ms. Smith made public statements that have no basis in fact (RNS, no investors etc) 7. Why have the major shareholders converted loans into shareholdings? Is this to maximise their holdings value? 8. Why did they value the last sale of shares at 30 pounds per share whem most Champ clubs are declining in value? 9. How much did they budget to make from the land deals and how have they changed the valuation in the light of the credit-crunch? 10. Do they accept that property speculation was a false strategy in the light of falling property values? I''m sure that others could add a whole lot more to this list. Ms. Smith is the most vunerable board member and if a concerted effort was focussed on her, I''m sure she would not be able to stand a barrage of questions.

The playing personnel have changed over the past three seasons and so have the coaching staff. Backroom employees have mostly gone. Turner''s have decided to call it quits. And we are in a downward spiral. There has been one constant in all of this, and that is the City Board. However committed or well-meaning they might be, the Board must now realise that the buck stops with them. To Delia - pick up the phone and call Peter Cullum. Invite him to take over and then leave the premises. Turn off the lights on your way out. If you care about this club ''GO NOW''

[quote user="Houston Canary"]It''s wrong of you to make such simplistic judgements - I''m Dicky too No, it''s wrong of you to make something simple way more complicated than it is. All this diplomacy and tact your type thrives on usually accomplishes nothing and often only serves to make things worse by delaying the obvious simple solution''s initiation. For a present day example, check out what the UN has accomplished in Darfur while people are starving and being raped and killed. Had Hitler been stopped earlier, Germany would not have had the military capacity they did. Hitler did not walk away from these meetings with hat in hand, grateful to his superior benefactors, he laughed at them for being so naive and full of themselves and their worthless spineless tactics. As for the guy who says Churchill was a thug and war criminal, is that the new politically correct way of looking at things? What pathetic minority does it serve? Yah, he had the major screw up at Gallipoli, but he was obviously talented enough to overcome that and get voted in as PM. It''s pretty harsh judging anyone''e tactics in WWI since it was fought by implementing old tactics using new technology. [/quote] [quote user="Houston Canary"]It''s wrong of you to make such simplistic judgements - I''m Dicky too No, it''s wrong of you to make something simple way more complicated than it is. All this diplomacy and tact your type thrives on usually accomplishes nothing and often only serves to make things worse by delaying the obvious simple solution''s initiation. For a present day example, check out what the UN has accomplished in Darfur while people are starving and being raped and killed. Had Hitler been stopped earlier, Germany would not have had the military capacity they did. Hitler did not walk away from these meetings with hat in hand, grateful to his superior benefactors, he laughed at them for being so naive and full of themselves and their worthless spineless tactics. As for the guy who says Churchill was a thug and war criminal, is that the new politically correct way of looking at things? What pathetic minority does it serve? Yah, he had the major screw up at Gallipoli, but he was obviously talented enough to overcome that and get voted in as PM. It''s pretty harsh judging anyone''e tactics in WWI since it was fought by implementing old tactics using new technology. [/quote] Churchill was a top drawer toff. Born at Blenheim Palace with a silver - nay a platinum - spoon in his mouth. Educated at Harrow he proved spectacularly average as a scholar and like many of the less intelligent of the ruling classes was sent to Sandhurst Military Academy. The more intelligent toffs went off to make careers in trade, commerce and running the family businesses. Churchill wasn''t considered bright enough by his father to be entrusted with the family''s interests so he was packed off to the army. Churchill was a descendant of the Duke of Marlborough, William and Mary''s hired hand. A general who did all the fighting on behalf of the monarchs so that William could stay in London rather than be shot at. The Duke was a brilliant servant and having cleaned up against the French and the Austro-Hungarians he brought a long-lasting peace to Britain for which he was rewarded with the Dukedom and Blenheim Palace. Winston Churchill wanted to emulate the feats of his illustrious ancestor and set about fighting in the West Indies, India, the Sudan and South Africa. Whereever there was a war his was in the thick of it. He was a wild and reckless soldier and never passed up an opportunity to get into the front line of the action. Not being the brightest spark never prevented the British ruling classes from ruling, and with a military reputation behind him, Churchill entered the military wing of politics. Although propaganda newsreels of the second world war showed Churchill touring bombed out sites around the country, he was often jeered by the locals. It is a myth that the whole country was behind the government in wartime. There were many strikes in the mines, at the docks and in industry. Churchill was no friend of the working classes. A cabinet minister during the Jarrow Hunger March, when the hunger marchers arrived in London Churchill described them ''a dirty, little rabble''. But when it came to fighting wars, Churchill had no compunction about sending ten of thousands of young working class men to die in his ill-thought out Gallipoli campaign. He bullied the War Council into accepting his plan to open a new front in Turkey, completely under-estimating the fighting ability of the Turks. Two thirds of British battlefleet were sunk by mines in the Dardanelles. Churchill ordered a shore landing without informing the War Council. The government had no idea about the Gallipoli landings until after the event. Without British ships having cleared out the Turkish emplacements, it was a turkey shoot , if you forgive the pun. The Allies were stranded on a tiny beach, facing a sheer cliff to climb. The Turks simply lobbed shells over the side and turned the battle site into one huge cemetery. Two hundred thousand casualties on our side. General Slim who fought at Gallipoli, as did the Royal Norfolk Regiment, described those who had been in command at the campaign the worst in the British Army since the Crimean War. It didn''t stop Churchill, the none-too bright scholar, from advancing in British politics. The minority served by this are our young people, who hopefully can learn the truth about our recent history rather than the myths and cover ups that surround it.

Good morning Guys and Gals!   Yellow Pecker is not one to dissappoint! Just been having a quick smoke outside while they''re setting up the TV cameras, microphones, lights, the lot. Cables everywhere, people running around it''s madness inside, I can tell you. There even a couple of young ladies on the other side of the street holding up a placard. Somehing about doing a wash, I think. Through the window I can see a couple of police a couple of police cars arriving, so I''d better finish for now. Tune into the Pinkun for all the fantastic news. YP

Deal is in the bag! Yep, just to dot the i''s and cross the t''s and we''re twelve hours away from the press conference. Unfortunately, there has been some attempts to hijack this thread by some claiming to be in the know. So if you want to have a copy of the press release before it is announced then send me a PM and I''ll return you a pdf document. I won''t release it on here for the obvious reasons. Waiting to hear from you. And to Sally at Carrow Road, thanks for all your hospitality today. Cheers YP