Rock the Boat

"It''s Character Forming"Can I just say how much it irritates me when people use the verb "gifted". What''s wrong with saying "gave...". Bcz it sounds a bit daft to say something like ''He''s a gave violin player'' on no!... I see you''ve covered yourself with the use of ''verb''. Well that''s me on the grammar naughty step

Brendo, you''re getting warmer, lad.

[quote user="Mr. Chops"][quote user="Rock the Boat"] [quote user="Mr. Chops"]He is an arsehead. [/quote] And you used to be funny. [/quote] It comes and goes. [/quote] Is it PND? You can tell me. It will be our little secret.

[quote user="Beauseant"][quote user="The Butler"][quote user="Beauseant"] I bought her a pint in the Nelson and she seemed fine then! Having said that, it was Fosters, so anything could have happened....   [/quote] My fault, we were introduced on Saturday, our eyes met, I kissed her hand. She hasn''t been seen since!(I have had that effect on women for years) Mind you she was standing next to Lapp and you know how jealous dogs can be[:P] [/quote] Something of a butterfly, is she? You didn''t try the Chinese takeaway line on her as well, did you?[;)] [/quote]

[quote user="Beauseant"][quote user="The Butler"][quote user="Beauseant"] I bought her a pint in the Nelson and she seemed fine then! Having said that, it was Fosters, so anything could have happened....   [/quote] My fault, we were introduced on Saturday, our eyes met, I kissed her hand. She hasn''t been seen since!(I have had that effect on women for years) Mind you she was standing next to Lapp and you know how jealous dogs can be[:P] [/quote] Something of a butterfly, is she? You didn''t try the Chinese takeaway line on her as well, did you?[;)] [/quote]

[quote user="Sideshow Tim"]How about the one about Hucks chinning Peter Crouch and thats why he didnt stay on loan in 2003/04 ;-)[/quote]   I heard that it was Glen Roeder he chinned.

[quote user="Mr. Chops"]He is an arsehead. [/quote] And you used to be funny.

Give War a Chance

[quote user="Paul Lamberts Disciple"][quote user="Mister Chops"]I''m travelling back on the train from London after some business meetings and have just heard an announcement that we''re fast approaching administration.Bye bye Lambert, thanks Delia [:''(][8o|][/quote] Your posts have become just as predictable as the likes of Wiz. Actually, at least Wiz''s posts aren''t permeated by an all-consuming air of smug superiority.WE GET IT. YOU ARE CAPABLE OF SATIRE. YOU ARE A VERY CLEVER PERSON.[/quote] Yeah I noticed that, too. Mister Chops used to be funny. Seems like the comedy''s all used up

[quote user="UEAstudent"]Any fine or comp will have been worth it IMO so who cares![/quote]   It''s not been announced because we have been relegated to League Two and Bowket & McNally are currently appealing the decision. You''ll hear the final result Monday lunchtime.

We are Yellows 49 is my favourite poster. I wonder if she fancies a date with me?

Cluck. What a cock he was!

[quote user="WeAreYellows49"][quote user="First Wizard"] Camuldung gets my vote, odious fu*ker![:@] [/quote] Hahaha mate took the words out of my mouth [/quote]   WeAreYellows49 is the most annoying poster. She has never written a single post longer than one sentence and always tags along on another poster''s coat tails. The above is a classic example, ironic that it''s in the most annoying poster thread. As a women she probably can''t think beyond  a single sentence and relies on male posters to provide the originality.

[quote user="blahblahblah"][quote]To date we have not received any phone calls or e-mails from fans directly involved in incidents that took place especially the intimidation outlined on here after the game[/quote] To date you probably haven''t asked for any either - but then the NCISA aren''t the police.  One thing I will say is that if this many people had shown concerns about management performance or results, the NCISA would have been asked for its opinion on the situation by now. Maybe a first step toward establishing how bad this was, would be for EDP or EEN to run a story with Mr Tilson, explaining that he''s looking into this, and asking people to contact him if they felt policing was inadequate ?  It''s all very well writing this off as third hand message board nonsense, but there are a few clear facts that come from this and other threads. Leeds fans were let out of the ground too early.  If this was due to violent conduct of fans, why hasn''t this been persued by the club ? There was no segregation between Leeds and Norwich fans as they dispersed from the ground, in an area where heavy people traffic mingles with cars on roads after matches. The police were congregating outside the Holiday Inn, and appeared more interested in protecting the Holiday Inn than protecting season ticket holders. 2 or 3 first hand accounts of ABH have been recorded on threads in this forum since the match. I would imagine that most people will not bother complaining - what will it get them ?  A crime number and a piece of paper perhaps. [/quote] Again, not really surprised by Mr. Tison''s answer. He''s quick enough to have a go at Delia, but when it comes to criticizing the policing of Staurday''s game he wants to distance himself. Tilly are you accusing people making up these stories? Do you think it didn''t happen? And shouldn''t NCISA be pro-active in looking after something as crucial as fans'' safety? After all the football related horrors of the past couple of decades, I''m surprised you are standing around waiting for phone calls,  

I really am shocked that three days after the unruly events at Carrow Road where many old people, disabled and children were attacked and abused by the Leeds fans, we haven''t had a squeak out of NCISA in the form of John Tilson. Is not the police complacancy a matter that concerns NSISA, or is it as another poster suggested, that ex-PC Tilson puts his mates first. I''d have thought that this is exactly the kind of issue, fans safety, that would be at the forefront of NCISA''s priorities. Their silence tells us another story, in my opinion.

[quote user="Beds Canary"]The fact that Norfolk Police are congratulating themselves on a job well done is truly astonishing. In 20 years+ of watching Norwich, that was probably the worst Policing I''ve seen at a football match. On the short journey back from the Snakepit to where my car was parked in Lower Clarence Road, I saw probably four or five incidents of Leeds fans abusing and trying to kick off trouble with Norwich fans, and, at most, seven or eight police officers, all of which were stood oblivious, and facing in the general direction of the Hotel. Then in the car park there were a couple of Police stood by the gate, but none inside the actual car park where I saw five Leeds ''fans'' gesture, then punch and kick a ladies car as she was getting in. It wasn''t provoded - she just climbed in as quickly as she could and locked the doors. The policing was an absolute shambles. [/quote]   I would have expected some comment from NCISA chairman on the shambolic policing that put people at risk on Saturday. So what do you have to say on the matter Mr. Tilson?

No snow in Thailand either. My driver reports a sunny week ahead.

Well I''m glad we all agree that Peter Crouch is a fine player, which is what I said at the beginning. To be honest, I don''t think Worthy is the worst manager of the decade, I was just rattling Nutty Nigel''s cage. Naughty me...

[quote user="Binky"][quote user="Rock the Boat"] Without a shadow of a doubt the worst manager of the past decade is Nigel Worthington. The second big mistake that Worthington made was to sign up Huckerby when he should have gone for Peter Crouch.  Crouch went on to play for Liverpool and England, so Worthington got it wrong big time when he chose the wrong forward to take us into the Premiership. Even more of a mistake when you realise that Huckerby had already failed to cut it in the top division. So before you all bash me over Hucks, yes he was the best player we had during his stay at Carrow Road, but Worthington let an even better player slip though our fingers.... So for me, Worthington''s mistakes undid all the good things he did, and that makes him the worst manager of the decade.  [/quote] You are more than just a little way off beam my friend. Fact 1: Worthington & most at Carrow Rd would have loved to have signed Crouch. Fact 2. We couldn''t afford him or his wages - we only got Hucks by some kind benefactor stepping in (and Mrs Hucks deciding Norfolk was a decent place to live). Fact 3 There was no way he would have come to us permanently - as you say, he knew he was good enough to play at the top level and went on to do so. That we got him on loan at all was our good fortune, and due toWorthington''s opportunistic and clever double/triple swoop and to the management at Aston Villa treating him badly and stupidly - rather like Motherwell getting Lappin on loan from us. [/quote] Well Binky, I say this: Fact 1: Agreed Fact 2: Agreed, though I said it was a choice between Crouch and Huckerby. As Nutty says elsewhere, I don''t think we had the money to buy both players, so Worthy had to make a choice which one to go for. He went for Hucks and signed up the most brilliant player we''ve had in the decade, a total gentleman and a great entertainer. Unfortunately, I think Crouch would have been the better choice. His goals from set pieces and assists would have given us more results. But if any one says we would have been a more boring side to watch, I can''t disagree with that either. Fact 3: After us he went to Southampton, a team level with us at the time. Nutty says he failed at Southampton. I think that is because the Saint''s management didn''t know how to play him best. The fact that he went on to Liverpool and England is proof that he could, and maybe still can, do a job at the highest level. Worthington''s mistake was to go for a player who, I''m sorry to say, had already proven he couldn''t operate at the same level (defenders knew how to play him) Nutty, Eventually Malkay did finish bottom of the Premier with Watford, but that was three years after he left us. He played in two promotion-winning sides plus a Premiership campaign. Proof, I think, that he was let go by the manager too early. [quote] Worthy the worst of the decade? Have you been asleep these past few years? [/quote] Yes he was. Worthington had all the Premiership budget, he had two parachut payments. He had the most funds to buy players out of all managers, and as Nutty says - it''s all about not throwing huge budgets at poor managers. They will only waste it. Just what Worthington did. Final point: Out of all the managers we''ve had, who was the only one to face a St. Andrews vote of no-confidence from the fans?  

Without a shadow of a doubt the worst manager of the past decade is Nigel Worthington. He may have brought us promotion but the the colossal mistakes he made not only lead to our immediate relegation but sparked off the downward spiral that lead into Division III for the first time in fifty years. What did he do wrong? First big mistake was to rip the soul out of the team after we won promotion. Malka Mckay went on, first with West Ham, then again  with Watford to bring promotion to three clubs in successive seasons, he then put in a decent enough shift during Watford''s premiership year. Had Worthington not made his mistake Mckay would have been with us two years younger in the Premiership. He may not have lasted the course but he would have provided a transitional period to bed down a new heart in our team. Something we sorely missed. Malkay also would have popped up at set pices and scored half a dozen goals for us. Enough to win a couple of games. We never recovered from the loss of Malky. The second big mistake that Worthington made was to sign up Huckerby when he should have gone for Peter Crouch. Yes, Hucks is a God, and a brilliant player - at second division level. In the Premiership opposition teams stuck two defenders onto Huckerby and nullified any threat he may have caused. With Hucks running into blind alleys the rest of our game was neutered. Had Worthington sugned Crouch instead of Hucks, then with his height it wouldn''t have mattered if six defenders were marking him, he still would have towered over everyone at corners and free kicks. Imagine how deadly we would have been at set pieces with both Malkay Mackay and Pter Crouch to aim for. Likewise our defending would have been so much better at set pieces with those two coming back to defend. As it was we were amateurish in the Premiership dealing with high balls into our penalty area. Crouch went on to play for Liverpool and England, so Worthington got it wrong big time when he chose the wrong forward to take us into the Premiership. Even more of a mistake when you realise that Huckerby had already failed to cut it in the top division. So before you all bash me over Hucks, yes he was the best player we had during his stay at Carrow Road, but Worthington let an even better player slip though our fingers. If Worthington had kept Mackay and signed Crouch the Ashton question would not have arisen. We would not have been relegated after one season. His long drawn out dismisal poisonned the club and left the fans split into opposing camps that still is in evidence today, although it has evolved into something different. Without those huge mistakes of Worthington there never would have been the whole sorry mess of Grant, Roeder, Gunn, et al. It was those two mistakes of Worthington that are at the core of our demise over the past five years added to the fact that there was no one on the board with the footballing expertise to question what was the logic behind those decisions. So for me, Worthington''s mistakes undid all the good things he did, and that makes him the worst manager of the decade.  

[quote user="singing canary"] i have lived in fiddlewood what was ment to be a rough area , and never had any problem at all , i then bought a house in mile cross and again never had any problem . yet i lived on sprowston road which was ment to be a good area and had my house broken into and my neighbour had a car set fire too . good and bad in every area. [/quote]   Just shows what a sh!tty little country England is. No respect, no morality, no sense of community. And senior posters bragging just how ''ard their upbringing was. Jeez. You get what you deserve, in my opinion that is.

Bit of a condescending question, isn''t it?

HRH has taken us to the brink of insolvency and left it up to others to clean up the mess. Oh well, at least Nutty Nigel will find an excuse to let her off the hook.

[quote user="Buckethead"][quote user="Sports Desk - Pete"] However, good intent is not the only skill required to manage an enterprise: skill, leadership, vision and empathy with all stakeholders are essential. The board does not have these attributes. The mistakes during your stewardship are legion and well documented in correspondence and internet postings throughout the county and beyond. Suffice to say we are now in the third tier of English football, our financial situation is dire, we do not have a team, the loyal supporters are distressed but we do have the best ground in the third division. Under your chairmanship and Neil Doncaster''s executive leadership the quality of our product has deteriorated every year since 2004, losses have continued to mount and debt piled up. [/quote] As do the pieces I''ve cherry picked and highlighted Mustachio, tbh I''m beginning to wonder if TFAA? and Alan Bowkett have ever been seen in the same room together..... [/quote] Can''t imagine Alan Bowkett losing his umbrella, though. Doesn''t seem the type.  

"The Penalty decision was a diabolical one! Where do they get these refs from?" (when a dubious one goes against us) "I didn''t see it myself, but all credit to the ref for spotting it." (when a dubious one goes in our favour)