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Thankfuly it''s not genuine - someone has just put that together on www.footballshirtculture.com on their ''fantasy kit design'' section. The kit is clearly from a range of Errea ''teamwear'' with our badges and sponser imposed on the image. Although if we do end up wit han Errea kit don''t bet against it being that awful.

[quote user="Mason 47"]Don''t recognise them as being the style of any of our lot, doesn''t stop them looking sharp though. Personally would never have put white and gold together but that''s certainly shown me!At this point I think the new kit will do well to beat the anticipation levels that have been built up for it now.[/quote] I have to agree with you Mason! I think that having seen the awesome shirt designs in this thread, along with those of your own whatever is released will be something of a disappointment. I have a fear that it WILL be Errea, and therefore it almost certainly WILL be a massive let down.

Wigan - Yes, they do try and play the right way but I''d rather not be watching football in a souless half-empty ground. Blackburn - Same issues re: crowd and stadium as above, plus they have those ridiculous owners. Wolves - We only hate Ipswich and Wolves. Right? I REALLY hope West Ham stay up (looking unlikely) - great London away game.

[quote user="Jin - York Canary"]Apart from this season''s kit, which is quite nice[/quote] The design is fine. It''s just the poor quality and ''feel'' of the shirt material that spoils it.

There are no doubt interesting ethical and social issues here, although my main concern is that I''ve not seen an Errea kit that doeasn''t look incredibly ugly! Oh well, having a nasty kit is almost a city tradition now !

I''m glad I asked now! ''The Secret Meeting'' does at least provide hope that the kit will be an improvement on recent efforts! I''m looking forward to a new manufacturer being used more than anything else I think!

I am right in thinking the current home shirt is due to be replaced this spring aren''t I? Apparently it was only a 1 year deal?

I think it must have been this time last year when rumours where rife that we''d signed a kit deal with adidas etc. I remember hearing that our current XARA home kit would be their last for us. Anyone have any news or scurrilous rumours regarding our next kit?

I think we''re definitely in need of a back-up target man. Without Holt we lack physical presence up front. This is after all The Championship, and not La Liga!

I''d heard rumours of the Inter Village Firm (IVF to those in the know) being formed in the late eighties, early nineties.

I''d be suprised if at this stage (and against chamionship opposition) Allardyce puts out a team remotely resembling his starting 11 in the league. So it should be winnable at least!

RUDDY MARTIN ASKOU WARD DRURY SMITH CROFTS McNAMEE HOOLAHAN SURMAN HOLT

Ruddy

[quote user="Legend Iwan"][quote user="Chewbacca"]Martin - 6 Defensively sound, linked well with Smith for the 3rd Goal but that was a rare forray forward.[/quote] Well that''s strange, because most people critcisms (and I use that word lightly) have contested his ability defensively, saying he looks good attacking but this leaves huges gaps behind him. Will Martin do anything right? [/quote] I''m talking defensively sound against a weak Gillingham attack here! I think he plays better with Smith in front of him (that may just be due to a built up understanding). When he goes forward he uses the ball well at times. He will defeintely prove to be a weak link this season.

Ruddy - 7 Solid, claimed crosses well and proved he''s a decent shot-stopper. This should have boosted his confidence Martin - 6 Defensively sound, linked well with Smith for the 3rd Goal but that was a rare forray forward. Ward - 7 Solid and composed, uses the ball so much better than Nelson, although that''s not hard. Nelson - 5 tangled himself for the Gillingham goal. Won headers and tackles as you''d expect against a League 2 strikeforce but his distribution was poor. Surely the whole point in playing Fox at the base of the diamond is for Nelson to play short passes into his feet and leave teh distribution to him? Drury - 6 Solid, reliable typical Drury. Fox - 6 looks neat and tidy and did produce a couple of fine through balls but I think he''s too lightweight to play this position in the Championship. Smith - 8 He didn''t show any lack of match fitness! Ran hard and hurried Gilligham in midfield for 90 minutes. Good use of the ball too and covered well for Martin. Involved in 3 of the 4 goals. MOM Lappin - 7 A competent performance. Made decent use of the ball and covered well defensively. Drury looked less comfortable with Surman in front of him. Hoolahan - 5 was too often guilty of over elaborating and little worked for him tonight. Martin - 7 two goals to show for a good effort. Unlucky not to have had a hat trick after striking the bar twice from well struck free kicks. Holt - 8 despite looking half a stone overweight he scored two well taken goals and made another. Gave their defence a lot to think about. SUBS Johnson - 6 Ran hard and took advantage of a tiring defence. McNamee - 7 possibly a touch generous for 15 mins or so but looked threatening behind the strikers and neat on the ball as well as showing a good turn of pace. Gill - 6 had no impact on the game but given the situation when introduced he was unlikely to. Did nothing wrong either. I think tonght highlighted the importance of Holt to us. We play a lot of diagonal balls from wide areas and Holt is the only striker who can deal with them. We MUST find a back up target man. This is the Championship, not La Liga and that physical presence is vital. Nelson is going to be way out of his depth in the Championship. I hope Askou will be given a chance soon. I have major reservationas about David Fox and how lightweight our midfield appears. I''d like to see Crofts take his position and Smith to play on the right-hand side of the diamond. Playing a 5 man midfield with Hoolahan behind Holt, particularly away from home is something I''d like to see experimented with. We have enough creativity in midfield to make it work I believe.

There are no other games on Sky so it should be shown fairly widely. I watched many a game in the Original Oak in Headingley during our play-off season, 2001 - 2002 I think. Ahhh Uni days, why did reality have to come along and burst my student bubble!

No. It would break my heart to see that scum in a City shirt. Hopefully he''ll be die soon.

I think the squad will alter somewhat before the season starts.

We could have loaned him out but then when you look at our first choice centre backs (Ward And Whitbread I assume) you have to think that it''s a partnership put together with a view to the long term. At the end of a season long loan for Stephens we''d have been back in the same situation again. I''d heard good things about the lad but if he wasn''t likely to feature it''s best for both parties that he moves on.

A truly infectious and loveable local character, and his imperfections could only enhance that feeling for him. He will forever be instantly assiociated with NCFC. It''s fitting that his last season ended with a Chamionship. RIP Roy.

Some of you really are phillistines! ''''WE GET LOADSA MONEY'''' seems to be the only thing some have to say. What about the romance of the game? The first Saturday of the league season is always such a prominent day in the season for a supporter and the football calender in general. I feel like we''ll be missing out this year by not being part of it! I don''t think you need to be drunk in order to sing and cheer your team on but building up to the game in the pub with plenty of pre-match pondering with your mates is a part of going to the game that I enjoy sometimes as much as the match itself! That period before the game in the pub does help to ready supporters for kick off, because no matter what kind of run we''re on you always meet and head to Carrow Road in hope if not always expectation! I find it disappointing that this element is missing from the derby games now.

[quote user="Davo"]I dont'' think we should be blaming SKY, it''s not thier fault we accepted to move the match. We should be blaming Delia fro runing our club once again and spoiling the openning day of the season for every Norwich fan in the world by moving these two games to silly o''clock. Quick where are the pitch forks and torches. Davo [/quote] For the purist, the opening game of the sesaon should be at 3pm Saturday, there is no argument you can level against that. The rearranged game against Ipsh*t on the Sunday at 11.30am will do nothing to enhance the atmosphere and overall matchday experience for probably the most exciting fixture of the season. Although if you only watch football from your armchair who cares?

I''ll be going to these pitifully rearanged games regardless but isn''t their something special about the first SATURDAY of the season? Instead I''ll be racing around on a Friday to make it down after work! Sky are slowly tearing the heart out of football, they have no regard for the fans who actually attend games. I remember our last home Championship game against Reading being on a Monday night! I think we always expected the derby to be moved to Sunday, but the fact the kick off time has been brought forward by two hours to 11.30am really is pathetic. Rant over.

[quote user="jas the barclay king"]Papa Malik diop... set up the winner for Senegal vs France.[/quote] I think that''s the wrong Pape Diop you''re thinking about! Another one... Danny Mills

[quote user="morty"]It staggers me how people who think being on benefits is some sort of champagne lifestyle.[/quote] Last night I got together with a couple of my best mates to play a spot of FIFA on the Xbox. I joked that we could all jack in our jobs, get a council flat and then spend all day everyday gaming whilst drinking and getting stoned. We all sighed and agreed that would be ''amazing'' but our sense of responsibility and conscience wouldn''t allow it. One of the guys (who now runs his own business) did spend a year out of work in his early 20''s (about 8/9 years ago) and said that it was quite simply awesome! ''''Probably the one if the best years of my life. My rent was paid, I spent many a day in the pub and had all the time in the world''''