Devils Advocate.

Tim Sherwood, despite no managerial experience and last nights result seems to be a viable candidate as next Spurs boss. Would he ever be a candidate for next Norwich boss, or are our standards higher ?

I am surprised that Phelan is not condemned already. He seems to have as many minus points ie ex Canary player, never been a manager anywhere, a former no2. As he does plus points, Fergies bag carrier ?. However he isn''t Hughton, and he may be one of the last Brits to be a candidate. I still would like Malky, but deep down I doubt that there will be a vacancy until it is too late. I still believe that appointing a succesful boss is just a matter of luck

http://community.manutd.com/forums/p/204617/1835191.aspx It seems that Phelan comes highly recommended by Man utd fans (Not). Who knows whether he would be right for us, it seems that luck plays a huge part in it .

Is he still under guarantee, did we keep the receipt ?

Maybe because it is harder to sack or criticise a manager of colour ?. It is much easier to sack a white manager, as race can''t be brought into it.

[quote user="First Wizard"]I do wonder if he''s already been told by our gutless board that his job is safe even if he gets us relegated.[:@][/quote] Of course he has, If he was to be sacked it would be a PR disaster like it was at Newcastle.

I think that you are right. Think back to a few weeks ago when the board let it slip that there is no real desire to reach the Europa cup as it did not make any economic sense. Look at all those wonderful cup runs we go on every season (not).Does it make any economic sense to be in the Premiership, where we need a higher class of player on higher wages. The board knows that with a ground the size of Carrow Road as it is, the majority of games will be sell outs and the attraction will always be the opposition teams not our own.

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/cardiff-city-boss-malky-mackay-3863993 I knew I hadn''t dreamt it ! If we do replace Chris Hughton, it seems a real shame that there is so much negativity towards Malky. As a club we have had so many managers who have had previous connections with us and with the exception of Bryan Gunn and Gary Megson, most have been succesful.

At one point, both Malky and Michael Laudrup appeared together on TV .

Last close season, Malky was supposed to be in the running for the Everton job. Does anyone know how the Everton fans treated this ?

Compensation clause in contract have anything to do with it ?

Ok, assuming that the club is happy to keep Hughton on, wouldn''t it be better to back him publicly and end all of this speculation .?

Unless I''ve missed it, there doesn''t appear to be any message from within the club in support of Chris Hughton. I realise that the vote of confidence is often the last thing heard before the axe falls, but the silence seems to be deafening. If Hughton is going to get the bullet, surely the time must be now to allow the new regime to evaluate the squad in time for the transfer window in 58 days time. For everybodies benefit, back him or sack him now.

http://youtu.be/J5ya_Gq8d4Q

Well somebody likes him, allegedly !!!!!! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2483838/Crystal-Palace-prepare-wait-new-boss-missing-Martin-ONeill.html Is this paper talk, methinks !

Was there a caretaker when Lol Morgan left ?

Whoops, meant are not in it just to be benchwarmers

[quote user="Mello Yello"]I admire Becchio for remaining tight-lipped and retaining his dignity.......Other out of favours squeal like spoilt brats..... [/quote] Totally agree, surely some players want to be ....players and are not in it just to be footballers ?

The way that Becchio is being treated , must make it more difficult to sign new players in the future. Will any agent attempt to convince his client to sign for Norwich, only to see him become a bench warmer ?. In truth I blame the transfer window, it''s like going to Sainsburys just before they close on Christmas eve. Players are bought/sold without consideration just to make up numbers.

I have long thought that Grant Holt could make a good manager, but I seem to recall that he expressed a wish to be a Policeman when he retired. I suppose that the distance from Carlisle would also stop him from taking the City job. If you look at young managers on the up, Sean Dyche at Burnley could enter the equation, last years bright hope, Dougie Freedman seems to be struggling at Bolton but apart from Malky at Cardiff and Michael Laudrup at Swansea the list of prospects in this country is decidedly thin.

I always felt that we should never have kicked him out as a player and his return as manager has a kind of fate holding to it. It just feels natural some how. Just because Bryan Gunn was deemed to be wrong, doesn''t make Malky''s homecoming wrong, does it. This club has had a long tradition of appointing managers with a Norwich background from day one.

Would it be different if we were to revert to the old format of the UEFA cup, European Cup and European Cup Winners Cup ?. I must admit that that I dislike the Europa League, too many games too many obscure teams.

Given the recent news that qualification for Europe is not planned for on economic grounds, are you disappointed at all ?. Does it restrict our choice of player in any way. Wouldn''t you fancy some extra publicity or the chance to appear on Channel 5 on a Thursday ?. Is staying in the Prem the best we can hope for ?

I heard that Janujaz could be elligable to play for at least 1 of 11 different countries.How long will it be that the only qualification you need to play for a Counntry is to play there ?

I don''t know if my memory is playing tricks or not. I have a strong recollection of following the Bayern team bus with a very despondent Franz Beckenbauer looking out of the back window, up Fifers lane towards Norwich airport. This was on the morning after the game. Could I be right ?