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  1. 3 hours ago, repman said:

    I don’t think any SD should be fully anonymous, certainly not here where they appear to have significant control over all things football.

    I think we should be hearing from the SD 2/3 times over the year, mainly after each transfer window and perhaps an end of season recap too (which could also preview the summer ahead). The only other time should be if there’s clear shifts in strategy, ie sacking the manager.

    I think the drive for anonymity probably stems from Webber being far too gung-ho whenever he spoke. Maybe the club will see the solution as only doing interviews in house, but I do think Webber is the exception not the norm.

    What about the Christmas day address by the log fire? 

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  2. It looks increasingly likely that we will only meet them in semi’s as 6th looks best spot we can get unless WBA mess up and it’s unlikely Southampton will catch them in 3rd - if either Leicester or Leeds falter then Binners could take either of the auto’s. How does it go in the Semi’s 3rd spot plays away first game and home 2ng leg or other way? 


  3. 2 hours ago, Bristol Canary said:

    Think it was Dimi he got sent off while he was playing for Bournemouth with some amateur dramatics very early on in the game.

    Was actually incredibly similar to our game against Middlesborough. Start well and dominate, get an early goal and then collapse 3-1 with 10 men. 

    Thats true, I stand corrected, it was Dimi, and it certainly changed the game…..


  4. I just saw that as a result of Burger being suspended on Saturday it means Pearson could play after serving his ban for a recent red card. As it can be recalled , this guy has a long history of winding players up and dishing out and drawing rash challenges - he is the one that got Emi his straight red a few years back. He will certainly be deployed to niggle and challenge Sainz on Saturday - this is a big risk and hopefully the coaching team and fellow teams mates can keep Sainz protected and out of trouble.

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  5. 1 minute ago, C.I.D said:

    Normally they would be blaming the crap refereeing when they don't win but today...................according to some of the yokels on TW*TTED their 'unfortunate reverse' was because of the early kick-off time 🤗

    Its an early kickoff when they come up the A140 next month…..

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  6. 90% of the blame has to be given to the appalling referee, 1st the clear yellow card that wasn’t given Ayling on Sainz, then the clear sliding studs up assault by Howson on the back of Sainz’s knee leading to be duped by Howson as he used his experience to get Sainz off and cover up his own foul.  Anyway, Howson will get a boo from me if he ever graces the Carrow turf again

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  7. 36 minutes ago, Jim Smith said:

    Agree entirely. Howson’s tackle on the other hand is a red card offence, as possibly was the earlier one by Ayling which didn’t get a card. 
     

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    Agree howsons challenge from behind with studs up lunging into the back of Borjas right knee - straight red for howson imo

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  8. 3 minutes ago, Mason 47 said:

    If I hadn't seen it and you told me there was a controversial red card just after this...

    I agree, when I first saw challenge from howson I thought it was a foul from behind and the picture confirms that with clear studs in the back of the leg. Sainz then held his leg in the place where the howson studs went in and swiveled holding that leg up and made contact with howson - both players should of got a yellow 

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  9. 10 minutes ago, Capt. Pants said:

    You can't help thinking with all the experience we had on the pitch we didn't manage the situation better.

    Our fullbacks have been very poor. Far too easy for boro.

    Can't see a top 6 finish with this lot. Mentally fragile.

    Agree, the fullbacks were awful and we are mentally brittle, the sending off sent the team into panic mode after being in total control 


  10. 1 hour ago, Satriales said:

    Hope he's ok. 

    Weird thing is, BBC reporting he's about to get sacked. Bit of an awkward situation for the club, unless they had already told him. 

    And the Palace crowd reacted to his Substitutions v Chelsea with chants of “ you don’t know what you’re doing” sound familiar?

    Hopefully  Roy recovers well, but it sounds like it might be time for him step out of the heat, better if he goes on his own terms rather than getting the boot as he is a true gent of the game.


  11. 18 minutes ago, ricardo said:

    A damp drizzly day here in Norwich with a heavy burst around tea time that meant it wasn't the sort of night for biking. I have almost given up trying to predict the team and am even more convinced that Wagner has either a Tombola machine or chucks darts at a wheel of fortune. Either way he doesn't seem fazed to ring the changes.

    City came forward early does and Kenny had a speculative shot well over the bar then Watford came back with a bit of possession but did nothing with it. It was the home side however that looked the more positive as Barnes tested Hamer with a snap shot from a quick pass inside. Then Gianoullis might have done better when receiving a pass inside the area but his first touch was poor.

    City were certainly looking the brighter with some decent passing movements and it wasn't a surprise when they took the lead mid way through the half. A neat pass from Kenny started a thrust down the left then the ball was switched to the right where Hernandez beat his man to the line and hung a cross that Barnes nodded home despite Hamer trying to scramble it away. The rain had eased a bit at kick off time but now became quite heavy again.

    There wasn't much coming back from The Hornets until the ball was needlessly given away and Gunn was well placed to collect a deflected effort. Still it was the home side calling the tune and after another spell of pressure with Watford struggling to clear their lines Kenny was clipped in the box for an obvious penalty. Sarge stepped up and hit a fairly straight shot that Hamer did well to keep out but the ball looped up kindly for the City striker and his header from about eight yards was too strong for the keeper.

    It all looked like plain sailing at this stage as Watford had barely troubled Gunn but with five minutes of the half left, the City defence stood staring at one another as a Watford player found miles of space to turn the ball across goal where Rajovic had a simple tap in. It almost got worse when City again gave the ball away and it seemed the visitors must equalise until Gibson blocked a goalbound shot. Thankfully we held on until the whistle but it was once again frustrating to see the home side become their own worst enemy.

    It needed a decent opening few minutes from City but we didn't get it as Watford dominated from the start and penned the home side in their own half. A couple of efforts were dragged wide as it became all hands to the pump in the City rearguard and things began to look very nervy. If City had been calmer in a decent break on 52 minutes it might have settled things but they made a right mess of the final pass and Watford again assumed control.

    Wagner made his subs early and the crowd gave vent to their disapproval as Sargent and Hernandez departed to be replaced by Fassnacht and Nunez. It now became very disjointed with City trying to play safety first and still committing silly mistakes. Sainz was guilty of a ludicrous back pass from the halfway line that I thought might sail over Gunn's head but it came off the City keepers head and out for a corner. Oh deary me it wasn't fun watching the confidence drain out of the team and you didn't need Mystic Meg to tell you what was coming.

    With twenty minutes left Asprilla found acres of room 30 yards out and unleashed a superb strike that gave Gunn no chance. A world class goal no doubt and from here it looked like City were staring down the barrel. To their credit the home side refused to die, fought their way out of trouble and gradually began to find their passing game again. On seventy seven minutes Nunez persisted long enough to slide a ball up to Barnes who quickly fond Sara in space wide left. He has been without a goal for a while but made it look easy when he cut across a defender and stroke a low shot across Hamer and into the far corner.

    This revived the crowd and the home side now regained the upper hand as Watford began to fade. Gibbs and Hooijdonk now came on for Barnes and Sainz and within another couple of minutes all cares went out of the window as Fassnacht bundled in Stacey's cross to seal the points. In the remainng minutes and added time it was plain to see that Watford had shot their bolt but midway through the half it didn't look like being such a happy ending.

    Football is a funny old game. Kenny my MOM, Barnes also decent and Nunez seemed to steady the ship once he got to grips with the game.

     

     

    Spot on summary as usual - thanks! A real topsy turvy team we have , as Ashton said we seem to lose focus when defending a lead rather than managing the game and building on it - that has to come down to confusion and lack of coherent strategy - get ahead and then go into defensive mode - trouble is defensive mode is riddled with individual errors and sitting too deep - net result is conceding silly goals - although their second was sublime 

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