Norfolk Mustard

What''s wrong with a 112-word sentence?!

No, never heard of him either. To be frank, no opposition player really stood out to me when we played Brighton... PL should know what represents good value though?

ALAN Bowkett even!

[quote user="norfolkbroadslim"]I can''t undertstand why so many people seem to assume we will finish in the top 6 next season or at least be challenging for a top 6 place. What the heck do you base this on?[:^)] You need quality, or you will struggle. Heaven forbid if we did finish in the top 6 and went up via the playoffs. I think we could be looking at some kind of points record in the Premiership[;)] [/quote] A top 6 expectation comes directly from Adam Bowkett''s declaration - refer to the Chairman''s message on www.canaries.co.uk

Although he''s a decent footballer, I don''t like him as a player. Niggling, fouling, leaving his foot in and comes across as a generally unpleasant character on the pitch. It''s between him and Nicky Bailey as to who is my current least favourite player. Shaun Derry sounds pretty similar to Zak Whitbread then!

Best to ignore him. Cowlings focus is on making endless appointments at his club - but that''s hardly a surprise if he''s in the recruitment industry is it? I''d rather we concentrated on winning games to get ourselves up the league - and that''s exactly what we have begun to do. Even if it has cost a few quid, surely it is well worth it? Colchester remain where they were, while Norwich have moved onwards and upwards. Even Cowling must have noticed that?

Note to Colchester, it is up to the selling club to agree compensation BEFORE giving permission to a club to speak to their manager. Spot on - well said! The words ''Cart'' and ''Horse'' come to mind!

PL seems to keep his cards close to his chest (which is surely the best way when negotiating?) and the media have found it challenging to pre-empt much in the past. Most paper talk is so off-beam it''s embarrassing. Best to chill out and wait for some (hopefully) pleasant surprises!

With so many rumours currently flying around, it may be worth bearing reference to Alan Bowkett’s comments (Chairman’s Message currently on the NCFC site): “We will enter the Championship with a budget that will allow us to compete for a top 6 position, NOT to consolidate”… That suggests we should be in a financial position to compete with other clubs (like Leeds?) for Fraser Forster should he be available – and to acquire some other decent players too? With the Chairman clearly stating Norwich are aiming for the top 6 in the Championship surely that''s the type of message fans want to hear!

If Koren survived the coaching mastery of Peter Grant he must be robust; sign him up!

The board plan an assault for a top 6 place next season - why doubt it at this early stage? Ye of little faith!...

[quote user="Mister Chops"][quote user="wrathsajoke"]2 WORDS- LEAGUE ONE[/quote]There are 24 football teams in League One. Each has (usually) two centre backs, which makes 48 players to select from.Doherty was one of the two best centre backs in that league last season, if he made Team of the Year.Don''t you think on that basis he deserved a shot in the Championship?[/quote] Exactly - this PROVES The Doc is HIGHLY thought of by many others doesn''t it? It''s an incredible decision - PL must have a gem of a player on lower money lined up methinks? There can''t be too many about in that category - mind you, based on past performance PL will know who to get in...

[quote user="freddyf105"][quote user="Captain Holt"]He''s looked dire every time I''ve seen him.[/quote] Agreed [Y][/quote] Yep - not seen much to get excited about there! Doc for me over Whitbread so far. Mind you Zak is rusty in fairness but there won''t be much time to warm up in the Championship - he needs to hit the ground running in August...

I was more amazed/amused that they are keeping Bryan Laws. Me too! Taking Sheff Wed and Burnley down in the same season takes some doing - not exactly a winner is he?

[quote user="followtheboyzinyellow"]Just thought that I would point out that I actually know Danny. However he came accross on the radio he is actually a decent bloke and went out of his way for our fans when he was at our club. Things didnt work out for him here and yes it seems he does still have a bit of a chip on his shoulder about it. His family still live in Norfolk and he comes back regularly. And he has also done a lot for the game, even after suffering a personal tradgedy[/quote] What personal tragedy?

[quote user="Carra_Rud"]I used to only comment on the 606 boards, but after months and months of childish insults and the same old debates, I thought I would come on here, and see what is was like on The Pink''Un. I still spend most of my "debating" time on 606 but always look on here and now and again give my input.The thing is, its probably worse on here, but the sad thing is, the WUM''s on here appear, on the whole, to be Norwich fans, which I can''t get my head around.Any thoughts? [/quote] What''s a ''WUM'' please?

[quote user="Yorkshire Canary"]Give it another season and they will be in the championship. The way they treated Zola was a disgrace. Not a happy club with not a happy future[/quote] I agree - some bad karma around Upton Park lately; who in their right mind would want to work with those two slimey Pearly Kings? I know they''ve inherited a juicy wage bill (is Kieron Dyer really paid all that whilst unfit?) - but it was their choice to purchase the West Ham wasn''t it? Providing PL stays with Norwich he could well pass the next Hammers manager coming the other way into the Championship next season anyway. Lambo''s job at Norwich is a nice job in a pleasant area - I think he knows that already...

The Arsenal Academy lads are top, top, top with their technical skills - have you seen them play at u12? My son played for Norwich against Arsenal, Spurs & Fulham last season and I saw first hand that Arsenal have talent in spades! (It was Norwich 0-2 Arsenal in the game my lad played - seen as a good result given the quality of the opposition). Any player not taken up by Norwich but accepted at Arsenal must surely be ''one missed'' by us? Since Norwich still haven''t taken my son into the Academy, perhaps I should request a trial for him at Arsenal in the close season? One of my other u13''s is going to Arsenal for a 2-day trial in July - perhaps there''s a trend building here?...

You were a great choice and did a fine job Bart - well done!

He''s doing his impression of another left footed midfielder; Leeds Robert ''No Neck'' Snodgrass! Hope Wes doesn''t stay like it - height wise he needs every centimetre he can muster!

[quote user="dylanisabaddog"]http://www.flickr.com/photos/49574236@N03/ [/quote] Great pics Dylan - is that guy on the right of the horseshoe in IMG_0322 doing what I think he is?!

No way am I complaining about the season - it''s been fantastic and given the way we started it''s incredible what''s been achieved. Personal pride should have seen the players making an effort to finish on a high yesterday but they didn''t bother. That''s a shame; if I were hoping for a great reception whilst travelling around on an open-top bus I''d at least put a decent shift in beforehand. You''re only as good as your last game and all that... PS: Doesn''t PL rate Cody McD? Really thought he''d get a run out yesterday.

[quote user="Yellow Rider"]Very little on the board tonight about the actual match, I can only presume that like the players (and manager it seemed to me) most of you just trudged down to see the trophy lifted and to hell with what went on for the 90 minutes ''football'' (I use the term loosely you understand). Great to see the party atmosphere generated by the Barclay and all the flag waving all over the ground and the celebrations post match but lets face it the performance on the pitch was truly dire. A ''meaningless match'' I hear you say. Sorry - 25,000 fans paid damn good money to watch that and I,for one, felt distinctly shafted by the return I got for my money. Why was today so different from last week, surely that was ''meaningless'' as well then? Did''nt stop us putting in a performance and PL being at great pains to point out that we owed it to the fans not to take our foot off the gas. From minute 1 to minute 90 today I thought we were really poor. I can take a defeat, after all in 30 years of watching NCFC I ''ve had plenty of experience of that. What I do expect especially from a Championship winning side is a proper professional attitude with every player giving their damn best for the fans who pay to come and watch. Most disturbing for me is that the malaise involved the manager and his assistant as well. I never once saw Culverhouse get up and get involved. As for PL he seemed worlds away from the fiery, kick every ball, ''up and at ''em'' behaviour he normally demonstrates on the touchline. So much so he spent a lot of the second half sitting down and you don''t see that very often! You might expect a rank bad first 45 after the early goals but I did anticipate PL would get out the red hot pokers at half time, make some changes and we would mount a second half charge. What did we get? Nothing. Don''t get me wrong, the club have done fantastically well this season and we will remember it for a long, long time. Just a pity the whole 90 minutes today was so poor. Even the fans sat back and just seemed bored only coming to life in the last 10 minutes or so with sustained appeals for the boy Forster to sign on again. [/quote] Glad you''ve written this; I agree with everything you''ve said! Thought it was just me being a bit miffed? Why should we accept low standards just because... Woefully short all round today. Shame - I wanted to see a Championship winning display before we split for the season. Not an unreasonable expectation surely?

Never heard an announcement? Didn''t see them either...

I thought they were superb; great sportmanship and their team did really well too. Who else has been trying to explain to younger supporters the relevance of ''Fanny Craddock''?