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[quote user="cityangel"][quote user="passdinho"]it was Huckerby for diving for a penalty[/quote]   No main site say Drury got booked and will miss the Leeds game. [/quote]trust me i was there mate

he was absolutly quality today - held the ball up, was all over the pitch - his first booking was ridiculous, his 2nd/3rd foul jumping against the centre-half, the second booking he deserved. But overall looked like he could be a really good foil for Earnshaw

it was Huckerby for diving for a penalty

to be fair mate, with regards to Robinson, he looked class today once he went to centre-half. He even started passing the ball accurately! Pity about that idiot Doherty . . .

Koimatsuba - surely a big striker would do little more than encourage the long ball football that has led to Norwich''s mini-demise in the last 2 years. What, might I ask, is wrong with team now? The defense is generally solid, which is all one may expect in the Championship. Except Doherty, the whole team is capable, and more importantly committed, to playing good football, with short passes from defense to midfield. Also, having one quality striker, Norwich''s ''affliction'' now, means that they must play five across the midfield. This suits Norwich greatly, as Huckerby has license to goal-hang, safe in the knowldge that Robinson will cover him. It also gives Safri and Etuhu much more freedom to push forward and influence the game. Finally, it makes the two wingers hug the touchlines, dragging the full-backs out of position and opening channels for Earnshaw to work in. A big striker will make these quality wingers redundant as we''ll only see Doherty and Shackell whacking the ball up in the air all game. Even Doherty is bright enough to realise he can''t do this with Earnshaw ( though bless Gary, he still keeps trying . . .)  

Or you could just support the team, who are already drained of confidence after a p1ss-poor season, in a hope to bring the best out of them? But that would be silly . . . everyone knows having people constantly calling for your head improves performance!

Holt was class until he nearly died of Pneumonia . . .

kenny lunt is class too

hilarious . . . such wit

this thread assumes that the vast majority of fans actually think that Worthington''s sacking is the best course of action, which is not the case. Most fans realise that the Premiership was a step too far for Worthington and the squad and that this has been a bad season. This lack of support was obvious at the "protests" in recent weeks, which were rather reminiscient of the Mary Celeste. . .  

at the end of last season, i said that the promotion side should be built around him, Safri, Ashton and Green down the middle of the park and i''ve seen nothing to change my mind that this would have been the best course of action. Unfortunately, he has suffered with injuries and then the form of Doherty and Davenport (now Rehman). Now though he should be given a chance in a defence that conceded four goals last match 

Casillas Mancini Nesta Terry Carlos Joaquin Gerrard Makelele Ronaldo Henry Ibrahimovic Subs: Ward, Safri, McVeigh, Huckerby, Magilton   About as likely . . .

if you''re that fickle then i doubt anyone will mourn your absence

I shouldn''t worry what people say as about 90% of this boards members are either delusional or very dim 

[quote user="ncfc4eva"] Earnshaw. Played his whole career scoring hatfuls of goals due to service, defence splitting passes etc. What do we do...lets lump it up to him!! Earnshaw surely great in the air?!?!?...No Nigel. Im afraid he isnt. But thats where i get confused...were the players told to do this???? If there were then you know what i would say. If they werent then why arnt the players doing as they are told? [/quote] Hit the nail on the head here . . . Why would any manager tell his players to play the ball in the air to a very short striker? Answer: They Wouldn''t. Yet Norwich players still seem to do so on a regular basis to Earnshaw, despite the fact that Worthington would NEVER tell them to. Before every game thay do drills in short, one-touch passing, and then proceed to aimlessly hoof the ball upfield during the match. In my opinion, there is little more Worthington can do to promote ''attractive'' football. Therefore surely the blame for this style of football should be placed at the feet (or hooves) of the players rather than the manager?

[quote user="king johnbond"] i dont want any of the ktf telling me im not a true supporter. i have been a season ticket for 33 years, and i have never been so pi**ed off as i am now. todays disaster was the last straw, i will not set foot inside carrow road anymore until worthington has gone . i hope the board soon wake up and smell the coffee, with nw the only way is down. [/quote] I''m sure your ''protest'' will make all the difference . . .

in my opinion, a settled side was the major contributing factor for the promotion in ''04. That year, the back four especially stayed constant all year, whereas this year only Drury and Doherty have been regular in their best positions.

[quote user="chicken"] He got fed up with Kenton because he was taking the mickey out of this club. [/quote] actually, him and Foley simply thought he was too lazy

i expect he hopes that you get hit by a bus tomorrow

i just didn''t fancy spending a further hour queueing to leave Norwich

[quote user="Paul Rankin"] great win against a top derby side..   lets hope we get a quality result at palace.... [/quote] a top Derby side who are just outside the relegation places . . . the win won''t exactly be striking fear into the rest of the division  

[quote user="Alex Harvey-Jones"][quote user="Stephen Pass"]we miss Darren Kenton - premiership standard defender who went for nothing [/quote] We managed to get promotion without him though. Kenton was a great player and would be a welcome addition to our squad but due to the success we had after his departure I don''t think you could say we miss him and it hasn''t had an impact on this season![/quote]   Had Kenton remained (which he wanted to . . .), the defence in the premiership would have been a lot more solid. Last year it desperatly lacked pace, hence the reason they held a line on the edge of Green''s box. Kenton marked Henry out of a game for Southampton the year Norwich got promoted. A partnership of Fleming and Mackay (later Doherty) was never going to be able to hold their own in the premiership, but could do so against the low standard of division one strikers, which is why Norwich were promoted and duly relegated. Imagine a centre-half pairing of Shackell and Kenton last year . . . 

we miss Darren Kenton - premiership standard defender who went for nothing 

Green - 8 - Commanding, kick set up first goal (inadvertantly), quick throw led to second Fleming - 7 - As well as can be expected for someone played out of position, solid as always Drury - 8 - Mr. Dependable. ''Nuff Said Doherty - 6 - Below usual standards, lost a lot in the air against a sub-standard strike force Rehman - 7 - Not as impressive as at Ipswich, but no-nonsense approach works well for him Johannson - 5 - Anonymous, did little more than get offside Huckerby - 8 - Good if you consider he scored one and set up another on a plate. He even made a tackle! [:O] Hughes - 4 - Worse than Johannson in that his impact was negative whereas JJ''s was non-existent. Safri - 6 - Below-par, probably due to the lack of real options available for him Earnshaw - 8 - Looked good with the ball at feet, some really nice link-up play. Not to mention the goals - that''s what he was bought for! Thorne - 4 - Can''t see the point in a hitman who won''t contest headers . . . SUBS: McVeigh - 7 - Calming influence on the team, nice touches and good defensive work. McKenzie - 7 - Lively as ever, gave the team some much needed impetus, looked promising partnership w/ Earnshaw  Robinson - 7 - Looks better with every game, some really nice touches in the short amount of time he was on, most notably the through-ball to McKenzie where he should have scored. Brighton - 4 - Sub-standard, yet unlucky not to get something from the game. Three goals came from three defensive balls-ups.

                                 Green                  Doherty - Rehman - Shackell Hughes                                                    Drury     |                      Safri - Robinson               |     |                         McVeigh                       |                     Huckerby - Earnshaw Subs: Ward, Fleming, Etuhu, Thorne, Johannson To me this seems the best way of fitting the competent players into the team, whilst staying in familiar positions - ie no centre midfielders/strikers playing on wings. Therefore, due to the lack of wingers, we''ll play a system that needs no more than workhorses on each side. Hughes and Drury seem to be the fittest if not the most technically able (esp. Hughes).  It also absolves Huckerby of any defensive responsibility, which is good because he neglects any he is given. McVeigh should be able to play in the hole with two quick men up front that he can give the ball to. Johannson (sp.?) is dropped simply because he was below par in the game i watched him (Ipswich), doing little more than scoring and looking un-sharp all game. Thorne is sub-standard but could represent a different approach if neccesary.  My team is designed mainly to stop the long ball that is now abundant and is intended to facilitate all the more talented footballers, whilst steering clear of the carthorses.