AndyCanary

[quote user="Son Ova Gunn"]Wet Sham were relegated to the championship with £70million debts and are by all acounts another £30million worse off after their championship season. £12million of this is transfer debts, £42 is owed to banks. Their turnover next year will be extreamly similar to ours given that the vast majority is made up by sky and yet they can offer our captain a triple your pay deal from £15k to £40k per week according to the article. Wet Sham owners are not stupid, they are successful business people so I dont really buy the whole ''they are gambling the clubs existance'' and it really highlights two things to me, firstly how much having wealthy owners as a saftey net if required can mean more creative freedom for the accountants and their purse strings and secondly, how our lenders have really handcuffed to club with their repayment inflexibility.     [/quote]I would say it was more us committing to repay. It probably worked out much better financially for us. With the state of our club at the moment I''m sure we could re-finance our debt easily. But by the sound bites we''ve had from the board it seems like our #1 priority is getting debt free.I''d much rather support a club who live within their means and are genuinely prosperous than one that lives outside their means and plays with fire. Even if that does mean losing star players every now and then.

ERMAHGERD!! grant holt ‏@holty30 These hills at centre park are good training. #hillrunscalfhangingoff That is CLEARLY a hint that Holt likes hills and as Norwich is a flat part of the World it must mean that he is on his way. I''m now going to check the hill situations of clubs he''s been linked with. [/Hysteria]

Mark Lawrenson‏@MARK_LAWRENS0NFollowing http://Goal.com  are reporting West Ham have bidded £6m for @holty30. Anyone know how the last ‪#NCFC‬ striker got on at‪#WHU‬?  Reply  Retweet  Favorite11:37 AM - 27 Jun 12 via web · Embed this Tweethttps://twitter.com/#!/MARK_LAWRENS0N/

[quote user="Jim Smith"]Not wishing to join the crew on here who immediately rubbish any info put on here of this nature as I have no reason to disbelieve what you say BUT: 1. Why couch what you are saying in such clandestine terms when you appear to just be saying that Hoolahan has pulled out of buying your house and the estate agent told you its because he might be on the move. 2. May just be an excuse the estate agent has come up with. 3. Hoolahan can;t move unless we sell him no matter if he has offrs he "fancies." 4. Estate agents are often quite full of sh*t. Find it hard to believe Holt would fill an estate agent in on details of his meetings with McNally.   [/quote]Candidate for post of the year that^I always love it when posters who have a ''credible source'' use the line ''my source has some other information which is REALLY amazing and much more shocking than this... HE/I can''t tell you about it but I can tell you about this lesser, but still quite amazing revealation''.

I can''t work out who''s fall from grace has been worse Phil''s or Mike Newell''s.

Here''s the link sir: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18592605 York City sign former Oxford striker Oli JohnsonYork City have signed former Oxford United striker Oli Johnson on a one-year deal.The 24-year-old was released by the U''s at the end of last season and has become the Minstermen''s second signing since returning to the Football League.Johnson joined Norwich from Stockport in January 2010.The Canaries released him this January and he moved to Oxford on a short-term deal, but three goals in 17 games failed to earn him a new contract.

[quote user="Rock The Boat"]What do you folks thinks this means for the careers of Rudd and Steer? Four years is a long contract in footballing terms.[/quote]Very good question.. You''re right 4 years is a long time especially considering as goalkeepers there is only 1 spot they are all playing for.I guess on our side is that they''re young players and keepers have long careers.

[quote user="BroadstairsR"]Good point CU as I was certain that his first signing would be Snodgrass, at our expense.[/quote]I like you sir. If they ever introduce stealth moderators I think you should be the first person they ask.

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[quote user="PKC"]It strikes me the real skill is the ability to diguise what you are doing and that is the main difference between Pirlo and Wes.[/quote]Agreed, although if you watch Wes take his penalty (here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOgEMugZNhk ) it''s not at all surprising that the keeper saved it. Not because the keeper read what he was going to do but because Wes''s run up didn''t give the keeper much time to commit.Pirlo said in the paper yesterday that he had noted that Hart was diving around a lot so that''s why he decided to do the chip.

[quote user="jas the barclay king"][quote user="AndyCanary"][quote user="smooth"]I am with yellows49... Holt has found that he is actually prob at the only club who will give him first team football and a contract.I still think we need to bring in a better striker and then maybe next season we will need to look at replacing Holt in the next two years.[/quote] Urrrr what?! What on Earth has given you that impression?[/quote]the lack of clubs beating the door down to sign him might be a small indicator.... [/quote]There was as much speculation about Holt going to other clubs as there ever is about a player who eventually does move clubs. And those players don''t have the Chief Exec coming out in the press every week saying the player isn''t for sale.

[quote user="jas the barclay king"]it takes a huge amount of skill (And some good sized B****ks) to try that and succeed.[/quote]Nonsense. It''s not a difficult shot to pull off at all. It''s a simple enough chip for any player at semi pro level to pull off let alone international level. It does take big kahunas that''s for sure. But the actual physical move isn''t hard.

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[quote user="Thirsty Lizard"]needless to say I''m far too polite to make any witty rejoinders about how many seconds of my life I may have spent reading your posts.[/quote]Like a steam train smashing into a green house..

Do you think there is any ground in that we''re now an EPL club and with that comes more national press coverage? Perhaps Archant have always got to stories at the same speed. It just seems like they''re slower to react because the national news agencies are covering us too?

[quote user="Eric Pickles Pie Supplier"][quote user="AndyCanary"][quote user="WeAreYellows49"]My mum used to say patience is a virtue and always pays off, maybe he wasnt taught the same thing lol! I''d Sooner he''d have been patient and not said anything especially on twitter, in my opinion he didn''t think it through properly. Such a shame.[/quote]Likewise I bet for every fan like you who wishes he hadn''t said his thought on Twitter there is someone who wishes he had said more on Twitter [:)][/quote]   Hmmmm. Just as you never hear anyone on their death-bed say "I wish I''d spent more time at the office ", in the future I doubt if you ever hear anyone say "I wish I''d spent more time on Twitter". [/quote]I think you''ve misunderstood my point. My point was that for every fan who wishes GH wouldn''t tweet about his future there is one who wishes GH would tweet more about his future.

[quote user="Jacko"]I said this last night. Dont get me wrong Pirlo was magnficent and man of the match by miles. But if I was one of his teammates I would have been livid with him for taking a penalty in that manner last night. If the keeper doesnt dive you will never get any easier penalty save in your life. Italy are under pressure and in all probability lose the shoutout. All because one person decides to indulge their ego. I thought it was pretty selfish and irresponsible. What made it even more so was that he has tried this in a penalty shootout for Milan against Barcelona and it didnt work. He scored so ultimately everyone has hailed him as a genius but if he had missed everyone would be saying what I just have. But I guess it still isnt as criminal as not hitting the target. Something which Young failed to do. [/quote]I see your points but he had also scored a penalty like that before for AC Milan against Juventus (here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zybbFqzprvI ).I think that penalty did more than just tally up Italys score, it piled mental pressure on Young.. The England players must have been thinking "this guy has dominated us all game, now he''s done that.. it''s written in the stars for him".

[quote user="WeAreYellows49"]My mum used to say patience is a virtue and always pays off, maybe he wasnt taught the same thing lol! I''d Sooner he''d have been patient and not said anything especially on twitter, in my opinion he didn''t think it through properly. Such a shame.[/quote]Likewise I bet for every fan like you who wishes he hadn''t said his thought on Twitter there is someone who wishes he had said more on Twitter [:)]

[quote user="smooth"]I am with yellows49... Holt has found that he is actually prob at the only club who will give him first team football and a contract.I still think we need to bring in a better striker and then maybe next season we will need to look at replacing Holt in the next two years.[/quote] Urrrr what?! What on Earth has given you that impression?

[quote user="Shaker Maker"][quote user="Spanner"]Great news :) captain?[/quote]I''d give it to Howson.[/quote]I like the sentiment but I''ve never been a fan of having Goalkeepers as captains.

It''s 4 years + 1 extra year if WE want it.. Remember Ruddy has just got married and has a young family.. So that means they''re going to settle here and by the time the contract has expired he''d have lived here for 6/7 years. Keepers are like fine wines they get better with age so this could turn out to be the best bit of business the club has ever done.As long as we keep trying to move forward Ruddy is going to find it really hard to move on from Norwich after his family have settled! [:)]

[quote user="Josh"]@cityangel Remember he would get taxed 50% on £15k, so that''s 7.5k. Then probably 10% to his agent, so 6.75k per week. Over 52 weeks that''s 351k a year. He''s had this contract for a year so maybe he''s saved 275-300k. His prior 2 years were on a league 1 contract which I suspect would have been under half what he''s currently on so I doubt he''s saved that much. Perhaps 200k over those 2 years? So maybe he''s saved 475k. I wouldn''t imagine he''s saved that much before he joined us either. This might sound crazy money to us but I doubt he''s saved enough to set his family up for life or give his kids the best possible eduation just yet.[/quote]That''s not right. Firstly the wages that are quoted for footballers are AFTER TAX. However, even if that wasn''t the case your calculations are way off as it''s much more complicated than that and the deductions don''t come from the figures you''ve stated.The thing with footballers wages is that everything is all relative. You live to your means. In my first job I took home £120 a week. I lived to my means then but every time I got a better job and earned more money I''d live to my means with that cash. There is NO way I''d survive today on what I earned a few years ago. It''s no different for footballers.

I love that we have an additional 1 year option also!!!THIS IS GREAT NEWS!! YES YES YES!!!

NORWICH City goalkeeper John Ruddy has rounded off a successful year by committing his future to the Canaries and signing a new four-year contract, with the Club having a further option to keep him at Carrow Road until 2017.Ruddy joins fellow City players Russell Martin and Andrew Surman in showing their commitment to the Club ahead of the new 2012-13 Barclays Premier League season by signing a new deal.The 25-year-old joined City from Everton for an undisclosed fee in July 2010, and was instrumental in getting Norwich to the Premier League in 2010-11, and once again rose to the occasion last season to help the Club finish a sensational 12th on their return to the top-flight.His match-winning performances earned him second-place in the 2011-12 Player of the Season awards and a call-up to Roy Hodgson''s first England squad for Euro 2012, although he was forced to withdraw due to an injury picked up in training with the squad.John Ruddy in action against Aston VillaNEW DEAL: Ruddy was one of City''s star performers last season.Speaking exclusively to Canaries Player, Ruddy said: "I''m delighted. I have never wanted to leave Norwich since I''ve been here. I''ve had a great two years so far, and I can''t wait to be a part of it for the next four years."I love the atmosphere around the place and it''s a fantastic Club to play for. We''ve a new Manager coming in too, who I''m looking forward to working with."The main thing for me is that my family are really settled here as well. My lad starts school in September, so it''s nice to get a bit of security for them too."It''s been a non-stop rollercoaster since I joined, with a lot more highs than lows, thankfully, and hopefully that will continue over the course of the next four years."City boss Chris Hughton added: "I am delighted to have secured John''s future at the Club for a further four years. He has been a key part of the Club since he has arrived."He has made some fantastic progress over the past couple of years here and is an integral part of the Club''s future."His great work over the past couple of years has seen him work his way into the England squad with his call-up this summer and hopefully he can continue his great progress now for years to come."John Ruddy 320INTERNATIONAL: Ruddy was called up to Roy Hodgson''s Euro 2012 squad.Ruddy began his career at Cambridge United, where he made his debut in a 1-0 win at Leyton Orient in May 2004, and went on to appear 43 times for the club before moving to Everton for £250,000 in 2005.The St Ives-born Ruddy made his Everton bow in dramatic circumstances - coming on as a ninth-minute substitute for James McFadden after ''keeper Iain Turner, who himself was deputising for the injured Nigel Martyn and Richard Wright, got sent off. He went on to keep a clean sheet in the 1-0 win over Blackburn Rovers.A succession of loan spells followed for the 6ft 4in stopper, at Walsall, Rushden and Diamonds, Chester, Stockport County, Wrexham, Bristol City, Stockport County again, Crewe Alexandra, and finally Motherwell.Ruddy spent the 2009-10 season on-loan to the Scottish Premier League side, helping them to fifth position in the league, and keeping clean sheets against both Celtic and Rangers.His performances there impressed former manager Paul Lambert enough to bring the big ''keeper to Carrow Road, and he hasn''t looked back since.

According to Club Twitter.