canary_bird

I can''t believe that anyone would seriously want to see that scumbag at our club,

Well said, Paulo - I totally agree.

I am so delighted, had resigned myself to the fact that he was going but now ... VERY, VERY HAPPY !!!

Holloway is hilarious and very entertaining when he''s the manager of another club - I don''t think this would necessarily be the case if he was the manager of OUR club. Hughton EVERY time.

Ah bless, fancy taking the time and trouble to look up some totally irrelevant stats in an attempt to find a negative slant. Sad loser, you think he''d be a bit more concerned about his own club - but perhaps that''s too painful to contemplate. After all, it''s a bit surprising that Jewell wasn''t on our shortlist.

I am sure that if Lambert comes back for any of our players, McNally will do his level best to screw Villa for as high a price as possible.

I thought the same - Talksport were all over the Villa vacancy until "King" Kenny was shown the door, now Liverpool coverage has completely taken over. As for WBA, barely a mention ...

If Zamora is in, it''s a bloody outrage.

I assume the strange brown splodges are Suffolk Punch "poo". Nice to see they''re ready for next season, they certainly weren''t ready for the current one.

Wasn''t Villa at Carrow Road our last game on the 94-95 Premier League season? They secured a point to guarantee safety but we were already down? I was only a proper young-un at the time, but I seem to recollect it. There was a massive Chase Out campaign and one Villa fan had bought his own little "Ellis Out" poster. You''re quite correct here. We had already been relegated the week before at Leeds but Villa still had a slight chance of relegation, which would have required them losing to us and at least two results elsewhere going against them (which didnt happen). At the end of the game the Villa fans were singing "we''ll meet again" at us, which is something I''ve remembered ever since and have always hoped that karma would one day allow us to return that favour?!? I also recollect being involved in the "Chase out" demos afterwards , with police horses charging at us outside the main stand and police being let loose in the River end car park.............they were the days !?! Yes, what a fun time it was ...??! I remember the Villa fans singing "We''re Cr*p and we''re staying up" and "Going down with the souffle", which did make me smile (through the tears).

Surely Vaughan has pace and would give us another option ?

Disappointed by Ashton''s inclusion - yes, he was a good player but I can''t forgive him for how he lost interest after relegation and very obviously wanted to move away. It''s like he''s got in because of his achievements after he left rather than what he did while he was with us. Maybe a bit unfair, he seems like a nice bloke but that is how I feel.

I was talking to a fellow season ticket holder on Sunday, who was MOST aggrieved at having paid £25 to watch a very disappointing performance. Although I agreed with him to some extent, I was rather stung by his virulent criticism of Paul Lambert and the team selection, to the point where I said "Oh well, let''s sack him then ...", to which he replied "I don''t care if we do, he''s leaving at the end of the season to manage Spurs anyway". He then informed me that he had supported Norwich for more than 60 years and it was the worst performance he had ever seen. I can only think that he has a very, very short memory indeed.

According to canaries.co.uk, he''s 6ft - certainly doesn''t look anywhere near as tall as either Ruddy or Rudd.

I have defended Morison many times this season, but just can''t do it today. He was very poor and Wilbraham showed much more commitment and passion in his short time on the pitch. The only positive today was the return of James Vaughan, hopefully he will prove to be a real asset to the team for the rest of the season.

[quote user="nutty nigel"]''scuse me canary_bird but did you used to be someone else on here? [/quote] No ... I''ve only ever been myself on here.

Sounds to me that they need to toughen up ...

I managed to "brainwash" my two eldest sons, who are both still 100% Canary. I did fail miserably with the youngest, who has no interest in football - but in all honesty, I prefer this to him being a "glory supporter" of Man U/Liverpool/Arsenal/Chelsea, etc.

[quote user="Canary_on_the Trent"]Why have so few season ticket holders bought tickets? We''re in the 5th Round, with the potential of a Quarter Final & the price is reasonable.[/quote] I have a season ticket and there are season ticket holders seated either side of me. My son and his girlfriend wanted tickets, so I waited until this morning to see if I could get 3 so we could sit together. Was surprised when I logged on to see how many were still available just after 9am, and have booked 3 in the same row as my ST seat. No problem with logging on, and very quick and easy. Beats hanging on the phone in a queue!

[quote user="Branston Pickle"]...no, this isn''t about his prediction per se (which we will all be surprised to learn is a 2-1 win for Sunderland), more the guy predicting alongside him. No idea who Kurt Angle is but he says "not two teams I''m familiar with but Norwich sound cool. I''ll go for them" 1-0. Not sure why we sound ''cool'' but let''s hope he''s right :-)[/quote] Seems more than a little pointless to ask someone for a prediction who isn''t "familiar" with the teams concerned - or asking Lawro either, for that matter.

[quote user="WW"][quote user="canary_bird"]I rather got the impression that WW is eager to put over how average Howson is in every way, not sure why he is so obsessed with this as you''d think he wouldn''t be too much of a loss to the team in that case ... Well, I''m sure Matty Pattison would be a more than adequate replacement.[/quote] Doubt it... http://www.leedsunited.com/news/20120127/no-united-deal-for-matty_2247585_2589879[/quote] Such a shame ... his middle name is Average, so would have been a perfect fit.

I rather got the impression that WW is eager to put over how average Howson is in every way, not sure why he is so obsessed with this as you''d think he wouldn''t be too much of a loss to the team in that case ... Well, I''m sure Matty Pattison would be a more than adequate replacement.

We''ll see what sort of player Lambert turns him into - then will be the time to judge him,

"And you would be wrong. As I said further up the thread it depends if you have converted from another denomination and are already married or indeed catholics who become priests after they have been married for some time and there are a fair number of married priests now in the Catholic Church. In addition celibacy and marriage are being debated now within the church and could be changed at some point in the future. There are also many lay-priests who are married plus male and female lay people who also serve communion." As I said, I hadn''t realised there was a second page of the thread, and missed your point - I think it''s called "moving the goalposts" or more kindly, "moving with the times". However,in Phil Mulryne''s circumstances, i.e.an unmarried man entering the priesthood, I would have thought that it was a pre-requisite - at the moment.

 canary_bird wrote:Yes, it is a pre-requisite. And you would be wrong. As I said further up the thread it depends if you have converted from another denomination and are already married or indeed catholics who become priests after they have been married for some time and there are a fair number of married priests now in the Catholic Church. In addition celibacy and marriage are being debated now within the church and could be changed at some point in the future. There are also many lay-priests who are married plus male and female lay people who also serve communion. As I said, I hadn''t realised there was a second page of the thread, and missed your point - I think it''s called "moving the goalposts" or more kindly, "moving with the times". However,in Phil Mulryne''s circumstances, i.e.an unmarried man entering the priesthood, I would have thought that it was a pre-requisite - at the moment.