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I really think we''ll be ok it hasn''t been pretty the last couple of months and we haven''t been playing well but if you look at the remaining fixtures for Us, Wigan, Sunderland, Villa and Stoke i still think we''ve got a great chance and a lot of us have to play each other!! Norwich: Arsenal (a) Reading (h) Stoke (a) West Brom (h) Villa (h) Man C (a) Wigan: Man C (a) WH (a) Tottenham (h) West Brom (a) Swansea (h) Arsenal (a) Villa (h) Villa: Fulham (h) Man U (a) Sunderland (h) Norwich (a) Chelsea (h) Wigan (a) Sunderland: Newcastle (a) Everton (h) Villa (a) Stoke (h) Southampton (h) Tottenham (a) Stoke: Man U (a) QPR (a) Norwich (h) Sunderland (a) Tottenham (h) Southampton (a) If Wigan lose their game in hand they will still be 4 points behind us i really can''t see them catching that up and add to that with their remaining fixtures! I honestly think Stoke have the harder run in out of everyone! Time will tell and there''s a lot of games to play but i''m confident.

I can see CH going 4-4-2! He tried it against Everton when he thought we needed a win and it worked (just!!!) and i think he''ll go for it on Saturday. He knows how important our remaining home games are and they are all winnable in my opinion and thats where he feels we can pick up the majority of points we need to survive! I''d go for: Bunn Whittaker Turner Bassong Garrido Snodgrass Tettey Johnson Pilks (if fit) if not Bennett Becchio Holt Bit controversial leaving Hoolahan and Kamara to some but i really feel both players can make more of an impact coming on at the moment! As for Whittaker instead of Martin its nothing against Martin he hasn''t done to much wrong i just feel Whittaker is a better player and offers just a bit more!

There''s probably nothing in it but seen a few reports from Holland on twitter today that we are interested in Marco van Ginkel from Vitesse a midfielder! I don''t know anything about him and if i''m honest i''ve never heard of him so if anyone does i''d be happy to hear their thoughts!!

Twitter is getting a bit tasty now SSN has reported the RVW news!! Lots of jealous PL club fans especially Liverpool and Newcastle saying can''t believe RVW is going to NCFC what a coup that would be for them!! Why would he want to go to a club like NCFC? etc etc. Shows we are getting a half decent striker if all these other fans are talking about what a coup this will be!

Yeah i''ll agree with you Not Nigel on the Becchio one. We needed someone when it was obvious we weren''t going to get Hooper and think he was available at the right price as a 2nd option to help Holt out! If we stay in the PL this season which i think we will next season could be very exciting for a Norwich supporter. If we are starting to sign players like RVW i feel we are going in the right direction. If we improve as a unit going forward next season and can keep solid at the back like we have done the majority of this season think what points tally we could reach. Its all about building and becoming an established PL club.

Not Nigel yeah sorry about that but yes i did mean Chris Martin!! I''d need shooting if i meant R Martin!!!

Not Nigel there''s no need to panic about so much if we sign RVW for £8m!! He will be a brilliant addition to the squad. I agree if he was apart of this seasons team he would struggle to score goals but most strikers would even the best because of the lack of chances we create. You''ve got to think CH will again improve the squad in the summer and bring in more quality in certain areas i.e. central mid and out wide. If we could bring in a quality ball player with strength in the middle of the park and someone with pace out wide and upfront then things will be looking really up. I trust CH in his signings and he hasn''t got a bad record so far. As for high price tags for players thats how its going to be from now on if we stay in the PL for the foreseeable future. If we want to improve as a squad sometimes if not most we''re going to have to pay a lot for players and wages!

If these rumours are true this would be a great signing and show we are going in the right direction squad wise and improving on what we''ve got! Unfortunately gaining double promotion and staying in the PL last season has proved a bit to much for a certain crop of players like Martin Fox Ward Tierney Surman Jackson etc. I as well as others will be gutted to see these players leave because of what they have done and achieved for this football club but this is PL football and its very unforgiving and if we want to push on and succeed this is what happens. As for certain people dissing RVW already as not good enough thats just a joke! He is a definate improvement on what we''ve got and i thank Polen for his comments and info on the player. Fingers crossed now these reports are true now and we can start building an exciting squad for next season. Just to finish off some people are saying Grant Holts future will be over if we sign RVW again i disagree he''ll stay and fight for his place and if he''s are 2nd or 3rd choice striker next year then things are really looking up on the striker front.

Why are some fans worrying? We''ll survive. I know the last 3 months haven''t been exciting for us fans but we''re 14th and 9 points away from relegation!! We haven''t played well lately but the points gap is still there and its a good points gap!! Its not as though we''re 1 point off relegation! Then i''d be more concerned. CH needs to be judged more next season and i feel next season we could potentially have a great season. We''ve proved this season we are alot harder to beat we''ve only lost 10. We''ve also drawn 12. Imagine what we could do next season and the potential points wise we could gain if we get in more quality players and turn a lot of those draws into wins!! No panic and i honestly believe CH is the man to take us forward. I don''t want to be 1 of these clubs that gets rid of their manager as soon as things look bad give him time.

[quote user="bailoncfc"][quote user="Gingerpele"]Andy Hughes wasn''t terrible, he was just played all over the place, never given any kind of consistency and tried to overcomplicate things. If Andy Hughes was ''terrible'' then some of the others we have had must be sunday league standard. As for Howson, looks like a great addition, could be just what we need as an extra attacking midfield option. Not a winger and different to Hoolahan he will hopefully give us another decent option.[/quote][/quote]

[quote user="Gingerpele"]Andy Hughes wasn''t terrible, he was just played all over the place, never given any kind of consistency and tried to overcomplicate things. If Andy Hughes was ''terrible'' then some of the others we have had must be sunday league standard. As for Howson, looks like a great addition, could be just what we need as an extra attacking midfield option. Not a winger and different to Hoolahan he will hopefully give us another decent option.[/quote]

Can''t wait i''m counting down the days!! Roll on Saturday the atmosphere is going to be electric!

Its a pity our 1st home game of the PL season isn''t on a Saturday but when i saw the Europa draw the other day my mind changed some what. I see Stoke have got to travel to Switzerland mid-week! Its hard for most clubs playing regulary in Europe to bounce back with a win in the league the following weekend, i''m hoping it will be the same for Stoke who haven''t got the biggest squad to rotate! Could be a great time to play them what do people reckon?

My heart is saying a win but my head says a draw! If i had to bet on it i''d say an entertaining draw 2-2 or 3-3 and we get a 95min equaliser!!

Depending on injuries in the next 2 games i''d go for: Ruddy Martin Barnett De Laet Tierney Fox Johnson Bennett Hoolahan Holt Jackson Subs from: Rudd, Whitbread, Naughton, Morison, Crofts, Smith, C Martin, Surman