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Ruddy doesn''t half rack up soft goals.......

Twelve minutes in...........who are Newcastle playing?

Martin lacks pace, but then so does Hoolahan. If Hoolahan was to get injured and out for several months, Norwich have no obvious replacement. I think Martin is clever enough to play the ''No.10'' role, with the added bonus of knowing where the back of the net is, and how to find it........

How depressing must it be for a football supporter to have this man manager of your football club? He has hardly been in charge of Newcastle for a few months, yet the excuses are spouting forth. He has stated that the loss of Krul will cost the club between 18-20 points, which doesn''t place much confidence in his replacement. Newcastle are suffering disaster after disaster, according to McClaren, who is clearly trying to distance his responsibility from Newcastle''s league position. It will be so sweet on Sunday if Norwich can add to his woes. Alex Neil''s stock rises by the hour when you compare his demeanour, attitude and beliefs, in comparison to his adversaries.

Saturday''s game could yet prove Norwich''s toughest so far this season, and the result is a difficult one to call. However, a Norwich win by two clear goals would take them above Leicester in the table. Considering the start Leicester have had, and the plaudits they are receiving, it would be a terrific feat if AN and the team could pull this off. A positive result for Norwich would certainly cause the pundits to start sitting up and taking proper notice..........

Oh dear! This fits in rather nicely with LDC''s MOTD thread. This is exactly what the resident muppets could have majored on instead of lazily digging up previous defensive lapses. Perhaps it is far too insightful for the tedious pundits to grasp?

As a team, we are consistently producing an excellent brand of football. It is a reasonable thing to highlight as we gave another team an unexpected fright. Had we earned the points we have deserved, on the balance of play, we would be higher in the league than West Ham. That''s might lot on the subject as I believe LDC''s opening post is perfectly valid, and many posters'' arguments are based on alternative agendas.

Ruddy dropped a b*****k on a set piece. It was clear to all and sundry. It did not need emphasising, and it didn''t need a montage of previous set pieces when goals have been conceded, to underline it. Fans from both teams extolled the high entertainment value of the game, yet this barely came across from the highlights. Their after match summary could just have easily focused on the excellent football played by Norwich and the level of football they are producing, which has deserved a higher league placement than they currently hold. Only they couldn''t focus on this positive side because they would have had to use footage that had been consigned to the bin, and it wouldn''t fit their pre-conceived views that ''lil''ol Norwich'' should be propping up the PL.

Hoolahan displayed tremendous skill in the build up to two of the goals against Sunderland, yet not a mention on MOTD. If it had been de Bruyne, Rooney, Silva etc, the pundits would have been salivating endlessly and repeating the footage ad nauseum. They could have shown why or how Norwich are playing so well and why they are not the pushovers that all the pundits were predicting at the beginning of the season. I don''t suppose for one moment that Norwich are the only team conceding from set pieces, I''m guessing that corners and free kicks yield a good percentage of goals scored.

Perhaps a montage of our slick interplay and quick passing from our games this season would have been just as apt? LDC is quite correct. MOTD is a complete waste of space........ As for Sky''s Sunday Supplement..........it is now broken into four or five segments, divided by advert breaks, which allows each segment to cover by turn, Chelsea/Man U/Man City/Arsenal/Liverpool/Sunday games (briefly). As far as SSS are concerned, the rest of the PL is irrelevant.

The format of the League Cup is now far superior to that of the FA Cup. Midweek matches, no replays, no disruption and secede to ensure the better teams progress further. The FA Cup is a dinosaur in comparison.

THE best post-match interview given by a Norwich player on Canary Call. Top man.

Possibly dodged a bullet with this one - not sure his head would have been out of his backside long enough to be able to produce any meaningful defensive headers.......... .....or maybe it''s just his agent that is a little aggrieved at missing out on a useful pay-day.........

Naismith is quoted as saying he would have jumped at the opportunity to join Norwich on deadline day, but Martinez blocked the move. He would have been a shrewd purchase by the club, and a big step up from Hooper. A shame it never happened.

Five games in and only three teams have scored more goals than Norwich and only two teams have conceded more...... Without researching, can you name them?

Wow!.....just wow.... Looking for draws from these matches but you have to admire Leicester''s ''blitzkrieg'' football.......Mahrez is almost unplayable.

Norwich City are the sum of its parts. There are only two assets of any considerable value at the club. Nathan Redmond is the only player that would be of major interest to a number of other PL clubs, the rest of the squad would not be guaranteed a starting place anywhere else. Alex Neil is worth far more to the club than any level of compensation they would receive. His stock is rising by the week and it can be argued he hasn''t put a foot wrong since Norwich played Bournemouth away last season. This will not have gone unnoticed by a number of under performing clubs that are desperately trying to buy success. Hopefully, AN will show a level of loyalty that matches his managerial abilities.

...might not be the best result for Norwich City. If AN isn''t on the radar of the Board at Anfield, then outwitting Brenda next week will catapult AN to the forefront of their thoughts. Brenda is skating on thin ice, and many feel he was extremely lucky to keep his job at the end of last season. Liverpudlians with long memories and astute footballing brains, will see a little bit of Shankly in Alex Neil, and the unfortunate thing for Norwich fans is that, irrespective of his age or experience, AN''s demeanour suggests that he would be comfortable in any managerial position offered to him.

Outrageous! Why is the Norwich match (5th) being shown ahead of the WBA v Southampton game (7th)? Has Linneker lost his marbles?

When was it ruled that an overhead goal in the penalty box is allowable, or are double-standards going to be the norm this season.....as with Whittaker red card a fortnight ago, Francis no red card today? These decisions even up over the season? Rollocks!

Bournemouth fans not happy with Howe''s team selection, naivety, summer purchases etc. etc.. Good to see AN do a job on ''the golden one'' today.

Judging by his interview on Canary Call, the combined performance of Brady and Jarvis today is testament to the managerial expertise of AN, who worked closely with them both over a couple of days. I thought £7m for Brady was on the high side, but it is now clear that Norwich have obtained two players ( an accomplished left-back and a left-sided midfielder) for the price of one.

Not sure how serious Norwich''s pursuit of Naismith was before transfer deadline, but with a hat-trick against Chelsea, it underlines his value off the bench!

This has been handled extremely well by AN and the club, just unfortunate that first game up happens to be Bournemouth. It would be churlish not to accept the apology at face value and not to move on.

AN clearly needs to take Matt Jarvis to one side and erase the negative Allardyce doctrine from his mindset.