Yorkshire Canary 118 Posted December 28, 2015 That type of fixture, hope it is the former and we are due a result against Villa who did the business against us under Lambert. A few important fixtures towards the bottom of the table WBA v Newcastle another biggy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Canary 0 Posted December 28, 2015 Arguably Neil''s biggest game to date as the Canaries ManagerLose this one and I can see the Carra turning Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katie Borkins 1 Posted December 28, 2015 Bigger than the playoffs?No chance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herman 9,717 Posted December 28, 2015 What is the general feeling among regular attendees at CR? Is there rumblings against Alex and will a loss today make these much louder? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
morty 0 Posted December 28, 2015 [quote user="Herman "]What is the general feeling among regular attendees at CR? Is there rumblings against Alex and will a loss today make these much louder? [/quote]I don''t think anyone will like it if we lose today. This is a very good chance to put a bit of daylight between us and the relegation spots.But I believe Alex Neil is here for the long haul, and would like to hope most sensible people feel the same way. Yeah there will be grumbling, but not on a clapper throwing scale. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lessingham Canary 99 Posted December 28, 2015 Agree AN is here for the long haul, lose today and there will be massive disappointment, don''t think we will, but can see a draw though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whoareyou? 0 Posted December 28, 2015 AN isn''t why we are near the bottom of the League. Its more to do with the lack of Premier League quality players we have. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
morty 0 Posted December 28, 2015 [quote user="whoareyou"]AN isn''t why we are near the bottom of the League. Its more to do with the lack of Premier League quality players we have.[/quote][Y] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indy 3,286 Posted December 28, 2015 I don''t think there is any rumbling against AN, we do all question some of the line ups and post match performances, but that would be the same for any manager. Yep I was no great lover of AN but he''s done a great job overall and justifies his support from us.There''s always pressure on managers who don''t get wins in this league but agree we do have one of the weakest squad in terms premiership quality, we were always in for a battle.I think we''ll have the normal divide should the worst happen today, but I don''t think we''ll lose today, 3-2 to us. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cantiaci Canary 556 Posted December 28, 2015 It''s certainly one of those fixtures that can''t end in a ''meh'' feeling!Anything but victory will feel like a sickening blow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GenerationA47 750 Posted December 28, 2015 Relief, please. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 28, 2015 Villa have drawn three of their last four games. So while they''re not exactly making up lost ground, they have stopped losing regularly. Which points to an awkward game for us today.Norwich should win. But they''ll need to have their wits about them to do so. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Highland Canary 76 Posted December 28, 2015 Always up for a meltdown but I think we''ll win 3-1 Wes, Redders, Mbokani. Spurs are a good side but we didn''t show the energy that was needed in such on Saturday. Neil will need them fully charged today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Essjayess 307 Posted December 28, 2015 Relief if we win yes, but meltdown if we lose?..why?...disapointment yes..but not meltdown. There will be 18 games still to play, and actually i for one, can see City losing this one. Villa have been playing better lately and have gotten a fair few decent draws, they are way overdue a win, of course in these situations its a made to order match for Villa, Norwich City the team to play and beat at the right time! Plus ive disliked the last few weeks with so many saying "oh the Villa match...6 pointer..a must win"...to much emphasis has been placed on this one match for my liking. Its crazy, we could lose this and yet go on to survive relegation, or we could win today but still get relegated. Only if it was the final fixture of a season and 3 points were needed for survival would it be "must win"As for Alex Neil, even if relegated, he must stay as our manager, for many reasons, the most important imo is that he is simply the best choice. Give him time, allow him to nurture a squad of his own, far to many current players still belong to the Hughton / Lambert era. We have a new chairman, so things constantly change, but please, give us solidity at least in the managers position. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 4,202 Posted December 28, 2015 Agree AN should be here for the long haul, but defeat will harden the sceptics. A must win for game for Villa, which might work in our favour. Score first and we should win comfortably providing we battle.Defeat may make it difficult to get real quality in the transfer window, especially some of the potential targets being bandied around. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mello Yello 2,281 Posted December 28, 2015 If we lose, it''ll be like a raging Chernobyl next door to an Haagen-Dazs factory on here..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
? 0 Posted December 28, 2015 The relief is palpable, we needed that win and we got it! Two wins out of the last three games is just what we needed to give us a chance of staying up! Transfer window to come so things are looking a bit brighter for us now! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iwans Big Toe 312 Posted December 28, 2015 There is certainly an overwhelming sense of relief in my household. While by no means an outstanding performance, it is the result that mattered and I don''t think my worries have ever been more allayed than when Big Dave got his head on Wes''s cross to make it 2-0.A very good three points. Southampton next and hopefully another three points to put a bit of daylight between us and the bottom three.OTBC. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daz Sparks 1,151 Posted December 28, 2015 Whilst Villa were no pushover, you can see why they are bottom, they were pretty toothless, and you could say we never put the game out of their reach, but I always felt that it was ours to throw away, rather than Villa''s to take away from us. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yorkshire Canary 118 Posted December 28, 2015 Not a classic indeed we will play a lot better and lose but we did deserve to win the game with 2 good goals everything else in between was just scrappy. Huge sense of relief it was all about the points today Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 28, 2015 Job done. Wasn''t pretty. But the goals had a little bit of quality about them. Something Villa lacked. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ca 1 Posted December 28, 2015 Relief lol, nervy affair but a much needed 3 points Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
