Ken Hairy 3,682 Posted March 14, 2021 https://www.twtd.co.uk/forum/503276/how-come-norwich-got-daniel-farke-and-we-got-the-marcus-muppet-show/#22 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spencer 1970 203 Posted March 14, 2021 oh this is GOLD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Graham Paddons Beard 2,352 Posted March 14, 2021 Blo0dy hell - that’s almost sensible ? I expect Ham will get that deleted . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Branston Pickle 3,598 Posted March 14, 2021 Most of it is totally true, hard to see otherwise - the way both sides have diverged is interesting. The cyclical nature of football is always an interesting point - you do get the feeling that there’s a bunch of sides who will never be truly ‘safe’ in the PL and be always looking over their shoulder rather than at the top, say, 8...the Championship has a number of sides who have had decent stints and not managed to get back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icecream Snow 761 Posted March 15, 2021 It's interesting looking back to see how much we chopped and changed in the first six games of our Championship winning campaign, searching for some rhythm and a stable formation. Norwich 2 Birmingham 2 Norwich 3 West Brom 4 Norwich 1 Sheffield United 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icecream Snow 761 Posted March 15, 2021 Norwich 2 Preston 0 Norwich 0 Leeds 3 Norwich 1 Ipswich 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icecream Snow 761 Posted March 15, 2021 Ipswich was Aarons and Buendia's Championship debut, and the first pairing of Aarons and Lewis at fullback. With Pukki still not leading the line. The team didn't settle down until the Middlesboro/Reading games. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fiery Zac 1,065 Posted March 15, 2021 Many were calling for Farkes head at that point, he was ‘out of his depth’ I remember a certain poster commenting. This underlines that a coach/manager needs time, new players to bed in and find a rhythm in a new style and with new team mates. Patience is what so many people lack these days Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Branston Pickle 3,598 Posted March 15, 2021 (edited) I still maintain the signs were definitely there in the early games and said so at the time - looking beyond the results at the performance, IMO whilst still finding ourselves defensively, the game we lost v WBA was among one of our better ones in the season. The thing is we gifted them two goals and missed our own penalty. You do need to look beyond the result at times, thankfully our Board did just that. Edited March 15, 2021 by Branston Pickle Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Real Buh 3,365 Posted March 15, 2021 Slight correction but it’s “why aren’t we Norwich” and the answer is “we aren’t classy enough” Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Petriix 2,821 Posted March 15, 2021 2 hours ago, Fiery Zac said: Many were calling for Farkes head at that point, he was ‘out of his depth’ I remember a certain poster commenting. This underlines that a coach/manager needs time, new players to bed in and find a rhythm in a new style and with new team mates. Patience is what so many people lack these days I'll freely admit that I was unhappy with Farke at the time, even attempting to start a chant of "shut your Farking face Daniel Farke" to the tune of the popular South Park song. The loss to West Brom was just awful in terms of organisation, shape and discipline. I recall Pinto (who was playing left back) lost the ball on the right wing leading to us conceding via an attack through the area he had vacated. Tim Krul had an absolute mare in goal too. I was unaware of how the hard work was just about to click as we found our best 11 and turned the meaningless possession into a solid foundation from which Farkeball would emerge. The players started to understand their roles and our transition play became deadly. Shipping out Pinto and Marshall and bringing in Lewis and Aarons was crucial. As was the emergence of Buendia and Pukki. But let's not forget the significant contribution from Rhodes and Vrancic. Zimmerman was fantastic when he came into the side. We never did especially tighten up defensively. We just keept outscoring everyone with some incredible late goals. The transformation from that season to this has been a remarkable maturation of the footballing philosophy. The way we defend and the game management have improved enormously. I'm really looking forward to seeing how much better we can be in Premier League compared to last season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canary Wundaboy 1,349 Posted March 15, 2021 That thread is the lift I needed on a Monday, cheers. 👍 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Gingerking 5 Posted March 15, 2021 (edited) I saw this the other day and thought I had never seen a more honest, critically non biased and down to Earth thread on that forum. The natural combative nature and banter almost entirely diminished by the reality of where they are now. I sometimes find a myself lulled into a bit of pity for the 70% ordinary football supporter that follows them, I’m sure we have much in common, but then I snap back to reality remembering the 30% waving notes when Evans bought the club and also having a go at Oliveira getting his face stamped on by Mings and my demeanour hardens. Edited March 15, 2021 by The Gingerking Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GenerationA47 737 Posted March 15, 2021 Am I the only one to detect the glorious whiff of ‘sleeping’ canary guano falling onto the sawdust of TWTD’s cage... ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites