****The Official Lapps Match Thread v Liverpool (PL) ****

[chicken 3,086]

Away at Anfield, Liverpool. KO 3pm (GMT).


Videos:

 

Articles:
The pink'un has it's press conference report up on the match here.
The BBC has it's pre match piece here.
canaries.co.uk has their preview with Dean Smith here.

Ins, outs, shake it all abouts:
Norwich: Idah out for the season with a meniscus injury (knee) that required surgery. Rupp remains out with a hamstring injury and Omobamidele is still injured with aback injury. Kabak has returned to training after illness. Krul and Sorensen expected to return this month with Krul having pain killing injections and returned to light training.
Liverpool: Jota the only player out with injury.

A little bit of knowledge:
Anfield was originally the home of Everton who moved on to a new ground after a rent dispute, this paved the way for Liverpool FC to be founded and to play in front of 100 fans despite having a 20,000 capacity ground at that time. Bill Shankly installed the famous "This is Anfield" sign to instil fear into the opposition players. The Kop stand is named after a hill in South Africa where a battle took place in the Boer War.

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Something extra:
Two videos this week firstly...

It also would have been Justin Fashanu's 61st Birthday today, no doubt many of us will pause for a moment to remember him.

[Trevor Hockey's Beard 606]

I never tire of watching Holty's goal - it is a thing of great beauty.

[keelansgrandad 6,680]

I wonder how that team would handle the game today? No stars. Plenty of leadership and plenty of strength. Finished mid table.

[East Rider 589]

1 hour ago, Trevor Hockey's Beard said:

I never tire of watching Holty's goal - it is a thing of great beauty.

Could do with a few of those characters from that squad, in the team now

[Erraticus 55]

It also would have been Justin Fashanu's 61st Birthday today, no doubt many of us will pause for a moment to remember him.

Yes. Good reminder, thanks. Very, very sad.

It would be marvellous if Teemu or Josh emulated Justin's wonderful goal against Liverpool today.

 

 

 

Edited February 19, 2022 by Erraticus

[KiwiScot 1,684]

Time for Norwich to upset the title race yet again. 1:2 to the Canaries!

[Ken Hairy 4,272]

Need others to do us favours today, sadly I can't see anything less than a 3-0 defeat for us. 

Newcastle look like they've a few out injured today, and that Bruno chap still can't get in the side so hopefully West Ham can give them a battering to knock them back down a peg or two.

[cambridgeshire canary 7,797]

7 minutes ago, KiwiScot said:

Time for Norwich to upset the title race yet again. 1:2 to the Canaries!

I love the optimism

[KiwiScot 1,684]

Just now, cambridgeshire canary said:

I love the optimism

Nope just mad.

[keelansgrandad 6,680]

You have to expect us to win. Or else why bother.

[Greavsy 2,645]

24 minutes ago, keelansgrandad said:

You have to expect us to win. Or else why bother.

Its the hope that kills you KGD! 

[Greavsy 2,645]

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Edited February 19, 2022 by Greavsy
wrong thread

[Pyro Pete 2,353]

Commentary on today's game is on Radio 5 Live, for those out of range of Radio Norfolk.

[keelansgrandad 6,680]

15 minutes ago, Greavsy said:

Its the hope that kills you KGD! 

I have a Soul full of Hope. Or is it a Spoonerism?

[Jambomo 215]

You got to have hope. Till their first goal at least.

[Mason 47 1,924]

Not pulling any surprises with the lineup today, the only intrigue really being Tzolis dropped from the squad (having just lost an attacking player for the season) for an extra centre back.

Be interesting to find out if its a fitness issue or he just isn't currently up to standard.

 

[cambridgeshire canary 7,797]

Normann at defensive mid?

 

Tzolis out though.. Can't help but wonder what he's got to do to get a game

[king canary 8,754]

Tzolis seems to be dropping like a stone right now.

[Capt. Pants 5,008]

[cambridgeshire canary 7,797]

[Capt. Pants 5,008]

Well the first choice XI had better do it because there's nothing on the bench.

Can only assume Tzollis is injured. Just feels we could have spent 10 mil elsewhere really.

[The Bristol Nest 597]

They look sh1te

Salah is a donkey.

3-0 Norwich

Edited February 19, 2022 by The Bristol Nest
I am illiterate.

[Van wink 2,994]

2 minutes ago, Capt. Pants said:

Quite a good looking team.......more handsome than some of our previous

[Monty13 2,736]

No TAA even in the squad? That’s an odd one, didn’t think there was any hint of that.

[cambridgeshire canary 7,797]

1 minute ago, Van wink said:

Quite a good looking team.......more handsome than some of our previous

Normann's ready for the match. Are you?

[Van wink 2,994]

1 minute ago, Monty13 said:

No TAA even in the squad? That’s an odd one, didn’t think there was any hint of that.

Where's Todd is what I want to know!

[keelansgrandad 6,680]

To be fair, he is taking us seriously. That is still a very good side and they use to have a striker whose name ended in Z who liked to score against us.

[Van wink 2,994]

Just now, cambridgeshire canary said:

Normann's ready for the match. Are you?

oh Matron

[canarybubbles 2,199]

Smith seems to agree with Farke on at least two things: 1) There is some kind of problem with Tzolis. It can't be natural ability since he has this in spades, so I assume it must be attitude?  2) McLean is undroppable.

[Monty13 2,736]

3 minutes ago, Capt. Pants said:

Well the first choice XI had better do it because there's nothing on the bench.

Can only assume Tzollis is injured. Just feels we could have spent 10 mil elsewhere really.

Yea that’s a weak bench, no real contention for a starting place except Byram and PLM.