Foxy2600 300 Posted April 4, 2022 19 hours ago, daly said: Football this season apart from a couple or so games has been pretty grim The recruitment given the money spent was some of the worst We got conned with RVW and Naithsmith but the loans and buys this season must rate up there Excellent observation but I do feel there is that sense of unmitigated doom felt by any player identified as being on Norwich's shopping list. Unless of course we are in the Championship and looking for players from lower leagues. Probably the same with managers, after the Frank debacle.....'Who me?' 'Nope never been discussed' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
canarybubbles 1,915 Posted April 4, 2022 6 hours ago, Worthy Nigelton said: Hughton had a style. It was horrendous and I'd never want it at my club ever again, but he definitely had a way of playing. Smith doesn't. Yes, so far that's true. Everyone keeps telling me how stylish and inventive his Brentford team were, but I haven't seen anything remotely like that here yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike w 46 Posted April 4, 2022 In 70 years supporting my beloved Canaries, this is the worst group of players in Yellow and Green. Few triers, can't tackle, get bumped off ball to easily. Only a hand few are worth their wages. Taking the money and laughing. Can it get worse I ask ? No chance of coming back net year. Wasted season Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ricardo 7,384 Posted April 4, 2022 1 minute ago, Mike w said: In 70 years supporting my beloved Canaries, this is the worst group of players in Yellow and Green. Few triers, can't tackle, get bumped off ball to easily. Only a hand few are worth their wages. Taking the money and laughing. Can it get worse I ask ? No chance of coming back net year. Wasted season They've not been good but we have had far worse teams than this one, certainly so in 1956 and some pretty poor outfits in the 1960's but of course those were in a much lower standard of football. What I would suggest is that this is a season where we are well short of the standard required for the league in which we are playing. In most seasons we are at least in touch with everyone else but this season we have constantly been miles short of where we needed to be. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hogesar 9,657 Posted April 4, 2022 10 minutes ago, Mike w said: In 70 years supporting my beloved Canaries, this is the worst group of players in Yellow and Green. Few triers, can't tackle, get bumped off ball to easily. Only a hand few are worth their wages. Taking the money and laughing. Can it get worse I ask ? No chance of coming back net year. Wasted season I've only been alive 30 years and yet I've seen several worse NCFC squads than this one.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mengo 822 Posted April 4, 2022 1 minute ago, ricardo said: They've not been good but we have had far worse teams than this one, certainly so in 1956 and some pretty poor outfits in the 1960's but of course those were in a much lower standard of football. What I would suggest is that this is a season where we are well short of the standard required for the league in which we are playing. In most seasons we are at least in touch with everyone else but this season we have constantly been miles short of where we needed to be. Miles short Ricardo. Would have been easier to climb Everest than compete at this level I would suggest! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ricardo 7,384 Posted April 4, 2022 (edited) 57 minutes ago, Mengo said: Miles short Ricardo. Would have been easier to climb Everest than compete at this level I would suggest! The quality in the Premier league improves every year but we constantly seem to be two years behind with our upgrades. Edited April 4, 2022 by ricardo 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paddycanary 538 Posted April 4, 2022 1 hour ago, hogesar said: I've only been alive 30 years and yet I've seen several worse NCFC squads than this one.. I had you pegged as a fair bit older Hogesar. A mere sproglet you are sir! 👶🍼 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mello Yello 2,289 Posted April 4, 2022 5 minutes ago, ricardo said: The quality in the Premier league improves every year but we constantly seem to be two years behind with our upgrades. We're just not keeping up.....with the Joneses.....(see what I did there?)..... 😉 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
canarybubbles 1,915 Posted April 4, 2022 Just now, Mello Yello said: We're just not keeping up.....with the Joneses.....(see what I did there?)..... 😉 No, but we're going down with the Smiths Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mello Yello 2,289 Posted April 4, 2022 Just now, canarybubbles said: No, but we're going down with the Smiths Heaven knows I'm miserable now..... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Vince 318 Posted April 4, 2022 23 hours ago, Midlands Yellow said: Painful, but true. I told all and sundry they were down at the start of the season just as I told all and sundry they were down at the start of the season two years' ago. You only have to look at who the owners are and what they stand for. Simples. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crispeduk 282 Posted April 5, 2022 12 hours ago, Big Vince said: I told all and sundry they were down at the start of the season just as I told all and sundry they were down at the start of the season two years' ago. You only have to look at who the owners are and what they stand for. Simples. Yes - you are. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shefcanary 2,393 Posted April 5, 2022 12 hours ago, Big Vince said: I told all and sundry they were down at the start of the season just as I told all and sundry they were down at the start of the season two years' ago. You only have to look at who the owners are and what they stand for. Simples. Interesting use of "they"?! Not "we"? 🤔😉 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Vince 318 Posted April 5, 2022 2 hours ago, shefcanary said: Interesting use of "they"?! Not "we"? 🤔😉 I certainly don't stand for any of the things the Socialists stand for, hence "they". The club is just a production line of players passing through. It has no integrity of its own. It exists simply on a supply and demand arrangement with the market in footballers. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 4,225 Posted April 5, 2022 On paper the squad looks good. Sadly the game is played on grass. In terms of performances this squad is right up there with the worst. Sure you can be subjective about the quality of the league and mitigating circumstances, but crikey we are poor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Tea 105 Posted April 5, 2022 Of all the season we have been promoted this is the one which ive decided that the self funding cannot and will not ever work. The chances of buying in a gem or two is outweighed by the sheer numbers of quality players bought in by the rest of the teams. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites