Canaries north 151 Posted October 10, 2022 Good XG but terrible league position. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peregrine Shorts 315 Posted October 10, 2022 he's done it!.... just in time to get out for the cricket T20 world cup 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mengo 822 Posted October 10, 2022 West Bromwich Albion have parted company with manager Steve Bruce after eight months in charge. The 61-year-old ex-Manchester United defender left following the Baggies' home draw with Luton Town on Saturday. That kept them in the Championship relegation zone, in 22nd, their lowest league position in over 20 years. The backroom staff of Steve Agnew, Stephen Clemence and Alex Bruce have also left West Brom, with under-21 coach Richard Beale named interim boss. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 6,701 Posted October 10, 2022 So no cabbage? Get the feeling he would be on Delias list if we needed a new manager.. But thankfully Smith is here to stay. Could always be worse 😉 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Hairy 3,771 Posted October 10, 2022 Did Cambridge give you permission to start this thread?? Seriously though, no surprise. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ricardo 7,383 Posted October 10, 2022 WBA owners not impressed by Bruce's huge Xg'ness then? They obviously don't understand the game. 3 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badger 2,405 Posted October 10, 2022 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63119550 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hogesar 9,657 Posted October 10, 2022 24 minutes ago, ricardo said: WBA owners not impressed by Bruce's huge Xg'ness then? They obviously don't understand the game. I would imagine they were to a degree, which is why he has been given so much time despite the poor results. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alex_ncfc 662 Posted October 10, 2022 I wonder where he will end up next in his quest to manage all 92 clubs. Boro? Would he drop down to League One? He used to have something of a Midas touch at Championship level, with a great record of getting teams promoted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Commonsense 620 Posted October 10, 2022 1 hour ago, cambridgeshire canary said: So no cabbage? Get the feeling he would be on Delias list if we needed a new manager.. But thankfully Smith is here to stay. Could always be worse 😉 Where do you get this feeling from? He doesn’t have any of the qualities Norwich have looked for in recent years. I presume you are saying this because he once used to play for us ( and was very good at the time) and some time ago he had success in getting teams promoted. His recent record is poor. His style is completely alien to Norwich. My guess is that he will retire. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 6,701 Posted October 10, 2022 35 minutes ago, hogesar said: I would imagine they were to a degree, which is why he has been given so much time despite the poor results. To be fair being in a relegation spot when your aim for the season was promotion is probably the biggest reason he's been booted out Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Branston Pickle 3,652 Posted October 10, 2022 Writing was on the wall, they’ve drawn far too many they should have won, the buck stops with the manager. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Myra Hawtree 124 Posted October 10, 2022 He must have made millions from the pay offs from all the clubs he’s had to leave! No need to work again and retire to the Med - or sunny Whitley Bay. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeiranShikari 1,410 Posted October 10, 2022 Smith is going to be the last of the 24 in the league to lose his job. 😩 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 6,701 Posted October 10, 2022 5 minutes ago, KeiranShikari said: Smith is going to be the last of the 24 in the league to lose his job. 😩 Oh no the manager who got us into joint 1st and went 9 unbeaten won't be fired 😪 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,679 Posted October 10, 2022 5 minutes ago, KeiranShikari said: Smith is going to be the last of the 24 in the league to lose his job. 😩 Not unless he is tempted by the WBA job Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,528 Posted October 10, 2022 2 minutes ago, keelansgrandad said: Not unless he is tempted by the WBA job Having tried the old has been journeyman manager route with Bruce I reckon they'll change tack to the up and coming model. Step forward Kieran McKenna... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 4,225 Posted October 10, 2022 30 minutes ago, KeiranShikari said: Smith is going to be the last of the 24 in the league to lose his job. 😩 The good news is we're rattling through the list quite quickly 😉 25 minutes ago, cambridgeshire canary said: Oh no the manager who got us into joint 1st and went 9 unbeaten won't be fired 😪 Let's see if we're still in the top 2 by the end of October after we've played all our promotion rivals. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 4,225 Posted October 10, 2022 24 minutes ago, nutty nigel said: Having tried the old has been journeyman manager route with Bruce I reckon they'll change tack to the up and coming model. Step forward Kieran McKenna... Hopefully, but unfortunately Shaun Dyche is one of the early favourites. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NorfBhoy66 7 Posted October 10, 2022 Think Dereham will be looking for a new manager soon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icecream Snow 761 Posted October 10, 2022 2 hours ago, cambridgeshire canary said: So no cabbage? Get the feeling he would be on Delias list if we needed a new manager.. But thankfully Smith is here to stay. Could always be worse 😉 Thought there was a story that he'd been interviewed once but the club weren't impressed with his disparaging attitude to coaching certification. Which would sum him up, a good organiser, but a bit of a relic now. Good when he could get big strong athletic players to run a lot, and was given a big enough budget to do so, but not much of a coach. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 6,701 Posted October 10, 2022 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Capt. Pants said: The good news is we're rattling through the list quite quickly 😉 Let's see if we're still in the top 2 by the end of October after we've played all our promotion rivals. Christ the way our fans talk about the team and Smith makes me laugh sometimes. Nonstop doom and gloom, "useless needs the sack!" And yes, we have played some poor football and have been riding our luck somewhat but come on we are joint first and almost went 10 unbeaten.. Yet the way certain ""fans"" talk about Smith and the team you would think we were like west brom and were down the bottom of the table in a relegation spot I mean can you even imagine the state of this forum if we were in the bottom three of the table? Doesn't bare thinking about 😂 Edited October 10, 2022 by cambridgeshire canary 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
canarycop 206 Posted October 10, 2022 If we were bottom three the Russell Martin would be here by now. We all know he is the next manager in waiting Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 4,225 Posted October 10, 2022 6 minutes ago, cambridgeshire canary said: And yes, we have played some poor football and have been riding our luck You said it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,679 Posted October 10, 2022 19 minutes ago, cambridgeshire canary said: Christ the way our fans talk about the team and Smith makes me laugh sometimes. Nonstop doom and gloom, "useless needs the sack!" And yes, we have played some poor football and have been riding our luck somewhat but come on we are joint first and almost went 10 unbeaten.. Yet the way certain ""fans"" talk about Smith and the team you would think we were like west brom and were down the bottom of the table in a relegation spot I mean can you even imagine the state of this forum if we were in the bottom three of the table? Doesn't bare thinking about 😂 Well lets refer back to all your negative posts on Saturday's matchthread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeiranShikari 1,410 Posted October 10, 2022 13 minutes ago, alex_ncfc said: This guy is ****ing awful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 6,701 Posted October 10, 2022 15 minutes ago, keelansgrandad said: Well lets refer back to all your negative posts on Saturday's matchthread. Feel free, as I said we played poorly. Doesn't mean I want Smith out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
......and Smith must score. 1,341 Posted October 10, 2022 That guy’s had more clubs than Tiger Woods. I suppose he can put up with all the abuse he gets when he looks at all the noughts on his bank balance. Does ease the pain a bit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crafty Canary 495 Posted October 10, 2022 2 hours ago, nutty nigel said: Having tried the old has been journeyman manager route with Bruce I reckon they'll change tack to the up and coming model. Step forward Kieran McKenna... Brucie can then be thr Binners next agent and take them plummeting down the table. 👍👍👍 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites