match thread ****Official Lappinitup Match Thread - Oxford v Norwich****

[Fuzzar 1,842]

7 minutes ago, shaunieboy77 said:

Hanley has been getting away with falling on his belly when running back towards his goal under pressure for years. Not today.

Yeah, exactly this. 

[Big O 282]

Surely people understand that it wasn’t going to just miraculously all fall into place. Fans can’t ask for change of style and an identity and then not give it any time.

of course we’re going to look average for a while, which should give plenty of people time to have a good winge on these boards. Have to get behind what they are trying to do, trying to bring on new talent and potential. 

[CANARYKING 706]

Sky commentators hammering Hanley and Duffy

[The Real Buh 3,757]

Just now, In my blood said:

Please stop being the voice of reason!!

Another Binnner detected

[CanadianCanary 69]

1 minute ago, GodlyOtsemobor said:

Yes. Never ordered a city shirt from there mind, but got an England shirt and can't tell the difference between it and an official one.

I ordered a baseball jersey and our kit from last year, and it looks pretty damn similar to the official one I got from the Norwich store. Can’t beat it for the price. 

[cambridgeshire canary 7,778]

Yet another chance from Oxford they should have scored.

 

Shades of that Colchester match..

[shefcanary 2,940]

Loving Hinchcliffe's criticism of our experienced centre halves! Spot on.

Edited August 10 by shefcanary

[S_81 1,088]

1 minute ago, cambridgeshire canary said:

We looked awful all pre season with the only hope being "well it's just pre season it's meaningless.."

So sadly true. This is appalling to watch. Hoff will fast lose any sympathy if he doesn’t push this effort level up. He should be hauling a few off at half time too. None more so than Hanley 

[Capt. Pants 4,973]

Should be 3 down.

Duffy an Hanley a disgrace. Doyle nowhere.

[S_81 1,088]

1 minute ago, CANARYKING said:

Sky commentators hammering Hanley and Duffy

Everyone bar our managers can see it. 

[cambridgeshire canary 7,778]

Sainz mate just hit the target thats twice now

[repman 745]

I don't think Hanley and McLean are as bad as they've shown in this half, but also you can't carry on and act like their levels have been anywhere near required. If they were young players they'd almost certainly be hooked at half time.

Edited August 10 by repman

[Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 4,580]

3 minutes ago, Dean Coneys boots said:

The spine of this team hasn’t changed. But they have further deteriorated. Our best creative player was flogged. What do we expect?

at the moment a league one side is running rings round us and we look second best in all departments. Relegation scrap incoming 

I agree that the performance has been pretty abject, but this isn't the team that will play all season. 

Sara, Rowe and Idah will generate £30-35m. None of those are playing today. 

We've spent £4m on Amankwah, and will probably/hopefully spend another £8-10m or so on reinforcements, none of which are playing today. 

I'd be shocked if we aren't looking considerably better, at least on paper, this time next month. 

[FenwayFrank 2,699]

Leeds 1-2 Pompey 

[norwich canary 171]

This manager should be subject to club disciplinary action on the basis of this performance 

[jaberry2 768]

2 minutes ago, The Real Buh said:

Binner detected

Usual lack of intelligence 

[S_81 1,088]

Can we change to the black shirt at half time and just blame the 3rd kit for this performance? For 15mins at least anyhow. 

[Ekoku: The Ambassador Of The People 125]

I hope Knapper is on the phone already seeing who he can bring in.  

[GodlyOtsemobor 2,829]

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 

[River End Rocker 114]

10 minutes ago, jaberry2 said:

Gibbs/Hanley/Duffy/fashnacht should not really be first team players this season

Theyve been woeful.  I'd replace three of them at half time with Kamara, Forsun and Hills.  

[unique 466]

I have to give credit to the City players….….….

I expected a shower of ****, and so far, they haven’t disappointed….

[Channon’s Windmill 405]

2 minutes ago, Big O said:

Surely people understand that it wasn’t going to just miraculously all fall into place. Fans can’t ask for change of style and an identity and then not give it any time.

of course we’re going to look average for a while, which should give plenty of people time to have a good winge on these boards. Have to get behind what they are trying to do, trying to bring on new talent and potential. 

I’d be happy to look a average, we are well below that standard.

[Hardhouse44 287]

What’s changed?

Still can’t defend. 
Still struggling to build from the back. 
Still lack any sort of bite in midfield. 
Still as dull as dish water to watch. 
 

 

[In my blood 106]

Boo!

[Virtual reality 858]

Atrocious half. Nothing has changed, if anything this is worse.

[Drazen Muzinic 1,499]

I am not a happy clapper or a 'football was much better in the olden days' old git by any means but the impatiance of the modern football fan gets worse every season. Essentially the first handful of games are an extension of pre-season. New players are slotting in and the coach is really getting to see what he is dealing with. 

Some of the hysterical predictions of doom on here are already laughable and there are some valid points. I never got the Gibbs thing at all - he's never seemed anything special to me. Fassnacht is not a starter. Hanley is likely to be finished and very soon I hope - JHT can hopefully now see that and will act considering his reputation and continued employment are resting on whether he continues to pick the "Scottish Cruise Ship" - that description I did enjoy😅 

Edited August 10 by Drazen Muzinic

[percy varco 253]

2 minutes ago, Big O said:

Surely people understand that it wasn’t going to just miraculously all fall into place. Fans can’t ask for change of style and an identity and then not give it any time.

of course we’re going to look average for a while, which should give plenty of people time to have a good winge on these boards. Have to get behind what they are trying to do, trying to bring on new talent and potential. 

With a summer, pre season, some new players and a new Coach I would expect to be able to see some differance. 
 

A. People

[cambridgeshire canary 7,778]

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[Payno10 52]

Literally don’t have the players to play this style of footie! 

[Clever Farke 75]

2 minutes ago, norwich canary said:

This manager should be subject to club disciplinary action on the basis of this performance 

Bore off.