bob.eastick@yahoo.ca 20 Posted September 23 (edited) I previously stated that the Watford game was an acid test. Not with respect to the season as a whole as some claimed is the real acid teat, but as an indication of their ability to be competitive with a view to being an ever present in the top half of the table, with the potential to pursue the ambition of a place in the top six. The Canaries now have 8 points from the first 6 games, sitting in a mid table position. The Canarie's faithful are quick to express their confidence that this victory will provide the momentum to elevate that aggregate considerably in the coming weeks. Certainly the possibility of that is much higher now than would have been the case had the Watford result been a draw or a loss. Had the Canaries lost that game they would have been sitting eighteenth in the table. There is no question that the emphatic nature of the result certainly is very encouraging. Of course one can resort to examples from the past where teams accelerated up the league like Pheonix from the ashes, the Canaries having done so themselves on one occasion. The reality is that it can occur but rarely is that the case. Thorup's appreciation and enthusiasm of the team effort and the result achieved against Watford is fully justified. At the same time he is realistic. He will be the first to say there remains a lot of work to be done. The season is still young and he is acutely aware of how quickly the situation can change for better or worse. The away fixture to Derby County next week will be an interesting match with Derby sitting immediately above the Canaries with just one point more. The next home game brings Farke's Leeds team to Carrow Road, which will provide another interesting challenge. Let's hope the momentum from the Watford game will be evident in the outcome of both games. Hopefully a combination of more than three points. The team has been seen to jell. Progress as of now will be defined by consistency. For those who have difficulty hearing, the drums are quiet for now. Those with an acid pen, better to sacrifice the vent for disparaging language or sarcastic comment with something that is constructive and meaningful. All else is meaningless. Edited September 23 by bob.eastick@yahoo.ca Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaberry2 769 Posted September 23 I think the Derby match will be an acid test. If we lose we're going down down down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gordon Bennett 914 Posted September 23 I really don't think league position is that critical so early in a season and particularly in this one where we are rebuilding and seeing players gel and a style develop is far more important. The season is going to be a roller coaster and we could well have a message board full of moaning again next weekend. Strap in for the ride. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nexus_Canary 1,206 Posted September 23 (edited) Shut up and enjoy the football with you bloody epipen and acid tests or whatever Edited September 23 by Nexus_Canary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nuff Said 5,960 Posted September 23 11 minutes ago, Nexus_Canary said: Shut up and enjoy the football with you bloody epipen and acid tests or whatever I liked “elevate the aggregate”. Wasn’t that a hit for some rave band in the 90s? 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Branston Pickle 4,149 Posted September 23 (edited) “For those who have difficulty hearing, the drums are quiet for now. Those with an acid pen, better to sacrifice the vent for disparaging language or sarcastic comment with something that is constructive and meaningful. All else is meaningless.” Meaningless? Pretty much like that entire paragraph of gobbledegook. I think you’re trying to say that you want to write overblown comments, but don’t want anyone to reply? It wasn’t an acid test, it wasn’t a critical time. We’re just 6 games into the 46 game season,. It’s a marathon not a sprint. Edited September 23 by Branston Pickle 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 7,797 Posted September 23 WHY ARE WE SHOUTING.. AGAIN?! 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 5,008 Posted September 23 If you're good enough you're old enough. It was a game of two halves. The players gave 110% and no one is bigger than than the club. The table never lies. And other football nonsense clichés.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ron obvious 1,711 Posted September 23 The OP reads like a bot. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
......and Smith must score. 1,596 Posted September 23 4 minutes ago, Capt. Pants said: If you're good enough you're old enough. It was a game of two halves. The players gave 110% and no one is bigger than than the club. The table never lies. And other football nonsense clichés.... Wasn’t the first half two halves ? Before and after the Watford goal. Life get’s SO complicated…..😉 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pete 371 Posted September 23 The first three home performances were all acid tests, and all were passed with some promise. They were against teams that may have blown us away after the calamity of Oxford. Blackburn had scored 10 and were at the top of the league. Next up Watford and Sheff Utd teams we regularly struggle against and in good form toward top of table, we should have won both. But performances such as these against the divisions pace setters is very encouraging and ought to be celebrated. The signs were good early on, not Oxford but since and we need to embrace the future. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robert N. LiM 6,279 Posted September 23 8 minutes ago, ron obvious said: The OP reads like a bot. It's what happens when your email address develops a basic sentience. Quite scary, really. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sonyc 6,144 Posted September 23 (edited) 12 minutes ago, ron obvious said: The OP reads like a bot. Indeed it does Ron. It's AI generated I would imagine and yet even after the post was edited we have 'jell' appearing and Canarie's. So we may never know. Unless, they were left in deliberately. Anyway, the season is one of experimentation for Thorup and in that regard especially I like this fella a lot. He talks well about the changes he makes and his thinking in doing so. You often had the sense that Wagner used a tombola to select his subs but not with JHT. And...I do love a manager who really tries to change the momentum and dynamics of a game with substitutions.(maybe I'm a bit odd in that respect). It seems this season we may well be a mix of alkaline and acid 😃...whatever that means Edited September 23 by sonyc 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy Old Man 16 Posted September 23 15 minutes ago, sonyc said: Indeed it does Ron. It's AI generated I would imagine and yet even after the post was edited we have 'jell' appearing and Canarie's. So we may never know. Unless, they were left in deliberately. Anyway, the season is one of experimentation for Thorup and in that regard especially I like this fella a lot. He talks well about the changes he makes and his thinking in doing so. You often had the sense that Wagner used a tombola to select his subs but not with JHT. And...I do love a manager who really tries to change the momentum and dynamics of a game with substitutions.(maybe I'm a bit odd in that respect). It seems this season we may well be a mix of alkaline and acid 😃...whatever that means Clearly we have less to fear from AI than many say... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sooty57 414 Posted September 23 Why is so much attention being given to developing artificial intelligence? Wouldn't it be far more worthwhile putting the effort and resources into combating genuine stupidity? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fen Canary 1,456 Posted September 23 I don’t think we’re in any danger of going down (with the money spent on the new signings you wouldn’t expect to anyway, even if they are young) but we’ll also be far too inconsistent to have a stab at the top 6. As much as many on here don’t like Duffy, Barnes and Kenny I think their experience is going to prove invaluable as the season grinds on 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian 1,211 Posted September 23 17 minutes ago, Fen Canary said: I don’t think we’re in any danger of going down (with the money spent on the new signings you wouldn’t expect to anyway, even if they are young) but we’ll also be far too inconsistent to have a stab at the top 6. As much as many on here don’t like Duffy, Barnes and Kenny I think their experience is going to prove invaluable as the season grinds on To be fair, if Duffy, and in particular Kenny, continue to perform as they did on Saturday even the haters are going to have a hard time justifying why they shouldn't be in the line-up. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ron obvious 1,711 Posted September 23 59 minutes ago, sonyc said: Indeed it does Ron. It's AI generated I would imagine and yet even after the post was edited we have 'jell' appearing and Canarie's. So we may never know. Unless, they were left in deliberately. Anyway, the season is one of experimentation for Thorup and in that regard especially I like this fella a lot. He talks well about the changes he makes and his thinking in doing so. You often had the sense that Wagner used a tombola to select his subs but not with JHT. And...I do love a manager who really tries to change the momentum and dynamics of a game with substitutions.(maybe I'm a bit odd in that respect). It seems this season we may well be a mix of alkaline and acid 😃...whatever that means A mixture of alkali & acid tends to be explosive! 😲😵😁 So could be fun! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mello Yello 2,572 Posted September 23 I previously stated that the Watford game was an acid test. Not with respect to the season as a whole as some claimed is the real acid teat, but as an indication of their ability to be competitive with a view to being an ever present in the top half of the table, with the potential to pursue the ambition of a place in the top six. A bitter bitty?..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 4,830 Posted September 23 Watford hit the post. If that had gone in it would have been a very different game, we might still have won it, but it shows the fine margins. Great result, but lets not pretend it means very much other than we won one game. The league is very competitive, nearly every club is well set up, professional and organised, so every match is an acid test. This one had a very satisfactory result and we deserved to win, but Watford were an inch of making it a very tough match to get out of with the points. On to the next acid test...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 5,008 Posted September 23 We're too inconsistent to go down... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.eastick@yahoo.ca 20 Posted September 23 (edited) Interesting. The usual mix of good basic common sense and absolute nonsense when it comes to replies. As for thinking the post was generated using AI, give me a break. I make too many typos and that said if you really know what AI does to a written piece you would know otherwise. Don't you just love those who hide their real identity behind some obscure name tag. Old saying poke a pig and it will squeal. Feed it what it wants and it will grunt its approval. Lets see how things pan out at Derby and then the home fixture with Leeds. In the mean time have a nice day and lets hope success comes our way. . Edited September 23 by bob.eastick@yahoo.ca typo as usual Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.eastick@yahoo.ca 20 Posted September 23 7 hours ago, Nuff Said said: I liked “elevate the aggregate”. Wasn’t that a hit for some rave band in the 90s? Actually it was a song written by a construction worker driving a back hoe and it was called "Lift Me UP" and sung by a boy band called "Happy Go Lucky" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.eastick@yahoo.ca 20 Posted September 23 4 hours ago, Capt. Pants said: We're too inconsistent to go down... Love this. Finally someone with a good sense of humour. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.eastick@yahoo.ca 20 Posted September 23 5 hours ago, lake district canary said: Watford hit the post. If that had gone in it would have been a very different game, we might still have won it, but it shows the fine margins. Great result, but lets not pretend it means very much other than we won one game. The league is very competitive, nearly every club is well set up, professional and organised, so every match is an acid test. This one had a very satisfactory result and we deserved to win, but Watford were an inch of making it a very tough match to get out of with the points. On to the next acid test...... One of the most realistic analytical comments I have seen in a while. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.eastick@yahoo.ca 20 Posted September 23 5 hours ago, ron obvious said: A mixture of alkali & acid tends to be explosive! 😲😵😁 So could be fun! Ron Obviously...... you know little or nothing about AI ...unless it stands for Anti-Intelligent Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.eastick@yahoo.ca 20 Posted September 23 (edited) On 23/09/2024 at 03:32, Branston Pickle said: “For those who have difficulty hearing, the drums are quiet for now. Those with an acid pen, better to sacrifice the vent for disparaging language or sarcastic comment with something that is constructive and meaningful. All else is meaningless.” Meaningless? Pretty much like that entire paragraph of gobbledegook. I think you’re trying to say that you want to write overblown comments, but don’t want anyone to reply? It wasn’t an acid test, it wasn’t a critical time. We’re just 6 games into the 46 game season,. It’s a marathon not a sprint. There are those who do nothing but snipe or make sarcastic remarks with respect to sentiments expressed by others, failing to ever put anything constructive or with any serious level of reason together, perhaps because those of a like mind would snipe back at them. If you think what is said is a pile of crap, just ignore it and move on .... unless of course it makes your day to make derogatory comment then fill your boots. I assure you this is not put together with AI because AI would modify it considerably. Edited September 24 by bob.eastick@yahoo.ca Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baldy09 196 Posted September 23 I really enjoyed the win and especially with 4 goals scored , just wished that Sarge could had scored one it would had give him the boast he needs at the moment and finally just a bit more consistency and then we are on our way to challenge the top 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Branston Pickle 4,149 Posted September 23 30 minutes ago, bob.eastick@yahoo.ca said: There are those who do nothing but snipe or make sarcastic remarks with respect to sentiments expressed by others, failing to ever put anything constructive or with any serious level of reason together, perhaps because those of a like mind would snipe back at them. If you think what is said is a pile of crap, just ignore it and move on .... unless of course it makes your day to make derogatory comment then fill your boots. I assure you this is not put together with AI because AI would mpodify it considerably. Indeed there are. But you need to realise we are 6 games into a 46 game season, this was no more (or less) important a game than many others will be. Lots can and will happen between now and May. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shefcanary 2,951 Posted September 23 I mean, you can ask anything of AI - it hasn't a clue. 😉 Kenny McLean is indeed a fascinating player for Norwich City. His performances can be quite polarizing, which can be frustrating for fans and the team alike. On his good days, McLean’s contributions are invaluable, as seen in his recent standout performance against Watford1. However, his inconsistency can be a significant issue, especially given his role as captain. Last season, McLean was actually named Norwich City’s Player of the Season, which highlights his potential and the high standards he can reach. Despite this accolade, his fluctuating form this season has been noticeable. The team’s overall performance often mirrors his own, which underscores his influence on the pitch. It’s a tough situation for any team when a key player and captain has such variable performances. If only he showed more consistency, just think what a good side Norwich City might be? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
