delia smith robert chase familar pattern following .

[grimreaper 0]

towards the end of the robert chase era the signs were similar to whats happening now . robert chase had majority of shares and so does delia .

[Zachariah Lovespoon 0]

[quote user="grimreaper"]

towards the end of the robert chase era the signs were similar to whats happening now . robert chase had majority of shares and so does delia .

[/quote]I believe that they also both have heads

[AndyJR 0]

What did you think of Delia when this was written?

First Division

Norwich nouveau est arrivé

The Canaries face West Brom tonight in a true top-table clash

• 

• • Paul MacInnes

  • The Guardian,

  • Tuesday March 2 2004
  • Article history

No prawn sandwiches will be

munched tonight in Carrow Road''s New Stand as Norwich face West

Bromwich Albion at the top of the Nationwide League. Not for loyal

Canaries is the foodstuff of football''s corporate freeloaders. After

all, the prawns have probably been frozen and you can pick up a

wonderful cheddar from the farm shop that tastes superb with a red

onion relish.

To say that Norwich City is the most genteel football club this

side of FC Tuscany would be wrong. It would also be a mark of

disrespect to the denizens of the Snake Pit, Carrow Road''s hard core,

who enthusiastically intimidate anyone who comes within range of their

small patch on the corner of the Barclay end. But, if football

continues on its relentless journey, which started at Italia 90,

towards the arms of the middle classes, then the Premiership cannot

afford to be without the Canaries. As football clubs go, Norwich is a

little more bourgeois than most.

Norwich

City''s most prominent celebrity fan is the literary critic and

Booker-nomin- ated author DJ Taylor. The official Norwich City

supporters'' trust real ale, In the Hands of Fans, was the guest beer at

the Houses of Parliament last week. The Wrath of the Barclay, a popular

supporters'' website, is currently selling WotB polo shirts, modelled by

a man who looks as if he knows his polo. And on the front of the

Norwich edition of Monopoly, Iwan Roberts jostles for space with an old

man doing watercolours.

Even the chant in support of Norfolk''s Tony Martin - "We shoot burglars" - is an

anthem for the propertied classes.

Then

there are the manners. Last month a few of us made the trip to Milton

Keynes to watch City take on the team known as Franchise FC. Despite

their struggling to fill even the 8,000-capacity National Hockey

Stadium, no home tickets were to be sold to non-Dons fans.

After

a poor effort at pretending to be neutrals, we got our tickets but

determined it would be sensible not to sing in case we got local backs

up. Politeness was the word and we patted ourselves on the back for our

good manners until, about 10 minutes from the end, we realised

three-quarters of the silent stand were other Norwich fans doing the

same thing.

Getting this far into an article about Norwich City

without mentioning Delia must be something of a first. When the woman

who needs no surname made her first investment in the club, it was a

very different beast.

Freshly relegated and practically run into

the ground by the former chairman Robert Chase, the club badly needed a

change of financial direction.

A recent sale of adjacent land in

Norwich''s fashionable Riverside area earned the club £6m; in the past

two years a pair of share issues have been healthily supported, raising

almost £4m between them.

The new New Stand, its official name

until the chosen sponsor is announced, cost £8m to build and was turned

around in less than a year, increasing Carrow Road''s capacity by 4,000.

There

is more to Delia Smith''s contribution than this. Last month, for a

special birthday treat, I was whisked from glamorous London to even

more glamorous Carrow Road for dinner. At £50 a head, and with black

tie compulsory, my lady and I sat in on one of Delia''s Dinners, hosted

by the great lady and cooked by Norfolk''s only Michelin-starred chef,

Galton Blackiston of Morston Hall.

Delia gave a wonderful address to open proceedings, flanked to her left by Mr and Mrs Nigel Worthington.

On

my table were a retired couple of season-ticket holders, a psychiatrist

(and trained chef) about to open a boutique hotel in Cromer, and a man

who made a fortune from translating instruction manuals into foreign

languages. They had all attended these functions before and heartily

enjoyed the line-caught plaice. The views of the New Stand, lit up by

floodlights for the occasion, were not bad either.

So

is Norwich City the apotheosis of nouveau football? Did Gazza''s tears

run in Turin only to be bottled and served alongside velouté of

celeriac with apple purée and crisp bacon? Hardly. The club has always

had its bourgeois heart that wore green and yellow at weekends and

Barbours during the week. But it has now developed more and better ways

of milking its money.

City are not alone in diversifying their

revenue streams, West Brom are at it too. No matter which way the

promotion race goes, their corporate facilities are also taking off,

with big profits to be had from hiring out conference rooms for

auctions. That the auctions flog repossessed properties is nothing to

be ashamed of, even if it might leave some Canaries choking on their

cheddar.

You probably like the rest of us thought she had been, and is our savior, had it not been for Cullum conducting an attempted takeover (without paying anything much) you would still think the same.  Lets just get on with it.

[Inch High aka Inchy.. 409]

Well spotted Shirlock.[6]

[lucky green trainers 0]

[quote user="AndyJR"]What did you think of Delia when this was written?

First Division

Norwich nouveau est arrivé

The Canaries face West Brom tonight in a true top-table clash

• 

• • Paul MacInnes

  • The Guardian,

  • Tuesday March 2 2004
  • Article history

No prawn sandwiches will be

munched tonight in Carrow Road''s New Stand as Norwich face West

Bromwich Albion at the top of the Nationwide League. Not for loyal

Canaries is the foodstuff of football''s corporate freeloaders. After

all, the prawns have probably been frozen and you can pick up a

wonderful cheddar from the farm shop that tastes superb with a red

onion relish.

To say that Norwich City is the most genteel football club this

side of FC Tuscany would be wrong. It would also be a mark of

disrespect to the denizens of the Snake Pit, Carrow Road''s hard core,

who enthusiastically intimidate anyone who comes within range of their

small patch on the corner of the Barclay end. But, if football

continues on its relentless journey, which started at Italia 90,

towards the arms of the middle classes, then the Premiership cannot

afford to be without the Canaries. As football clubs go, Norwich is a

little more bourgeois than most.

Norwich

City''s most prominent celebrity fan is the literary critic and

Booker-nomin- ated author DJ Taylor. The official Norwich City

supporters'' trust real ale, In the Hands of Fans, was the guest beer at

the Houses of Parliament last week. The Wrath of the Barclay, a popular

supporters'' website, is currently selling WotB polo shirts, modelled by

a man who looks as if he knows his polo. And on the front of the

Norwich edition of Monopoly, Iwan Roberts jostles for space with an old

man doing watercolours.

Even the chant in support of Norfolk''s Tony Martin - "We shoot burglars" - is an

anthem for the propertied classes.

Then

there are the manners. Last month a few of us made the trip to Milton

Keynes to watch City take on the team known as Franchise FC. Despite

their struggling to fill even the 8,000-capacity National Hockey

Stadium, no home tickets were to be sold to non-Dons fans.

After

a poor effort at pretending to be neutrals, we got our tickets but

determined it would be sensible not to sing in case we got local backs

up. Politeness was the word and we patted ourselves on the back for our

good manners until, about 10 minutes from the end, we realised

three-quarters of the silent stand were other Norwich fans doing the

same thing.

Getting this far into an article about Norwich City

without mentioning Delia must be something of a first. When the woman

who needs no surname made her first investment in the club, it was a

very different beast.

Freshly relegated and practically run into

the ground by the former chairman Robert Chase, the club badly needed a

change of financial direction.

A recent sale of adjacent land in

Norwich''s fashionable Riverside area earned the club £6m; in the past

two years a pair of share issues have been healthily supported, raising

almost £4m between them.

The new New Stand, its official name

until the chosen sponsor is announced, cost £8m to build and was turned

around in less than a year, increasing Carrow Road''s capacity by 4,000.

There

is more to Delia Smith''s contribution than this. Last month, for a

special birthday treat, I was whisked from glamorous London to even

more glamorous Carrow Road for dinner. At £50 a head, and with black

tie compulsory, my lady and I sat in on one of Delia''s Dinners, hosted

by the great lady and cooked by Norfolk''s only Michelin-starred chef,

Galton Blackiston of Morston Hall.

Delia gave a wonderful address to open proceedings, flanked to her left by Mr and Mrs Nigel Worthington.

On

my table were a retired couple of season-ticket holders, a psychiatrist

(and trained chef) about to open a boutique hotel in Cromer, and a man

who made a fortune from translating instruction manuals into foreign

languages. They had all attended these functions before and heartily

enjoyed the line-caught plaice. The views of the New Stand, lit up by

floodlights for the occasion, were not bad either.

So

is Norwich City the apotheosis of nouveau football? Did Gazza''s tears

run in Turin only to be bottled and served alongside velouté of

celeriac with apple purée and crisp bacon? Hardly. The club has always

had its bourgeois heart that wore green and yellow at weekends and

Barbours during the week. But it has now developed more and better ways

of milking its money.

City are not alone in diversifying their

revenue streams, West Brom are at it too. No matter which way the

promotion race goes, their corporate facilities are also taking off,

with big profits to be had from hiring out conference rooms for

auctions. That the auctions flog repossessed properties is nothing to

be ashamed of, even if it might leave some Canaries choking on their

cheddar.

You probably like the rest of us thought she had been, and is our savior, had it not been for Cullum conducting an attempted takeover (without paying anything much) you would still think the same.  Lets just get on with it.

[/quote]i was dead chuffed, cos were had shown some real ambition, the board had matched the proceeds from the share-offer and we''d done it - together...i reckon the board and fans had created an unrivalled joint spirit in the footy world at that time, and  just as we were the best fans  in the world, so the board were right up there too...make no mistake, it was a magical time, and worthy really was our king, but alas then...delia came out and uttered her ''prudence with ambition - charlton model bilge'' and in one swoop severed the alliance that had formed between fans and the clubs...the board went it alone and fudged it up good and proper,./my heart sank at the lack of ambition - and so has the club ever since.  imo delia ruined what was a successful, winning model, into a losing and failing one...i''ve seen nothing since to make me feel differently since, and in my book, her time to go has come - the lingering i suspect will be painful for all?<>otbc 

[Mister Chops 7]

[quote user="Zachariah Lovespoon"][quote user="grimreaper"]

towards the end of the robert chase era the signs were similar to whats happening now . robert chase had majority of shares and so does delia .

[/quote]I believe that they also both have heads[/quote]Two hands... two legs... they can both hear...Never seen both in the same place at the same time...

[Mister Chops 7]

[quote user="AndyJR"]What did you think of Delia when this was written?

You probably like the rest of us thought she had been, and is our savior, had it not been for Cullum conducting an attempted takeover (without paying anything much) you would still think the same.  Lets just get on with it.

[/quote]No, I think three crap seasons and constant downtrading of players had punctured that myth by 2007-8, plus the appointment of Grant...By the way (off topic), I hear your brother''s getting married soon.  That''s cool, he''s a good guy.  I used to work & play cricket with him.

[Tangible Fixed Assets anyone? 0]

[quote user="grimreaper"]

robert chase had majority of shares [/quote]

He never had a majority shareholding (unlike Delia & MWJ.)