Tottenham fan come in peace.

[Calsworth 0]

Even though I was born in Tottenham and lived there most of my life, i''ve recently moved to Norwich and slowly getting used to life hereJust thought I was say, what a cracking set of supporters Norwich City has, I''ve never in my life heard of a third tier team nearly selling out at home week in/week out to 24,500+ - it''s going on borderline crazy!I''ve been to a few games and trust me when I say that you have some talented players in Hoolahan/Holt/Martin/Smith/Forster/Mcnamee - Don''t know much about Oli but he looks good to, it''s definitely a squad which I expect to be above mid-table in the championship next season, possibly play off''s - seriously guys!Anyway, as I said, I come in peace, since NCFC grows on me every day and I''m definitely a converted fan

[Forever Norwich 0]

Welcome to norwich''s litle slice of hell[:)]glad we can convert you [:D]

[Minster Canary 0]

Fair play mate, I''ve gone the other way, from Norwich area to Hertfordshire (similar), so it''s mainly Tottenham, Arsenal or Chelsea where I am - though I could never convert to any of those teams, still got my season ticket for Norwich! My step dad is a Spurs fan, so it''s a team who''s results I tend to look out for (mainly to wind him up if they lose), glad you''re getting used to life in the area, it''s a fantastic place and like you said, we have a terrific fan base which is getting what it deserves at the moment, success on the pitch.

[Matt Morriss 69]

Welcome to the League 1 promotion party Calsworth! We''ve started early on here lad...

[The gut 0]

Spurs may always be your team, but if you stay here you''ll probably end up being a season ticket holder, like the others

[Calsworth 0]

[quote user="Mushroom"]Fair play mate, I''ve gone the other way, from Norwich area to Hertfordshire (similar), so it''s mainly Tottenham, Arsenal or Chelsea where I am - though I could never convert to any of those teams, still got my season ticket for Norwich! My step dad is a Spurs fan, so it''s a team who''s results I tend to look out for (mainly to wind him up if they lose), glad you''re getting used to life in the area, it''s a fantastic place and like you said, we have a terrific fan base which is getting what it deserves at the moment, success on the pitch.[/quote]How do you find it there? yeah Norwich seems a nice place, nothing like what people tell you it is (the place seems to have a bad rep outside of the region - not sure why?) so it was a pleasant suprise I will admit.  Friendly people, cheap area, and the accents are no way as bad as I was expecting.. Yet to hear a strong farmer accent!

[City penguin 0]

go out 10 miles into the countryside and you will hear a fair few. Still i think its far better than hi jacking a Fake cockney accent e.g ipswich colchester cambridge and most of east anglia these days. Norfolk will always be stereotypically looked down upon as a baron boring farmland.

[Suffolk exile 0]

Clearly you haven''t had your canary call baptism yet then!

Interesting point. East Anglia as a whole I think has a bad reputation for being a backwater when in my view it is relatively well connected (to London at least), prosperous and forward thinking.

[Minster Canary 0]

Same as you, better than I had expected, been down here for nearly 8 years and growing to love the area, plus it''s only a 3 hour round trip to Carrow Road (a lot less than others on here)

[TheNewBoy 0]

I take note of your lack of reference to Gary Doherty, and understand this fully.

I quite like Spurs, if only because of the many links between the two clubs. Martin Peters for a start, then there is Culverhouse, Bowen, Crook. We got Paul McVeigh off of you, had Peter Crouch on loan (must feel slightly silly for paying £10m for a player that your club rejected though?), you bought David Bentley, we had Dean Marney on loan from you lot too (although he looked rubbish, christ knows how he has ended up playing Premiership football). Then there was that bloke with a funny name who we loaned from you last year, only to send him back because he "missed his mates". Both had Callum Davenport at the club too....

I could probably go on if it wasn''t 2:30am..... But defo a fair few links between Spurs and Norwich.... with Martin Peters being the greatest one....

[Beauseant 0]

[quote user="TheNewBoy"]I take note of your lack of reference to Gary Doherty, and understand this fully. I quite like Spurs, if only because of the many links between the two clubs. Martin Peters for a start, then there is Culverhouse, Bowen, Crook. We got Paul McVeigh off of you, had Peter Crouch on loan (must feel slightly silly for paying £10m for a player that your club rejected though?), you bought David Bentley, we had Dean Marney on loan from you lot too (although he looked rubbish, christ knows how he has ended up playing Premiership football). Then there was that bloke with a funny name who we loaned from you last year, only to send him back because he "missed his mates". Both had Callum Davenport at the club too.... I could probably go on if it wasn''t 2:30am..... But defo a fair few links between Spurs and Norwich.... with Martin Peters being the greatest one....[/quote]

 

And don''t forget Jimmy Neighbour!

[chicken 0]

[quote user="Calsworth"][quote user="Mushroom"]Fair play mate, I''ve gone the other way, from Norwich area to Hertfordshire (similar), so it''s mainly Tottenham, Arsenal or Chelsea where I am - though I could never convert to any of those teams, still got my season ticket for Norwich! My step dad is a Spurs fan, so it''s a team who''s results I tend to look out for (mainly to wind him up if they lose), glad you''re getting used to life in the area, it''s a fantastic place and like you said, we have a terrific fan base which is getting what it deserves at the moment, success on the pitch.[/quote]How do you find it there? yeah Norwich seems a nice place, nothing like what people tell you it is (the place seems to have a bad rep outside of the region - not sure why?) so it was a pleasant suprise I will admit.  Friendly people, cheap area, and the accents are no way as bad as I was expecting.. Yet to hear a strong farmer accent![/quote]Having done a stint in London that''s hardly surprising. Most people think a Norfolk accent sounds the same as a West Country accent which I am sure you have found inacurate.I have also found that generally speaking most people in the South East (let alone London) don''t have a great deal of knowlege about Norwich or some of the more isolated Cities this country has. As for the stick we always get about being inbred etc - I have seen some estates in London where your strange if you end up with anyone not off the estate.However that said - please do play along with all of these silly stories, tell people its horrible and that you can''t understand the accent - its all just our way of ensuring Norwich stays as brilliant as it is!

[sgncfc 1,330]

[quote user="Suffolk exile"]

Clearly you haven''t had your canary call baptism yet then!

Interesting point. East Anglia as a whole I think has a bad reputation for being a backwater when in my view it is relatively well connected (to London at least), prosperous and forward thinking.

[/quote]It''s all part of the masterplan to stop outsiders moving in and marrying our sisters.....

[Jem 2]

[quote user="Beauseant"]

[quote user="TheNewBoy"]I take note of your lack of reference to Gary Doherty, and understand this fully. I quite like Spurs, if only because of the many links between the two clubs. Martin Peters for a start, then there is Culverhouse, Bowen, Crook. We got Paul McVeigh off of you, had Peter Crouch on loan (must feel slightly silly for paying £10m for a player that your club rejected though?), you bought David Bentley, we had Dean Marney on loan from you lot too (although he looked rubbish, christ knows how he has ended up playing Premiership football). Then there was that bloke with a funny name who we loaned from you last year, only to send him back because he "missed his mates". Both had Callum Davenport at the club too.... I could probably go on if it wasn''t 2:30am..... But defo a fair few links between Spurs and Norwich.... with Martin Peters being the greatest one....[/quote]

 

And don''t forget Jimmy Neighbour!

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Ian Crook too :-)

[Calsworth 0]

[quote user="chicken"]Having done a stint in London that''s hardly surprising. Most people think a Norfolk accent sounds the same as a West Country accent which I am sure you have found inacurate.I have also found that generally speaking most people in the South East (let alone London) don''t have a great deal of knowlege about Norwich or some of the more isolated Cities this country has. As for the stick we always get about being inbred etc - I have seen some estates in London where your strange if you end up with anyone not off the estate.However that said - please do play along with all of these silly stories, tell people its horrible and that you can''t understand the accent - its all just our way of ensuring Norwich stays as brilliant as it is! [/quote]To be honest, friends that have visited me have liked the area, I don''t think anyone said a bad thing about the place.  I only have one tiny gripe with Norwich and thats got absolutely nothing to do with the people or the place itself, it just doesn''t have a nightclub (that ive found) to cater for specialist underground music week in/week out.  A tiny nuisance, at most.

[dean coney 0]

alright calsworth. Check out mustard lounge...its about the best norfolk has to offer in terms of any sort of underground music etc. cheerio

[First Wazzock 1,011]

[quote user="dean coney"]alright calsworth. Check out mustard lounge...its about the best norfolk has to offer in terms of any sort of underground music etc. cheerio
[/quote]

Welcome Calsworth.

This is a great example of how fantastic this site is, if there is something you want or need there is usually someone who can give you the answer to your problem.

Also on this site we have a Wizard, a Banana and a bloke who''s posts are like puzzles off the Krypton Factor.

Enjoy !!!

[Shaun Tilly Lace 0]

[quote user="Calsworth"]
Even though I was born in Tottenham and lived there most of my life, i''ve recently moved to Norwich and slowly getting used to life here

Just thought I was say, what a cracking set of supporters Norwich City has, I''ve never in my life heard of a third tier team nearly selling out at home week in/week out to 24,500+ - it''s going on borderline crazy!

I''ve been to a few games and trust me when I say that you have some talented players in Hoolahan/Holt/Martin/Smith/Forster/Mcnamee - Don''t know much about Oli but he looks good to, it''s definitely a squad which I expect to be above mid-table in the championship next season, possibly play off''s - seriously guys!

Anyway, as I said, I come in peace, since NCFC grows on me every day and I''m definitely a converted fan


[/quote]

They''re a bigger club I know, but I believe Manchester City had regular 30,000 plus gates at Maine Road a few seasons ago when they were in the Third Division. Thanks for your generous praise, though.

[First Jedi 0]

I would say there is a massive difference in Norfolk-village-mentality and Norfolk-city-mentality.

[Jacko 0]

I think there was a more fundamental problem than Archibald Henville missing his mates. He was actually awful. Roeder signed him on recommendation without looking at him (sounds like Brian Hamilton all over again...). He got him down here and realised there was no way he could start a first team game. Hence why he even played Adam Drury at centre back before this guy. So eventually it became clear that he might as well go back to Spurs and play for their reserves rather than ours.

[a1canary 0]

[quote user="First Wazzock"]

[quote user="dean coney"]alright calsworth. Check out mustard lounge...its about the best norfolk has to offer in terms of any sort of underground music etc. cheerio
[/quote]

...

and a bloke who''s posts are like puzzles off the Krypton Factor.

Enjoy !!!

[/quote]

Who''s that then Waz?

[city till i die 0]

[quote user="TheNewBoy"]I take note of your lack of reference to Gary Doherty, and understand this fully.

I quite like Spurs, if only because of the many links between the two clubs. Martin Peters for a start, then there is Culverhouse, Bowen, Crook. We got Paul McVeigh off of you, had Peter Crouch on loan (must feel slightly silly for paying £10m for a player that your club rejected though?), you bought David Bentley, we had Dean Marney on loan from you lot too (although he looked rubbish, christ knows how he has ended up playing Premiership football). Then there was that bloke with a funny name who we loaned from you last year, only to send him back because he "missed his mates". Both had Callum Davenport at the club too....

I could probably go on if it wasn''t 2:30am..... But defo a fair few links between Spurs and Norwich.... with Martin Peters being the greatest one....[/quote]we have had a few flops as well remember that TROY ARCHIE BALDY  BLOKE!!

[Syteanric 1]

welcome! whats it like seeing a team that wins every week for once?

[canary cherub 1]

[quote user="Calsworth"][quote user="Mushroom"]Fair play mate, I''ve gone the other way, from Norwich area to Hertfordshire (similar), so it''s mainly Tottenham, Arsenal or Chelsea where I am - though I could never convert to any of those teams, still got my season ticket for Norwich! My step dad is a Spurs fan, so it''s a team who''s results I tend to look out for (mainly to wind him up if they lose), glad you''re getting used to life in the area, it''s a fantastic place and like you said, we have a terrific fan base which is getting what it deserves at the moment, success on the pitch.[/quote]

How do you find it there? yeah Norwich seems a nice place, nothing like what people tell you it is (the place seems to have a bad rep outside of the region - not sure why?) so it was a pleasant suprise I will admit.  Friendly people, cheap area, and the accents are no way as bad as I was expecting.. Yet to hear a strong farmer accent!
[/quote]

My mother reckons Noel Coward is to blame.  In one of his plays in the 1930s or 40s a female character says "very flat, Norfolk" which in fact was a sly double entendre relating to the, erm, ''lack of cleavage'' of a love rival who happened to come from Norfolk, not a reference to the place itself.  The play was very popular at the time and "very flat, Norfolk" became a catchphrase.  The reputation of the county (and by extension the city) sort of grew from there and persisted long after people had forgotten the phrase itself. 

Not that we''re bothered.  In some ways it''s thanks to Noel Coward that Norfolk/Norwich is still a fairly well kept secret.

[canary cherub 1]

[quote user="First Wazzock"]

[quote user="dean coney"]alright calsworth. Check out mustard lounge...its about the best norfolk has to offer in terms of any sort of underground music etc. cheerio
[/quote]

Welcome Calsworth.

This is a great example of how fantastic this site is, if there is something you want or need there is usually someone who can give you the answer to your problem.

Also on this site we have a Wizard, a Banana and a bloke who''s posts are like puzzles off the Krypton Factor.

Enjoy !!!

[/quote]

PS.  In case you were wondering Calsworth, ''Wazzock'' is Norfolk for ''idiot'' [:D]

 

[canary cherub 1]

[quote user="Calsworth"]

 I only have one tiny gripe with Norwich and thats got absolutely nothing to do with the people or the place itself, it just doesn''t have a nightclub (that ive found) to cater for specialist underground music week in/week out.  A tiny nuisance, at most.
[/quote]

In case you aren''t already aware, there''s a current facebook group with 800 members on this very subject:

http://facebook.com/topic.php?uid=190016132822

hope this helps

 

[YankeeCanary 0]

[quote user="First Jedi"]I would say there is a massive difference in Norfolk-village-mentality and Norfolk-city-mentality.[/quote]

Do you mean some are nuts while others are nuts in the shell? [:D]

[Calsworth 0]

[quote user="dean coney"]alright calsworth. Check out mustard lounge...its about the best norfolk has to offer in terms of any sort of underground music etc. cheerio[/quote]I''ve never heard of that place before so I will definitely check it out! nice one

[First Wazzock 1,011]

[quote user="canary cherub "][quote user="First Wazzock"]

[quote user="dean coney"]alright calsworth. Check out mustard lounge...its about the best norfolk has to offer in terms of any sort of underground music etc. cheerio
[/quote]

Welcome Calsworth.

This is a great example of how fantastic this site is, if there is something you want or need there is usually someone who can give you the answer to your problem.

Also on this site we have a Wizard, a Banana and a bloke who''s posts are like puzzles off the Krypton Factor.

Enjoy !!!

[/quote]

PS.  In case you were wondering Calsworth, ''Wazzock'' is Norfolk for ''idiot'' [:D]

 

[/quote]

That''s nice !

There''s me welcoming the guy, telling him how great it is on here, pointing out some characters and you flame me. [:S]

[Calsworth 0]

[quote user="jas the barclay king"]welcome! whats it like seeing a team that wins every week for once?[/quote]haha, my other team are doing very well (remember the season before?) It won''t be quite so easy next season for you guys, like any team that gets promoted, it will be tough times ahead but im sure mid-table or higher is definitely obtainable.