Tetteys Jig 830 Posted August 13, 2013 A good read. Fair assessment of our chances. Poor old Pilks falls victim to a mistaken first name again, known as Kevin this time rather than Karl or even his actual name! (Unless the former Man U reserve keeper is now on our books as a winger?) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 13, 2013 Here''s the link, by the way: http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/aug/13/premier-league-previews-norwich-cityJust been reading that myself. A decent introduction to the new season. They''ve updated Pilks name now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Morisons Prozac 0 Posted August 13, 2013 A good, fair summary. I didn''t realise just how important our ten game run was (50% !!!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bethnal Yellow and Green 1,557 Posted August 13, 2013 A good preview and more accurate than many you will see this time of year. Wonder if Norwich will be the only club to have a non-sports writer do the video though... I really like Paul MacInnes and his inputs to the Guardian''s Football Weekly podcast - but it would have also been nice to see a netural''s perspective on Norwich. Having said that it did mean a lack of cookery puns (but not Grant Holt fat jokes). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PurpleCanary 5,530 Posted August 13, 2013 [quote user="Bethnal Yellow and Green"]A good preview and more accurate than many you will see this time of year. Wonder if Norwich will be the only club to have a non-sports writer do the video though... I really like Paul MacInnes and his inputs to the Guardian''s Football Weekly podcast - but it would have also been nice to see a netural''s perspective on Norwich. Having said that it did mean a lack of cookery puns (but not Grant Holt fat jokes).[/quote] My computer won''t let me see the video bit, but MacInnes tends to be pretty unbiased on the Football Weekly show, and the Burnton piece is obviously that of a neutral. One apparent oddity is that after finishes of 12th and 11th and then with significant strengthening and no unwanted departures The Guardian prediction is for 15th. Probably a continued underestimation of our chances plus a realisation that other sides around us have also boosted their squads. All that lovely TV money getting spent. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BarclayCanary (Former HDDH) 0 Posted August 13, 2013 Seemed like a fair assessment of us, don''t think there was any mention of Howson though was there? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tetteys Jig 830 Posted August 13, 2013 [quote user="PurpleCanary"][quote user="Bethnal Yellow and Green"]A good preview and more accurate than many you will see this time of year. Wonder if Norwich will be the only club to have a non-sports writer do the video though... I really like Paul MacInnes and his inputs to the Guardian''s Football Weekly podcast - but it would have also been nice to see a netural''s perspective on Norwich. Having said that it did mean a lack of cookery puns (but not Grant Holt fat jokes).[/quote] My computer won''t let me see the video bit, but MacInnes tends to be pretty unbiased on the Football Weekly show, and the Burnton piece is obviously that of a neutral. One apparent oddity is that after finishes of 12th and 11th and then with significant strengthening and no unwanted departures The Guardian prediction is for 15th. Probably a continued underestimation of our chances plus a realisation that other sides around us have also boosted their squads. All that lovely TV money getting spent.[/quote]I think 15th might be fair enough. On paper, Villa and Newcastle should recover, Fulham, Southampton, Stoke and Sunderland look to be the teams we''re competing with. The bottom three will start as the promoted trio leaving 17th-13th for us 5, then 12th-11th for Villa and Toon. West Ham, Swansea and West Brom rightfully get the 10th-8th predictions on the back of last season.11th was achieved on fine margins and could easily have been 16th on the final day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bethnal Yellow and Green 1,557 Posted August 13, 2013 [quote user="PurpleCanary"][quote user="Bethnal Yellow and Green"]A good preview and more accurate than many you will see this time of year. Wonder if Norwich will be the only club to have a non-sports writer do the video though... I really like Paul MacInnes and his inputs to the Guardian''s Football Weekly podcast - but it would have also been nice to see a netural''s perspective on Norwich. Having said that it did mean a lack of cookery puns (but not Grant Holt fat jokes).[/quote] My computer won''t let me see the video bit, but MacInnes tends to be pretty unbiased on the Football Weekly show, and the Burnton piece is obviously that of a neutral.One apparent oddity is that after finishes of 12th and 11th and then with significant strengthening and no unwanted departures The Guardian prediction is for 15th. Probably a continued underestimation of our chances plus a realisation that other sides around us have also boosted their squads. All that lovely TV money getting spent.[/quote]True about MacInnes, and I should have stressed it is actually a good video about Norwich. I agreed with pretty much everything he said - the noticeable thing for me is so far every other club has had a sports writer discuss them, but I guess Norwich''s geographical position means that it is impossible for papers to have someone dedicated to the club. Which is reflected by them drafting in a music and TV reviewer to do the job (again I must say MacInnes is good on Football Weekly) As for the league position I think 15th represents quite well the unpredictability of the forth coming season, I''m sure some will have said Norwich to finish 10th or 11th whilst some will have said 17th and 18th. Looking purely at 2013 form, 15th is an improvement. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tetteys Jig 830 Posted August 13, 2013 http://www.itv.com/sport/football/article/2013-08-13/premier-league-season-preview-norwich-city/?ITV have us 13th Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Houston Canary 0 Posted August 13, 2013 Excellent point JS regarding our 11th place finish being by a hair, and but for an unexpected win at Manc could have been 16th. I''m glad someone else noticed that, too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Smith 2,290 Posted August 13, 2013 West Brom are a club i expect to be amongst the group competing in the lower half of the table again this season. I think their league position flattered them a bit last season (as did ours due to the tightness of the league and our unexpected final day win at Man City). they actually had a pretty awful second half of the season and were not playing well but were fortunate they had got themselves a big enough cushion. No way they will be finishing top half this season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tetteys Jig 830 Posted August 13, 2013 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/10237196/Premier-League-201314-preview-how-will-Arsenal-Manchester-United-Liverpool-and-your-team-fare.html?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=t.coThe telegraph has us 10th!Agreed about West Brom. I do think Newcastle will be much better this year though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites