Norwich - Palace Match thread

[Syteanric 1]

[quote user="PortlandCanary"]Bannon has his pout on.  Poor soul. [/quote]I can see him getting sent off...

[iron_stan 0]

theres a lot of people on here who seem to make their decisions based on what way ten minutes of football goif snodgrass had played he would have said redmond was dead wood

[sonyc 5,518]

Hoolahan should have been playing most games in my opinion. Too often CH has kept the same personnel. At least today to give him credit he is changing formations within the matches with Redmond and Wes.

[The Big Bad Wolf 0]

We just need an early goal in the second half and that should be that. Good old Wes!

[The Great Mass Debater 1,090]

We always look better with Wes. Some good stuff today. Tactics right. Wonder if we''ll see Becchio for Elmander late on?! Good to see what we expect from Gary Hooper, the composure he is known for. Hope we keep this up. Ray commentating, hmm, wonder if there has been a Hughton/Houghton mix-up? Wouldnt be the first time!

[Phillip J Fry 0]

I can see Wes playing a similar role to Nasri at Man City. Despite being positioned out wide, he is allowed (and encouraged) to drift into central areas and then play through passes. Combine it with an attacking full-back (Olsson) who will drive into vacated space, and you''ve got an effective left side. It also means that Redmond gets to play the ''Navas'' role and stay out wide, take on players with his pace and cross.

[Kangaroo Court 0]

I''ve been saying drop Snodgrass ever since his penalty cock-up. Apart from one good free kick he hasn''t done anything to prove he deserves to be the automatic first choice that Hughton has made him. Maybe dead wood is too harsh but Hughton shouldn''t be so slow to drop out of form players and use the whole squad. Great to see Hoolahan back and proving his worth but why did it take an injury crisis for him to get a crack this season?

[iron_stan 0]

hoolahan is too error prone to play all the timewe are playing palace dont get too excited, its not barcelonaif snodgrass is fit then its redmond and snoddy and hoolahan doesnt play

[Budapest Canary 152]

It''s nice to see one of our strikers scoring... Exciting first half, come on City!

[sonyc 5,518]

Yes agree TGMD, I would bet on Becchio having 10 or even 15 minutes for Elmander

[Herman 9,765]

"Kangaroo Court"I''ve been saying drop Snodgrass ever since his penalty cock-up. Apart from one good free kick he hasn''t done anything to prove he deserves to be the automatic first choice that Hughton has made him. Maybe dead wood is too harsh but Hughton shouldn''t be so slow to drop out of form players and use the whole squad. Great to see Hoolahan back and proving his worth but why did it take an injury crisis for him to get a crack this season?

Haha, that is better and a very fair point.

[Phillip J Fry 0]

Hooper was able to kill that aerial ball stone dead. What a first touch.

[Rudolph Hucker 0]

Great to see Wes back and playing well.

The main thing about him imo is his ability to bring others into the game.

[Syteanric 1]

Palace looking to step it up. might be worth giving it 5 mins and getting Johnson on for Elmander and going 4-5-1?

[NWC 240]

Palace starting H2 like a freight train!

[PortlandCanary 0]

[quote user="Kangaroo Court"]The manager should have cleared away the dead wood that is Snodgrass and Pilkington long ago but it''s left to an injury "crisis" to get players in the team who actually deserve to be there.[/quote]So Snodgrass and Pilkington are DEAD WOOD? Surely you must have been inhaling reactor paint when you wrote that.

[Phillip J Fry 0]

Palace are getting the second ball at the minute, rushing us into clearances. Plays into their hands.

[iron_stan 0]

need to put our foot on the ball and knock it around at the back for five minutes. palace are getting back into it because we keep hoofing it up the park straight to them

[Phillip J Fry 0]

Palace are pressing much more aggressively, trying to stop us from passing. Need to stay calm and try and play our way out. 

[Brightside 0]

Come on city!!! Feel we need another to put this game to bed. Fulham and Stoke losing which will be great for us

[Houston Canary 0]

I hope the half time speech wasn''t to sit on the lead and defend. No need to do so without a 2 goal lead but that''s what its looked like so far.

[Phillip J Fry 0]

Decent ball from Redmond, someone should be running for that far post.

[Phillip J Fry 0]

Starting to come back into the game now.

[Syteanric 1]

thanks Bassong.. i''ll go and change my pants now!!! :|

[Rudolph Hucker 0]

It sounds like Chris Hughton has a decision to make...........right here, right now, Chris!

[Orly 277]

Hoolahan''s lack of match fitness catching up with him; his legs look heavy.Time to for fresh legs.

[Brightside 0]

Basso giving me a heart in mouth moment there. We need to stop their pressure or it''s going to cost us.

[Herman 9,765]

Are we allowed to only play one half?

[iron_stan 0]

[quote user="Herman "]Are we allowed to only play one half?[/quote]makes you wonder doesnt it

the reason bassong nearly put that in his own net is because hoolahan lost the ballfor every good thing he brings he always loses the ball and gives the opposition chances

[Surfer 1,547]

O.K Chris, 65 minutes, Palace starting to dominate … what''s your move?….