kirku 1,332 Posted August 10, 2014 Pilkington has just rebuffed Neil Adams'' claims that he didn''t train on Friday due to a ''niggle''. From his twitter he said to Paddy Davitt, ''just to clarify mate no niggle been fully fit all pre-season..''This doesn''t bode well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olly 0 Posted August 10, 2014 I''d be pretty unhappy not even being in the squad whilst couldn''t hit a barn door with a banjo Redmond plays week in week out Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davness 0 Posted August 10, 2014 Was about to post something to this exact effect. Guess he''s not in the plans, but not great to see the manager being liberal with the truth. Not too sure what to make of this one, if he''s just out of favour, why couldn''t Adams have said so, as he did with Bassong and Becchio? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cheap Cheap Cheap Canaries 0 Posted August 10, 2014 No surprise really Adams and his i want Wolfswinkle to stay was one big lie as was the everybody gets a clean slate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JF 694 Posted August 10, 2014 He is out now for 6 weeks after straining his thumb typing that twitter reply. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tony Cottee Woz Ere . . . 0 Posted August 10, 2014 Utterly ridiculous, the best winger at the club by a country mile and he''s being phased out. Welcome to the Adams era. I imagine Hooper will be in for similar treatment. Amateur hour has returned to Norwich City once again, courtesy of the cook. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Parma Ham's gone mouldy 2,219 Posted August 10, 2014 "Minor injury used to cover football issue shock" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrs miggins 0 Posted August 10, 2014 Tony, you just need a bit of minge...but not from delia Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrs miggins 0 Posted August 10, 2014 and i''ve now learnt that you can''t say m!nge on here.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary 1,735 Posted August 10, 2014 ..think I might just go on holiday and come back on Sept 2nd after the window has closed....difficult to stomach being lied to about players that should blatantly be in and around the 1st team.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingsway 94 Posted August 10, 2014 I think its obvious Adams wanted RVW out of the club and rightly so. But he was covering himself in case it didn''t happen and we could still use him!As for Pilkington he had a poor season last time around and is very injury prone. Although on his hes very good and I hope there isn''t a problem! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norfolkngood 1,086 Posted August 10, 2014 and says a lot of the lack of respect / fear he has of adams by announcing it on social media ! can you imagine fergie after that ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Molly Windley 76 Posted August 10, 2014 [quote user="norfolkngood"]and says a lot of the lack of respect / fear he has of adams by announcing it on social media ! can you imagine fergie after that ![/quote]So its OK for Adams to lie about the situation but not OK for Pilks to tell the truth? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrs miggins 0 Posted August 10, 2014 all managers say that ''he''s got a bit of a niggle'' if he''s been left out. If pilks has a problem twitter probably isn''t the best place to announce it otherwise you end up looking like a peni$ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Brownstone 0 Posted August 10, 2014 Not good at all, no one comes out of this looking good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norfolkngood 1,086 Posted August 10, 2014 I am not blaming pilks but , publicly stating your manager is a liar isn''t going to do you many favours ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Jenkins 0 Posted August 10, 2014 Cheer yourselves up lads and go and have a look at the moon, brightest for ages, will bring a smile to your faces! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gabba 0 Posted August 10, 2014 The club is cracking up. Time for Delia to hand the keys over, otherwise we''ll be headed for another stint in Division 3. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary 1,735 Posted August 10, 2014 there''s something fundamentally wrong when after 6 weeks of pre-season we can go into the first game of the season with Bassong,Fer,Pilkington,Becchio,Lafferty,Tettey,Howson and Hooper all seemingly unavaible for selection for the starting XI? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Year of the tiger 54 Posted August 10, 2014 Not saying who is right or wrong but why does everyone assume Pilks is telling 100 % truth & NA is lying. Pilks was also making cryptic remarks under Hughton that he hoped he would be deemed fit enough to play the next week. Perhaps his view of his fitness & the medical staff at Carrow Road differ. Personally I think he has been dire for over a year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hannibal II 0 Posted August 11, 2014 Adams is nothing more than a yes man. He is effectively a puppet on a string for McNally, who has been frightened off bigger characters than himself after the Lambert debacle. While McNally is still at the club we will never progress again. If we were serious at wanting to come straight back up with would of gone with Mackay who has a proven track record at this level. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KoromaCrab 0 Posted August 11, 2014 [quote user="Jenkins"]Cheer yourselves up lads and go and have a look at the moon, brightest for ages, will bring a smile to your faces![/quote]Had a look because of you and I do admit, it is a lovely view Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tommie Tippee 0 Posted August 11, 2014 [quote user="Hannibal II"]Adams is nothing more than a yes man. He is effectively a puppet on a string for McNally, who has been frightened off bigger characters than himself after the Lambert debacle. While McNally is still at the club we will never progress again. If we were serious at wanting to come straight back up with would of gone with Mackay who has a proven track record at this level.[/quote]What this says. McNally is the rot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ncfcstar 287 Posted August 11, 2014 [quote user="GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary"]there''s something fundamentally wrong when after 6 weeks of pre-season we can go into the first game of the season with Bassong,Fer,Pilkington,Becchio,Lafferty,Tettey,Howson and Hooper all seemingly unavaible for selection for the starting XI?[/quote]Players aren''t allowed to pick up injuries then? Or not allowed to get to the Semi Finals of a World Cup and then get married? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iwans 2 front teeth 0 Posted August 11, 2014 People seem to be trying to look to hard into things almost like they want Adams to fail! I have looked through Adams quotes (although very briefly) and it seems he was talking about Hooper and Pilks at the same time, and all he said was Pilks didnt train Friday but travelled down, he then started talking about Hooper so maybe he was misquoted by inadequate journos??? But I would hate to support my teams manager or anything Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Brownstone 0 Posted August 11, 2014 Anthony Pilkington @Pilkington_11 58s Just to clear things up never called anybody a liar! Just stated to @paddyjdavitt that what HE tweeted was wrong! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indy_Bones 441 Posted August 11, 2014 [quote user="Year of the tiger"]Perhaps his view of his fitness & the medical staff at Carrow Road differ.[/quote]Yes, because apparently they claim to know more about his fitness than the player himself...Only Pilks knows 100% if he''s carrying a knock or a niggle, and whilst he might lie about this to get a game, it would only be counter-productive for him in the long run and I doubt he''d do it.Let''s face it, he was excellent for us for the majority of the 1st season back under PL, struggled with injuries and form the season after, then got ostracized by Hughton the following season (along with other supposed ''knocks''). He now finds himself back to full fitness and looking forward to playing in what is meant to be a fast, attacking system which would be ideal for him, and he instead gets left out of the squad whilst cloggers like Johnson are playing - wouldn''t you be f**ked off as well??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites