Match Day Thread Norwich v Hull City

[Evington]

It’s definitely still on the line in that still image, use the goal posts, which we know 100% are perfectly bang in line, as a guide to judge the angle and the distance between the ball and line and you can see the ball would still be on the line if you were looking straight along it. So unless it travels another couple of inches after that still, the officials made the correct call.

They didn't

 

[Evington]

Something to work on then.

Hopefully

 

[Amin Arrears]

People just always want whatever team isn't currently being picked. So different formation, Vaughan and Tufan in different positions, oh and Simons definitely must start even though we've barely ever seen him play and he clearly isn't rated as highly as those that do, and so on. Exact same thing as the England selection phenomenon where whoever gets picked is **** and only there cos they're the manager's favourite and whoever doesn't get picked is a disgraceful omission, every single squad.

If you take the emotion out and stop thinking there must always be an instant, simple solution to every bad performance, you can see that there are perfectly logical explanations for why things are as they are.

Agree. Maybe we should try Greaves up front, Macca on the right wing and Coyle on the left wing, with Connolly and Vaughan at the back in a 2-6-2. Because it doesn’t matter who plays where or what the formation is does it?

 

[Amin Arrears]

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[Ajbtiger]

People just always want whatever team isn't currently being picked. So different formation, Vaughan and Tufan in different positions, oh and Simons definitely must start even though we've barely ever seen him play and he clearly isn't rated as highly as those that do, and so on. Exact same thing as the England selection phenomenon where whoever gets picked is **** and only there cos they're the manager's favourite and whoever doesn't get picked is a disgraceful omission, every single squad.

If you take the emotion out and stop thinking there must always be an instant, simple solution to every bad performance, you can see that there are perfectly logical explanations for why things are as they are.

Well my criticism is the way we build attacks and how we try to use possession doesn't seem to be working, nor does it seem to be improving, there is no emotion involved in this view and it's one that I've had for a long time now.

There has been, and will be many games where the opposition is far worse than Norwich and we are much better than we played on Saturday and so I have no worries about us competing and picking up the points needed to be comfortable, but the way in which we are trying to attack has looked relatively similar without a great deal of success for a while now.

The most frustrating thing for me is that I believe in the squad we have in terms of having the potential to take the game to most teams, and in the case of our attackers, I think they are unable to develop the confidence they need because of how limited and sporadic our attacking play is. A lot of this is based on my preference for what I like to watch, but it has been mentioned that we would be an attacking team so I did have an expectation. If it's said that we are going to go out, be hard to beat and attempt to capitalise on certain moments of the game I will except that and shut up.

I'd also like to mention that this is purely from a discussion stand point and I have no desire what so ever to be a part of any build up of pressure on the manager etc. I was pleased with his appointment and I want to see him given time to mould the squad he wants and hopefully learn and develop as he is young and surely is still heavily in this period of development. However, that doesn't mean there won't be an expression of frustration or some critique along the way.

 

[Tony Angelino]

Richie is the exact type of player we need though and if he was still at the club, he'd be starting.



We had 2 unbelievable wings backs in Brady and Elmo for this level and grit in midfield with Meyler. We don't have any of that now

We don’t have the players for Liams system either, makes you wonder what we’ve been ****ing about at

 

[TIGERSCAVE]

We don’t have the players for Liams system either, makes you wonder what we’ve been ****ing about at

Then surely a good manager, one who shows he can be adaptable to circumstance and situation adapts to accommodate the players we have. Then, if you do well at that, you can overtime bring players in through successive windows that allow you to play the way you would ideally like to play. Say again, square pegs square holes not playing people because their a lovely lad or signing someone because you think you can make them a man. For LR CV that has to be the way forward...

 

[Tony Angelino]

Then surely a good manager, one who shows he can be adaptable to circumstance and situation adapts to accommodate the players we have. Then, if you do well at that, you can overtime bring players in through successive windows that allow you to play the way you would ideally like to play. Say again, square pegs square holes not playing people because their a lovely lad or signing someone because you think you can make them a man. For LR CV that has to be the way forward...

The whole sinik thing is bizarre to me, re the transfers there has to be more to it than we know.
Either we aren’t signing LR targets or we can’t attract people the club or simply Acun’s lost his chq book. There’s no way we are still waiting for our first choices this late in the window….loans maybe but not transfers and so many

 

[Evington]

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Do you not think we all understand that

 

[Amin Arrears]

Do you not think we all understand that

Might as well complain that the ball never actually went in the net.

 

[rovertiger]

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Don't believe this, how the hell can two teams play in that small room?

 

[AlRawdah]

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You’re right. A bloke with a ball in his front room is much better than witnessing the incident in the ground. My mistake

 

[Brucebones]

Can’t be arsed to go through this thread, so if it’s already posted, apologies.

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[PLT]

You’re right. A bloke with a ball in his front room is much better than witnessing the incident in the ground. My mistake

To be fair, I think seeing it live in real time isn't that reliable. That's how refs get things wrong! The ball can often look out but not be. We've got a photo that shows that it's very close indeed, but I don't think it's definitive because of the angle of the shot and also it looks like the winger has already played the ball back into play at the time of the shot, so it may have been a few more millimetres out in the preceding milliseconds. Really don't think we can say with any certainty whether it was out or not.

 

[Amin Arrears]

You’re right. A bloke with a ball in his front room is much better than witnessing the incident in the ground. My mistake

This is the most ridiculous comment. Proper straw man argument.

I suggest you book yourself an appointment at spec savers.

 

[big vern]

Norwich were physically a much bigger team than City. Furthermore their passing was more slick and they looked to be a much fitter team. Vinagre did not look match fit and the protection he was offered by the young winger was non existent. I could have dropped my pie when there were no changes for the start of the second half.

 

[Gone For A Walk]

Norwich were physically a much bigger team than City. Furthermore their passing was more slick and they looked to be a much fitter team. Vinagre did not look match fit and the protection he was offered by the young winger was non existent. I could have dropped my pie when there were no changes for the start of the second half.

Physically bigger, slicker and pacier. Get used to it (if not already from last season), it's going to happen a lot ..... unless these "exciting" 3 -4 incomings change things markedly.

 

[Evington]

To be fair, I think seeing it live in real time isn't that reliable. That's how refs get things wrong! The ball can often look out but not be. We've got a photo that shows that it's very close indeed, but I don't think it's definitive because of the angle of the shot and also it looks like the winger has already played the ball back into play at the time of the shot, so it may have been a few more millimetres out in the preceding milliseconds. Really don't think we can say with any certainty whether it was out or not.

To be fair the ****ing linesman (assistant referee) needs to keep up with play. It's not like it was a slick passing move that caught him out it was a bloody long ball. The young man behind me called him a ****ing bald **** more than once. I suggest more relevant might be to replace bald with slow.

 

[Gone For A Walk]

To be fair the ****ing linesman (assistant referee) needs to keep up with play. It's not like it was a slick passing move that caught him out it was a bloody long ball. The young man behind me called him a ****ing bald **** more than once. I suggest more relevant might be to replace bald with slow.

Maybe just maybe that's why he chose to give them the benefit of the doubt with the corner? Well done that young 'man'

 

[Mckechnie Orange]

Norwich were physically a much bigger team than City. Furthermore their passing was more slick and they looked to be a much fitter team. Vinagre did not look match fit and the protection he was offered by the young winger was non existent. I could have dropped my pie when there were no changes for the start of the second half.

Steady on old bean!

Bit drastic that at today's prices