Henceforth will the team that we meet This Saturday be known, As Crystal Pulis, on the seat He of baseball cap renown I hope it is still early days So that the ´ P´ effect, Has not had time to change their ways When Sunday we reflect I doubt we´ll see a brand new Stoke With all that that entails, But fighting spirit, hearts of oak And wind within their sails So we must match that and then add A bit more of our own, No repeat of the ´Toon´ start, lads That one must stand alone Like Redmond, I don´t see this yet As a six-pointer game, But less than a win, some would fret About the points we´d claim And that despite the season still Being well short of Jan, Off-colour maybe, terminally ill? No way, not any man But there is no hiding the fact That CH would sleep well, If another West Hammer´s act Gave three points at the bell. OTBC
I must admit to being a bit concerned about this game. No game in this league is a "gimme" but an awful lot of our fans have high expectations and may well vent their frustrations at the match and cause a few heads to drop! I just hope we can have 100% of the crowd behind the team and willing them on!
Dave- despite the element of supporters who very quickly turn if we don´t score 2 goals in the first 10 mins, or play like Barcelona, there´s fortunately still more than enough (amongst whom we find one D. McNally) who are still prepared to look long-term at the bigger picture. I´m not saying that a defeat here wouldn´t bring the noose a little bit closer, but I think if McNally was the sort to be easily swayed by fan-power, Hughton would have been gone well before now.
I suppose that with more than 30,000 fans, there will always be diverse views, patience and impatience, optimists and pessimists and so on, but the Board are well experienced in these matters and will take the long-term view. I think City are fortunate in this regard, in not having a foreign investor who wants a quick return on his investment or the right to sack the manager at will. McNally, Bowkett, Foulger, Smith and Jones (and Fry) make an experienced team in this regard, looking at more than just the last result. Financially, there is a clean bill of health and the ability to buy new players in January that other bottom half teams must envy. This is the very time to support the team, not undermine them by booing.
BRILLIANT post and let's hope the crowd TOTALLY supports the Canaries in their efforts to down the Eagles!!!
