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Match Day Thread 25/26 Season Opener: Norwich City vs Millwall

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  1. chinacanary

    chinacanary Well-Known Member

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    Norwich City vs Millwall

    Carrow Road

    3p.m Saturday 9th August 2025
    Game 1 of 46


    Roll up roll up for the first game of the season! A summer of signings the likes of which we have never seen gives the season ahead hope to improve on our rather tepid mid-table finish last season.

    Manning now has an abundance of defending/midfield/attacking options at his disposal. Our Brand New Teamä is also further cause for optimism as we hunt for a play off place this season.

    I am not expecting the line up below to statt against the Lions, but it shows what an overhaul has occurred over the summer. It may take us a while to gel, and as some commentators mentioned of our last pre-season friendly, there was still an identity missing from the team. I’m hoping we start to see that after half a dozen games or so, when Manning has a better picture of the players at his disposal and how they begin to understand each others approach to play.

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    source: u/anorwichfan (https://www.reddit.com/r/NorwichCity/)

    Millwall are looking decent for another shout at the play offs, having just fallen short last season. Their Serbian striker Ivanovic is likely their biggest threat.

    In Topic we trust!

    OTBC and here’s to a cracking season.
     
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  2. Hairy Mary Quite Canary

    Hairy Mary Quite Canary Well-Known Member

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    That's actually not a bad line up!

    Good work China. I'm sold on the transfers so far this summer. Hoping our new team gels quickly.
     
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    Not sure why everyone brings up new players and integrating them into the team taking a few games. Pretty much every team will be in the same situation, and most of our players have been with us from early in the window. If anything, we should be ahead of most in that aspect. There, positive thought for the day. Forson to become the new Buendia as well.
     
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    Me too, china. I can't wait to see if he can defend and move the ball forward like in the highlights video.
     
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    He can, and does, CS!

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    Graphic courtesy of Bethnal Green & Yellow on Pink'Un forum.
     
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    Live on Sky+HD

    Also, Fawanews.com domain changed to FAWANEWS.SC.
     
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    And five at the back. Love that bench also. So much strength and so many options.
     
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    I'm not sure how that isn't a yellow card?
     
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    How was that not a yellow for the foul on Josh. <yikes>
     
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    Another yellow not given to Millwall,
     
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    Another yellow for Millwall
     
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    Cooper would have been sent off by other refs by now
     
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    Good start, but Millwall finishing the stronger.
     
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    Half time commentary now announcing that canary call will now be live streamed after the game.
     
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    Surprised to see Forson starting, also that Gibbs is on the bench.,Manning has clearly seen aspects of their game that he wants to use. Jurasek not even on the bench; arrived in January and has been virtually absent from the pitch. Is he injured?
     
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