The confidence in this team is absolutely through the floor, they’re scared to make a pass, make a tackle, step forward and let one take a shot on
Tonight's matches aren't finished, but pre-season if you'd gone to the bookies putting money on 3 of the bottom 4 being Soton, Blades & Canaries (after 30% of the season), I'd suspect you'd have got good odds. Soton just scored, think I pre-empted that I'll give up now!
I think 19th is probably a reflection of our league position rather than his quality necessarily. He's conceded the 3rd most goals in the league, but FBref have him 8th in the division for Goals saved above Expected, at +1.5ish. His save percentage is a touch low, but that probably speaks of a team who give up a low number of shots - but those we do give up are better chances. He's definitely got a mistake in him, particularly with the ball at his feet, but he's also made some key saves that have won us points. Considering Gunn and Long were both bottom 5 for Goals saved above expected (around -4 for last season), he's on course to save us around 8 goals across the season compared to keeping Gunn/Long.
Just to reassure everyone before tomorrow's game, Leicester's Polish keeper Jakub Stolarczyk is the top Championship keeper measured by goals saved above expected. Vlad is not the problem, it's the lack of shot-takers with the wit to out-fox the likes of Stolarczyk. [Edit] Stolarczyk is injured and won't feature tomorrow, according to Jedi on the Leicester match thread.
Norwich City have announced a pre-tax loss of £20.7m for the 12-month period to the end of June. The figure is £6.3m up on the previous 12 months while annual turnover fell from £73.1m to £39.3m, reflecting the loss of Premier League parachute payments. The Canaries did, though, make a £23.2m profit on player sales, an increase of £9.8m on the figure for 2023-24. The period concerned included the takeover of the club by Mark Attanasio's Norfolk FB Holdings, but the annual report has been published at a time when Norwich are in the relegation places in the Championship. Executive director Zoe Webber said that everyone at the club was aware of the need to see a "positive direction of travel on the pitch". She added: "In the opening months of the season, we were all incredibly frustrated that some of the good work at the training centre didn't translate to results and points, and, ultimately, that is what matters most. "We know that in this industry there will be highs and lows, but each and every day we always seek to make the best decision for the future of the football club, both in the short and long term. "We're continuing to do everything we can to ensure our supporters have something tangible to get behind."
"We know that in this industry there will be highs and lows, but each and every day we always seek to make the best decision for the future of the football club, both in the short and long term. We're continuing to do everything we can to ensure our supporters have something tangible to get behind." (Zöe Webber) A resignation letter would be something tangible for supporters to get behind .................
