No one ever said it was. But signing aging players on unaffordable wages for 3 or 3.5 year contracts is just idiotic - especially when your club is odds on faves to go straight back down again, which was exactly how it panned out.
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As they say in Norfolk - it beggars belief that AN could sign both JM and Naismith in the same window!!!
Not really. One was a prospect for the future and the other an over the hill, well past his best, career approaching twilight years, money grabbing lightweight of a dinosaur from an era long ago!!
What beggars belies even more is to then sign Pritchard for almost £8m when we were pretty overloaded already in his preferred position.
Even Ipswich can beat Derby! And at Derby!
Even we can beat Ipswich! And at Ipswich!
Yes, but we haven't WON since!!!!!Even we can beat Ipswich! And at Ipswich!
What can I say that hasn't already been said - http://www.edp24.co.uk/sport/norwic...itchard-hails-james-maddison-talent-1-5298175
Now we need Godfrey back at CR - PLEASE!!!
Now we need Godfrey back at CR - PLEASE!!!
Yes, but we haven't WON since!!!!!
It's common knowledge that in this division any team is capable of beating any other team no matter what their respective league positions are. It's sheer lunacy to expect a result just because you beat a team that beat your current opponents, that is no guarantee whatsoever
It's common knowledge that in this division any team is capable of beating any other team no matter what their respective league positions are. It's sheer lunacy to expect a result just because you beat a team that beat your current opponents, that is no guarantee whatsoever
Yes Dave - you only have to look at Brum bearing Florists a couple of weeks ago and some of the other results.
Apologies if this has been posted already but I only just read it.
Chilling stuff in the extreme
This made me smile (through all the tears)
"Currently we carry all the attacking threat of a snail armed with a pea-shooter,
laborious; toothless and lacking in any menace or conviction."
http://norwichcity.myfootballwriter...r-dare-we-not-even-consider-christmas-future/
Chilling stuff in the extreme
This made me smile (through all the tears)
"Currently we carry all the attacking threat of a snail armed with a pea-shooter,
laborious; toothless and lacking in any menace or conviction."
http://norwichcity.myfootballwriter...r-dare-we-not-even-consider-christmas-future/
So Pardew gets the Baggies gig, Allardyce looks like being confirmed as Everton boss soon - maybe there is something worthwhile about plucking one off the managerial merry go round as opposed to being all radical and going for completely unknown Germans?
Any idea what Pullllis and his effing baseball cap are up to these days?
Any idea what Pullllis and his effing baseball cap are up to these days?
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As I said in the post above, round and round we go.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/nov/29/sam-allardyce-appointed-everton-manager
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/nov/29/sam-allardyce-appointed-everton-manager
An excellent read Cromer and some even more excellent comments following - especially those by our very own GM. It would appear that more and more fans are becoming disenchanted with the 'fare' on offer and are slowly beginning to 'vote with their feet'. The $64.000 is - can DF turn our misfiring squad around, as both our strikers are pretty useless right now and unless Abrahams/Morris are given a chance (they can't be any worse than what we have now!!!), we will most likely end the season in the lower half of the table and below our neighbours!!!Apologies if this has been posted already but I only just read it.
Chilling stuff in the extreme
This made me smile (through all the tears)
"Currently we carry all the attacking threat of a snail armed with a pea-shooter,
laborious; toothless and lacking in any menace or conviction."
http://norwichcity.myfootballwriter...r-dare-we-not-even-consider-christmas-future/
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It has been said in a few places "Foreign Managers aren't holding back young English Managers. Old English Managers are."
I agree, but would widen the "English" to "British" . It's like musical chairs of: Big Sam, Hodgson, Pardew, Redknapp, Pulis (Welsh), Moyes (Scottish).
In Spain, when the ageing Managers fail, they employ young Spanish Managers from the lower leagues who have impressed. Italy pretty much do the same.
I think it's a major reason we are never get anywhere near competing in major competitions with the National side.
Under 19 side has an English Manager. Undr 21s have an English Manager. Neither would be linked with any Prem jobs. You never hear them even linked at Championship level. But look what they are doing at youth level! They are getting them to play class football and winning competitions against world players who are the next generation for their countries. Southgate is a nice appointment. Because it's using an English Manager who has worked at club level, and worked at England youth level. I'm happy that has happened. I am not sure of his ability, but I put more blame on the players than the Manager for the dire performances. But this is the kind of thing we should be doing.
In the same way as "Just because Klopp and Wagnar were youth team coaches and Dortmund, It doesn't mean every single youth team coach they have will be a class Manager". Just because Southgate is English, fairly young and came from the youth system, doesn't mean he is the one! But he is the one at the front of the line for English Managers to have a go. He is bringing in and capping young prospects who have been raved about for years. That is positive
Some players who are amazing for their club are terrible for England (is that coz they dont take a wage?) and a lot of players pull out because they want to be fit for their club. Kind of limits the selection process.
Another thing we are doing wrong is working the friendlies. It's fair enough to want to test ourselves against the best countries. Very often our main players pretend they are injured for friendlies. So if we have to play back ups, it's not "testing our side against the best in the world" because come the world cup, all these "injured" players will suddenly be totally fit. The more friendlies you lose or draw the lower you are ranked. There are teams much higher than us who are just as bad, but they just play hardly any friendlies. So they get no minus points. So their rank is higher, so they get seeded for competitions. I think Poland are one of these countries. I can't remember the others.
I agree, but would widen the "English" to "British" . It's like musical chairs of: Big Sam, Hodgson, Pardew, Redknapp, Pulis (Welsh), Moyes (Scottish).
In Spain, when the ageing Managers fail, they employ young Spanish Managers from the lower leagues who have impressed. Italy pretty much do the same.
I think it's a major reason we are never get anywhere near competing in major competitions with the National side.
Under 19 side has an English Manager. Undr 21s have an English Manager. Neither would be linked with any Prem jobs. You never hear them even linked at Championship level. But look what they are doing at youth level! They are getting them to play class football and winning competitions against world players who are the next generation for their countries. Southgate is a nice appointment. Because it's using an English Manager who has worked at club level, and worked at England youth level. I'm happy that has happened. I am not sure of his ability, but I put more blame on the players than the Manager for the dire performances. But this is the kind of thing we should be doing.
In the same way as "Just because Klopp and Wagnar were youth team coaches and Dortmund, It doesn't mean every single youth team coach they have will be a class Manager". Just because Southgate is English, fairly young and came from the youth system, doesn't mean he is the one! But he is the one at the front of the line for English Managers to have a go. He is bringing in and capping young prospects who have been raved about for years. That is positive
Some players who are amazing for their club are terrible for England (is that coz they dont take a wage?) and a lot of players pull out because they want to be fit for their club. Kind of limits the selection process.
Another thing we are doing wrong is working the friendlies. It's fair enough to want to test ourselves against the best countries. Very often our main players pretend they are injured for friendlies. So if we have to play back ups, it's not "testing our side against the best in the world" because come the world cup, all these "injured" players will suddenly be totally fit. The more friendlies you lose or draw the lower you are ranked. There are teams much higher than us who are just as bad, but they just play hardly any friendlies. So they get no minus points. So their rank is higher, so they get seeded for competitions. I think Poland are one of these countries. I can't remember the others.
It's pretty impressive how we have been in the Premiership, say...3 or 4 seasons in the last 6 or 7, yet we seem to be in so much more trouble than Burton Albion or Bristol City. Clubs that never get the Premiership money.
We have been run so badly. It is baffling. Each time we went up it was "the record high for sky deal"
Now we are skint and can't compete with a side who have just come up for League 1.