BG_Villa_Fan Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Even with a flicker of hope they'll still not spend a penny in the transfer window to help themselves? They need at least two players to have any chance of survival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted January 25, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 25, 2022 45 minutes ago, foreveryoung said: They gotta win a few surely. It's far too early to rate Smith as manager there, come back at the end of the season. In my opinion he already proved he’s a good manager with us, and Brentford before that, I think so far so good for him at Norwich… but you never know, it might all crash and burn. I’d much rather they stay up than NUFC though. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 2 minutes ago, alreadyexists said: In my opinion he already proved he’s a good manager with us, and Brentford before that, I think so far so good for him at Norwich… but you never know, it might all crash and burn. I’d much rather they stay up than NUFC though. I have no doubt he is a good manager, but he has a ceiling, an I'm not sure he will end up being up there with the big boys. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 1 hour ago, PaulC said: Its a bit of a false table at the moment though as Burnley have only played 18 games and Norwich have played 22 Absolutely, however shit teams at the bottom don’t usually make as much of a game in hand as those at the top do for obvious reasons. The further down the league you go, points on the board are better than games in hand 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 47 minutes ago, BG_Villa_Fan said: Even with a flicker of hope they'll still not spend a penny in the transfer window to help themselves? They need at least two players to have any chance of survival. They do deserve to go down, if it wasn't for deano id want them to go down If you were to make up a case for their business model being based on yo-yoing whilst spending very little being more viable and profitable than spending the money to try and finish 14th every season I would believe it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Getting Benitez & Ranieri sacked in the space of a week. What a ledge 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 6 minutes ago, a m ole said: Absolutely, however shit teams at the bottom don’t usually make as much of a game in hand as those at the top do for obvious reasons. The further down the league you go, points on the board are better than games in hand If Burnley win all the games in hand they will be just behind us One win all season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Zatman said: If Burnley win all the games in hand they will be just behind us One win all season Being where we are in the league, it don't really say much. Brighton ahead of us particularly p*****s me off 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted January 25, 2022 Moderator Share Posted January 25, 2022 1 hour ago, villa4europe said: They do deserve to go down, if it wasn't for deano id want them to go down If you were to make up a case for their business model being based on yo-yoing whilst spending very little being more viable and profitable than spending the money to try and finish 14th every season I would believe it We’ve seen the mess one club, Derby, and one comedy outfit (SHA) have got into and there’s also Norwich’s own financial mess which Delia spent a long time sorting out. Their prudence might be rare, but in their situation there’s logic to it. I don’t think anyone “deserves” to go down, other than based on football results or punishment for shenanigans. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 3 hours ago, BleedClaretAndBlue said: Getting Benitez & Ranieri sacked in the space of a week. What a ledge Such is the indignity of losing to Norwich it appears to be an instant sackable offence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted January 25, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 25, 2022 4 hours ago, foreveryoung said: I have no doubt he is a good manager, but he has a ceiling, an I'm not sure he will end up being up there with the big boys. Yeah that could well be true, I think Norwich is a good fit at the moment: They’ve not got real aspirations for anything more than survival, and they don’t even seem to be trying that hard for that. If they go down Dean should bring them straight back up, if he keeps them up he’s done well I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo_b Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 2 hours ago, foreveryoung said: Being where we are in the league, it don't really say much. Brighton ahead of us particularly p*****s me off Erm why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted January 25, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 25, 2022 Norwich are still in 17th place on PPG, meaning all three teams below them would need an upturn in form to climb above them after playing their games in hands. In other words, Norwich’s position isn’t false based on the season so far, despite all the teams in the relegation zone having played fewer games than them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 5 minutes ago, Tommo_b said: Erm why? Always thought our aspirations are bigger than chasing Brighton. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo_b Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 8 hours ago, foreveryoung said: Always thought our aspirations are bigger than chasing Brighton. I’m sure they are but Brighton are a really well run club who are quietly going about their business extremely well and are going to become a regular top 10 club. Brightons aspirations are to become a top 4 club, the foundations being built there are quite impressive, nothing wrong in being in the chase alongside them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Tommo_b said: I’m sure they are but Brighton are a really well run club who are quietly going about their business extremely well and are going to become a regular top 10 club. Brightons aspirations are to become a top 4 club, the foundations being built there are quite impressive, nothing wrong in being in the chase alongside them. I can guarantee you, there aspirations may be to be a top 4 club, but they spend no where near ever to be there. They spend no where near what we spend, an it'll take forever for us to get there, if ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 21 hours ago, BleedClaretAndBlue said: Getting Benitez & Ranieri sacked in the space of a week. What a ledge Losing to Norwich is such an ultimate humiliation it leads to instant dismissal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Dean Smith or Dean Sith? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Cantwell off to Bournemouth. Considering Dean was hyping him up so much to then sack him off he must be an absolute whopper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 19 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: Cantwell off to Bournemouth. Considering Dean was hyping him up so much to then sack him off he must be an absolute whopper. Contract expiring isn’t it? I guess it’s a case of trying to make some money when they can. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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