Match Preview from a U's perspective

[ColUDave]

Na na na na ...... He's a Blade and he's a Blade

Top post that Dave. Very honest and sincere post and spot on in many aspects. I'll buy you a beer at the return fixture if you'll be around.

I forgot you haven't been to our brand spanking new generic souless airfix arena in the backend of nowhere! You are going to hate it!

No pubs anywhere near the ground, but i'll give you a heads up on where to drink prior to the game. The Bricklayers near the station (half way to the ground) is one of the better real ale establishments down here but doesn't always let in away fans. Cover up your colours and put on a mockney accent an you should get away with it fine.

 

[Micalijo]

Good stuff Dave but you didn't see us for 60 mins against Walsall and imo Huddersfield looked a much better bet than us. I'll be amazed if we finish in the top 2. We are way too open, weak in midfield, awful out wide, lack pace and have a shockingly bad keeper - other than that we are OK! I think you are being slightly harsh in your side - yes your defence was atrocious in first half but you could easily have had a couple of goals and I thought you got into some excellent positions going forward. Surely it was more a case of bad day at the office? You can't be that bad every week at the back?

 

[ColUDave]

Good stuff Dave but you didn't see us for 60 mins against Walsall and imo Huddersfield looked a much better bet than us. I'll be amazed if we finish in the top 2. We are way too open, weak in midfield, awful out wide, lack pace and have a shockingly bad keeper - other than that we are OK! I think you are being slightly harsh in your side - yes your defence was atrocious in first half but you could easily have had a couple of goals and I thought you got into some excellent positions going forward. Surely it was more a case of bad day at the office? You can't be that bad every week at the back?

I would love to say it was a bad day at the office, but we have been disastrous in defence this season. We all thought Michael Rose was the problem and he got dropped and the rut has continued.

Our trouble is that we have two wingers for full backs and two centre halves being asked to play football when they are your old school aerial giants. They are often caught miles apart from each other and it was evident for the second goal. You'd not expect school kids to defend like that! The first goal was bad enough not being able to clear our lines and third came as we gifted possession to you in your own 18 yard box and Quinn and Evans countered well.

Scunny, Orient (who can't score for toffee) and Brentford should have mullered us in our last few games, so a team with genuine quality was always going to take advantage of us. Barnet destroyed us 3-1 in the JPT at home which tells you all you need to know (we had the 10th best home record in the last 2 years out of all 92 league clubs). You and Charlton are the only side who have had that bit of quality to really make a difference and take chances.

Huddersfield were very lucky against us at the Galpharm. We battered them in the first half and could have been 3 goals ahead, but its the quality factor lacking again.

We made Quinn look like the Ginger Ronaldinho and I read on here that some of you don't rate him! He absolutely ran the show on Saturday. Our midfield was half decent, but was any of your midfielders on Sat actual widemen as I thought Williamson and Quinn were more accustomed to the centre?

We only had two players that looked like they had the ability to compete and that was our 22 Wordsworth and 16 Henderson.

 

[super_pig]

>if you do work that brings in 100k s worth of business do you get criticised that it wasnt a million
well seeing as you mention it

 

[grafikhaus]

We made Quinn look like the Ginger Ronaldinho and I read on here that some of you don't rate him! He absolutely ran the show on Saturday. Our midfield was half decent, but was any of your midfielders on Sat actual widemen as I thought Williamson and Quinn were more accustomed to the centre?

Actually Dave, he's now known round here as the Ginger Messi, but we'll let you off!

Seriously, good to hear from a fan from another team and one who knows his footie.

What's the feeling now about Paul Lambert? Don't think Norwich are too popular outside of Norwich (too up-their-own-arse, too loved by the media, too Delia and too inbred). Must say, when I see him on TV I think 'What a cnut!'

 

[stannyblade]

Have to say Dave your big number 4 reminded me of a poor mans Nyron Nosworthy. He really was awful.

Like others have said thanks for coming on and giving us your thoughts on the game. They really were honest

 

[ColUDave]

Actually Dave, he's now known round here as the Ginger Messi, but we'll let you off!

Seriously, good to hear from a fan from another team and one who knows his footie.

What's the feeling now about Paul Lambert? Don't think Norwich are too popular outside of Norwich (too up-their-own-arse, too loved by the media, too Delia and too inbred). Must say, when I see him on TV I think 'What a cnut!'

The C word has been replaced by Lambert on our board by the swear filter, so it might go someway of explaining how we feel. We knew he wouldn't stay long, he has walked out on most clubs in his managerial career.

He froze out some decent players, but also brought in some good players too. What is galling about the move and suspicious is that we tried to sign Grant Holt for £400k and it all went a bit quiet. The next thing you know is Lambchop had pissed off and taken him to Norwich...strange huh?

He also signed the worst footballer I have ever seen in Joel Thomas for £125k from Hamilton just before he left too. Their fans were in utter disbelief anyone had paid a fee for him as he was crap and unsurprisingly he was released after a year and paid off.

He has done well, but he is a horrible b******d of a man and I really hope Norwich suffer this season. Our chairman called them Nazi's and landed himself in a bit of hot water over their dealing with the whole thing.

We had a good relationship with Nodge prior to that, but we got our money for him and he has since nicked our left back who showed his true colours on Saturday with Klasnic. Lambchops interview was terrible, but then all his interviews are terrible, all you ever understand is brilliant or terrific, he sounds like he is half cut most of the time!

As for our number 4 - Magnus has been brilliant for us. Got a bit of pace and not afraid to stick his head in where it hurts and he is decent positionally too. He was named as one of the stars outside the Premier League a couple of years ago, but ever since he had been linked with moves to Leeds, Reading, Charlton et al in the summer, he has had his head turned a bit. On his day he is quality. Trouble is, he isn't a footballing centre half as his first touch is a pass half the time, but the manager insists of playing him as one. Our whole defence seemed so overawed by the occassion and you put us to the sword.

 

[stannyblade]

Every one can have an off day I suppose. The early goal really killed the game as a contest. As for Lambert he does come across as a cock