The official "Norwich City to 40 points and Premier League safety" thread

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

First topic message reminder :

Here is the place, to discuss all of Norwich's results this season, on our quest to reach that 40 point mark, and Premier League safety.

It starts on the 18th of August away to Fulham, and finishes away to Man City sometime in May

[spencerclarke]

Fair play to Norwich olly. The best team won. You are defending brilliantly as a team at the moment. You restricted us to very few chances. I'm sure you will be safe this season with a bit to spare

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

#climbingthattable

[guildfordbat]

Hi Olly - a very good result yesterday. Well done - again!

From the brief tv highlights, I didn't think your defence was as tight as it's been in the last month. Weak marking and challenging for Everton's goal with Barnes going through them on another couple of occasions like the cliched knife through butter. Probably just as well for you that strongman Fellaini was missing.

If you continue like that, you won't be able to afford Ruddy missing between the sticks. Hopefully his injury is only minor and he'll be back next time.

That all said, you kept going right to the very end as ever. Pleased to see that equaliser go in - although not nearly as much as you, I'm sure!

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Haha Guildford we weren't near our best at all yesterday and still picked up a point! Ruddy would be a miss but in Bunn we have a decent back up for the period he might be out.

The defence was ok on the whole, but individual mistakes (Whittaker for the goal) were more prominant. I wish we would be a bit more clinical in the final third, seems as if we miss a few chances every game that we should do better with.

Anyways Southampton away midweek will be a big game! If we win that, we will really start to pull away from the bottom 3!

[Kay Fabe]

I'm one who didn't hold much hope for Norwich this season, while I'm not saying I'm totally convinced the Canaries will stay up they've definitely and pleasently surprised me.

My biggest fear for Norwich would be the loss of Paul Lambert and while I do think that was a problem early season from the outside looking in it looks like Chris Hughton has got his team playing his way now, I like the club and the manager and would like to see them succeed, I also think some Norwich fans should feel some vindication, many wrote them off before the start of the season and while its still going to be a fight they're showing that they're up for it

[cherriesfna]

NORWICH SUK

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

John Ruddy ‏@Johnruddy86
Just to update everyone on my injury, unfortunately I have torn my thigh will be having surgery on saturday and out for up to 3 months,

Damn

[guildfordbat]

John Ruddy ‏@Johnruddy86
Just to update everyone on my injury, unfortunately I have torn my thigh will be having surgery on saturday and out for up to 3 months,

Damn

Olly - I assume Mark Bunn will be deputising. I saw him play the odd game for Blackburn a season or so ago as cover for Paul Robinson and was impressed. I'm sure he won't let you down but losing Ruddy is still a blow.

Dread to think what would happen if Bunn gets a red card - might be an idea for you to take a pair of gloves!

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Haha we have Declan Rudd next in line lol!

This is why we signed Bunn, he has been very impressive in the cup and i remember him doing well for Blackburn last year especially at Liverpool. Hopefully Ruddy will make a quick recovery and we can get by with Bunn!

[guildfordbat]

Ah yes, had forgotten about Declan Rudd. Sounds like you won't be needed for a week or two at least!

Good luck tonight. As always, I'm sure you'll be happy with an away point ....

[guildfordbat]

Well, Olly, again not a classic but another point in the bank. Undefeated now in your last 7 Premier League games.

With several draws you haven't really pulled away. However, you've more than shown you're up for the fight ....

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

You can never sniff at away draws in the Premier League in our position Guildford especially considering in both the Everton and Southampton games we went behind.

If we can win our next two home games (Sunderland and Wigan, both very winnable) we will be widening that gap to the bottom three. But I said before Everton, Southampton and Sunderland that I would take 3 points from those 3 games so I wouldnt sniff at a draw on Sunday either

[NickisBHAFC]

Norwich will stay up. 7 undefeated premiership games, but they cant afford to go into any game thinking its going to be an easy game. This Sunday for instance.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Norwich will stay up. 7 undefeated premiership games, but they cant afford to go into any game thinking its going to be an easy game. This Sunday for instance.

I don't think we ever do. No game in this league is easy for a team like us.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

javier garrido ‏@javiergerr
And yes i heard my song! :

I love this man!

[NickisBHAFC]

Great win for you boys, many congratulations.

Chris Hughton to do a Lambert at the end of the season

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

And go where...

[guildfordbat]

Well done. Olly. Another battling win getting you out of the bottom eight. In some ways today's result was more important than the wins over Arsenal and Man United in that it pushes Sunderland nearer to the relegation trapdoor.

Thought Bunn looked a bit shakey - on the goal (dreadful time for you to concede) and the disallowed goal. A great save from a free kick but having got his hand to the ball I thought he should have pushed it round the post for a corner rather than out for what should have been a simple tap in.

Anyway, enjoy the giddy heights of 12th spot. Hope you don't get a nose bleed!

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

We're over halfway there!

Ridiculous game today, great win!

[guildfordbat]

We're over halfway there!

Ridiculous game today, great win!

Spot on there, Olly! Well done!

I know you won't get too carried away as like most supporters of the non-big clubs you have a continuing belief that things will suddenly go pear shaped! I remain convinced you'll be ok this season and no one can knock you scoring four goals away from home yesterday but your defence wasn't as tight as it should have been. Building on my last post to you, Bunn didn't look commanding or convincing. Enjoy the celebrations but don't forget to keep an eye on the back ....

[Guest]

Olly, Paul who?

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

I think it's Pete Lambert Freek?

I think yesterday was just one of those crazy games Guildford. Bunn isnt going to be on the same level as Ruddy but he will do a job! Must say yesterday Snodgrass was bloody brilliant. Just awesome wing play.

There is no way we beat Wigan at home next week to win 5 home league games in a row though

[NickisBHAFC]

Well done Norwich City football club. Chris Hughton is doing a fantastic job, there a credit to the game ATM.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Grrr bloody Villa, bloody cup

Beat Wigan this weekend and we have 25 points. With Chelsea, City and West Ham to come over Christmas that would give us freedom even if we dont win those games.

Really only 6 more wins are needed to stay up...

[dummy_half]

Olly

Great run your team has put together after looking all at sea for the first month or so of the season.

You're only 4 points off the Champions League places .

Then again that just shows what a mixed-up season this is - Everton in 4th are closer to the relegation places than they are Man U.

[Kay Fabe]

Beating Wigan will be easier said than done though to be fair, I've been delighted with how Norwich have done so far, I thought they might struggle to stay up this year and after the first month I was sure you would struggle, its great to see club doing well and Chris Hughton has stamped his own style on the team

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

We did struggle against Wigan last season and they probably should have beaten us at Carrow Road in all honesty

Next two games are Wigan and West Brom. If we can get 3 points from that I will be happy because after that we have Chelsea and Man City and West Ham. And we are due a bad run of form tbf

25 points going into the new year would be brilliant!

[Guest]

You'd better get those 3 points from Wigan Olly, can't have us losing to you at home.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Great win today! Gives us a real cushion with a tough run of games coming up over Christmas!

No way we beat West Brom next week, me and my mates have only seen us win away once in about 8 games

[guildfordbat]

Well on the way to those 40 points now, Olly! From the brief MOTD highlights looked a decent team performance.

Although your win against Man Utd took the headlines, more important to beat the likes of Wigan and push them towards the bottom three.

[westisbest]

Pilkington has really impressed me this season. has done well.

And Hoolahan is a talent to.

Your keeper has done alright since Ruddy got injured.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Hoolahan is brilliant, by far our best player. Pilks is starting to hit form after a pretty poor start to the year.

Bunn will do a decent job while Ruddy is injured. Will be less consistent than Ruddy but will do a good job

[Guest]

Olly, when you hit the big 40 what you gonna change the title of the thread to?

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

The official "Norwich City to an unbeaten 2013 and the league title" thread

[spencerclarke]

That Muppet on talk sport Adrian Durham was claiming before the weekend that you would still go down. Above all else I'm glad your lot won yesterday. For years I've predicted Wigan to go down but thought better of it this year. However now everyone is expecting to do their usual amazing recovery. If they believe that too much themselves this could actually be the year.

[westisbest]

Not a fan of Durham, always got to be right, if people have a different opinion than him, then they're wrong and an idiot.

The man's a clown.

[spencerclarke]

Agreed westisbest. He's only there to be a wum but I can't help biting most of the time!

[ncfc_Tooze]

Going So Well SPOTY Winner Bradley Wiggins Even Wants Photos With Our Players

Spoiler:

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

See Foxy and Benno posted pics on twitter with Wiggo as well!

[ncfc_Tooze]

• Current unbeaten runs across Europe’s top leagues:

Barcelona (La Liga, Spain) – 16 games since last loss

Norwich City (Premier League) – 10

Zulte-Waregem (Jupiler League, Belgium) – 9

Bayern Munich (Bundesliga, Germany), Nice (Ligue Un, France) – 8

Ajax, Feyenoord (Eredivisie, Netherlands), Lazio (Serie A, Italy) – 6

[Crimey]

Well pointed out Tooze.

So on behalf of the V2 forum, I'd like to give a big congratulations to Nice and any Nice fans on this board must be very proud of their team.

[guildfordbat]

Well, I'm sure Olly will be grateful to Tooze for jinxing his boys!

The run had to end some time, Olly. Bit unlucky yesterday by the look of it. Anyway, you should have enough confidence - and more importantly, points - going into the second half of the season.

[Mat]

Unlucky lads, no shame in losing to a top 6 side though

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/jacob-mulenga/profil/spieler_25118.html

Apparantly we are after this guy in the transfer window! No clue who he is at all!

[ncfc_Tooze]

tbf, only amy seemed to know anything about tettey and look how hes ended up haha

[guildfordbat]

Olly - despite some entertaining football, I guess you won't be enjoying the turkey leftovers too much with three defeats on the bounce!

Perhaps time to shut up shop and try to grind out a 0-0 at West Ham on New Year's Day ....

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

I'll tell you now Guildford the Chelsea match on Boxing Day definately wasn't entertaining

But I knew this type of run was coming when I saw the fixture list, but it shows just what a fantastic job Hughton has done, that we have had 3 defeats in a row and are still 11th and 8 points clear of the bottom 3!

If you would have said you would have 25pts going into 2013 before a ball was kicked this season, I would have not only snapped your hand off, but offered to be your slave for a month!

[spencerclarke]

Apart from anything else you have held you own too. So the players heads should still be up going into the games that will really matter for your lot

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Yeah with a bit of luck we could have got something from all the games Spencer!!

Not like we've been rolled over like a certain team from the Midlands!

[Amy]

Olly We Need A Striker And Mulenga Looks A Handful, Strong And Quick
I See Helder Postiga's Name Has Been Thrown Into The Mix Now Too
I Dont Want CMS Though, He Is Poor

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