The Official 2014-15 Norwich City to a playoff semi final loss thread sponsored by the inevitable mid table finish for Ipswich Town

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Tue May 13, 2014 10:09 am

First topic message reminder :

New manager to be announced

Ins - hopefully some good ones
Outs - hopefully the bad ones

Other musings -

by GSC Wed May 21, 2014 2:49 pm

http://www.oddschecker.com/football/football-specials/norwich/next-permanent-manager

It really isn't happening

by ncfc_Tooze Wed May 21, 2014 3:08 pm

Won't be malky, feel it would have been sorted by now as no compensation to sort.
Plus don't see him fitting The criteria set by the board, he's as defensive as hughton was

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Wed May 21, 2014 3:19 pm

Lennon's hardly renowned for his tika taka expansive football either

by NickisBHAFC Wed May 21, 2014 5:37 pm

Mackay or Adams for me.

Outside chance it might be Zola.

No one else from those 3.

by Roller_Coaster Thu May 22, 2014 12:00 pm

Ooh Olly. Neil Lennon has announced his departure...

by GSC Thu May 22, 2014 12:03 pm

http://www.oddschecker.com/football/football-specials/norwich/next-permanent-manager

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Thu May 22, 2014 12:39 pm

by Bull Thu May 22, 2014 12:45 pm

It's happening Olly.

by GSC Thu May 22, 2014 12:56 pm

If it makes you feel better

http://www.oddschecker.com/football/football-specials/brighton/next-permanent-manager

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Thu May 22, 2014 7:11 pm

Adams on a three year deal.

WHAT THE FOOK

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Thu May 22, 2014 7:13 pm

HOWEVER

IT ISNT LENNON Yahoo

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Thu May 22, 2014 7:18 pm

Why on earth did that take so long? Someone has got to have said no. Good for him though. Comfortable job too, many a manager will envy a man who gets to start out at a financially sound club just relegated with those kind of parachute payments.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Thu May 22, 2014 7:21 pm

I'd imagine Mackay said no...

I'm not too unhappy with it, as long as he's given help in the transfer market.

If we'd earmarked him as a man for the future why not give him a go now. And as you say he's got a good base to start grom

by TopoftheChops Thu May 22, 2014 7:24 pm

HAHAHAHA league one here you come

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Thu May 22, 2014 7:35 pm

TopoftheChops wrote:HAHAHAHA league one here you come

This comment is gonna be gold come May next year

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Thu May 22, 2014 7:41 pm

It is pretty obvious we got rejected by our first choice, and I wouldn't be surprised if it was Mackay.

Adams is a good coach, a very good one, and he showed some decent management traits in those five games. In the new structure he'll be allowed to concentrate on getting the team ready for matches and the coaching side of it, whilst we have a DOF bringing in players.

Also happy this means we'll see some of young uns given a go, some are very promising.

Sure he doesn't have the experience, but I've always said experience is overrated.

Words cannot describe how relieved I am it isnt Lennon

by GSC Thu May 22, 2014 7:51 pm

Malkay and Lennon both said no you imagine

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Thu May 22, 2014 7:54 pm

Jake Humphrey is an incredible cretin

I wish he would just stop tweeting about football

by GSC Thu May 22, 2014 8:05 pm

Could be a masterstroke, could see Norwich go the way of Blackburn and Bolton

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Thu May 22, 2014 8:09 pm

GSC wrote:Could be a masterstroke, could see Norwich go the way of Blackburn and Bolton

Indeed, unfortunately never a guarantee with any manager appointment

Seen people comparing it to the Gunn appointment. Its nothing like it, the Gunn appointment was the last desperate act of a penniless board, he had no coaching experience whatsoever. Adams is a highly thought of coach, who has had success. Whilst it's fairly obvious he wasn't first choice, you're not always going to get your first choice, but that doesn't make him a bad manager or it a bad appointment, its why you have a shortlist.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Thu May 22, 2014 9:39 pm

"@CharlieWyett: A brave decision by Norwich to appoint Neil Adams. Malky Mackay was first choice, was offered the job but could not come to an agreement"

As expected

by Bull Thu May 22, 2014 9:52 pm

Lennon will join Spurs according to some very reliable sources at the Bulling News.

by GSC Thu May 22, 2014 9:57 pm

The Bulling News, affiliated with the Dogging Forecast

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Thu May 22, 2014 10:03 pm

Spurs fans will go nuts if they get Lennon. Make it so!

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Thu May 22, 2014 10:09 pm

Also, good old Jim White of SSN is saying we've bid for Olsson

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Thu May 22, 2014 10:10 pm

Dolphin Ziggler wrote:Also, good old Jim White of SSN is saying we've bid for Olsson

Hmm saw that, apparently a bid of 750k. Can imagine we'll tell you were to go if that's true

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Thu May 22, 2014 10:13 pm

Hahahaha thats classic West Ham! We do not understand how to negotiate

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Thu May 22, 2014 10:15 pm

He'd be a good signing for you lot, he does need shoulder surgery this summer tho

Would imagine he's one we'll be desperate to hold onto tho

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Thu May 22, 2014 10:22 pm

Im not a massive fan but dont mind him either. If I were you I'd ask for Vaz Te as part of the deal. He'll score in the Champ, undoubtedly.

by ncfc_Tooze Thu May 22, 2014 10:53 pm

Stringer, Brown and Walker were all moved up from being youth team.managers to first team manager here so not a bad list for Adams to join. Would be great to see him do aswell as they did

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon Jun 02, 2014 1:22 pm

Gary Holt to be Adams's assistant

Makes a lot of sense

by GSC Mon Jun 02, 2014 1:23 pm

Grants dad?

by TopoftheChops Mon Jun 02, 2014 1:41 pm

some ginger guy

by ncfc_Tooze Mon Jun 02, 2014 5:39 pm

Mark Robson and Gary Holt in as coaches

And

Former Norwich player of the season and Ipswich manager Joe Royle in as technical director

by TopoftheChops Mon Jun 02, 2014 7:36 pm

Agent royle

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon Jun 02, 2014 8:28 pm

Good experienced coaching staff behind an inexperienced manager, what was needed

Royle was wanted by Everton and Martinez, so quite happy to get him in

by cherriesfna Thu Jun 05, 2014 10:42 am

SCREW U GUYS U BUNCH OF MORNS U GONNA GO DOWN STUPID MORON IDIOTS

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Thu Jun 05, 2014 10:45 am

Hahahahahah lolz

by TopoftheChops Thu Jun 05, 2014 11:25 am

Grabban is overrated, he's like Billy Sharp. He's only good at one club and is a waste of money

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Thu Jun 05, 2014 1:21 pm

Ipswich fan in disliking a Norwich signing shocker

"@Johnruddy86: Good to see us making strides to get straight back up, welcome to the club @grabbs22 #goals"

HAVE MY BABIES JOHN heart

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Fri Jun 27, 2014 12:38 am

NODGE UPDATE

New kit. It's yellow and green

Snodgrass is off to Hull for obscene monies

Fer and RVW have both indicated they are happy to stay with words, whether there actions follow suit is another thing altogether

Oh and kyle Lafferty lolz

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Fri Jun 27, 2014 3:19 pm

Lafferty, three year deal, undisclosed

Meh

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Sun Jun 29, 2014 8:21 pm

"@Matt_Law_DT: England goalkeeper coach Dave Watson set to join Southampton from Norwich #saints #ncfc"

Oh

by Fernando Sun Jun 29, 2014 8:27 pm

Will Ruddy follow Whistle

Let's face it their keepers not the greatest Southampton.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Sun Jun 29, 2014 8:45 pm

They're one of the clubs I fear losing him too, but Ruddy was here wayyyyy before Watson and let's face it after Watson was part of the team who didn't take him to the WC, and Ruddy's rather vocal displeasure at that, I can't imagine the relationship between the two was great

by GSC Sun Jun 29, 2014 8:48 pm

I don't think he'll have had much impact on the final decision. Hart was nailed on, Roy loves Foster and Forsters been much better the last 2 seasons

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Sun Jun 29, 2014 8:54 pm

I'm fairly sure he said in an interview in one of our programmes that Hodgson asks him before every squad which GK's he thinks should be in, I'll try and find it (yes I'm that sad I keep match day programmes)

by GSC Sun Jun 29, 2014 10:18 pm

Yes Hodgson asks his GK coach for his opinion on GKs, well done Olly. The final choice is still Hodgsons.

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Mon Jun 30, 2014 8:48 pm

Overnight, a rather incredible set of quotes has been attributed to the Palermo President, Maurizio Zamparnini about why he's selling Lafferty.

Zamparnini told an Italian radio show:

'It is a request made directly from the manager (Giuseppe Iachini) & at the end of the season I said that Lafferty was not manageable."

"He is an out-of-control womaniser, an Irishman without rules. He is someone who disappears for a week and goes on the hunt for women in Milan."

"He has two families with six children, he never trains, he`s completely off the rails. On the field he`s a great player, because he gave us everything he had and more."

"In terms of his behaviour, however, he is uncontrollable. My manager told me he cannot sort this player out, so he has to go."

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon Jun 30, 2014 9:15 pm

Yeah he said that about a week ago

He's got a culture shock coming to Nodge I tells ya.

Although the Palermo chairman isn't exactly the most reliable of fellas

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