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Kenny didn't play badly overall, but struggled to stop Scott influencing the game, especially after his booking. He has consistently been one of our best performers this season, I love the guy but he gets a ton of undeserved stick from our fans. Dowell was anonymous, Sara his usual frustrating self (flashes of brilliance, then goes missing), Nunez poor too. We really lack a specialist DM, have done since Alex Tettey left. Gibbs played well when he came on, but he's more of a box-to-box midfielder.

I'm not aware of any off-field issues, although he has had ongoing muscular issues that have hampered his progress. A friend of mine is from the same town in Ireland and watched him come up through the ranks. He has all the tools to be an excellent player, other than that laser-guided instinct in front of goal. We've just given him a five-year contract, so he's very highly thought of, but he needs a run of goals to build that confidence. Wasn't helped by playing as a lone striker for ROI in a failing team with very little service!

You're probably aware that Mehmeti came through the Norwich academy. Saw him play a couple of times for our reserves and he didn't look like much of a player... really pleased for him that he's forged a career for himself.

Aye, watched it in BBF. Probably heading to Tobacco Factory next. Enjoy your night, folks!

Will have to keep watching your games to see what he's like when he's at his best, then! Just the way he moves and makes space for himself on and off the ball, no offence intended but you can see he's a cut above the rest of your team (and ours). We saw the same with Maddison and Buendía in recent years. Enjoy him while you have him!

Just wanted to pop my head in and say well done today. Not too much between the teams but you had the clearer chances. As I predicted, McLean struggled at DM and Scott ran the midfield, and Giannoulis at LB was a liability. Now in Bristol Beer Factory watching the rugby and hoping to sample a few more of Bristol's fine hostelries before we head back in the morning. Will be keeping an eye out for your results, and hopefully see you at Wembley in May. Thanks again for your recommendations, and we'll definitely be coming back for another crack at your great city! Matt

Just wanted to add – I saw that you're planning a minute's applause from 7:00-7:59 for the Ashton Gate Eight. At our last couple of games we have had a minute's applause from 8:00-8.59 for a young fan named Amber Sheehy, who tragically died recently just hours short of her ninth birthday. Appreciate it's a bit late notice now, but if you see us cheering especially loudly just afterwards you'll know why. Coventry fans joined in with us at our last away game and made it an incredibly emotional experience for Amber's family, who were in the crowd. https://www.ambersarmy.org.uk/

Krul has largely been our backup, Angus Gunn had been playing well but Wagner put Krul in. He made an absolute howler against Burnley and is generally looking very shaky. Poor distribution, but good communication and command of the area. Would expect Gunn to be straight back in once he recovers from his injury, but he's definitely out for tomorrow.

We're definitely vulnerable down the left. Since Wagner took over it has looked more like 4231 than 433 though, but as we don't have a specialist DM (McLean playing there currently) I worry about Scott running the game. If you can stop the supply to Pukki you could get a lot of joy.

Ahhhh, finally an inbred joke! Was wondering how long it'd take you lot... Cheers mate, should be a good one.

Hi folks, just wanted to say we're having a fantastic time already. Currently sat in Left Handed Giant having a quiet afternoon ale or two. Fantastic city, really friendly locals and plenty of fine establishments. Walked round St Nicholas Market earlier, and had a gert lush brunch at The Crafty Egg. In the morning we're going to do M Shed, then walk up to the Suspension Bridge and down towards the ground. Going to meet a large contingent of Irish Canaries at Bedminster Cricket Club pre-game, then watch the rugby in the sports bar at the ground afterwards, before heading to Bristol Beer Factory for a few ales. Thanks again to you all for your great suggestions and recommendations, and fingers crossed for an entertaining match tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing whether Alex Scott lives up to the hype!

Yeah, we're pretty much a one-club county. Even on the southern fringes, there's more Norwich than Ip****h.

Haha yeah, we are something of an outpost! The A11 (main route to London) is currently being resurfaced, so it's down to a single lane for the next few months... and trying to get to Norwich from the west via the A17 is absolutely soul-sapping. Well worth it when you get there, though – we're very proud of our 'fine city'. As for Alex Scott, from the bits and bobs I've seen of him so far he shares more similarities to Emi Buendía – he seems a bit more robust and willing to get stuck in than Maddison, and Buendía was more flamboyant with his footwork than Maddison too. Maddison's greatest gift was the seeming ability to slow down time; even at 19 years old, he managed to make time and space for himself to make his passing seem effortless. A fair amount of clips of Scott show him in wider positions – again, that's more of a Buendía trait. Emi nominally started on the right of an attacking three, but could pop up across the full width of the pitch and magic his way out of seemingly impossible spots. I'm sure that BCFC fans (and fans in general) would consider Maddison a much better player than Buendía, but in the Championship Emi was simply a cheat code. We did well to hang onto him as long as we did – we persuaded him to stay after our relegation in 2020, and during our title season of 2020/21 we played the best football I've seen in 35+ years of watching Norwich (sadly, lockdown meant that we never got to see it in the flesh). If you can't keep hold of Alex beyond the summer, I hope you get an astronomical fee for him – although, as we found out when we sold Emi, it's impossible to replace weapons like those in a like-for-like fashion. As has been said elsewhere, cherish every minute you get to watch him (although naturally I hope he has a stinker on Saturday!).

Haha, someone's been doing some detective work on our NCFC fans' forum! We'll add Denmark Street to the list... plenty of Denmark/Danish history in Norwich too. Might have a wander round before we go to Izakaya on Friday afternoon.

Certainly true in recent times. I think it's partly because we always seem to have something to play for, as is the way with a yo-yo team. I first had a season ticket in 2008, and since then there has only been one season that we've had nothing to play for at the end of the season (2017-18). I think our numbers would dwindle pretty significantly if we had a couple of years stuck in mid-table.... there's a lot of expectation (maybe even entitlement) among our younger fans in particular.