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TomRad85

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  • Yesterday at 9:17 PM
  • #22,436
Mercian In Anglia said:
Norwich being completely normal ahead of the Old Farm- an 'open letter to Marcelino Nunez':

Dear Marcelino,

I hope this letter finds you, but not well, with all things considered.

By now, you’ll know exactly what fixture is looming on the calendar. The East Anglian Derby. Carrow Road. Your old home. And I feel it’s only fair that all of us at Norwich City give you a proper heads-up about what awaits you when you step back onto that pitch.

You’ll remember the place, of course. The noise, the closeness of the stands, the way the Barclay can feel like it’s right on top of you. You’ll remember the songs – some you’ll have heard in your name once upon a time when you truly knew what it meant to play in yellow and green. You’ll certainly remember scoring in this very game two years ago. But this time, they won’t be singing for you.

Football moves quickly. One minute you’re pulling the strings in midfield, a fan favourite, a Derby Day hero when we thought the unbeaten run was going to end. Next, you’ve crossed the divide to those lot. That alone is enough to turn our admiration of you into something far less welcoming.

Don’t expect indifference. That would make it easier for you. We don’t want that. What you’ll get instead is 90 minutes of relentless noise, every touch scrutinised, every mistake you made cheered like a goal. The reception won’t be polite applause or a quiet acknowledgement of what you once did in yellow and green. It’ll be sharp, loud, and unmistakable.

And yet, beneath it all, there’s something else – something you’ll probably feel but never hear after you refused to stay. You were appreciated here. That doesn’t just disappear. It gets buried under rivalry, pride, and the simple, unbreakable rule of this fixture: once you’re on their side, you’re one of them.

Saturday will not just be another game in the Championship, and you’re not just another opponent. Your return adds an edge that didn’t need sharpening, but now absolutely has been.

So when you walk out at Carrow Road again, take a moment. Look around. You’ll recognise it – but it won’t feel the same. And it never will do.

And when the noise comes, understand this: it’s not personal… except it absolutely is.

No regard whatsoever,

All at Norwich City Football Club
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I think Nunez is one of the biggest spunk rockets in the EFL but after reading that I kind of hope he scores a hattrick. Most embarrassing thing I've read today and I started my day reading tweets from Birmingham City fans.
 
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Mercian In Anglia

Well-Known Member
  • Yesterday at 9:18 PM
  • #22,437
Hearing rumours that Nunez has told McKenna he's not available for selection now, the open letter has broken him.
 
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Skybluekyle

Well-Known Member
  • Yesterday at 9:19 PM
  • #22,438
Mercian In Anglia said:
Norwich being completely normal ahead of the Old Farm- an 'open letter to Marcelino Nunez':

Dear Marcelino,

I hope this letter finds you, but not well, with all things considered.

By now, you’ll know exactly what fixture is looming on the calendar. The East Anglian Derby. Carrow Road. Your old home. And I feel it’s only fair that all of us at Norwich City give you a proper heads-up about what awaits you when you step back onto that pitch.

You’ll remember the place, of course. The noise, the closeness of the stands, the way the Barclay can feel like it’s right on top of you. You’ll remember the songs – some you’ll have heard in your name once upon a time when you truly knew what it meant to play in yellow and green. You’ll certainly remember scoring in this very game two years ago. But this time, they won’t be singing for you.

Football moves quickly. One minute you’re pulling the strings in midfield, a fan favourite, a Derby Day hero when we thought the unbeaten run was going to end. Next, you’ve crossed the divide to those lot. That alone is enough to turn our admiration of you into something far less welcoming.

Don’t expect indifference. That would make it easier for you. We don’t want that. What you’ll get instead is 90 minutes of relentless noise, every touch scrutinised, every mistake you made cheered like a goal. The reception won’t be polite applause or a quiet acknowledgement of what you once did in yellow and green. It’ll be sharp, loud, and unmistakable.

And yet, beneath it all, there’s something else – something you’ll probably feel but never hear after you refused to stay. You were appreciated here. That doesn’t just disappear. It gets buried under rivalry, pride, and the simple, unbreakable rule of this fixture: once you’re on their side, you’re one of them.

Saturday will not just be another game in the Championship, and you’re not just another opponent. Your return adds an edge that didn’t need sharpening, but now absolutely has been.

So when you walk out at Carrow Road again, take a moment. Look around. You’ll recognise it – but it won’t feel the same. And it never will do.

And when the noise comes, understand this: it’s not personal… except it absolutely is.

No regard whatsoever,

All at Norwich City Football Club
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Didn't know it was even possible to have complete "headloss" before the game has even kicked off.

(That being said, I hope Norwich win)
 
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Mercian In Anglia

Well-Known Member
  • Yesterday at 9:19 PM
  • #22,439
TomRad85 said:
I think Nunez is one of the biggest spunk rockets in the EFL but after reading that I kind of hope he scores a hattrick. Most embarrassing thing I've read today and I started my day reading tweets from Birmingham City fans.
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If any of ours did that I'd hope Doug would be straight in with a life time ban.
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • Yesterday at 9:20 PM
  • #22,440
oneofourown said:
If Blues are still going to pump in money and have a plan then there is only one man capable of getting them what they want, but they have to give him time to build, and that's MR.
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He's never been promoted out of this division so I struggle to understand why he's the man
 

TomRad85

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  • Yesterday at 9:21 PM
  • #22,441
Mercian In Anglia said:
If any of ours did that I'd hope Doug would be straight in with a life time ban.
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A one way ticket to Will Kings dungeon.
 
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Mercian In Anglia

Well-Known Member
  • Yesterday at 9:21 PM
  • #22,442
Skybluekyle said:
Didn't know it was even possible to have complete "headloss" before the game has even kicked off.

(That being said, I hope Norwich win)
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Yeah, despite them playing 'Tom Hark' over the PA when they beat us this season (which is very much in my little black book of grudges to make me happy when a random team gets relegated/ docked points 30 years hence) needs must. I want that trophy.
 
Last edited: Yesterday at 10:20 PM
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wingy

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  • Yesterday at 9:21 PM
  • #22,443
robbiethemole said:
I don’t think he would even consider going there tbh
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Well I he'd have to provide results Instantly ,pots of money to waste though.
 

Mercian In Anglia

Well-Known Member
  • Yesterday at 9:22 PM
  • #22,444
TomRad85 said:
A one way ticket to Will Kings dungeon.
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great (or twisted) minds etc. - I nearly wrote something about being sent on holiday to 'Will's special chalet'...
 
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fernandopartridge

Well-Known Member
  • Yesterday at 9:22 PM
  • #22,445
Mercian In Anglia said:
Norwich being completely normal ahead of the Old Farm- an 'open letter to Marcelino Nunez':

Dear Marcelino,

I hope this letter finds you, but not well, with all things considered.

By now, you’ll know exactly what fixture is looming on the calendar. The East Anglian Derby. Carrow Road. Your old home. And I feel it’s only fair that all of us at Norwich City give you a proper heads-up about what awaits you when you step back onto that pitch.

You’ll remember the place, of course. The noise, the closeness of the stands, the way the Barclay can feel like it’s right on top of you. You’ll remember the songs – some you’ll have heard in your name once upon a time when you truly knew what it meant to play in yellow and green. You’ll certainly remember scoring in this very game two years ago. But this time, they won’t be singing for you.

Football moves quickly. One minute you’re pulling the strings in midfield, a fan favourite, a Derby Day hero when we thought the unbeaten run was going to end. Next, you’ve crossed the divide to those lot. That alone is enough to turn our admiration of you into something far less welcoming.

Don’t expect indifference. That would make it easier for you. We don’t want that. What you’ll get instead is 90 minutes of relentless noise, every touch scrutinised, every mistake you made cheered like a goal. The reception won’t be polite applause or a quiet acknowledgement of what you once did in yellow and green. It’ll be sharp, loud, and unmistakable.

And yet, beneath it all, there’s something else – something you’ll probably feel but never hear after you refused to stay. You were appreciated here. That doesn’t just disappear. It gets buried under rivalry, pride, and the simple, unbreakable rule of this fixture: once you’re on their side, you’re one of them.

Saturday will not just be another game in the Championship, and you’re not just another opponent. Your return adds an edge that didn’t need sharpening, but now absolutely has been.

So when you walk out at Carrow Road again, take a moment. Look around. You’ll recognise it – but it won’t feel the same. And it never will do.

And when the noise comes, understand this: it’s not personal… except it absolutely is.

No regard whatsoever,

All at Norwich City Football Club
Click to expand...
 
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TomRad85

Well-Known Member
  • Yesterday at 9:23 PM
  • #22,446
Mercian In Anglia said:
great (or twisted) minds etc. - I nearly wrote something about being sent on holiday to 'Will's special chalet'...
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Chained to the wall and shaved completely bald by Will while Sprout licks your bollocks.
 
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covmark

Well-Known Member
  • Yesterday at 9:23 PM
  • #22,447
Mercian In Anglia said:
Norwich being completely normal ahead of the Old Farm- an 'open letter to Marcelino Nunez':

Dear Marcelino,

I hope this letter finds you, but not well, with all things considered.

By now, you’ll know exactly what fixture is looming on the calendar. The East Anglian Derby. Carrow Road. Your old home. And I feel it’s only fair that all of us at Norwich City give you a proper heads-up about what awaits you when you step back onto that pitch.

You’ll remember the place, of course. The noise, the closeness of the stands, the way the Barclay can feel like it’s right on top of you. You’ll remember the songs – some you’ll have heard in your name once upon a time when you truly knew what it meant to play in yellow and green. You’ll certainly remember scoring in this very game two years ago. But this time, they won’t be singing for you.

Football moves quickly. One minute you’re pulling the strings in midfield, a fan favourite, a Derby Day hero when we thought the unbeaten run was going to end. Next, you’ve crossed the divide to those lot. That alone is enough to turn our admiration of you into something far less welcoming.

Don’t expect indifference. That would make it easier for you. We don’t want that. What you’ll get instead is 90 minutes of relentless noise, every touch scrutinised, every mistake you made cheered like a goal. The reception won’t be polite applause or a quiet acknowledgement of what you once did in yellow and green. It’ll be sharp, loud, and unmistakable.

And yet, beneath it all, there’s something else – something you’ll probably feel but never hear after you refused to stay. You were appreciated here. That doesn’t just disappear. It gets buried under rivalry, pride, and the simple, unbreakable rule of this fixture: once you’re on their side, you’re one of them.

Saturday will not just be another game in the Championship, and you’re not just another opponent. Your return adds an edge that didn’t need sharpening, but now absolutely has been.

So when you walk out at Carrow Road again, take a moment. Look around. You’ll recognise it – but it won’t feel the same. And it never will do.

And when the noise comes, understand this: it’s not personal… except it absolutely is.

No regard whatsoever,

All at Norwich City Football Club
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This is worse than having your celebrity chef chairwoman coming onto the pitch, half pissed, slurring down a microphone.
 
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David O'Day

Well-Known Member
  • Yesterday at 9:23 PM
  • #22,448
I like that letter, it means both sets of fans have something other than incest on their minds
 
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covcity4life

Well-Known Member
  • Yesterday at 9:31 PM
  • #22,449
Mercian In Anglia said:
Norwich being completely normal ahead of the Old Farm- an 'open letter to Marcelino Nunez':

Dear Marcelino,

I hope this letter finds you, but not well, with all things considered.

By now, you’ll know exactly what fixture is looming on the calendar. The East Anglian Derby. Carrow Road. Your old home. And I feel it’s only fair that all of us at Norwich City give you a proper heads-up about what awaits you when you step back onto that pitch.

You’ll remember the place, of course. The noise, the closeness of the stands, the way the Barclay can feel like it’s right on top of you. You’ll remember the songs – some you’ll have heard in your name once upon a time when you truly knew what it meant to play in yellow and green. You’ll certainly remember scoring in this very game two years ago. But this time, they won’t be singing for you.

Football moves quickly. One minute you’re pulling the strings in midfield, a fan favourite, a Derby Day hero when we thought the unbeaten run was going to end. Next, you’ve crossed the divide to those lot. That alone is enough to turn our admiration of you into something far less welcoming.

Don’t expect indifference. That would make it easier for you. We don’t want that. What you’ll get instead is 90 minutes of relentless noise, every touch scrutinised, every mistake you made cheered like a goal. The reception won’t be polite applause or a quiet acknowledgement of what you once did in yellow and green. It’ll be sharp, loud, and unmistakable.

And yet, beneath it all, there’s something else – something you’ll probably feel but never hear after you refused to stay. You were appreciated here. That doesn’t just disappear. It gets buried under rivalry, pride, and the simple, unbreakable rule of this fixture: once you’re on their side, you’re one of them.

Saturday will not just be another game in the Championship, and you’re not just another opponent. Your return adds an edge that didn’t need sharpening, but now absolutely has been.

So when you walk out at Carrow Road again, take a moment. Look around. You’ll recognise it – but it won’t feel the same. And it never will do.

And when the noise comes, understand this: it’s not personal… except it absolutely is.

No regard whatsoever,

All at Norwich City Football Club
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This can't be from the actual club??????
 
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Ccfcisparks

Well-Known Member
  • Yesterday at 9:37 PM
  • #22,450
covcity4life said:
This can't be from the actual club??????
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i hope it is. it’s absolutely brilliant.

Wish we had the bollocks to do something like it. Imagine a letter like this to sheaf before the wrexham game
 
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David O'Day

Well-Known Member
  • Yesterday at 9:38 PM
  • #22,451
Ccfcisparks said:
i hope it is. it’s absolutely brilliant.

Wish we had the bollocks to do something like it. Imagine a letter like this to sheaf before the wrexham game
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If it is how long will it be before they claim their cousin wrote it
 
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Mercian In Anglia

Well-Known Member
  • Yesterday at 9:40 PM
  • #22,452
covcity4life said:
This can't be from the actual club??????
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sorry, I've been ambiguous there- a fan did it and published it for the world to see
 

Mercian In Anglia

Well-Known Member
  • Yesterday at 9:41 PM
  • #22,453
Ccfcisparks said:
i hope it is. it’s absolutely brilliant.

Wish we had the bollocks to do something like it. Imagine a letter like this to sheaf before the wrexham game
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I know just the man for the job... don't think it would have been that polite mind.
 
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Mercian In Anglia

Well-Known Member
  • Yesterday at 9:42 PM
  • #22,454
David O'Day said:
If it is how long will it be before they claim their cousin wrote it
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Reads like they wrote it after hearing they'd been dumped by their cousin.
 

Mercian In Anglia

Well-Known Member
  • Yesterday at 9:43 PM
  • #22,455
TomRad85 said:
Chained to the wall and shaved completely bald by Will while Sprout licks your bollocks.
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If you're reading Will, we love ya, and you'll always be my 'King of Shaves'. PUSB
 

TomRad85

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  • Yesterday at 9:49 PM
  • #22,456
Mercian In Anglia said:
If you're reading Will, we love ya, and you'll always be my 'King of Shaves'. PUSB
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I'd love a King family documentary.
 

David O'Day

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  • Yesterday at 9:54 PM
  • #22,457
Dear Ben,

I am sorry to hear you are injured again but I hope you have been able to get a ticket in the way end...
 
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clint van damme

Well-Known Member
  • Yesterday at 9:56 PM
  • #22,458
Mercian In Anglia said:
Norwich being completely normal ahead of the Old Farm- an 'open letter to Marcelino Nunez':

Dear Marcelino,

I hope this letter finds you, but not well, with all things considered.

By now, you’ll know exactly what fixture is looming on the calendar. The East Anglian Derby. Carrow Road. Your old home. And I feel it’s only fair that all of us at Norwich City give you a proper heads-up about what awaits you when you step back onto that pitch.

You’ll remember the place, of course. The noise, the closeness of the stands, the way the Barclay can feel like it’s right on top of you. You’ll remember the songs – some you’ll have heard in your name once upon a time when you truly knew what it meant to play in yellow and green. You’ll certainly remember scoring in this very game two years ago. But this time, they won’t be singing for you.

Football moves quickly. One minute you’re pulling the strings in midfield, a fan favourite, a Derby Day hero when we thought the unbeaten run was going to end. Next, you’ve crossed the divide to those lot. That alone is enough to turn our admiration of you into something far less welcoming.

Don’t expect indifference. That would make it easier for you. We don’t want that. What you’ll get instead is 90 minutes of relentless noise, every touch scrutinised, every mistake you made cheered like a goal. The reception won’t be polite applause or a quiet acknowledgement of what you once did in yellow and green. It’ll be sharp, loud, and unmistakable.

And yet, beneath it all, there’s something else – something you’ll probably feel but never hear after you refused to stay. You were appreciated here. That doesn’t just disappear. It gets buried under rivalry, pride, and the simple, unbreakable rule of this fixture: once you’re on their side, you’re one of them.

Saturday will not just be another game in the Championship, and you’re not just another opponent. Your return adds an edge that didn’t need sharpening, but now absolutely has been.

So when you walk out at Carrow Road again, take a moment. Look around. You’ll recognise it – but it won’t feel the same. And it never will do.

And when the noise comes, understand this: it’s not personal… except it absolutely is.

No regard whatsoever,

All at Norwich City Football Club
Click to expand...

 
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David O'Day

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  • Yesterday at 9:58 PM
  • #22,459
clint van damme said:
View attachment 50545
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That is a good example of what East Anglian people look like.
 
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clint van damme

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  • Yesterday at 10:01 PM
  • #22,460
This is worse than that fucking idiot who went to watch Athletico the other week and spent the whole game pretending to be a bus, in fact, its actually not, but its still highly embarrassing.
 
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David O'Day

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  • Yesterday at 10:06 PM
  • #22,461
TomRad85 said:
I'd love a King family documentary.
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Xmas day and Will is still outside tapping the window as Doug refuses to come from hiding behind the sofa
 
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Otis

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  • Yesterday at 10:22 PM
  • #22,462
David O'Day said:
I like that letter, it means both sets of fans have something other than incest on their minds
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Or chewing the cud
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Yesterday at 10:31 PM
  • #22,463
TomRad85 said:
I think Nunez is one of the biggest spunk rockets in the EFL but after reading that I kind of hope he scores a hattrick. Most embarrassing thing I've read today and I started my day reading tweets from Birmingham City fans
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Hat trick of own goals.
 

viridisman

Well-Known Member
  • Yesterday at 11:22 PM
  • #22,464
Mercian In Anglia said:
Norwich being completely normal ahead of the Old Farm- an 'open letter to Marcelino Nunez':

Dear Marcelino,

I hope this letter finds you, but not well, with all things considered.

By now, you’ll know exactly what fixture is looming on the calendar. The East Anglian Derby. Carrow Road. Your old home. And I feel it’s only fair that all of us at Norwich City give you a proper heads-up about what awaits you when you step back onto that pitch.

You’ll remember the place, of course. The noise, the closeness of the stands, the way the Barclay can feel like it’s right on top of you. You’ll remember the songs – some you’ll have heard in your name once upon a time when you truly knew what it meant to play in yellow and green. You’ll certainly remember scoring in this very game two years ago. But this time, they won’t be singing for you.

Football moves quickly. One minute you’re pulling the strings in midfield, a fan favourite, a Derby Day hero when we thought the unbeaten run was going to end. Next, you’ve crossed the divide to those lot. That alone is enough to turn our admiration of you into something far less welcoming.

Don’t expect indifference. That would make it easier for you. We don’t want that. What you’ll get instead is 90 minutes of relentless noise, every touch scrutinised, every mistake you made cheered like a goal. The reception won’t be polite applause or a quiet acknowledgement of what you once did in yellow and green. It’ll be sharp, loud, and unmistakable.

And yet, beneath it all, there’s something else – something you’ll probably feel but never hear after you refused to stay. You were appreciated here. That doesn’t just disappear. It gets buried under rivalry, pride, and the simple, unbreakable rule of this fixture: once you’re on their side, you’re one of them.

Saturday will not just be another game in the Championship, and you’re not just another opponent. Your return adds an edge that didn’t need sharpening, but now absolutely has been.

So when you walk out at Carrow Road again, take a moment. Look around. You’ll recognise it – but it won’t feel the same. And it never will do.

And when the noise comes, understand this: it’s not personal… except it absolutely is.

No regard whatsoever,

All at Norwich City Football Club
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This decades "come on then, let's be having you!"
 
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viridisman

Well-Known Member
  • Yesterday at 11:24 PM
  • #22,465
Ccfcisparks said:
i hope it is. it’s absolutely brilliant.

Wish we had the bollocks to do something like it. Imagine a letter like this to sheaf before the wrexham game
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Yeah but it would be more like
"Yo, thanks for the 6 mil, we used it wisely"
 
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