Chez

the 40% rise

Maybe we would have sold close to that if we'd kept them at a reasonable level? I'm not sure how they do it, but Norwich City FC seem to treat their fans as part of the club rather than customers. We are no longer a club, we are merely a football business. In my eyes nothing has changed since Lowe was ousted in terms of the way fans are treated by those that run the club. Lowe would have been hung drawn and quartered for rising ST prices by 40% even if we had just been promoted.

I expected it to be £399 9Like Norwich was last season) so £465 is bloody high in my eyes.

Newcastle thought so 18 months ago. 14 goals in 25 starts (16 subs) for Newcastle, Blackpool and Barnsley.

yes, that's why I suggested it a month ago.

applied for two weekends worth and only got Roman Grecko wrestling. Pretty much what I expected as I went for the Athletics and they were always going to be almost impossible to get. Surprised at the number of people moaning at not getting tickets. How many of these people have gone for non final, non weekend, non athletics?

No chance of him dropping down a division. Amazed anyone would suggest him. Lazy bastard by the way. I saw him quite a few times for the Zulus that season and he stood around most if the time, looked pretty good when the ball came to him, but you won't find too many Brums fans that were all that fussed when they couldn't get him back.

so you don't subscribe to the `contracts aren't worth the paper they are written on' line of thinking then?

he's such a rare talent. I can't believe anyone would think we would be better off with the money from his sale. Who are we going to bring here that can do what he does?

Pilkington, but there will be loads of clubs thinking the same.

bring back Jossy's Giants

Do not do gags unless you normally are the guy that tells all the gags down the pub. They almost always are terrible and look like they have been pulled right off an internet site. Stick to describing the groom using examples and where possible as many stories as possible. If he's done some shocking things you have the ammunition, but be careful, remember the bride's Dad doesn't want to hear every detail of the lads drink and drug past. Drop some hints and leave them guessing. Best of luck. Oh and practice. It is expected that you are absolutely faultless.

I preferred actually climbing the Nohoch Mul pyramid in Coba to only looking at Chichen Itza. Halong Bay sunset is something else. Motorcycling over the High van pass takes some beating.

Villa signed Downing and he was expected to be out fr 6 months. Pilkington is expected to start training towards the end of July.

That was Amdy Faye (who I wouldn't touch with yours), Abdolaye came from Newcastle, previously Bolton.

how many strikers do Norwich have now?

he couldn't get in Norwich's first eleven towards the end of the season (starting only 2 of the last 10). Not sure where that leaves him.

quite likely to join the Vile, says my brum mate.

great news. For me his partnership with Lambert is much better than Barnard with Ricky. Fantastic first touch and just as busy as Barnard. Hope he can avoid injury next season as he was a joy to watch at the end of this season.

Ken Bates realises that a certain percentage of fans will take almost any punishment throw at them so just charges pretty much what he can get away with. I guess the fans could just walk away, but that's not easy to do. I feel for their lot. Wonder if that will happen down here?

that's the thing, we can hardly ask our club to complain when they'll be increasing the price by £3 themselves with the ticket tax.

still no opportunity to go to Wigan.

putting to one side the numerous long range screamers earlier in the season, he's also a very decent footballer. Nice touch, plays with his head up and very confortable on the ball. Just can't see him leaving them for us. No harm in trying I suppose.

you might have missed it, but he has another year left on his contract. This idea that we have money to burn to pay up contracts is way off the mark.

very interesting. Can't see Stephens coming here. His agent wouldn't have been touting him in the papers if it was a done deal.