FT: NORWICH CITY 4 - 2 CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

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Originally Posted by Grangenders

The problem will be that we won’t be in a great position to dictate a transfer fee that will be anywhere near what we paid for Salech. Hopefully he doesn’t down tools to force a move but given he would be a good wage to get off the bill then a low fee might be acceptable to all concerned.

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We will make a profit on him.

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Originally Posted by Coyote

Hold onto Salech for our lives, unless we get something ridiculous like 10 mil for him.

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Given his age, potential, good attitude and scoring ability, £10m is most certainly not ridiculous. If he keeps improving you could look to almost double that. Including add-ons Stansfield for instance cost Birmingham £20m.

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Originally Posted by Hilts

Overreaction.🤣

3 nil down after 20 minutes. Callum Chambers feckin up again and getting sent off.

Bottom of the the league in the lower leagues with no manager or 1st team coaching staff.

I think the reaction is quite calm considering the mess the club is in.

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Totally agree, Salech put in a strong performance and there was an improvement 2nd half but how much of that was down to Norwich easing off and thinking of their holidays

First half was a total shambles and it could easily have been 4 or 5 by half time. I agree the reaction has been quite calm on here

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Originally Posted by Hilts

Salech won't want to stay. Why would he want to?

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What he wants is neither here nor there, although there’s been nothing to suggest he would want a move.

He’s a 23 year-old who signed a four and a half year contract in January. If the club brings in a proper manager I’m sure Salech will be central to the plans for next season.

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Originally Posted by Crisp White Lines

Does this win the “least bothered match day thread ever?”

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Yes. I slept through the whole thing.

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Originally Posted by NYCBlue

Yes. I slept through the whole thing.

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Was our ‘keeper tucked up alongside you?

on the upside (trying to be positive here) imagine how the Luton fans feel after headng into today's game with hope..

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Originally Posted by Splott-light...

on the upside (trying to be positive here) imagine how the Luton fans feel after headng into today's game with hope..

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I mentioned that to the missus this morning when 5Live were going through all the permutations. ‘None of that working out this and working out that nonsense for us’.

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Originally Posted by Splott-light...

on the upside (trying to be positive here) imagine how the Luton fans feel after headng into today's game with hope..

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They were singing ‘you’re not fit to wear the shirt’ to their players after the final whistle - a marked contrast to how our lot greeted finishing bottom of table.

The Luton fans probably felt like I did when Leeds scored their 91st minute winner at Plymouth. That goal cost me about £650.

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Originally Posted by splott parker

I mentioned that to the missus this morning when 5Live were going through all the permutations. ‘None of that working out this and working out that nonsense for us’.

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yep, nothing more soul destroying than sat watching a game with six apps open on my phone, a blackboard on a easel showing my workings out, my lucky heather, and me in full City kit massaging a string necklace of worry beads..

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman

They were singing ‘you’re not fit to wear the shirt’ to their players after the final whistle - a marked contrast to how our lot greeted finishing bottom of table.

The Luton fans probably felt like I did when Leeds scored their 91st minute winner at Plymouth. That goal cost me about £650.

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understandable, it's the hope that gets ya!

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman

They were singing ‘you’re not fit to wear the shirt’ to their players after the final whistle - a marked contrast to how our lot greeted finishing bottom of table.

The Luton fans probably felt like I did when Leeds scored their 91st minute winner at Plymouth. That goal cost me about £650.

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And theyve won 3 of their last 5?!

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman

They were singing ‘you’re not fit to wear the shirt’ to their players after the final whistle - a marked contrast to how our lot greeted finishing bottom of table.

The Luton fans probably felt like I did when Leeds scored their 91st minute winner at Plymouth. That goal cost me about £650.

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To be fair, Leeds never cease to be twats.

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Originally Posted by Father Dougal

And theyve won 3 of their last 5?!

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And got relegated.

They beat us twice…

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Originally Posted by splott parker

To be fair, Leeds never cease to be twats.

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Pre-season I bet on Burnley to win the Championship, Bristol Rovers to be relegated from League One and Morecambe to be relegated from League Two - 3 x £5 doubles and a £5 treble, £20 total stake. I won £97.50 for the Bristol / Morecambe relegation double, but I would have got an additional £650 or thereabouts if Leeds hadn’t scored in the 91st minute at Plymouth.

To be honest, I wasn’t holding out much hope going into the games today, but it turns out it was very close.

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Originally Posted by Hilts

I think he's near certain to move and I think we will make a profit as well.

The only way he'd stay was if he was convinced we had real intent to go up next season. But we haven't even appointed Steve Evans yet.🤣

I'm sure he will go but not on the cheap.

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I hope & think that you’re wrong. With so many players out of contract and the loans going back, our squad is thinning out naturally. To get out of L1 it’s imperative to have strikers of the quality of Salech & Robinson, they’d be top of my must keep list.

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman

What he wants is neither here nor there, although there’s been nothing to suggest he would want a move.

He’s a 23 year-old who signed a four and a half year contract in January. If the club brings in a proper manager I’m sure Salech will be central to the plans for next season.

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I hope your right.

A proper managerial set up appointed and a team with Salech up front would be a huge positive and give a real chance of a big challenge.

I think he will go. Time will tell.

proper mad last day, all change at the top, luton drop out doing the double drop, teams moving in and out the playoffs

1 word coventry... was in 18th and end up 5th in the playoff

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman

You’re thirteen years too late, preacher man. The vast majority of City’s fanbase didn’t boycott the club when Emperor Tan trashed its identity. Do you seriously think people will boycott now simply because the team has been relegated?

Hopefully, those who still believe Tan is a decent owner will be having second thoughts following the recent events, but I wouldn’t hold your breath on that one either.

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You do realise how many Cardiff fans have already walked away because of the current ownership, right? A lot left after the red shirts debacle, and many more have turned away as time goes by as the soul has been drained from the club. And now, more will walk away because they don't want to go through the hardships? Do you honestly think the average youngster in the Glamorgan area is going to be excited for Cardiff in its current state given teams with monstrous advertisement reach like Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City being dangled right in front of them? Kids tend to gravitate towards teams doing well and are well advertised unless their parents manage to influence them otherwise, that's just how kids are.

I have two nephews who come to Cardiff games, but their priorities are Man City and Man Utd respectively. Cardiff is not their priority, it's the local team, but it's not the team they're most invested in.

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman

They were singing ‘you’re not fit to wear the shirt’ to their players after the final whistle - a marked contrast to how our lot greeted finishing bottom of table.

The Luton fans probably felt like I did when Leeds scored their 91st minute winner at Plymouth. That goal cost me about £650.

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You've not been following what's been happening at Luton then, because they are absolutely right to chant that. The attitude from their players has been abysmal, worse than ours in fact, and that's the reason that a team of that quality is getting relegated.

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Originally Posted by Coyote

You do realise how many Cardiff fans have already walked away because of the current ownership, right? A lot left after the red shirts debacle, and many more have turned away as time goes by as the soul has been drained from the club. And now, more will walk away because they don't want to go through the hardships? Do you honestly think the average youngster in the Glamorgan area is going to be excited for Cardiff in its current state given teams with monstrous advertisement reach like Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City being dangled right in front of them? Kids tend to gravitate towards teams doing well and are well advertised unless their parents manage to influence them otherwise, that's just how kids are.

I have two nephews who come to Cardiff games, but their priorities are Man City and Man Utd respectively. Cardiff is not their priority, it's the local team, but it's not the team they're most invested in.

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All you can do is disown them

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Originally Posted by Hilts

Salech won't want to stay. Why would he want to?

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Actually not true from what I've seen. He's expressed interest in staying at the club, was absolutely beside himself after the relegation vs West Brom, and was the one who ran to help the fan having a medical episode during the Stoke game.

The guy embodies many positive values outside of just being a goal scorer (which is obviously very important), and seems happy here. I've got to give Riza or whoever scouted him some immense credit for finding him, because lord only knows how much less points we'd have without him this season.

I feel very negatively about the club as of late, but I can't say enough nice things about Salech, and not just because he's a good player.

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Originally Posted by Des Parrot

I hope & think that you’re wrong. With so many players out of contract and the loans going back, our squad is thinning out naturally. To get out of L1 it’s imperative to have strikers of the quality of Salech & Robinson, they’d be top of my must keep list.

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We have no manager. We are a lower league club with fixtures against absolute dross next season.

Thinking players who get offers will want to stay here with better offers elsewhere if they come isnt realistic.

It's a short career. If a Championship club comes in for Salech why wouldn’t he want to move?

OK a managerial appointment showing real ambition and intent could make him want to stay.

Why would any employee not want to better themselves.?

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Originally Posted by Coyote

Actually not true from what I've seen. He's expressed interest in staying at the club, was absolutely beside himself after the relegation vs West Brom, and was the one who ran to help the fan having a medical episode during the Stoke game.

The guy embodies many positive values outside of just being a goal scorer (which is obviously very important), and seems happy here. I've got to give Riza or whoever scouted him some immense credit for finding him, because lord only knows how much less points we'd have without him this season.

I feel very negatively about the club as of late, but I can't say enough nice things about Salech, and not just because he's a good player.

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Roger Johnson and Kavanagh were both apparently in tears when they left us.

It makes no difference. It's a career. Why play in L1 when you can play higher.

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Originally Posted by Coyote

You do realise how many Cardiff fans have already walked away because of the current ownership, right?

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No, I don't. How many?