Quick Catch Up...

 Oh hi there!
It's been a little while since the blog was last updated. When I last checked in Daniel Farke was just steering us to relegation for the first time. A few little things have happened since then...I'll cover some of that another time. Today I just wanted to look forward to the season ahead and briefly look at where the club is.

THE PLAN
To compete for promotion as long as possible throughout the season. With the money we have spent, you would expect us to be competitive however it doesn't always work out like that. Will the players gel quickly enough? Will the manager implement his ideas? Will key players remain fit all season? I think the majority of the fanbase would accept us at least trying to get promoted as progress on last year.

LESSONS LEARNT FROM LAST YEAR
Urgh. Last year feels like a huge missed opportunity. The league was pretty open and a little run could propel a team up the table in a few weeks. That Norwich had a manager who set his standards so low was deeply frustrating to watch. The squad had potential to really fight for it, but the restrictive formation and playing style neutered that. Nobody goes to Carrow Road to watch Shane Duffy dominate possession along the back line. 

THE MOOD
Tempered excitement about the possibilities. I suspect a quiet start to the season might be more likely than a barnstorming battle charge but once we have found our rhythm I think we might put on more of a show than last season. I do worry that some sections of the support are looking at our new signings and forgetting that only 1 of them played Championship football last year so a lot of adjusting will have to take place very quickly for them to fly from the get-go.

ONE TO WATCH
Vladan Kovacevic, our new goalkeeper. I seems to have the potential to be a bit of a maverick.

MOST LIKELY TO...
Make the play-off semi finals

LEAST LIKELY TO...
To have quiet uneventful derby days.

THE BIG TALKING POINT IS...
Starting a season with owners equipped to financially back the club in the transfer market. It's unfamiliar ground to Norwich fans and we're all hoping the choices of signings work out and the owners continue to invest.

OUR KEY PLAYER WILL BE...
Sarge if he stays, or Crnac who seems to have spent his summer working hard and is looking much more competitive on the pitch.

THE PANTOMIME VILLAIN WILL BE...
Anybody in a blue and white shirt.

THE ACTIVE PLAYER I'D LOVE TO HAVE BACK IS...
Emi Buendia or Gabriel Sara, both could fine that perfect pass.

THE ONE CHANGE I'D MAKE WOULD BE...
Norwich have a Hall of Fame that last had inductees about fifteen years ago. Teemu Pukki not being in the Norwich City Hall of Fame is criminal.

THE NEW KIT IS...
The Home Shirt is great, although a little too similar to the 94-96 kit personally. The Away Shirt is fine and the Third Shirt seems to be very very popular.

FANS THINK OUR GAFFER IS...
A new and exciting appointment.

They say it's the hope that kills you, but for Norwich City this is a genuinely pivotal year.
COME ON CITY!!