Yes, but we did and it wasn't

and we were f**king awful for 35 minutes. First 15 minutes the crowd were well up for it and got behind the team. But we were *so* bad that it fizzled out. Hardly surprising.

Posted By: duke of york on April 8th 2013 at 16:47:19

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Its a shame that the fans aren't doing more to help the players out (NCFC) - Cart Gap Disco, Apr 8, 15:52:54
- *aul *ambert used to be good at that (NCFC) - Tombs, Apr 8, 16:27:10
  - One of the players (E Bennett?) rushed over to the crowd on Saturday after we'd scored to (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Apr 8, 16:34:04
    - reading at home, carrrow road should be rocking (NCFC) - Tombs, Apr 8, 16:49:09
      - Unless we score early on, in which case there'll be satisfied silence until they equalise (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Apr 8, 16:59:52
        
        bloke two rows in front of me has got a homemade thermos holster (NCFC) - Tombs, Apr 8, 17:03:29
        
        lol, is that so he can whip it out at a moment's notice? (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Apr 8, 17:43:43
        
        i have pondered about it (NCFC) - Tombs, Apr 8, 18:00:30
    - Kamara did it twice too (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Apr 8, 16:34:49
  - hoot could stop telling us how much better all the oppo is (NCFC) - SCC 28, Apr 8, 16:29:31
    - he's never told me once (NCFC) - Tombs, Apr 8, 16:32:19
- yep when a legend like holt is vilified then you know there are big problems (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Apr 8, 16:13:56
- One of the reasons I was SO glad we scored just before half time on Saturday was to avoid (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Apr 8, 16:11:21
  - This really came accross watching it on stream (NCFC) - pants, Apr 8, 16:16:23
    - agreed (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Apr 8, 16:21:13
      - I didn't hear any boos though at half time (NCFC) - duke of york, Apr 8, 16:29:30
        
        Just after the goal went in, you could hear it (NCFC) - pants, Apr 8, 16:39:50
        
        I didn't either on my stream. In fact I thought the crowd was much better than usual (n/m) (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Apr 8, 16:34:12
        
        there wasn?t booing at HT?s but there were a few after their goal (NCFC) - Brandonio, Apr 8, 16:35:54
        
        Absolutely (n/m) (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Apr 8, 16:40:10
        
        Yes, but we did and it wasn't (NCFC) - duke of york, Apr 8, 16:47:19
        
        I'm glad most of them are keeping their heads, whilst many around them are losing theirs (NCFC) - pants, Apr 8, 17:11:56
        
        so much this (NCFC) - SCC 28, Apr 8, 17:05:35
        
        Remember before when the opposition scored and a defiant OTBC would drown out their fans? (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Apr 8, 16:45:53
        
        still happens away, that (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 8, 17:01:26
        
        can't remember hearing it recently (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Apr 8, 18:14:34
        
        Yep - those were the days. (n/m) (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Apr 8, 16:48:09
- I do wonder about the motives behind those that so vocally chastise the players (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Apr 8, 16:09:00
  - surely just a case of wanting to be seen to do something to "contribute" (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Apr 8, 16:32:48
  - I sense that chant may have been aimed at Hughton (NCFC) - UtterlyHuckerby, Apr 8, 16:12:03
- Think there is a certain amount on the players to get the crowd going... (NCFC) - Brom, Apr 8, 16:05:19
  - FFS! (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Apr 8, 16:17:02
    - perhaps people find it hard to be vocal when bored shitless (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Apr 8, 16:18:11
      - stay at home then. (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Apr 8, 16:22:50
        
        oh i do! (NCFC) - SCC 28, Apr 8, 16:24:06
        
        Saturday was hardly boring. even if it is, its our club (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Apr 8, 16:25:48
        
        i agree saturday was a rare entertaining game (NCFC) - SCC 28, Apr 8, 16:27:30
        
        No! Saturday was a tenst, nerve wracking game for a lot of it! It's hard to be loud then (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Apr 8, 16:38:42
      - Thats why I am silent when fucking my girlfirend....... (n/m) (NCFC) - Pit, Apr 8, 16:19:27
      - Well, you're the tennis fan (n/m) (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, Apr 8, 16:18:55
        
        who cheered murray home against tsonga (NCFC) - SCC 28, Apr 8, 16:21:19
        
        tennis crowds get excited when a pigeon walks across the court (NCFC) - Tombs, Apr 8, 17:11:52
        
        lol (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Apr 8, 17:13:18
  - NO!!! This is the problem with modern football!!! (NCFC) - Cart Gap Disco, Apr 8, 16:13:22
    - a friend is trying to do something about it... (NCFC) - Thomo, Apr 8, 16:38:46
      - Cheers. Didn't know about that. Good to see. (n/m) (NCFC) - Cart Gap Disco, Apr 8, 17:08:59
    - At the risk of being boring. Mass standing = mass singing, just look at German grounds (n/m) (NCFC) - trustsec, Apr 8, 16:23:05
      - Agree. Safe standing might make a difference. Especially with cheap casual tickets (n/m) (NCFC) - Cart Gap Disco, Apr 8, 16:32:30
      - Quite small sections of standing at German grounds actually (NCFC) - Yellalee, Apr 8, 16:25:53
        
        can people still stand or told to sit down? (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Apr 8, 16:28:05
        
        Varies from game to game. i think the snakepits stewards have given up (n/m) (NCFC) - Pit, Apr 8, 16:33:02
      - Agree totally. (n/m) (NCFC) - Pit, Apr 8, 16:25:51
    - That's as maybe, but it's just how it is with English football (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Apr 8, 16:19:20
    - VMT (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Apr 8, 16:18:19
  - (Not that I'm defending the NFNs that were booing, etc.) (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Apr 8, 16:05:35
- We've come along way since 2008 (NCFC) - pants, Apr 8, 15:59:46
  - I actually don't think that it is just a Norwich thing (NCFC) - Cart Gap Disco, Apr 8, 16:09:18
    - A bloke near me shouted "FFS, Hughton, sort it out" after 7 minutes and 43 seconds on Sat (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, Apr 8, 16:16:31
      - without fail within 10mins of every match SCC is moaning on here (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Apr 8, 16:19:06
        
        most games tbf (NCFC) - SCC 28, Apr 8, 16:22:21
- yeah, I read that and had the same thought. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 8, 15:57:27
  - hmm, I'm a bit embarassed by that (n/m) (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Apr 8, 16:00:36
    - very worrying stuff (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Apr 8, 16:22:48
      - better get used to it. The longer we're in the prem, the more our fans will feel entitled (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Apr 8, 16:35:53

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