DRAYTON GREEN
Vital Football Legend
Unlike several fans, I decided to go to the game yesterday despite the threat of covid and the likelihood of a heavy defeat. As a Season Ticket holders for many decades and only a 30 minute fast walk from the ground I was left with no choice.
With my brother away on holiday and YB / Mrs YB wisely deciding not to go, the plan was for Miss DG Junior to go with me to the game and Mrs DG join us for pre match beers only.
The pubs were mostly closed and together with that and the heavy rain Mrs DG opted out of beers as the nearest pub open was a long way to walk to in the rain and Miss DG opted out of the game.
I met up with a good friend and part of our away group in the only good pub open near ground and accepted his offer of another friends ST next to him near directors box.
Armed with NHS APP and 4 ST 's the 2 of us headed for the ground in the rain and got in with 15 minutes to spare.
What followed can only be described as 11 players not even close to premier league standard without any organisation or plan failing to play for the badge, surrendering to what turned out to be a rout without even creating a chance yet alone taking one.
I would sum up the players as :
Gunn : Not protected but diving like Gary Sprake.
Aarons : Cannot defend against 2 players.
Kaback : Gives away a pen almost every game.
Gibson : Not good enough for Burnley and not good enough for premier league.
Williams : Cannot defend or guide a left footed winger to the outside.
Gilmour : A lightweight who gave ball away constantly.
Mc Lean : So many poor performances, made him look average.
Sargent : Used as a target man in a winger position.
Dowell : Dire. Not good enough last season and not good enough for a match day squad.
Placheta : Runs down wing and still loses the ball or turns and passes backwards.
Pukki. Finally got a good pass ( from an Arsenal player ) and terrible first touch resulted in not even getting in a shot at goal.
Subs :
Idah for Sargent : One striker on wing with 0 goals replaced by another striker on wing with no goals.
Lees Melou for Dowell. Managed to replace a player having a terrible game with someone who did even worse.
Tzolis for Placheta : Replaced one poor winger with another.
I have been to many grounds in my away supporting times and The Emirates has the worst atmosphere of all modern day grounds so having to sit in a silent area near Directors Box where not a single word was muttered listening to Arsenal supporters who create zero atmosphere in their own ground taking the p**s off the pitch to match what was happening on it, was so hard to take.
At one time there was the old fashioned ' sing us a song ' chant where home fans usually respond, only for the total silence of continue and the Arsenal fans did not what to sing next in response.
There are still 20 games left and despite not being totally adrift we have already changed Managers and yet remain looking a totally broken team without the players required to even give a game to medium to good opposition clubs.
As you may know I am a big England cricket fan with tickets for 2 tests in the Windies in March 22 and after suffering MOTD until midnight, turned over onto BT Sports to watch yet another dismal day for England Supporters. It was like watching Norwich play except England have better players not performing against even better players with a system and we have poor players not playing against very good players with a game plan.
So enough is enough. The Smiffs HAVE to sell up as soon as possible as we are now heading for utter humiliation and certain relegation. It is too late to survive now but if they really love NCFC as much as we all do they will not let us suffer this total humiliation any longer and organise new owners with money to plan a way back with hope of being competitive in lower half of premier league table.
The fans need to protest loudly against the board at games as oppose to the current love in for the Selfish Stowmarket 2.
As I sat near the directors box in an large area of total silence ( except for one chap who said ' come on City ' every time we kicked off after conceding ) listening to Arsenal supporters laughing at us as their team totally outplayed us in every area of the pitch
and watch our substitutions of average players for average players making no difference at all, I finally gave up on Norwich City.
With my brother away on holiday and YB / Mrs YB wisely deciding not to go, the plan was for Miss DG Junior to go with me to the game and Mrs DG join us for pre match beers only.
The pubs were mostly closed and together with that and the heavy rain Mrs DG opted out of beers as the nearest pub open was a long way to walk to in the rain and Miss DG opted out of the game.
I met up with a good friend and part of our away group in the only good pub open near ground and accepted his offer of another friends ST next to him near directors box.
Armed with NHS APP and 4 ST 's the 2 of us headed for the ground in the rain and got in with 15 minutes to spare.
What followed can only be described as 11 players not even close to premier league standard without any organisation or plan failing to play for the badge, surrendering to what turned out to be a rout without even creating a chance yet alone taking one.
I would sum up the players as :
Gunn : Not protected but diving like Gary Sprake.
Aarons : Cannot defend against 2 players.
Kaback : Gives away a pen almost every game.
Gibson : Not good enough for Burnley and not good enough for premier league.
Williams : Cannot defend or guide a left footed winger to the outside.
Gilmour : A lightweight who gave ball away constantly.
Mc Lean : So many poor performances, made him look average.
Sargent : Used as a target man in a winger position.
Dowell : Dire. Not good enough last season and not good enough for a match day squad.
Placheta : Runs down wing and still loses the ball or turns and passes backwards.
Pukki. Finally got a good pass ( from an Arsenal player ) and terrible first touch resulted in not even getting in a shot at goal.
Subs :
Idah for Sargent : One striker on wing with 0 goals replaced by another striker on wing with no goals.
Lees Melou for Dowell. Managed to replace a player having a terrible game with someone who did even worse.
Tzolis for Placheta : Replaced one poor winger with another.
I have been to many grounds in my away supporting times and The Emirates has the worst atmosphere of all modern day grounds so having to sit in a silent area near Directors Box where not a single word was muttered listening to Arsenal supporters who create zero atmosphere in their own ground taking the p**s off the pitch to match what was happening on it, was so hard to take.
At one time there was the old fashioned ' sing us a song ' chant where home fans usually respond, only for the total silence of continue and the Arsenal fans did not what to sing next in response.
There are still 20 games left and despite not being totally adrift we have already changed Managers and yet remain looking a totally broken team without the players required to even give a game to medium to good opposition clubs.
As you may know I am a big England cricket fan with tickets for 2 tests in the Windies in March 22 and after suffering MOTD until midnight, turned over onto BT Sports to watch yet another dismal day for England Supporters. It was like watching Norwich play except England have better players not performing against even better players with a system and we have poor players not playing against very good players with a game plan.
So enough is enough. The Smiffs HAVE to sell up as soon as possible as we are now heading for utter humiliation and certain relegation. It is too late to survive now but if they really love NCFC as much as we all do they will not let us suffer this total humiliation any longer and organise new owners with money to plan a way back with hope of being competitive in lower half of premier league table.
The fans need to protest loudly against the board at games as oppose to the current love in for the Selfish Stowmarket 2.
As I sat near the directors box in an large area of total silence ( except for one chap who said ' come on City ' every time we kicked off after conceding ) listening to Arsenal supporters laughing at us as their team totally outplayed us in every area of the pitch
and watch our substitutions of average players for average players making no difference at all, I finally gave up on Norwich City.
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