Match Day thread: Norwich vs West Ham

May as well kick off the afternoon's football chat.

No team news yet (that I've seen), although Snodgrass is at Carrow Road, so can't rule him out. It's Turner's birthday today, for what that's worth!

Good to see Liverpool and Southampton are doing us a favour so far.

 

Pretty unsure about this game, got this horrible feeling we will either draw or lose.

Looking at the West Ham team, you would feel we should win it comfortably, but not sure how confident our team is feeling at this time.

 

Fulham 4-0 down now. Looks like its their turn to take a beating this week.

 

Suarez is just warming up for the game with us soon

 

Evening, budgies, hope you don't mind if I join you for the match? Big game for CH, but I see no reason why, given the right set up, you couldn't get a win this evening, say what you like about CH, but his teams have turned over bigger teams than the Shammers (at home)

 

Wassup Welly, feeling fed up listening to the Blackpool game already?

 

Bollox - Bad timing today

 

Timing's everything!

 

Best I take my chance to turn it round then, by saying Town will now go on to win the game

 

As I said, think you'll turn over the Shammers later...

 

Ruddy; Martin (c), Turner, R Bennett, Olsson; Snodgrass, Howson, Fer, Pilkington; Elmander, Hooper.

Subs: Bunn (GK), Whittaker, Johnson, Bassong, Hoolahan, Becchio, Redmond.

 

So! Back to the 4-4-2 huh?

Let's see if it works better then. Personally I am not convinced with the lone striker. Yes it works for some teams, but not so good for us so far.

 

Wonder why Bassong is a sub? Good to see R.Bennett playing though.

 

Probably because he has been very poor. I certainly back this decision.

 

Mmmmm good team, this could be more of a 4-3-3 than a 4-4-2.

 

Probably. Bassong not playing like he did last season sadly.

 

I'm a bit concerned about how we are going to compete with West Ham's six midfielders with that formation.

 

or a 4-3-1-2 with Howson just siting behind the front two. Not quite a diamond in midfield but getting close.

 

Very happy with that, expect Elmander to play a slightly deeper role. Good to see Redmond's recovered enough for the bench. Hopefully by our next game Tettey will be the only major absentee.

 

West Ham line-up:
Jaaskelainen, Demel, Collins, Tomkins, Rat, Noble, Nolan (c), Collison, Downing, J.Cole, Morrison
Subs: Adrian, O'Brien, McCartney, Maiga, Jarvis, Diame, C.Cole

4-6-0 then by the looks of it, unless I'm missing something. Good to see Diame only on the bench.