I find it very patronising I'm afraid.

Like I said, a rapport with the fans is a right, not a privilege. The clapping and the badge-kissing as a gesture essentially says "You are wonderful fans" and (more importantly) "You and I are one" - which you DO have to earn.

In the case of the first, I don't really understand what Hughes was basing his opinion on, seeing as he'd only just arrived, having never supported Norwich or (as far as I could tell) played in front of our fans very much, and in the case of the second, that does need to be earned through good play, not empty gestures.

Posted By: Ottosson Foxtrot, Jan 25, 22:44:30