E&S Wolves fans' verdict on Norwich defeat

Russ Evers (Hatherton Wolves)

What's your verdict on the match? It's hard to really know what to make of that.

The defence was weaker without Conor Coady, as Dominic Iorfa is in the midst of a woeful run of form.

There was nothing we could have done about the first half opener and we got back into it through Helder Costa's great penalty.

The ref then evened it up...from the away end it was hard to work it out and even harder when the red card was flashed.

We huffed and puffed but with Nouha Dicko replacing Jon Dadi Bodvarsson we looked devoid of any real intent.

The clincher was a fluke as Richard Stearman sliced a shot past our new number one Matt Doherty. Disappointing is the word.

Who played well - and who didn't impress? Good performances - most of them, without being great.

Poor...definitely Iorfa, plus the shocking Cavaleiro.

Peter Abbott (London Wolves)

What's your verdict on the match? After worrying about Wolves failing to show on recent trips to Norwich, it was another slow, slow start...where was our impetus?

There was no great improvement until after being a goal behind.

It was anybody's game after our penalty equaliser but then madness when Norwich's man of the match Hoolahan was upended (or dived, yet to see replay) resulting in Ikeme being sent off and Doherty having to go in goal.

A further deflected shot summed up our afternoon. Such a waste after recent weeks - a bad day at the office.

Who played well - and who didn't impress? I wasn't surprised to see Cavaleiro replaced at the break and a chance for new boy Weimann who, I must admit, I hardly noticed in the second half.

Russ Cockburn

What's your verdict on the match? I always felt Norwich was going to be a litmus test on how far we'd progressed under Lambert and so it proved.

Regardless of current form, the Canaries still have genuine guile and creativity that we're crying out for and our recent record at Carrow Road meant I'd have taken a point all day long.

And after a sluggish start, it looked like we may well have achieved that thanks to a rare minute of attacking poise and an expertly dispatched penalty by Costa, fast becoming the best Portuguese export in Wolverhampton since Nandos came to town.

After that goal we had a five-minute spell where the high pressing part of our game returned and we actually looked like we could score again. Then up popped the cheating rascal Hoolahan, who went down easier than the ladies of a red light district.

Ikeme lost the plot and stopped just short of administering the sort of blow that left Dean Saunders' tactics board in pieces.

That was game over as 11-men Norwich just played through us and we couldn't get a grip on the game. I'm not too disappointed; we're very much work in progress and Lambert has an eight-month pre-season to get us ready to challenge next year.

It's a massive task for him. Price and Edwards struggled to pass wind yesterday and in reality that midfield pairing is worse than what we had in League One. Despite his tendency for theatrics, what you wouldn't give for a player of Hoolahan's ability in the side, someone who can drift past players and unlock defences.

Who played well - and who didn't impress? Mason – after what I was told was an impressive performance against Villa – returned to being invisible, so much so I actually forgot he was playing after 30 minutes. Cav wasn't much better either, constantly running down dead-ends.

Then you've got the curious case of Jon Dadi. He doesn't look the same player when he starts a game and this is going to prove a real problem for us, especially with Dicko looking like he couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo.

I think I would also look at introducing Williamson back into the centre of defence. He brings a calmness that I didn't see yesterday and some much needed leadership when things are going against us.

As for who played well...I'm struggling here as I can't remember a stand-out performance from anyone.

I'll give it to the chap (@beds72) who made up this little ditty about Moxey..."You've got Moxey, super Jex Moxey, I just don't think you understand, he's super super fat, he'll treat you like a t***, you've got super Jez Moxey."