Chris Hughton's seemingly weekly praise for Norwich City's Premier League opponents grated with many fans. Daniel Farke might be edging into similar territory with his emphasis on youthful inconsistency.
Inevitably, and quite rightly, much that has been written about City's Goodison Park renaissance has centred around the return of Christoph Zimmermann, but it's important to salute two squad players who both made significant contributions.
Anyone who isn't a fan of VAR won't feel very comforted by the outcome of last week's meeting between officials of the Premier League clubs and Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), the body overseeing it.
Don't throw in the towel! Defeat at home to Watford left City rock bottom of the Premier League, extending a dreadful run of results in which they have won just one point from their last seven games.
With no wins in their last six Premier League games, five of those being losses, these next four games for the Canaries could make or break their season.
How you view the House Stuart and Daniel continue to build at Norwich City hinges on an appreciation of the philosophical and practical parameters still in play at Carrow Road.
They may be public enemy number one at the moment but there was good reason to be grateful for the existence of plastic bags when Norwich City played Brighton at the weekend.
It would be wrong of me to start this week's column with anything but my tribute to the great Duncan Forbes, who sadly passed away last Thursday after being treated for dementia for many years.
The sort of footballer that fans come to idolise tends to have a bit of glamour about him; an acrobatic goalkeeper perhaps, or a prolific goalscorer or silky midfielder.
The top against bottom match in the First Division ended with leaders Diss winning by the only goal of the game against a Fakenham side which belied their record which now reads five straight defeats.
