Stoke breathe collective sigh of relief as they close in on 40-points safety marker after win over Norwich "It's not been happening for me for one reason or another," said Etherington. I am not doing anything differently and my personal life is still brilliant as ever. I have no problems on that front. I have heard a few people talking and shouting their mouths off as usual. But I am not gambling and haven't been for two-and-a-half years and I am very happy. I have heard a few things being said, I don't want to go into it but I have heard people talking. They put two and two together and get five sometimes. Just because my form hasn't been as good as it has been for the last two years at this football club doesn't mean I am gambling. I still think I am putting in performances, but not at the level that I was previously. That's life. Norwich manager Paul Lambert bemoaned a linesman's errant call that was the catalyst for Etherington's decisive effort but his team were second best in a second-rate contest. The 40 points safety target beckons for both clubs and on this evidence, Norwich may well be limping gratefully over the line by May.