trooper 940 Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Norwich manager saying he expects Jacob Murphy in his group in Germany next week looks like Charnley's really driving this one through Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30236 Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 That's to be expected. They wouldn't have left him out of the squad yesterday unless there was a reasonable prospect of the transfer going through. They know Benitez wants him and Charnley is under pressure to deliver so they hold all the cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper 940 Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 (edited) Well they're certainly dragging it out. If its going to happen get on with it & move on to the next one we need another 3 or 4 yet Edited July 16, 2017 by trooper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30236 Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 There's nothing to stop us negotiating for three or four players at the same time. It isn't like this transfer is holding up the rest of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper 940 Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 9 minutes ago, ewerk said: There's nothing to stop us negotiating for three or four players at the same time. It isn't like this transfer is holding up the rest of them. You forget it's Charnley negotiating he can barely tie his own shoelaces Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Tough position we're in. Until other clubs have made their moves there'll be a reluctancy to let players leave/go out on loan. Player power is reduced at the minute until wages realign with the new tv deal (we're going to be paying cannon fodder 100k+ when that happens). I've accepted that we'll likely do a lot of late business Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted July 16, 2017 Author Share Posted July 16, 2017 1 hour ago, TheGingerQuiff said: Tough position we're in. Until other clubs have made their moves there'll be a reluctancy to let players leave/go out on loan. Player power is reduced at the minute until wages realign with the new tv deal (we're going to be paying cannon fodder 100k+ when that happens). I've accepted that we'll likely do a lot of late business You can guarantee there'll be at least one late/panic buy, it's standard with this club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30236 Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 We certainly don't do panic buys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Sibierski and Kuqi spring to mind. How long ago is that now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Freebs weren't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper 940 Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Murphy's travelled with Norwich to Germany by the looks of things Fanks Lee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30236 Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Aye, my definition of a panic buy is to pay well over the odds because the clock is ticking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 A few panic sells, then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted July 16, 2017 Author Share Posted July 16, 2017 Seydou Doumbia was a panic buy as we'd fucked the signing of a striker right up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted July 16, 2017 Author Share Posted July 16, 2017 AND LOOK WHERE THAT GOT US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6986 Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 1 hour ago, trooper said: Murphy's travelled with Norwich to Germany by the looks of things Fanks Lee. Thats his twin brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 2 hours ago, Anorthernsoul said: Seydou Doumbia was a panic buy as we'd fucked the signing of a striker right up. Loan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted July 16, 2017 Author Share Posted July 16, 2017 17 minutes ago, TheGingerQuiff said: Loan Exactly, we'd fucked about all month with signing a striker so they had to rush through a loan signing that clearly wasn't good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 I'm with ewerk, a panic buy involves blowing a load of cash. Cheap last-minute options are a sign of a plan B that didn't involve bidding twice a player's value, or 60x in Spurs case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted July 16, 2017 Author Share Posted July 16, 2017 You're missing the point though, leaving signings to the end of the window usually means we've missed out on the main targets and are scraping the barrel getting any old SHITE in. Which even you and Etwerp will admit that does not bode well for our season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 2 minutes ago, Anorthernsoul said: You're missing the point though, leaving signings to the end of the window usually means we've missed out on the main targets and are scraping the barrel getting any old SHITE in. Which even you and Etwerp will admit that does not bode well for our season. There's a tipping point though, sometimes it's better to punt on the cheap plan b than paying way over the odds for your main targets if the money simply isn't there. Thats how you end up like Sunderland. Our problem at the minute is knowing we need so much. At the prices quoted you're putting a lot of your eggs into one basket without a crystal ball you don't know what will suddenly become available in a couple of weeks time. I can see Everton blowing the Lukaku money and one or two of their half decent players might become available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted July 16, 2017 Author Share Posted July 16, 2017 Time will tell, for me the Premier League is a joke now money wise but they need to spend if we are to survive. They've promised the money is there but nothing so far suggests Rafa has the full backing he needs. I'm not convinced that squad will be good enough to avoid relegation as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper 940 Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 The reason people are getting jittery is because Rafa said he wanted the new signings early & even gave up his holidays to sort things out. The no show of these "-signings" means Rafa having to put on a brave face allthough inside he must be thoroughly pissed off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper 940 Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Tbh if Ashley wanted to show Rafa he had any ambition for the club instead of saying Rafa "can have every penny the club earns through sales etc" he could have said "what ever you make from sales etc i'll match it & we'll give it a good go. It would be a mere drop in the ocean for him. Instead he resorts to type running the club on a shoestring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted July 16, 2017 Author Share Posted July 16, 2017 9 minutes ago, trooper said: Tbh if Ashley wanted to show Rafa he had any ambition for the club instead of saying Rafa "can have every penny the club earns through sales etc" he could have said "what ever you make from sales etc i'll match it & we'll give it a good go. It would be a mere drop in the ocean for him. Instead he resorts to type running the club on a shoestring. At the time of Ashley's interview it felt as though he was just saying what the fans wanted to hear and in his mind he was boosting season ticket sales, hopefully that doesn't prove to be the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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