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Legend Iwan

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  1. The third choice striker is hardly going to play the way we set up. A ‘big lad up top’, to generalise, is the Plan B going by our pursuit of Hugill, which means Idah would likely spend a lot of time on the bench. It’s much easier to have Sinani as a forward option while also competing for a midfield space and allow Idah to have a full season starting somewhere else gaining valuable experience. As said, pre-season may mean none of that happens. But that's my impression currently.
  2. All depends on pre-season, but get the feeling Idah's destined for a loan. Pukki, Sinani (fw/mid) and A.N.Other, which could be Hugill. Drmic is clearly on his way out. All about us getting the best deal possible now.
  3. He's a player we've also been linked with for a while https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/derby-county-four-clubs-interested-4368806
  4. Hugill's been linked to QPR for ages. If anything, I'd suggest it's the other way round: we've gone in for Hugill and QPR have subsequently signed Lyndon Dykes, who's a very similar type of forward.
  5. Hopefully, would certainly add a good ball-playing defensive mid option for us. However Fulham are keen on loaning him too, and Parker has links with Skipp through his time as a youth coach at Spurs. Wonder if they might gazump us.
  6. Rumour has it that we're getting Oliver Skipp in on loan from Spurs
  7. Well, Ben Mee, Burnley’s captain, was out injured for the end of the season, he wasn’t replaced. That’s why Kevin Long came in. In terms of Gibson, as I’m sure you spotted when researching his 12 appearances, all but one came in the first half of the season, the final one before the end of the January transfer window. He was, as Bethnal made clear earlier on in this thread (page 28), desperate for a move away and had been for some time due to the lack of opportunities. He was meant to be Mee’s successor, however Mee’s been so good for Burnley that hasn’t happened. Mee, for instance, played every minute of the 2018/19 season, one of only three outfield players to do so in the League. Combine that with Dyche’s reluctance to change his backline - Burnley had the fewest line-up changes last season until their injury crisis hit post restart - and it’s easy to see why Gibson’s not been involved that much. Frustration understandably grew and Burnley broke their promise that Gibson would be allowed to leave in the January window, after rejecting multiple Watford loan offers, and thus the club and player had a huge falling out and he was not seen again. Whether he's the right option for us is a different matter.
  8. While not world class - how many defenders are in the Premier League? - both Mee and Tarkowski had decent seasons. Burnley finished second top for clean sheets, and it really wasn't thanks solely to Nick Pope. Gibson didn't play for a number of reasons but, let's be honest, if he was starting in one of the strongest defences in the top tier we wouldn't be anywhere near signing him.
  9. Led to believe this isn't the case any more after his contract extension last summer. Although you'd still expect him to be bought by a Prem club in the transfer window.
  10. They are, very wisely, also bringing in Paul Simpson and Keith Downing from the FA. Two excellent, and experienced, coaches who will add a huge amount to the club.
  11. Imagine Soto will be announced tomorrow, Telstar have already stated he's ours
  12. Believe the released list has already been published: https://www.premierleague.com/news/1697130/?sf235431457=1
  13. He's a defensive mid, @cambridgeshire canary, so more filling a gap/long-term Tettey replacement kind of signing. Also an option at centre-back if we get lots of injuries again...
  14. As mentioned by @Tommo, I'd have Travis from Blackburn in a heart beat. Sadly we're not going to be making big money signings from fellow Championship teams. I would, however, try get Nathaniel Phillips in on loan from Liverpool.
  15. To suggest Godfrey "looks the part" simply "because he's athletic and quick" is insulting. He's not being tracked by some of the biggest clubs in Europe due to those attributes. His composure with the ball, the ability to pick a pass, and capacity to move forward with attacking moves are all much bigger reasons for him to attract a decent fee. Age and potential are also on his side. As you mention he's 22: how many his age, in his position, have the same talent he has and all the other skills you criticise him for not possessing? If such a player exists, they'd be worth over £100m. Take Virgil van Dijk, at the same age as Godfrey he joined Celtic for a few million. Since then he's developed into a world class player. There is a lot of time for Godfrey to improve the areas he's not hot on currently.
  16. No idea if he's correct or not, but tad surprising that the US-based Robbie Earle has this insight about the dressing room and not any of the journos/pundits over here.
  17. Surprised Norwich's press officer didn't intervene before the press conference and set up a 1-on-1 off-the-record/informal chat between Southwell and Farke. They must've known he was annoyed about the article in advance. Both want the same thing, for Norwich to succeed. There are better ways to air one's disgruntlement than in the public domain like that.
  18. Farke has done an outstanding job with us. Some seem to forget the mess we were in when he took over and the subsequent loss of our main attacking outlet in Maddison. Not only did he get us promoted on a restricted budget, he did so while giving youth a chance and changing the way we play football. We are in a position now where we should be self-sufficient. That didn’t look likely three years ago. As others have mentioned, it’s a steep learning curve and one that he has to deal with under the intense scrutiny that comes with being in the Premier League. That said, there are areas he can get better at. Improvements in defence, set pieces in particular, and a willingness to make substitutions a tad earlier would be nice.
  19. If that's the case, then it should've been retaken.
  20. Because none of them then impacted play - i.e. cleared the ball like Aarons did.
  21. This is incorrect. Every match has a pitchside screen for the referee to use, if they deem it necessary. The image below is from our match with Liverpool.
  22. Not for the lack of trying. Overall fairly pleased with our transfer work. Would've been nice to bring in another attacker but we shall wait until January now.
  23. As Bethnal points out, Lorient don't have to sell ACM tomorrow although it is, as they are very aware, the best possible chance of driving his price up, while the PL transfer window is still open. Hence Norwich's bid coming out in the public. Expect this one to go to the wire. All comes down to whether Lorient blink first.
  24. Shame it doesn't look like we'll be signing a new ball-playing DM. Think most felt that position needed reinforcing. For those watching the match later, keep an eye out for Toulouse's Ibrahim Sangare, who should be eased back in after AFCON. Just the type of player who'd thrive in the PL, however beyond our budget sadly.
  25. Yep, that would also make sense. Be surprised though if we don't bring in another forward option that can play out wide and up front.
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