tom cavendish 0 Posted July 20, 2015 Just for the record:http://services.pinkun.com/forums/pinkun/cs/forums/2966004/ShowPost.aspx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smooth 114 Posted July 20, 2015 Would Lambert move in front of grabban, I think so a better finisher and full of passion.But not sure I would have put him as a number 1 choice forward in our transfer thinking but suppose similar to the guy at celta VigoAlso would be a leader on and off the pitch, we def need those characters Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yorkshire Canary 118 Posted July 21, 2015 £3m for a player who has at best 1 season left in him at 33 is a lot of money when you add it to probably high wages. Looks like a panic buy too me. I would have been very excited if it had been 3 seasons ago Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katie Borkins 1 Posted July 21, 2015 Bor speaks, club listens. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Highland Canary 76 Posted July 21, 2015 Jerome and Lambert as target man, supported by Hooper appears to be a credible combination of strikers. Lafferty, RvW and Grabban should be sold.Three new starting defenders too and we may have a credible defence. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lessingham Canary 99 Posted July 21, 2015 This story is gathering legs, I just hope he (Lambert) still has some after so much inactivity. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clarkey1972 0 Posted July 21, 2015 [quote user="Yorkshire Canary"]£3m for a player who has at best 1 season left in him at 33 is a lot of money when you add it to probably high wages. Looks like a panic buy too me. I would have been very excited if it had been 3 seasons ago[/quote] We couldnt have afforded him three seasons ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Felixfan 53 Posted July 21, 2015 If this rumour is true we really have lost the plot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yellow Wal 314 Posted July 21, 2015 Highland Canary wrote the following post at 21/07/2015 8:28 AM:Jerome and Lambert as target man, supported by Hooper appears to be a credible combination of strikers. Lafferty, RvW and Grabban should be sold. Three new starting defenders too and we may have a credible defence. ---------------------------------------------------------Yes - let''s change the successful system that we played last season and hope that a new one works! How ridiculous!Lambert does not fit in with the system that AN prefers and as such will not be signed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wiz 0 Posted July 21, 2015 He''s 33 now and physically shot and slower, a disaster in the making imo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dibbler 0 Posted July 21, 2015 Desperate signing if true.Reported on : SoccerNews,Norwich Evening News,Eyefootball and Vitalfootball. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeiranShikari_2 0 Posted July 21, 2015 ''''Yes - let''s change the successful system that we played last season and hope that a new one works! How ridiculous! Lambert does not fit in with the system that AN prefers and as such will not be signed. ''''That Celta Vigo bloke we were about to sign seemed quite different to anything we had in the team last season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iron_stan 0 Posted July 21, 2015 3 seasons to late!if this is the height of the clubs ambitions we might as well not bother turning upeven if it was a free transfer then i still wouldnt want him, he certainly wont be earning chump change for warming up liverpools benchcant believe im typing it, but we would be better off sticking with the wolfcan think of a million risks wed be better off taking than this, like rhodes, austin, bamford, chris martin!, assombalonga, nahki wells, or even zach clopugh or che adams, probably no better than what we have but sure as hell cost less in wages and would most importantly BE HUNGRY!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bury Green 0 Posted July 21, 2015 If and I''m sure it''s a mighty big ''if'' this one happens then yes, I''m possibly in the minority who can see the sense in it.More than a touch of the Super Grant about it, a leader, able to come in and make an impact even if he isn''t pkaying ninety minutes every week and is very much proven. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tricky974 61 Posted July 21, 2015 If lambert can play like he did at Southampton then this would be a great signing but after sitting on the bench for a year it maybe unlikely,he could do a job for us even if it''s only for a season or two lambert has never been the quickest of players but his positioning has always been very good and would give us a different option upfront and he knows the premier league so shouldn''t take long to settle it could be a good move. If he becomes a city player I would support him as much as any of our players. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CDMullins 436 Posted July 21, 2015 Please No,For the cost involved keep RvW instead!Would be so disappointed! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canary_Mad 0 Posted July 21, 2015 holding talks with west brom according to sky sources Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wiz 0 Posted July 21, 2015 [quote user="Canary_Mad"]holding talks with west brom according to sky sources[/quote] Excellent news ...........Huzzar! [Y] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BroadstairsR 2,138 Posted July 21, 2015 The Mail today includes us on the scene"West Brom and Norwich City will open talks with Rickie Lambert''s representatives this week after being given permission by Liverpool. No fee has been agreed but the Anfield club have made it clear they will not stand in Lambert''s way should he want to move on. Albion are looking to offer around £3million while Liverpool are hoping for something closer to the £4.5m they paid to sign him from Southampton last summer." Whilst I think that he could do a useful job for us in the crucial season to come £4.5m is far too steep, and even £3m is stretching it a bit, IMO.His wages will be highish so likely the money could be better used. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Feedthewolf 4,844 Posted July 21, 2015 [quote user="Yellow Wall"]Yes - let''s change the successful system that we played last season and hope that a new one works! How ridiculous!Lambert does not fit in with the system that AN prefers and as such will not be signed.[/quote]Last season AN had no need to deviate from his preferred system. Push the full backs high, have two mobile centre backs who can pull wide to fill the gaps they vacate, have a specialist DM (Tettey) who can drop back into central defence, and one up top with one just behind. It may have worked for four months in the Championship, but if you think we can stick with the same system for 38 games in the toughest league in the world and survive, I think you''re wrong. We''re going to need contingency plans.Despite his strict adherence to this system last season, I actually think AN will prove an adequate ''tinkerer'' – look at the Brentford home game, for example. Yeah we were pants and we lost (and the Whittaker experiment was a bit of a disaster!), but with three central midfielders out he knew he wasn''t going to be able to match Brentford''s passing style, so he played Hooper, Lafferty AND Jerome, and tried to play a more direct style to counteract.If you go into a Premier League season without a good target man, you''re asking for trouble – and Lambert is a good target man, no question. He''ll also come deep and link play, allowing an AM or second striker to gamble on the flicks/run beyond. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iron_stan 0 Posted July 21, 2015 4.5 million?LOLdidnt they pay 4 million for him!?!?!hahahahahahahahahahhahaha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Feedthewolf 4,844 Posted July 21, 2015 No way on this earth anyone will pay that, he''s 33 and just spent most of the season sat on the bench. Having just received £49m for Sterling, I''d be surprised if they didn''t accept about £2-2.5m. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tom cavendish 0 Posted July 21, 2015 If he joined WBA then he could probably commute from where his family are settled in the north-west. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carra Rud 17 Posted July 21, 2015 I''d sooner see Holty back ere first... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kingston Yellow 220 Posted July 21, 2015 Can''t understand any of the negativity about signing Lambert. He''s a right player. Great on the ball. Instinctive finisher. Proven at this level. 33 or not, if he''s good enough for AN, he''s good enough for me.Please, let''s stop messing about and show some intent and ambition. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tetteys Jig 830 Posted July 21, 2015 I would be happy with him and another striker but I''m just not convinced he is the complete deal we need. We have 3 or 4 chancers already so I feel we need a marquee signing here to spearhead it all. Perhaps if we get Lambert and then a quality attacking mid I''ll be happy.Funny thing is, he was the best of a bad bunch at Liverpool so maybe there''s still a good year left in him. If he hits the heights of 2 years ago that got England interested. it''d be a masterstroke but I think it''s unlikely. He is about as close to replacing Holt as we''d get tho, him or Glen Murray. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Highland Canary 76 Posted July 21, 2015 Without someone to share the load with Jerome we will undoubtedly go down. At some point there will be a wider recognition that player valuations have already adjusted upwards to the new TV deal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ivan Easter 0 Posted July 22, 2015 According To Sky News Last night due to have talks with West Brom ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cantiaci Canary 556 Posted July 22, 2015 I think he is having talks with us too this week but it''ll be tough competing with WBA. This looks like another dead end at the moment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Greenthumb 746 Posted July 22, 2015 Can''t say i would be disappointed to miss out on this one Share this post Link to post Share on other sites