Patrick Bamford

[The ghost of Michael Theoklitos 0]

I think I''m developing a bit of a man-crush on young Patrick.Those boyish good looks. That mop of hair. That well spoken posh accent. He reminds me of a young Hugh Grant from his Four Weddings days. You know, before the prostitutes and cheap car blow jobs.I heart you Patrick.xx

[Crabbycanary3 994]

Has it been extra hot over in Oz today, TGoMT?

[norfolkbroadslim 225]

That''s not surprising.

[dibbler 0]

He''s a player I would love to see become permanent signing even if we go down.A must have with Jerome in the Championship

[Peanuts 150]

A bit soon to get carried away, but he''s a proven Championship goal scorer and could prove a good investment for the future. Let''s hope he can score some goals this season first though!

[Parma Ham's gone mouldy 2,461]

Everything about Patrick Bamford looks and feels like a Norwich player. A good fit, both short and long term.

Parma

[GJP 79]

He''s quality. And if they can keep him here beyond this season they need to make it happen.

[FenwayFrank 2,712]

I would be very surprised if he''s here after this season, whichever division we''re in.

[The gut 0]

I agree completely Parma.

After I heard his interview I thought exactly that.

[shefcanary 2,950]

As TGoMT said - PatBam is a bit posh - not heard a player speak so eloquently in years!? Like The Night Manager - new to the game but adapting very well.

[The ghost of Michael Theoklitos 0]

[quote user="norfolkbroadslim"]That''s not surprising.[/quote][:D]

[damn that Ralph Coates! 74]

if he scores the goals that keep us up in the prem league, he will be a legend and I''d break the bank to keep him.

[BroadstairsR 2,273]

"If he scores the goals that keep us up in the prem league, he will be a legend and I''d break the bank to keep him."

Precisely, but we have to convince the player that he has a better future at NCFC than in the Chelsea squad and on top of that Chelsea might decide that he is worth persevering with and not be open to offers in the first place.

Tall order. I sense that we might not stand a chance in hell of retaining him should we go down though.

You never know. He is young.

[Horse Renoir 1]

We should be in with a shout of keeping him if we stay up, even if it''s only another loan next year. He''s obviously a good player but the way I see it is if Lukaku couldn''t break into the Chelsea team, Bamford has no chance.

They''ll spend big this summer in all areas pushing Bamford further down the pecking order. I suspect their club is more exited about Loftus-Cheek anyway, who probably has more potential than Bamford in the long run.

If we stay up we could offer him regular PL football and before any other signings are made his main competition would be Cameron Jerome, who he''s capable of keeping out of the side.

We''ve only seen a little of him so far, so we shouldn''t go overboard. Swansea fans are currently hailing Fer like we did for the first 10 games he played for us so it could easily go downhill. But so far he looks like the player RVW was supposed to be.

[It's Character Forming 1,204]

I''ve never understood Chelsea not keeping Lukaku

 

Bamford I can''t see getting close to their team, you''d have thought they''d have a major overhaul in the summer.  But he might want to stay on a contract there depending on what he''s being paid.  If we stay up and he''s performed between now and the end of the season, I''d hope we push the boat out to keep him.

[ron obvious 1,711]

Still unsure to be honest. Cracking shot though.

Whatever else, he certainly seems to be A Very Nice Young Man.

[morty 0]

Typical lack of ambition from little old Norwich fans, falling for a striker that hasn''t even put the ball in the net yet.[;)]

[The ghost of Michael Theoklitos 0]

To be fair though morty - my OP had very little to do with his footballing attributes.

[morty 0]

[quote user="The ghost of Michael Theoklitos"]To be fair though morty - my OP had very little to do with his footballing attributes.

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[Katie Borkins 1]

Bumford.

[SwindonCanary 457]

Chelsea got £28 million for  Lukaku, how much would they want for Bamford ?

[Molly Windley 76]

I get the feeling Bamford is here on a try before you decide deal and that all three parties involved are looking to make this permanent if it works out.Might be totally wrong but that`s what it looks like to me and is very similar to the Lukaku move to Everton.

[SeattleCanary 0]

I would love us to sign him. With Madison we would be building a strong young team

[hogesar 10,755]

[quote user="Molly Windley"]I get the feeling Bamford is here on a try before you decide deal and that all three parties involved are looking to make this permanent if it works out.Might be totally wrong but that`s what it looks like to me and is very similar to the Lukaku move to Everton.[/quote]

Not the case, judging by the little Q&A he done with us before the Chelsea game (corporate)

[Katie Borkins 1]

I was at that Q&A.  His voice alone - assured, confident, yet vulnerable - gave me a semi.  By the time he''d answered his third question I was wondering how much alcohol and vaseline it would take, and whether I could live with myself in the morning.

[Samwam27 605]

[quote user="morty"]Typical lack of ambition from little old Norwich fans, falling for a striker that hasn''t even put the ball in the net yet.[;)][/quote]

To be fair Morty, we just want something new, as none of our other strikers have put the ball in the net either http://services.pinkun.com/forums/pinkun-forums/cs/emoticons/emotion-2.gif

[FenwayFrank 2,712]

Did, did, did, did, did. Not done !! Best wishes from the grammar police 😀

[hogesar 10,755]

[quote user="Jeremy Borbyn"]I was at that Q&A.  His voice alone - assured, confident, yet vulnerable - gave me a semi.  By the time he''d answered his third question I was wondering how much alcohol and vaseline it would take, and whether I could live with myself in the morning.

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Yeah, I think it''s the "I graduated from Oxford and have the voice to go with it, but I still feel a little uncomfortable in front of football fans" that does it for most people.