Keith Scott 244 Posted March 10, 2018 Has a side ever relied on one player as much as we rely on James Maddison? No question we would be in and around the relegation places without him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drazen Muzinic 1,445 Posted March 10, 2018 One man moanfest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mello Yello 2,293 Posted March 10, 2018 Lighten up, enjoy Madders while we can....... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jools 584 Posted March 10, 2018 [quote user="Keith Scott"]Has a side ever relied on one player as much as we rely on James Maddison? No question we would be in and around the relegation places without him.[/quote]Grow up, son. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indy 3,300 Posted March 10, 2018 The two penalties were won by Olly and Hernandez, so can’t agree, but a fantastic player no doubt, will command a big fee. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canary Wundaboy 1,359 Posted March 10, 2018 I can''t remember a Norwich team so single-player centric since Hucks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rock bus 851 Posted March 10, 2018 As others have said, why moan....jus put enjoy the fact we have a brilliant young player in the team.Same goes for all the others who keep banging on about he won’t be here next year, just be glad that we have a very special player now.Ps we’ve also been heavily reliant on key players in the past... huckerby and Wes for example. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 10, 2018 He is our Hazard and I so enjoy watching him play. His brain works way ahead of everyone elses. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Making Plans 936 Posted March 10, 2018 Another couple of million on his transfer value and we''ll need every penny of that to build a team without him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indy 3,300 Posted March 10, 2018 You would think he’d have a positive effect on Edwards? Maddison appears to be a very hard working young man with a good head. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,534 Posted March 10, 2018 He''s our player. We signed him in front of a lot of other clubs. We developed him further. He''s in our team and blossoming. And he is a joy to watch.Or he''s a stick to beat the club with... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JF 694 Posted March 10, 2018 If I were Southgate id be looking to call him up to tha National squad for a friendly to have a look at him. He’s the real deal, irrelevant of what league he’s playing in. The closest in technique to Beckham that I’ve seen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Making Plans 936 Posted March 10, 2018 The criminal thing is that (a) we sent him to Aberdeen for the first half of last season, where he was excellent, and then (b) when he came back we never played him until the middle of April.If he had been here, and playing all season, he could have made the difference and we could now be in the PL as he hasn''t gone from not good enough last season to being the first name on the team sheet this season.What was Neil thinking about. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,534 Posted March 10, 2018 The impact he''s had this season coupled with the maturity he''s shown suggest his developement has been excellent. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indy 3,300 Posted March 10, 2018 Every so often a youngster comes through, Ali being the last really good lower league youngster to make a huge impact after his move, from what we’ve seen this season of Maddison, he’s in that class. Great young pro. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Making Plans 936 Posted March 10, 2018 [quote user="nutty nigel"]The impact he''s had this season coupled with the maturity he''s shown suggest his developement has been excellent.[/quote]Not sure we can take much of the credit for that seeing as he was sent back to Coventry for half a season and then half a season at Aberdeen.So out of the 2 years he''s been our player he''s only been based here for one year.Which ever way you look at it he should have been here all the time Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,534 Posted March 10, 2018 Did we not send him back to Coventry and then to Aberdeen rather than sit him on the bench or play him in U23s?Football''s changed since the days of the reserve team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tetteys Jig 830 Posted March 10, 2018 We are a complete 1 man team. I really fear for us once Maddison goes, no matter what money we get for him.I can''t see us attracting/ finding good enough players to get out of this league for a long while. Keeping Maddison and hoping to build something around him with 10, average, hardworking players is the best we can hope for IMO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Making Plans 936 Posted March 10, 2018 [quote user="nutty nigel"]Did we not send him back to Coventry and then to Aberdeen rather than sit him on the bench or play him in U23s?Football''s changed since the days of the reserve team.[/quote]NN you''re brilliant at missing the point.The question is, that you seem unable to grasp or answer, is why did we send him anywhere.Why would have been sitting on the bench when we were regularly picking sh*te players like of Naismith, Wilschut, Dorrans and Mulumbu Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,534 Posted March 10, 2018 That was your point MP. I didnt miss it.My point was that we got his developement spot on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Making Plans 936 Posted March 10, 2018 [quote user="nutty nigel"]That was your point MP. I didnt miss it.My point was that we got his developement spot on.[/quote]No we didn''t. We wasted his talents for a whole season by sending him to other clubs when it must have been clear that he was already good enough to get into our team but we never gave him a chance until it was too late. Just another example of us getting it completely wrong. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herman 9,764 Posted March 10, 2018 It was for his developement. He was sent out to DEVELOP his footballing skills and work ethic,to mature. It worked extremely well.We got it completely right. How hard is that to understand? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FenwayFrank 2,459 Posted March 10, 2018 It’s difficult to understand because you can’t then use it as a stick to beat the club with Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unique 435 Posted March 10, 2018 So Maddison has become an excellent player because he trained with, and played for,Coventry’s first team and Aberdeen’s first team rather than Norwich’s first team? Doesn’t say much for this club.I doubt the transfer fee he will command will be large enough to reverse this rapid decline of NCFC. The league position flatters the quality of Norwich’s squad, and Maddison alone has saved Norwich from potential relegation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 4,531 Posted March 10, 2018 [quote user="unique"]Maddison alone has saved Norwich from potential relegation.[/quote]No he hasn''t. He has made some great contributions to our season, but if he wasn''t playing then someone else would have been and the team and season might have developed differently - not necessariy for the worse either. Wes might have had more games to start with and formations and game play might have been different. Maddison is a great player, but he is just one player - and he is still learning his craft. If he goes he will be missed, but one man''s transfer is another man''s opportunity. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lappinitup 629 Posted March 10, 2018 [quote user="Making Plans"]Just another example of us getting it completely wrong.[/quote]Bought for around £2m - estimated value - £20m+.Just another example of us getting it completely right. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norfolkngood 1,087 Posted March 10, 2018 Maddison is a PL player take him out of any championship side and it will weaken the team we will be very lucky to replace him with someone who will play as well as he has this season Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,534 Posted March 10, 2018 MP thinks any success is random and happens despite our clubs determination to fail... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whoareyou? 0 Posted March 10, 2018 Potentially the best player ever to have played for the Club is suspect. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lincoln canary (& Golden Coppel) 0 Posted March 10, 2018 Such a shame we didn’t keep Pritchard and add a striker to the squad in January. We’d have been very close to the playoffs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites