king canary 7,456 Posted June 28, 2018 Club just announced Franke has joined Darmstadt on loan for the season. Guess we can write him off at this point if we didn''t even want to bring him in for a look in pre season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king canary 7,456 Posted June 28, 2018 Fucking autocorrect man...Clearly meant to be Franke in the headline. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BroadstairsR 2,095 Posted June 28, 2018 "..... if we didn''t even want to bring him in for a look in pre season."I think that there might be more to it than that because he did cost a bit and was initially considered, by the manger, to be first choice above the Zimm.I suspect that he failed to adapt to the English way; of life, of football and just wanted to be back home for multose possible reasons. I am surprised it is a loan as I would have expected a sale and a fee. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Calle 16 Posted June 28, 2018 He became a scapegoat for our poor defensive displays early last season, together with Martin. Would always struggle to get ahead of Hanley, Zimmerman and Klose. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indy_Bones 441 Posted June 28, 2018 [quote user="king canary"]Fucking autocorrect man...Clearly meant to be Franke in the headline.[/quote]It doesn''t matter King, this was way funnier to read.As for Franke, I''m not sure he was given a real chance to perform for us, I didn''t think he was that poor tbh, he was better than Russ Martin in those early games (and Zimmermann half the time), and ironically would probably have looked better alongside Klose or Hanley which never happened.Will go down as one of Webber''s failed signings tbh, although was he scouted before DF had input or after? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king canary 7,456 Posted June 28, 2018 @indyIt''s a shame as he was one of the signings I was looking forward to seeing- a player in a position we needed who was young enough to develop but experienced enough to make an impact.I''d agree he was unfortunate to not get a chance in the defence after Farke had tightened things up while Zimmerman was not written off in the same manner. Wonder if he reacted badly to being dropped in training? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Van wink 2,994 Posted June 28, 2018 Sometimes players don’t settle in a new environment, I suspect it’s more to do with that. Surprised it’s a loan though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Making Plans 929 Posted June 28, 2018 [quote user="Van wink"]Sometimes players don’t settle in a new environment, I suspect it’s more to do with that. Surprised it’s a loan though.[/quote]It''s a loan because nobody wants to buy him. And who can blame them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bethnal Yellow and Green 1,557 Posted June 28, 2018 A loan with an option, probably based on appearances - so effectively sold. Sounds like he had issues adapting to moving away from Germany. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fuzzar 1,701 Posted June 28, 2018 He played like he''d been brought back from the dead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mello Yello 2,265 Posted June 28, 2018 ......and his monster size 18 bespoke football boots, must cost an absolute fortune to make...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Woodman 92 Posted June 28, 2018 Three year deal when we bought him: July 17 -> July 2020. I''m surprised he''s not come back to give it another go in pre-season this year, so it sounds like its more that just whether he''s a good enough footballer for us. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AJ 1,218 Posted June 28, 2018 Could be more to it like he needs to be in Germany for family or something. Ah well, some times like Zimm you win and others you lose. Happy we signed Hanley in the end. Will be interesting to see how much Raggett features in pre season Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobLoz3 486 Posted June 28, 2018 HE''S ALIIIIIVE!!(Seemingly not here in Norwich though) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
River End Canary 18 Posted June 28, 2018 Another cracking Webber buyOne thing we can be sure of is that any money Delia decides to spend on players will be wastedDelia out stinking rich Arab owner in Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yorkshire Canary 118 Posted June 29, 2018 He never settled that was the problem though has no shortage of suiters in Germany. The only foreign import last season that was bad to be fair Share this post Link to post Share on other sites