Rhodes v Marriott

[Samwam27 519]

The potential signing of Rhodes makes me very nervous.

Whilst our style "allegedly" suits his style of play as more of a poacher (NO plays too deep) at 28, a bit of a fall from grace and loss of form, and either a hefty price tag (they''d want to recoup a fair amount of that £10m they paid last year), or a loan is quite a risk.

Or invest in someone like Marriott, only 23, on fire with 27 goals one league down, and a reported £6m fee.

To me fees for both players are likely to be similar in initial outley, although Marriotts wages must surely be much cheaper.

And at 23 he could have a significant selling fee if he continues his good form.

For me Marriott would be a much better investment for NCFC?

[KeiranShikari_2 0]

6 million will be buying us 4 - 6 players, not 1.

[king canary 7,558]

Yes Marriott would be a much better investment, although worth noting Rhodes is only rumoured to be a loan.

If we''re going to be self funding then we have to take opportunities to invest in young players whose value has a good chance to increase. We''ve done that with Buendia this season and we should continue doing it with strikers.

[Cantiaci Canary 556]

Rivals with more money will buy Marriott ... forget him.

[dylanisabaddog 4,841]

According to an Ipswich supporting colleague, Rhodes is the laziest player he has ever seen. He needs someone to play alongside him to do the work and we will be playing with one up front again. And bearing in mind what Wednesday paid for him I suspect his wages would be out of our reach.

We can''t afford the other guy discussed in this thread

[Icecream Snow 761]

Jack Marriott to Forest keeps doing the rounds, but they''ve been linked with Grabban, Waghorn and Bamford as well.

[Yellowbeagle 0]

Marriott, but I don''t think we''ll get him and I think Rhodes would be a mistake and a waste of resources. Agree with Dylanisbaddog Rhodes needs to play alongside a target man, best spell was a few years ago alongside Gestede at Blackburn. Just do not see how he would fit into our system and i''d hate to see us just sell decent players to subsidise this move.

[king canary 7,558]

@Cantiaci

I don''t think Marriott should be beyond our budget- if we manage to get Wilson in on loan and we feel Remi Matthews can step up in goal then we''ve filled most of the other major holes in our squad without really spending much.

[Hackedoff 0]

Newspapers reporting we are readying a bid of £6m.

[Hackedoff 0]

For Marriott that is. Though they also say Derby and Forest so can pretty much rule this one out

[Samwam27 519]

Read Norwich are saying we''re considering an offer, especially if we can offload NO.

Wish we''d get on with it. He''ll be snapped up whilst we "ponder" our options.

We do have the money! Now or never

[lappinitup 629]

[quote user="Samwam27"]Read Norwich are saying we''re considering an offer, especially if we can offload NO.[/quote]Reliable source then. [:''(]

[hogesar 9,606]

Not sure he is worth a 6m risk. 3m with plenty of addons then maybe.

[Bethnal Yellow and Green 1,557]

‘Weighting up options’, ‘readying a bid’ and ‘pondering’ are all paper (and internet) talk for “we haven’t got a clue if they are interested but this should get some hits”.

Read Norwich and the Mirror - especially James Nursey - are two of the least reliable sources out there.

[paddycanary 538]

I’d be amazed if we coughed up 5-6 million on one player.

If Oliveira was shipped out for 2-3m it might just happen. Would it then leave us relying on loans to fill other gaps? I suspect Farke would like to see Nelson move on. Surely a forward suitable to farke’s style is top of the shopping list, maybe two

[Norfolk Mustard 94]

Rhodes - AND - Marriott might be interesting...

[tricky974 61]

Would like Marriott replacement for Maddison. I am unsure about Rhodes a number of years ago thought he would be worth signing...if we do get him either loan or terminate hope he proves me wrong and any others who feel similar.

[Essjayess 307]

Unsure about Rhodes, Marriott looks destined to move to the Champs but must be a host of Champs clubs willing and able to snap him up. Marriott certainly no stranger to these parts after being at Ipswich, Luton and Posh. But if reports are true that Posh value him at 6 mill then we all know that must financially be a "challenge" for City.

As it stands all we have are media gossip about both Rhodes and Marriott. What we have come to know is that Webber can produce us players that have not been reported on before, such as Buendia,so these reports about both players could be wide of the mark. Few short weeks ago there were reports of us linked to many young GK''s at Liverpool, Man U and Newcastle, so for strikers, as with GK''s, RB''s and Wingers, its all supposition until actual official signings are announced.

[Yorkshire Canary 118]

Marriott by a country mile but if marshal prefers millwall over us it shows how far we have fallen in terms of wages,potential and transfer fees so be prepared to be disappointed. A couple of seasons ago we would have been favorites to get him but not now. Reality kicking on but would be pleased if it did happen

[BroadstairsR 2,135]

"I highly doubt Jack Marriott is someone Norwich are considering -"

I would be disappointed if we were not. A young hot shot from the lower leagues ticks our boxes at the moment.

Whether or not the supposed fee rules him out is another thing, as is the possibility of him being lured by a bigger wage, but if he could be more or less guaranteed to score regularly at Championship level, which our scouting and management teams have to asses, then he would be a snip at around £5m.

Any sale of Oliveira might well improve our competitiveness in this particular case if it becomes a bidding war and haven''t we got a ready made make-weight in dear old Russ?

Getting it right is fundamental though if we are to push the boat out a bit in order to fill this vital need. Marriott''s goal-scoring speaks for itself but he has only really exploded at the Posh and Fry habitually over values his players when interest is shown in any case.

[Big Vince 318]

No striker is going to score unless the boy Farke changes his tactics.

You need to move the ball much quicker from back to front and get many more balls in the box.

There is still a good striker within Oliveira, but Farke is killing him. Don''t forget Derby took Jerome because the boy Rowett didn''t think Norwich were getting everything out from him.

The same applies to Oliveira and any other striker(s) they hope to sign.

If Farke hasn''t learnt anything from his first season in English football then he should be sacked and take the Suffolk Socialists and the boy Webber with him.

[Hackedoff 0]

Being reported Weds want a £3m loan fee for Rhodes. Safe to say we can bin that one off.

[Bethnal Yellow and Green 1,557]

Wednesday can want what they like, no one is going to give them £3m to loan Rhodes.

[BroadstairsR 2,135]

I just visited the Owls forum in order to get some information on Rhodes who I have had a yearning to see in the yellow for a season or two now.

Rhodes to Norwich is quite prominent with the Maddison money being considered ripe for looting and the comments below being typical:-

"Unless they cover all the wages and a big loan fee. What''s the point of risking him scoring 30 goals."

"Finding some mugs who are flush with a premier league clubs cash was always the only way we’d get out of this particular mess. Come one Norwich, he’s got to be worth a punt."

I think I''m totally off the idea of this player now and would hope that City are as well.

I do though think that a bit of a financial risk taking to secure the right striker is necessary though. If that man is deemed to be Marriott then so be it and fork out £5-6m Mr. Webber.

Enough of this austerity say I. Spend, spend, spend and borrow a little bit, as many businesses do at times. Speculate to accumulate as they say.

Although, as has been expressed before, it does seem impossible that we are that skint considering the input over the last twelve months.

[Mike 0]

[quote user="Hackedoff"]Being reported Weds want a £3m loan fee for Rhodes. Safe to say we can bin that one off.[/quote]

£3m for a season''s loan PLUS his wages.... that''ll be a no from me.... stupid figures for a guy that has scored 5 in 31 for Wednesday and only 1 this year!!!!

Move on...

[Essjayess 307]

Yea..3 mill for a season loan..add a rough guess of 1 n half to 2 mill for wages..not far from Jack Marriot''s asking price at Posh. I know strikers are presumably costly...at least the ones who score some goals..but Rhodes on a season loan would be more than we paid for Leitner, McClean and Buendia fees as permanents in total.

In our situation its not the City way..to be honest cant see either Rhodes or Marriott coming here, which ive thought all along. Stick with Olly and Srbeny and find one more striker from left field. That i think is how it will pan out.

[Grumpy 122]

I have always thought that Rhodes is the most over rated and over valued player to be touted for a move to NFC

[vlad666 203]

With Marriott only being 5 foot 8 I doubt he’d be able to play up front on his own, so unless there’s a change of system I can’t see us being interested. As for Rhodes, there’s no way we’d pay that loan fee.

[BobLoz3 492]

[quote user="vlad666"]With Marriott only being 5 foot 8 I doubt he’d be able to play up front on his own, so unless there’s a change of system I can’t see us being interested. As for Rhodes, there’s no way we’d pay that loan fee.[/quote]I am not sure that it really matters what height he is. I didn''t see much of us bombarding the opposition penalty box with long balls played up to a big, tall striker last season. While it''s true we could do with someone who can win flick ons etc. our passing style of play now would demand a forward who is able to make intelligent runs in behind or down the channels.

[FenwayFrank 2,447]

I think if we want someone to be a bit physical and win headers then Srbeny will play