TCCANARY 263 Posted May 4, 2018 From todays presser, wise words from Tettey. Sadly a knee injury keeps him out of the last game of the season.Alex Tettey is about to speak to the media ahead of our final game of the season. #ncfc------------------------------------------------------AT: "The weather is nice. Everything is good. I''m feeling good about it!" #ncfcAT: "As a family, we decided to stay. A lot of things changed when we were talking. We found a solution which was good for everyone." #ncfcAT: "We had a good chat. Norwich tried their best to keep me here. I''m settled here and that made the decision easier." #ncfcAT: "I''ve been here for a while. It''s natural that I would try to help young players." #ncfcAT: "The whole group is new, which is nice. In a football team, you can''t always have the same faces. You need freshness." #ncfcAT: "The fans understand that''s the natural side of building a football team. People always go. New people always come in." #ncfcAT: "It''s exciting to be going in a new direction as a club." #ncfcAT: "There is something to play for. We don''t want Ipswich to go above us. That''s the main motivation at the moment." #ncfcAT: "We can do that by winning the game on Sunday. That''s our aim." #ncfcAT: "We are building something. We need to improve at scoring goals and taking our chances in games." #ncfcAT: "I''m 32. There will be times when I need to be managed during the season in order to be at my best. The manager knows that." #ncfcAT: "I know I won''t play every game. They will be counting on me to keep people on their toes in training and working hard." #ncfcAT: "In the future, I''d be more likely to work with kids than coaching senior football." #ncfcAT: "Sometimes people leave who you''d rather didn''t, but that''s football. People always come in." #ncfcAT: "When you get older, you get wiser. With my decision, I needed to see the whole picture. Norwich is a good place for a family." #ncfcAT: "The Championship is tough. A lot of people don''t understand. It''s a very difficult league. Hopefully we will have a team who can cope next season." #ncfcAT: "If we can add the finishing touches, I think it will be very good next season." #ncfc------------------------------------------------------------- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
If wed only kept Howie.. 3 Posted May 4, 2018 i bloody love him Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kick it off 1,952 Posted May 4, 2018 I wonder if we offered Tettey a broader deal than just a playing contract to get him to stay. He obviously wasn''t happy with the financials, but his family are settled so that balances out a bit, but I do wonder if we maybe offered to put him through his coaching badges and give him a couple of years coaching the youth team after he retires. Would be a good move imo - I''d be happy to see Tettey stick around once he hangs the boots up, he gets stability for his family for a significant period of time and a foot in the door of the coaching world. Just a hypothetical but I suspect somewhere in there is a nugget of truth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Green and Yellow fellow 0 Posted May 4, 2018 This is a perfect deal for us. Here we have a player with top level experience and experience of winning promotion. Not only that, he has a first class attitude and this season, we have done much better with him in the team. Realistically, we have to try and build a future without him, he doesn''t fit the mould of young, hungry and talented, so for him to take a wage hit and understand that his role in the team won''t be a starter week in, week out, overall is a massive coup for us. Imo, he is the perfect person for someone like Godfrey and Thompson to learn from, much like Maddison this year with Wes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites