cambridgeshire canary 7,445 Posted July 23, 2020 https://www.edp24.co.uk/sport/norwich-city/canaries-dennis-man-transfer-update-1-6759223 Thank god for that, his agents, club and board members seemed nuts. Going on about his having offered them 9M and it wasn't enough, about us offering 20m bonuses blah blah blah.. bunch of lying weirdos Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tetteys Jig 845 Posted July 23, 2020 priced out of it again... back to the model of taking less proven punts for less money Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bethnal Yellow and Green 2,383 Posted July 23, 2020 3 minutes ago, cambridgeshire canary said: https://www.edp24.co.uk/sport/norwich-city/canaries-dennis-man-transfer-update-1-6759223 Thank god for that, his agents, club and board members seemed nuts. Going on about his having offered them 9M and it wasn't enough, about us offering 20m bonuses blah blah blah.. bunch of lying weirdos Don’t think it has anything to do with the player’s agent. The owner is trying to extract the maximum value for his player and knowing he’s unlikely to do much business with Norwich in the future he doesn’t mind annoying the club. I’m sure when it comes to Norwich selling one of their best players they will make sure just enough information makes the press to try and push up the value. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bonzo 198 Posted July 23, 2020 I think Webber was brave to try and very wise to trust his instincts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigi_Becali Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 4,685 Posted July 23, 2020 Good. We need to focus on a few homegrown players. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fuzzar 1,789 Posted July 23, 2020 Yeah, Becali sounds like a real treat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rich T The Biscuit 676 Posted July 23, 2020 38 minutes ago, cambridgeshire canary said: https://www.edp24.co.uk/sport/norwich-city/canaries-dennis-man-transfer-update-1-6759223 Thank god for that, his agents, club and board members seemed nuts. Going on about his having offered them 9M and it wasn't enough, about us offering 20m bonuses blah blah blah.. bunch of lying weirdos This kind it approach/attitude will put everyone off and they will be left with a player very unhappy that no one wants. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icecream Snow 775 Posted July 23, 2020 Feels like some people are over reacting to be honest. I'm sure he's a talent, but £15m for a guy playing in the Romanian Liga 1 (which has 14 teams) and a few international and Europa league appearances would be a huge risk. If you over-pay for a player and they don't settle or it doesn't work out then you're left with an expensive flop. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 7,445 Posted July 23, 2020 18 minutes ago, Bonzo said: I think Webber was brave to try and very wise to trust his instincts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigi_Becali Most homophobic person in Romania award? Wonder what he thinks about Fashanu.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hogesar 10,253 Posted July 23, 2020 3 minutes ago, Rich T The Biscuit said: This kind it approach/attitude will put everyone off and they will be left with a player very unhappy that no one wants. Yeah im not sure they've played the smartest of cards here but we will see. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rich T The Biscuit 676 Posted July 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, hogesar said: Yeah im not sure they've played the smartest of cards here but we will see. Feel sorry for the player, this could scupper a really good move for him. I'm sure some club will play the game but not at the money at their owner seems to think he can get. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
City 101 85 Posted July 23, 2020 11 minutes ago, Rich T The Biscuit said: Feel sorry for the player, this could scupper a really good move for him. I'm sure some club will play the game but not at the money at their owner seems to think he can get. How do you know that they are over pricing him , we will want £25 million for Cantwell who has achieved what exactly . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,680 Posted July 23, 2020 As has been mentioned, I hope we are looking at more home grown players from now on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yorkshire Canary 118 Posted July 23, 2020 Think we have dodged a very expensive bullet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BroadstairsR 2,272 Posted July 23, 2020 7 minutes ago, City 101 said: How do you know that they are over pricing him , we will want £25 million for Cantwell who has achieved what exactly . How could you possibly know that we want £25m for Cantwell? You seem guilty of reading over many PinkUn evaluations. For a youngster (very) he has also achieved quite a bit at the highest level. Are you yet another binner? They seem to abound on here since our relegation and it's always detectable by bitter, sour grape type comments. I'm no Matthew Hopkins, but my sense of smell hasn't deserted me. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jerrykerry 223 Posted July 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Tetteys Jig said: priced out of it again... back to the model of taking less proven punts for less money Oh dear really? You think we should throw nearly 15 million quid on a player totally unproven in a top league? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jerrykerry 223 Posted July 23, 2020 27 minutes ago, City 101 said: How do you know that they are over pricing him , we will want £25 million for Cantwell who has achieved what exactly . Played a season in Europe's best league and shown huge signs of potential. That's what exactly. Now back to banging your head on a wall. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rich T The Biscuit 676 Posted July 23, 2020 I was gonna reply but some have beaten me to it 👍 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thirsty Lizard 3,196 Posted July 23, 2020 47 minutes ago, City 101 said: How do you know that they are over pricing him , we will want £25 million for Cantwell who has achieved what exactly . Scored as many goals this season as Jack Grealish who as everybody knows is worth of every penny of £75 million!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
birchfest 401 Posted July 23, 2020 It seems this one was perhaps the first choice of a list of options, it couldn't be done and now Placheta who might have been second on a long list of scouted potential players has been signed. I think its likely the Owner is just flexing his muscles a bit to save face and keep his fans on board, I doubt Webber cares much and neither should we really. I do feel for Mann though, unless a bigger club is lined up anyway, it would have been a good moved for him. Also, as said above 'Cantwell has achieved what exactly'... don't make me laugh, he's scored 8 goals for the bottom side in the best league in the world. He's young, he's english. He's actually done more at a higher level than Maddison had, before he went for £23 million (which was a bargain) so we can use that as the barometer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hogesar 10,253 Posted July 23, 2020 52 minutes ago, City 101 said: How do you know that they are over pricing him , we will want £25 million for Cantwell who has achieved what exactly . Played a season at a young age in the widely regarded best league in the world and scored what, 6 or 7 goals from midfield and got a few assists in a bottom-of-the-table team? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rich T The Biscuit 676 Posted July 23, 2020 Just googled it and seemingly the record fee for a player from the Romanian league is less than £10m and that was after bonuses. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheGunnShow 6,899 Posted July 23, 2020 Jonathan Wilson mentioned Becali a bit in his book Behind The Curtain. Definitely a bit shady. Webber's done the right thing in staying the hell away there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bethnal Yellow and Green 2,383 Posted July 23, 2020 34 minutes ago, TheGunnShow said: Jonathan Wilson mentioned Becali a bit in his book Behind The Curtain. Definitely a bit shady. Webber's done the right thing in staying the hell away there. Hard to say Webber 'stayed the hell away' when he flew to Romania to meet him to discuss a transfer for Man. If you want to sign a player you can't choose who the owner is. Obviously Becali's behaviour is crazy (and he is an abhorrent person) but if Norwich feel Man is the right player they should pursue it, as long as it makes financial sense. At the moment it seems Becali is trying to kick off a bidding war, or trying to look strong in front of the fans (not that I think he cares much about them). Monaco and Feynoord have both been interested in signing Man recently so there is some potential to drive his price up. I suspect Norwich have walked away, but are still keeping one eye on the situation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheGunnShow 6,899 Posted July 23, 2020 3 minutes ago, Bethnal Yellow and Green said: Hard to say Webber 'stayed the hell away' when he flew to Romania to meet him to discuss a transfer for Man. If you want to sign a player you can't choose who the owner is. Obviously Becali's behaviour is crazy (and he is an abhorrent person) but if Norwich feel Man is the right player they should pursue it, as long as it makes financial sense. At the moment it seems Becali is trying to kick off a bidding war, or trying to look strong in front of the fans (not that I think he cares much about them). Monaco and Feynoord have both been interested in signing Man recently so there is some potential to drive his price up. I suspect Norwich have walked away, but are still keeping one eye on the situation. He's stayed away in terms of being dragged into a bidding war, although that's a fair point which I didn't make clear beforehand. I just think there was a lot of potential for overpaying for a very unproven player at our level, and we've probably got someone in Placheta who was far better value. That was what I meant. He's walked away from someone trying to push a deal into what could potentially be great for him in particular, but not so much for Norwich. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olano 110 Posted July 23, 2020 The Romania u21 whent to the finale in the europen cup last year. There are some rely good players in the team. I dont know enything aboute the new polish signing, but im a bit disepontet we did not sign Man Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ivana_rubyatitz 6 Posted July 23, 2020 2 hours ago, cambridgeshire canary said: Most homophobic person in Romania award? To be fair he was up against some bloody strong opposition on that front. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheGunnShow 6,899 Posted July 23, 2020 11 minutes ago, Ivana_rubyatitz said: To be fair he was up against some bloody strong opposition on that front. Unfortunately, you could also say the same about Poland. Catholic notions of "family values" are still pretty pervasive there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kick it off 2,032 Posted July 23, 2020 42 minutes ago, Bethnal Yellow and Green said: Obviously Becali's behaviour is crazy (and he is an abhorrent person) Did you happen to see what the Romanian FA have made him do as punishment for his comments along the lines of "Women have no place in football"? He got a 4 month suspension, think he got a fine too, and he is being forced to set up a women's team🤣 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A Load of Squit 5,844 Posted July 23, 2020 He's not the Man for us. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites