Official: Klose Leaves

[Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,820]

Brilliant servant but his best days are behind him.

However, it leaves us with just three centre backs (and one left back). Hopefully Webber is working overtime to resolve this, because we're even shorter than last season with more games to play in a shorter period.

[hogesar 9,666]

MB's article in the Athletic suggested we'd only sanction the move if we had a replacement already lined up. How much of that is fact or conjecture I don't know but would hope it's accurate.

[cambridgeshire canary 6,716]

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[Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,820]

1 minute ago, hogesar said:

MB's article in the Athletic suggested we'd only sanction the move if we had a replacement already lined up. How much of that is fact or conjecture I don't know but would hope it's accurate.

You'd hope it's true and common sense, but we've been in this situation, both during Webber's reign and before, where we haven't got enough in certain positions and it has come back to bite us.

[Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,820]

1 minute ago, cambridgeshire canary said:

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Already grassed myself up in the other thread, sir. I thought there was already another thread but couldn't find it on the first page, and because I was sure we were talking about this recently, I thought it might have been in one of the other threads.

What's my punishment? 

[Bethnal Yellow and Green 1,557]

Seem some mixed messages on a replacement.

Michael B saying Tettey and Sorenson would be replacements, with Omobamidele potentially fast tracked to the first team. Pinkun saying a PL loan is being looked at and Saliba is a 'player of interest'. 

Hopefully the PinkUn have it right - as you say 3 centrebacks is too short, even if Tettey and Sorenson can cover at a push.

[king canary 7,605]

Replacement has to be bought in ASAP.

We currently have a one injured central defender, one who looked good in the last game but hasn't played in two years, one who looks a bit out of form and then youth teamers,

[cambridgeshire canary 6,716]

1 minute ago, Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man said:

Already grassed myself up in the other thread, sir. I thought there was already another thread but couldn't find it on the first page, and because I was sure we were talking about this recently, I thought it might have been in one of the other threads.

What's my punishment? 

Having to watch Hougtons first ten matches in charge of Forest

 

2 minutes ago, Bethnal Yellow and Green said:

Seem some mixed messages on a replacement.

Michael B saying Tettey and Sorenson would be replacements, with Omobamidele potentially fast tracked to the first team. Pinkun saying a PL loan is being looked at and Saliba is a 'player of interest'. 

Hopefully the PinkUn have it right - as you say 3 centrebacks is too short, even if Tettey and Sorenson can cover at a push.

Tetty? In centreback again? Farke off his meds?

[king canary 7,605]

2 minutes ago, Bethnal Yellow and Green said:

Seem some mixed messages on a replacement.

Michael B saying Tettey and Sorenson would be replacements, with Omobamidele potentially fast tracked to the first team. Pinkun saying a PL loan is being looked at and Saliba is a 'player of interest'. 

Hopefully the PinkUn have it right - as you say 3 centrebacks is too short, even if Tettey and Sorenson can cover at a push.

Sorenson is an unknown but we've seen Tettey just isn't good enough in this role so I really hope the Pinkun is correct.

[Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,820]

If we don't sign another centre back and a left back too, then I'll seriously start questioning Webber.

[Bethnal Yellow and Green 1,557]

2 minutes ago, Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man said:

If we don't sign another centre back and a left back too, then I'll seriously start questioning Webber.

I doubt a left back is coming. Especially if Saliba is the target as he can play right back and Farke basically sees left backs and right backs as the same thing.

[City 2nd 191]

NCFC would sell the Crown Jewels if they owned them at this time. The club is too much financially orientated. Not knocking it as we are a self financing club, but Covid is beginning to bite, and regardless of the DF comment ‘we don’t have to sell’, we do. Its not just about transfer fees, but high earners have to be, and will be, moved on!

[king canary 7,605]

4 minutes ago, Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man said:

If we don't sign another centre back and a left back too, then I'll seriously start questioning Webber.

If we don't our defence looks like this...

Aarons (excellent)

Byran (injury prone)

Mumba (unproven)

Gibson (no football in nearly 2 years)

Zimmerman (injured most of last season, not looking in great form so far)

Hanley (injury prone)

Quintilla (looks decent, no backup)

A total of 7 defenders, with question marks against a number of them.

That would be suicidal. 

[Bethnal Yellow and Green 1,557]

2 minutes ago, City 2nd said:

NCFC would sell the Crown Jewels if they owned them at this time. The club is too much financially orientated. Not knocking it as we are a self financing club, but Covid is beginning to bite, and regardless of the DF comment ‘we don’t have to sell’, we do. Its not just about transfer fees, but high earners have to be, and will be, moved on!

If that was true Norwich would have sold Aarons, Emi or Cantwell on the cheap by now.

Norwich could have made an awful lot more money so far this summer if they really needed to, but they have kept their prices high (much to the frustration of a couple of players at least).

Klose leaving is logical, he is 32 and wants to play football, not be a 4th choice at Norwich and it seems this move largely comes from him wanting out - not Norwich wanting him out.

[Tetteys Jig 830]

If we aren't in for Saliba now then I honestly don't get it. Seems the perfect 2+2=4 situation.

Arteta will only send him to a side that play out from the back so that leaves us and Bournemouth as the front runners and they don't particularly need another centre back.

Just hope its not another case of us being financially outmuscled as he would make a huge difference potentially

[Capt. Pants 4,233]

Target someone to go straight into the team. No reason to have a talent deficit with the funds from the Godfrey sale available.

[Michael Bates 9]

Id love to see Webber go and get Van Den Berg from Liverpool on loan for competition and cover.

[TeemuVanBasten 3,327]

9 minutes ago, Bethnal Yellow and Green said:

Klose leaving is logical, he is 32 and wants to play football, not be a 4th choice at Norwich and it seems this move largely comes from him wanting out - not Norwich wanting him out.

Its only logical if we bring in a replacement.

We've got 2 weeks to loan a Premier League player, suspect that's the path we'll take. 

[TeemuVanBasten 3,327]

Van Wolfswinkel is his new team mate! 

Shame they didn't take Drmic as part of the deal. 

 

[Midlands Yellow 3,980]

13 minutes ago, Bethnal Yellow and Green said:

If that was true Norwich would have sold Aarons, Emi or Cantwell on the cheap by now.

Norwich could have made an awful lot more money so far this summer if they really needed to, but they have kept their prices high (much to the frustration of a couple of players at least).

Klose leaving is logical, he is 32 and wants to play football, not be a 4th choice at Norwich and it seems this move largely comes from him wanting out - not Norwich wanting him out.

I’d say we’ve already made a lot of money this summer. 

[cambridgeshire canary 6,716]

2 minutes ago, TeemuVanBasten said:

Van Wolfswinkel is his new team mate! 

Shame they didn't take Drmic as part of the deal. 

 

The holy trifecta 

[pearsos 56]

Anyway, back to the original thread.

Good luck Timm, a very good player until injuries got the better of him.

I will always remember him acting as cheerleader from the sidelines when he was a substitute and his banter with the Snakepit was brilliant.

Hope he stays fit and enjoys his football in future.

Edited October 7, 2020 by pearsos

[Terminally Yellow 2,448]

I'm sure this will be an unpopular opinion. But for the money we spent, Timm Klose was an unmitigated failure (a bit like most of the Alex Neil signings, let's be honest). Up there with other such failures as RvW, Naismith and Matt Jarvis for me.

Nice guy, without a doubt.

[lake district canary 4,531]

Good luck to him. Shame he wasn't fit enough often enough and would have been a legend if he had.  Some great moments and loads of desire from him and a good character to have, always smiling. 

[lake district canary 4,531]

Just now, Terminally Yellow said:

I'm sure this will be an unpopular opinion. But for the money we spent, Timm Klose was an unmitigated failure (a bit like most of the Alex Neil signings, let's be honest). Up there with other such failures as RvW, Naismith and Matt Jarvis for me.

Nice guy, without a doubt.

I don't often resort to insults, but I'm going to make an exception here....

Tw*t.

 

 

[Capt. Pants 4,233]

3 minutes ago, Terminally Yellow said:

I'm sure this will be an unpopular opinion. But for the money we spent, Timm Klose was an unmitigated failure (a bit like most of the Alex Neil signings, let's be honest). Up there with other such failures as RvW, Naismith and Matt Jarvis for me.

Nice guy, without a doubt.

Didn't turn out how we wanted largely due to injury. To describe it as an unmitigated failure is just ridiculous.

[Making Plans 936]

Chances are with his injury record he'll get another one and Basel won't opt for the buy option and he'll be back next season

[ricardo 7,385]

57 minutes ago, hogesar said:

MB's article in the Athletic suggested we'd only sanction the move if we had a replacement already lined up. How much of that is fact or conjecture I don't know but would hope it's accurate.

Been a good servant, all the best Tim.

Can't see much prospect of any further incomings. 

[TeemuVanBasten 3,327]

20 minutes ago, Terminally Yellow said:

I'm sure this will be an unpopular opinion. But for the money we spent, Timm Klose was an unmitigated failure (a bit like most of the Alex Neil signings, let's be honest). Up there with other such failures as RvW, Naismith and Matt Jarvis for me.

Nice guy, without a doubt.

You were were right, it is an unpopular opinion. 

31 games in our Championship winning season and a huge part of the reason Ben Godfrey became a £25m signing. 

Legs have gone now but he was a quality centre back. 

[Terminally Yellow 2,448]

52 minutes ago, lake district canary said:

I don't often resort to insults, but I'm going to make an exception here....

Tw*t.

Removed due to later apology.

46 minutes ago, Capt. Pants said:

Didn't turn out how we wanted largely due to injury. To describe it as an unmitigated failure is just ridiculous.

Actually it's a valid opinion. Let me enlighten you.

Brought in for one of the largest fees Norwich City has ever spent.

Consistently replaced in the side year after year. Sometimes because of injury. Sometimes not. Lost his place to Zimmermann. Then Godfrey. Neither have the experience or credentials of Klose. Both kept their places beyond any injuries. 

After the first relegation, was an absolute disappointment. Admitted as such in his interviews.

His most recent spell in the side coincided with the worst spell of football this team has seen since Glenn Roeder's days in charge. Again, appreciate injuries played their part.

For the sheer weight of expectation vs what we got, he was an expensive disaster. 

Nice guy, like I said. Always worked hard for us. That's appreciated. But a very, very poor signing overall.

 

Edited October 7, 2020 by Terminally Yellow