Creedence Clearwater Couto 1,217 Posted May 18, 2021 I think Josh King would be an excellent signing. Would provide quality competition for Pukki, and should suit our style of play. Much more than Everton IMO. I don't see him as another Naismith or Drmic. Free transfer on a two year deal, fairly low risk. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ekoku: The Ambassador Of The People 122 Posted May 18, 2021 Worst i keep seeing is Aston Villa being linked with Emi Buendia. I mean Aston Villa. Come on!! Plus another insult is they think they can pick him up for less than £35m🙄 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,703 Posted May 18, 2021 (edited) Stjepan Loncar: https://www.pinkun.com/sport/norwich-city/bosnia-midfielder-claimed-to-be-city-summer-target-7983986 Never heard of him. Edited May 18, 2021 by Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
birchfest 397 Posted May 18, 2021 54 minutes ago, Ekoku: The Ambassador Of The People said: Worst i keep seeing is Aston Villa being linked with Emi Buendia. I mean Aston Villa. Come on!! Plus another insult is they think they can pick him up for less than £35m🙄 Wouldn't worry about it, Webber said that there is a double criteria.. the money AND the move has to make sense. We might let him go to a Man City or an Atletico for £30-35 million, as we wouldn't want to stand in the way of a move to a Champions league and title winning side, but we would hard ball a team like Villa as we wouldn't have the same pressure from the player to want to force the issue... no champions league, no prospect of a title and us in a good financial health. To sell to them would be a £40-45 million bid where its simply too much to turn down when put against the risk of Buendia tearing his ACL in the first match for example. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shefcanary 2,340 Posted May 18, 2021 21 minutes ago, Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man said: Stjepan Loncar: https://www.pinkun.com/sport/norwich-city/bosnia-midfielder-claimed-to-be-city-summer-target-7983986 Never heard of him. Kind of, sort of, fits don't it? Left sided defensive midfielder, full international, tough tackler, Bosnian a la Vrancic. GBE credits available for an overseas transfer. An identikit signing. Still doesn't excite me though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hank shoots Skyler 2,094 Posted May 18, 2021 10 hours ago, Jim Smith said: Since I’ve never heard of him he can’t have played much for them in the premier so would he be a good signing if Liverpool don’t think he’s good enough to play in the premier league? Or is this a case of a transfer fee/value just being inflated because of the club he’s at? Agreed Jim, if he's not good enough for Liverpool then he's certainly not good enough for us either. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terminally Yellow 2,440 Posted May 18, 2021 26 minutes ago, shefcanary said: Kind of, sort of, fits don't it? Left sided defensive midfielder, full international, tough tackler, Bosnian a la Vrancic. GBE credits available for an overseas transfer. An identikit signing. Still doesn't excite me though. Europa League experience, scored and assisted against Sociedad and AZ Alkmaar respectively. Interesting link. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,703 Posted May 18, 2021 32 minutes ago, shefcanary said: Kind of, sort of, fits don't it? Left sided defensive midfielder, full international, tough tackler, Bosnian a la Vrancic. GBE credits available for an overseas transfer. An identikit signing. Still doesn't excite me though. I suppose it does fit, but we couldn't expect an instant impact if it did happen because it's one hell of a jump from the Croatian top flight to the Premier League. Even Drmic is scoring goals there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Christoph Stiepermann 1,120 Posted May 18, 2021 "Reports today have surfaced in Italy that" ....yeah whatever. any article that begins with that I immediately stop reading. You all should have learned by now to ignore any rumours that come out of Italy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,703 Posted May 18, 2021 Goodness gracious me, the Italian media have linked us with Kevin Prince Boateng. Clearly they know nothing about us. https://www.seriebnews.com/2021/05/17/calciomercato-monza-boateng-udinese-norwich/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex Moss 2,165 Posted May 18, 2021 2 hours ago, Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man said: Stjepan Loncar: https://www.pinkun.com/sport/norwich-city/bosnia-midfielder-claimed-to-be-city-summer-target-7983986 Never heard of him. Something tells me Drmic might not give his current teammate a glowing endorsement of our club right now, Wacky! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeiranShikari 1,354 Posted May 19, 2021 Not a rumour I've seen but does anyone else think we should put in a sneaky bid for Dan Burn? 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king canary 7,455 Posted May 19, 2021 9 hours ago, Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man said: I suppose it does fit, but we couldn't expect an instant impact if it did happen because it's one hell of a jump from the Croatian top flight to the Premier League. Even Drmic is scoring goals there. Not sure about that- plenty of decent players have come from the Croatian League, the step up isn't small but it isn't impossible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,703 Posted May 19, 2021 1 hour ago, king canary said: Not sure about that- plenty of decent players have come from the Croatian League, the step up isn't small but it isn't impossible. It isn't impossible as Croatia produce lots of decent players, but most Croatian players who have played in England came here via a gateway league. Obviously Modric is an exception but he's one of the greatest players of his generation, yet players like Kalinic, Vlasic and Eduardo didn't take to the league very well and had to move backwards to move forward. The only other real success directly from Croatia I can think of is Kranjcar, and he took a season to settle. I'm not say that Loncar couldn't be a success here, but he may just need a few months to bed in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 6,513 Posted May 19, 2021 11 hours ago, Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man said: Stjepan Loncar: https://www.pinkun.com/sport/norwich-city/bosnia-midfielder-claimed-to-be-city-summer-target-7983986 Never heard of him. 'Never heard of it' Something people said when we signed Pukki, Buendia etc etc.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,703 Posted May 19, 2021 1 minute ago, cambridgeshire canary said: 'Never heard of it' Something people said when we signed Pukki, Buendia etc etc.. I wasn't using it as a criticism. I said it because I couldn't pass comment on the player. And besides, quite a few of us had heard of Pukki. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bethnal Yellow and Green 1,557 Posted May 19, 2021 Loncar wouldn't get a work permit - Croatian League is a 'Band 6' in the new GBE rules and can't see why he'd get exceptional circumstances. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,703 Posted May 19, 2021 3 minutes ago, Bethnal Yellow and Green said: Loncar wouldn't get a work permit - Croatian League is a 'Band 6' in the new GBE rules and can't see why he'd get exceptional circumstances. I guess he'd need Bosnia to break into the world's top 50 in the May or June rankings? I see they're currently 55th. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bonzo 198 Posted May 19, 2021 22 hours ago, Terminally Yellow said: Which sources are these?. It was spotted by a friend in the twitter feed of a Liverpool journalist. It may be a rehash of an old story however there is talk that Liverpool are after Mbappe or possibly another striker and it was in this context that the quote about Origi came up. My friend said that both Norwich and Watford had made these approaches. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bethnal Yellow and Green 1,557 Posted May 19, 2021 9 minutes ago, Bonzo said: It was spotted by a friend in the twitter feed of a Liverpool journalist. It may be a rehash of an old story however there is talk that Liverpool are after Mbappe or possibly another striker and it was in this context that the quote about Origi came up. My friend said that both Norwich and Watford had made these approaches. This is the tweet that started the Origi rumour - not a journalist but a fan account. Basically BS. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nuff Said 4,938 Posted May 19, 2021 11 hours ago, Hank shoots Skyler said: Agreed Jim, if he's not good enough for Liverpool then he's certainly not good enough for us either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bonzo 198 Posted May 19, 2021 14 minutes ago, Bethnal Yellow and Green said: This is the tweet that started the Origi rumour - not a journalist but a fan account. Basically BS. Probably. However this is a rumours thread and this story is a rumour. It is the same with every other name mentioned in the thread even where the speculation is initiated by journalists It may be utter BS but such is the nature of rumours. rumour /ˈruːmə/ noun a currently circulating story or report of uncertain or doubtful truth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Uncle Fred 526 Posted May 19, 2021 I hate this kind of thread realistically few people will know what Webber is up to. Most of the noise is agents trying to drum up interest in their players. pay little attention to this nonsense until it appears on the club website Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Danke bitte 965 Posted May 19, 2021 19 minutes ago, Uncle Fred said: I hate this kind of thread realistically few people will know what Webber is up to. Most of the noise is agents trying to drum up interest in their players. pay little attention to this nonsense until it appears on the club website Just a bit of a fun buddy. Lighten up! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fuzzar 1,701 Posted May 19, 2021 44 minutes ago, Uncle Fred said: I hate this kind of thread realistically few people will know what Webber is up to. Most of the noise is agents trying to drum up interest in their players. pay little attention to this nonsense until it appears on the club website I apply this logic to all your posts....😉 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,703 Posted May 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Uncle Fred said: I hate this kind of thread realistically few people will know what Webber is up to. Most of the noise is agents trying to drum up interest in their players. pay little attention to this nonsense until it appears on the club website Let's face it, we all know most of these rumours are bull but it's always an enjoyable thread. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 6,513 Posted May 19, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Bethnal Yellow and Green said: This is the tweet that started the Origi rumour - not a journalist but a fan account. Basically BS. To be fair if he/a Liverpool player on low wages is going for a free you can bet hundreds of clubs have 'enquired' about him.. Edited May 19, 2021 by cambridgeshire canary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king canary 7,455 Posted May 19, 2021 2 hours ago, Bonzo said: Probably. However this is a rumours thread and this story is a rumour. It is the same with every other name mentioned in the thread even where the speculation is initiated by journalists It may be utter BS but such is the nature of rumours. rumour /ˈruːmə/ noun a currently circulating story or report of uncertain or doubtful truth. I think it would generally be good practice for people to say where they saw a rumour at least- just makes it easier for people to decide which ones should be taken seriously. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Basel_NCFC 7 Posted May 19, 2021 On 17/05/2021 at 16:05, king canary said: Disagree personally, he's got some pedigree, can play out wide as well as through the middle and adds pace. He'd put more pressure on Pukki than Drmic did IMO. Stating the obvious referencing Drmic! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nuff Said 4,938 Posted May 19, 2021 4 hours ago, Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man said: Let's face it, we all know most of these rumours are bull but it's always an enjoyable thread. It’s definitely preferable to the alternative, which is loads of new threads on here, largely titled with names I’ve never heard of, because someone has either read some nonsense on Facebook, or their granny’s next door neighbour’s dog walker heard something in the pub. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites