birchfest 397 Posted August 26, 2021 16 minutes ago, PurpleCanary said: That's not Southwell saying Normann is the priority. Just some fan. - I've seen it mentioned that he can also play in central defence. Is this right? Yeah that’s me writing to him haha 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
curious yellow 184 Posted August 26, 2021 42 minutes ago, NorthCarolinaYellow said: Shifting gears a bit, we've done quite well to get better loan spots for the kids than in previous seasons with all of Martin, Famewo, McCallum, Sinani, and Adshead at L1 or better. Omotoye at L2 Leyton Orient. It will be interesting to see if we can further get any of Oxborough, Sitti, Placheta, Tomkinson, Fitzpatrick, Dickson-Peters, Kamara, et al. out to a good loan. Fitzpatrick has already left the club. I would hope we could keep Kamara, Tomkinson and Placheta. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Feedthewolf 4,844 Posted August 26, 2021 16 minutes ago, curious yellow said: Fitzpatrick has already left the club. I would hope we could keep Kamara, Tomkinson and Placheta. I've still yet to see any official confirmation of this. There was a media report in Scotland a couple of weeks ago claiming that he was on trial with St Johnstone after leaving Norwich, but his contract here runs until next summer and I've seen nothing from the club to say anything to the contrary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,679 Posted August 26, 2021 Like Amadou? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeiranShikari 1,409 Posted August 26, 2021 Benjamin Mendy might be available on a cheap soon. Might have to wait a while to use him though. Webber loves a creative transfer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 6,675 Posted August 26, 2021 51 minutes ago, keelansgrandad said: Like Amadou? dou dou dou push pineapple shake the tree? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WD40 720 Posted August 26, 2021 4 minutes ago, KeiranShikari said: Benjamin Mendy might be available on a cheap soon. Might have to wait a while to use him though. Webber loves a creative transfer. 👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,777 Posted August 26, 2021 3 minutes ago, KeiranShikari said: Benjamin Mendy might be available on a cheap soon. Might have to wait a while to use him though. Webber loves a creative transfer. If the accusations are proven to be true, there's more chance of Giovanni Buendia turning pro before Mendy sets foot on a football pitch again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeiranShikari 1,409 Posted August 26, 2021 The more the day's gone on the more I've warmed up to that Carvalho rumour. Gonna be sad when it's fully squashed tomorrow morning. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herman 9,713 Posted August 26, 2021 59 minutes ago, cambridgeshire canary said: dou dou dou push pineapple shake the tree? It wasn't just me then......😂 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 4,195 Posted August 26, 2021 4 minutes ago, KeiranShikari said: The more the day's gone on the more I've warmed up to that Carvalho rumour. Gonna be sad when it's fully squashed tomorrow morning. Could well be a bit of creative name dropping to rattle Normann out of the Rostov cage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeiranShikari 1,409 Posted August 26, 2021 13 minutes ago, Capt. Pants said: Could well be a bit of creative name dropping to rattle Normann out of the Rostov cage. That was my first assumption too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WSM 62 Posted August 26, 2021 (edited) update Edited August 26, 2021 by WSM Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chicken 2,604 Posted August 26, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, WSM said: update The same people that gave you: "Norwich in the race to sign Armstrong, could hijack Southampton bid at last minute" when Armstrong was having a medical at Southampton. And when pressed on twitter the journo responsible said "well, Norwich's offer hasn't been taken off the table." So I'd ignore this to be honest. Edited August 26, 2021 by chicken Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Branston Pickle 3,635 Posted August 26, 2021 (edited) £82k a week….crikey, how many of us even earn anything like that in a year, let alone in just 7 days? (I don’t, fwiw!); it does sound a lot more than I’d have though he’s on though Edited August 26, 2021 by Branston Pickle Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cornish sam 944 Posted August 26, 2021 13 minutes ago, WSM said: update I wonder where they got £82k pw from? The Spanish paper (who will know because Spanish clubs have to file players contracts in a public database I believe) say he's on €2.5m pa or about £42k pw... I do often wonder why so many read/buy/believe the Sun (and the mail for that) 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
birchfest 397 Posted August 26, 2021 Guys, it seems pretty clear he was on the list and we asked at some point, but it seems Bettis want him gone and he isn’t so are trying to leak some interest, likely because there is someone else considering him and are trying to get them to bite. I have no doubt his name was flag, a call was made a fee was set out and then the first conversation with the agent put it firmly to bed with his wage demands and likely no desire to stay or have a wage cut in the event of a relegation. time to move on, it seems Normann is the front runner. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 11 Posted August 26, 2021 6 minutes ago, cornish sam said: I wonder where they got £82k pw from? The Spanish paper (who will know because Spanish clubs have to file players contracts in a public database I believe) say he's on €2.5m pa or about £42k pw... I do often wonder why so many read/buy/believe the Sun (and the mail for that) Yeah doing a quick Google search seems to indicate that his wages are likely to be around 38-39k a week, whether that is within our wage budget is still uncertain but I don't think it rules a move out entirely. I suspect that it may be a timely release of a rumour in order to progress the normann dealings Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chicken 2,604 Posted August 26, 2021 (edited) Not sure of the source or the validity of the chap behind this but still, worthy of sharing: When they said this summer would be interesting... they were bloody right! I mean, even if we don't get Carvalho, the fact that it doesn't sound that unbelievable, considering where we were just two seasons ago... is enough to make me smile to be honest. People are going on about pace, but if he plays as a true DM, it isn't as essential as positioning. Tettey is evidence of that, Makelele and Dechamps were never blessed with huge amounts of pace, neither was Petit. Edited August 26, 2021 by chicken 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bethnal Yellow and Green 1,557 Posted August 26, 2021 2 minutes ago, chicken said: Not sure of the source or the validity of the chap behind this but still, worthy of sharing: When they said this summer would be interesting... they were bloody right! I mean, even if we don't get Carvalho, the fact that it doesn't sound that unbelievable, considering where we were just two seasons ago... is enough to make me smile to be honest. People are going on about pace, but if he plays as a true DM, it isn't as essential as positioning. Tettey is evidence of that, Makelele and Dechamps were never blessed with huge amounts of pace, neither was Petit. That report is from here: https://todofichajes.com/el-norwich-avanza-por-william-carvalho/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Branston Pickle 3,635 Posted August 26, 2021 (edited) You’ve got to just love some of the translation…true or otherwise re: him coming, you do wonder where the Sun has got their €80k/wk from if everything else suggests differently. Edited August 26, 2021 by Branston Pickle Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Feedthewolf 4,844 Posted August 26, 2021 8 minutes ago, Bethnal Yellow and Green said: That report is from here: https://todofichajes.com/el-norwich-avanza-por-william-carvalho/ Do you know if that's a reliable source, Bethnal? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chicken 2,604 Posted August 26, 2021 2 minutes ago, Branston Pickle said: You’ve got to just love some of the translation…true or otherwise re: him coming, you do wonder where the Sun has got their €80k/wk from if everything else suggests differently. They pull it out of their @rs3 every time. From what I have seen they only regurgitate other sports news, make it up, or help out agents for a few bob. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bethnal Yellow and Green 1,557 Posted August 26, 2021 6 minutes ago, Feedthewolf said: Do you know if that's a reliable source, Bethnal? It's not a great one to be honest. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baracouda 47 Posted August 26, 2021 9 minutes ago, Branston Pickle said: You’ve got to just love some of the translation…true or otherwise re: him coming, you do wonder where the Sun has got their €80k/wk from if everything else suggests differently. not sure on the tax in Spain, but if he is on 40k net. with 50% uk tax for high earner. That's 80k ish gross. Could also have some bonuses on top of his Spanish Salary. Or the sun is just making things up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Branston Pickle 3,635 Posted August 26, 2021 19 minutes ago, Bethnal Yellow and Green said: It's not a great one to be honest. Well if nothing else this has provided us with some interest, with not a lot else going on; I think most of us would file it under ‘unlikely’ but who knows. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Hairy 3,759 Posted August 26, 2021 59 minutes ago, Branston Pickle said: You’ve got to just love some of the translation…true or otherwise re: him coming, you do wonder where the Sun has got their €80k/wk from if everything else suggests differently. They'll have gotten it from the same place as all their other information, plucked out of their **** holes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bethnal Yellow and Green 1,557 Posted August 26, 2021 50 minutes ago, Baracouda said: not sure on the tax in Spain, but if he is on 40k net. with 50% uk tax for high earner. That's 80k ish gross. Could also have some bonuses on top of his Spanish Salary. Or the sun is just making things up. Spanish media does tend to report wages post-tax unlike the UK which usually uses pre-tax figures. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tetteys Jig 830 Posted August 26, 2021 Well just because he's on that there doesn't mean we'd pay all of it. If nobody else is going to offer what we are to take him (say 50% wages and Betis pay the rest) then he'll come to us or Betis will have to keep paying him full salary. Pretty sure we paid most of Trybulls salary last season when he went to Blackburn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tricky974 61 Posted August 26, 2021 At first I thought how old is Carvalho he has been linked with clubs since around the time we were bringing in RVW and I thought he was older, but he is a player who has been linked loads of times and never signed by an English club, I don't typically watch much of Sporting Lisbon but I'm sure between Webber and Farke we will bring in the right man. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites