astro 358 Posted June 18, 2022 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61852474 Would have been nice to see him grace Carrow Road once more, even if it was for a different team. But imagine the nerves if Stoke got a last minute free kick just outside the area….🥺🥺 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 6,680 Posted June 18, 2022 Bit odd given last I heard he was doing alright for Stoke Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
astro 358 Posted June 18, 2022 1 minute ago, cambridgeshire canary said: Bit odd given last I heard he was doing alright for Stoke Maybe it’s the chance to be closer to home that appeals? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mason 47 1,373 Posted June 18, 2022 1 minute ago, cambridgeshire canary said: Bit odd given last I heard he was doing alright for Stoke Struggled for appearances a little towards the end of the season, apparently the move is more him wanting to go than them wanting him gone. Tbf if I had the choice of a bit-part championship season in Stoke-on-Trent, or a season in lovely Riejka in a league where Josip Drmic is a lethal weapon... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Branston Pickle 3,638 Posted June 18, 2022 This is astonishing news - the way some were talking about him I was wondering why he wasn’t in the Championship team of the season. Perhaps the truth is he didn’t play as well as we were being told and he’d have been even worse in the PL…. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
essex canary 492 Posted June 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Branston Pickle said: This is astonishing news - the way some were talking about him I was wondering why he wasn’t in the Championship team of the season. Perhaps the truth is he didn’t play as well as we were being told and he’d have been even worse in the PL…. How many dead ball goals did we score last season? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nuff Said 5,092 Posted June 18, 2022 I’m definitely with Astro not wanting the tension of a late free kick against Stoke, no matter how good it would be to see him play again. 😬 Squeaky bum time. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kirku 1,332 Posted June 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Mason 47 said: or a season in lovely Riejka in a league where Josip Drmic is a lethal weapon... He's definitely a weapon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Branston Pickle 3,638 Posted June 18, 2022 (edited) 38 minutes ago, essex canary said: How many dead ball goals did we score last season? Very few - but we weren’t exactly awash the season before (and Dowell hit one ). Let’s be honest we’ve been pretty pisspoor at set pieces/direct free kicks for years; even with Vrancic playing it was rare we’d score one. Unless you’re daft you’re not going to carry a player for 90mins just incase you get a free kick. Edited June 18, 2022 by Branston Pickle Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
essex canary 492 Posted June 18, 2022 22 minutes ago, Branston Pickle said: Very few - but we weren’t exactly awash the season before (and Dowell hit one ). Let’s be honest we’ve been pretty pisspoor at set pieces/direct free kicks for years; even with Vrancic playing it was rare we’d score one. Unless you’re daft you’re not going to carry a player for 90mins just incase you get a free kick. The moving ball strikes against Birmingham and Blackburn were other great memories. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 6,680 Posted June 18, 2022 Never forgot the Bosnian Beckham 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian 1,129 Posted June 18, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Branston Pickle said: Very few - but we weren’t exactly awash the season before (and Dowell hit one ). Let’s be honest we’ve been pretty pisspoor at set pieces/direct free kicks for years; even with Vrancic playing it was rare we’d score one. Unless you’re daft you’re not going to carry a player for 90mins just incase you get a free kick. I would agree with you had we replaced Vrancic/Skipp with half decent players, but it's difficult to argue any of them were an improvement on our Championship midfield. As it worked out it probably would have been better to have had Vrancic in the squad ahead of dross like Normann. Besides which, bit disingenuous to imply Vrancic was purely a set piece on legs. He offered quite a bit more than just a decent dead ball. Edited June 18, 2022 by Ian Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wcorkcanary 4,329 Posted June 18, 2022 An in form Mario was a wonderful sight, skilled and graceful with the ball, not really an athlete, but a lovely touch and vision too, short and incisive or long and raking ... he could do it all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mella Yella 40 Posted June 18, 2022 Just thinking that team assembled on peanuts, played some of the best football I seen at Carra, compare that to the team we got last season, & all those millions squandered, just makes me sad. As one person said, "A little bit of magic has left the club" 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
