The Officially Not Official Summer Transfer Thread 2023

[Google Bot 3,278]

Just now, Dean Coneys boots said:

He’s 33 in two weeks time - hardly a great replacement for Big Andy 

AO was full of mistakes and far from the real deal yet, do you want to do anything this season?  If so, stop pissing your pants and worrying about the age of players and concentrate on what they can do this week, this month, this season.

At least we're selling players on our terms right now, that won't be the case next season if we fail to progress.

[GodlyOtsemobor 2,322]

1 minute ago, Google Bot said:

So many people moaned about Barnes and he's been a revelation for us.  There's nothing wrong in having an experienced backline when you've got a young attacking flair to your team to balance it up.

Not according to some they didn't 😜😂

[Capt. Pants 4,241]

11 minutes ago, cambridgeshire canary said:

Isnt he about to turn 33? Seems our youth model is over.

 

All go on the Norwich retirement home

Hwang is 31 as well.

A Batth out of hell.

[horsefly 4,301]

1 minute ago, Dean Coneys boots said:

We have made a fortune in sales in recent years. Yet we are shopping in the absolute dregs of the bargain basement, it’s wonderful how good a start we have made, but it’s more luck than judgement. Where is the ambition? 
 

The ambition is to get promoted. Sunderland (against the odds) made the play-offs last year, and Batth was their player of the season.

[Terminally Yellow 2,448]

Just now, Dean Coneys boots said:

He’s 33 in two weeks time - hardly a great replacement for Big Andy 

Is repeatedly being called Sunderland's player of the season on the forum link I posted above. 

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Player of the season last year, far and away our best and most composed defender

This year we’ve ****ed him off.

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Norwich fans absolutely raging on twitter.

f***ing clowns. Some of the comments are embarrassing. In fact just about all of them are.

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Supporters’ Player of the Year award for 2022-23.

Initially establishing himself as a key player in the second half of last season’s promotion campaign, Batth has played 40 league games in the Sky Bet Championship as the team have kept 13 clean sheets so far.

But who gives a **** what we the supporters think or want.

 

[cambridgeshire canary 6,730]

1 minute ago, canarydan23 said:

Batth hasn't got off the bench this season. Hopefully won't be needed to get off ours either.

We needed decent pressure or an upgrade on Gibson, ideally a left-footer.

Squad is worse than it was this morning. At least the accounts are.

I'm not going to joke about a scarecrow probably being an upgrade on Gibson

[cambridgeshire canary 6,730]

Just now, Terminally Yellow said:

Is repeatedly being called Sunderland's player of the season on the forum link I posted above. 

 

They live in Sunderland. They're always angry this is nothing new

[ricardo 7,395]

1 minute ago, canarydan23 said:

 

Squad is worse than it was this morning. At least the accounts are.

Truest words spoken tonight.

Massively underwhelmed.

[Faded Jaded Semi Plastic SOB 1,024]

6 minutes ago, Dean Coneys boots said:

You are such a negative individual, do you actually support Norwich City?..............

[Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,821]

Right, so Batth in for Omobamidele. A move sideways on the pitch for this season, and more money in the bank. 

Now, let's talk forwards. We desperately need one.

[Dean Coneys boots 1,400]

Good start to season aside - we have regressed massively in terms of squad value. Sold the family cars and purchased some nice old bangers for next to nothing - which are fun to drive but have almost nothing left on the clock. 

[Desert_Fox_2 6]

16 minutes ago, king canary said:

Christ.

Selling a 21 year old talent to replace him with a 32 year old journey man is a concern.

33 in a couple of weeks time!!!

[Terminally Yellow 2,448]

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

Right, so Batth in for Omobamidele. A move sideways on the pitch for this season, and more money in the bank. 

Now, let's talk forwards. We desperately need one.

Have you missed the news about Hwang?

[Dean Coneys boots 1,400]

2 minutes ago, Faded Jaded Semi Plastic SOB said:

You are such a negative individual, do you actually support Norwich City?..............

Yes but not blindly. If you think today is something to cheer you must be simple or insane. 

[By Hook or Ian crook 917]

6 minutes ago, Graham Paddons Beard said:

Danny Batth gets sent off on 60 mins . Cue Eddie Waring . 

Early batth jokes already 

[GodlyOtsemobor 2,322]

2 minutes ago, Dean Coneys boots said:

Good start to season aside - we have regressed massively in terms of squad value. Sold the family cars and purchased some nice old bangers for next to nothing - which are fun to drive but have almost nothing left on the clock. 

Since when did squad "value" equal success at this level? Pretty sure our Lambert squad and Farke squad weren't valuable. 🤷

Luton last year weren't valuable 🤷

Edited September 1, 2023 by GodlyOtsemobor

[TheGunnShow 5,940]

Just now, By Hook or Ian crook said:

Early batth jokes already 

Threw out the baby with the Batth-water.

[Terminally Yellow 2,448]

Man City lad signed.

[Well b back 3,208]

1 minute ago, Dean Coneys boots said:

Good start to season aside - we have regressed massively in terms of squad value. Sold the family cars and purchased some nice old bangers for next to nothing - which are fun to drive but have almost nothing left on the clock. 

Yet will have more chance of us returning to the EPL

[Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,821]

3 minutes ago, Terminally Yellow said:

Have you missed the news about Hwang?

Nothing seems to say that it's (as good as) done. 

[Dean Coneys boots 1,400]

Ask me again in the summer if we don’t go up. Parachute payments will run out, we shall fire sale any remaining talent and won’t have the funds to replace dads army 

[SwearyCanary 1,179]

Batth?? Are you having a bubble? 

[Bert 236]

Batth has the turning circle of the titanic 

[Terminally Yellow 2,448]

Just now, Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man said:

Nothing seems to say that it's (as good as) done. 

The Pink Un lads have been saying the paperwork is in for it for the last 30 minutes.

[Payno10 51]

28 minutes ago, ricardo said:

We all know it will be Simon bloody Charlton.

Or gramhe Stewart 

[By Hook or Ian crook 917]

1 minute ago, Terminally Yellow said:

Man City lad signed.

I’ve got High hopes

[Payno10 51]

The youngster from Man City has signed 

[Ian 1,129]

52 minutes ago, Ian said:

Am I missing something - are we not in the same transfer window?

I was referring to Barnes and Duffy - pretty sure they signed this window...

[Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,821]

3 minutes ago, Terminally Yellow said:

The Pink Un lads have been saying the paperwork is in for it for the last 30 minutes.

Ah, fair enough, hadn't seen that. Not as exciting as some of the names linked, but better than nothing. 

[Branston Pickle 3,661]

1 minute ago, Dean Coneys boots said:

Yes but not blindly. If you think today is something to cheer you must be simple or insane. 

It’s neither great nor the end of the world - we have been told all summer long that Omo was all-but certain to leave so there’s little point in bleating about it.  He can’t even get in our side so £15m-£20m is great money however you look at it.   If we get a decent replacement in at short notice, along with the striker we need, I’m happy enough.