Bradwell canary 109 Posted February 21 Would you say has performed the best? we all agree that a fee like like would buy our club and change. I am at an age when the best goal scorer I have ever seen, Jimmy Greaves, insisted that Spurs paid a pound under a hundred thousand as he did not want to be the first one.. My god what would he be worth today, in this totally stupid market place? Love football, hate what it’s become!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 6,729 Posted February 21 Harry Kane. Does a loane count or only sold players? Then again no trophies.. And won't even be winning one this year either! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Google Bot 3,278 Posted February 21 (edited) Do you mean in general, or players that have been here? I Remember thinking that the Chris Sutton money was ludicrous but he did the goods for Blackburn winning the title. Shame about the injuries though. Similar link I think Shearer moving to Newcastle was really big news at the time, but it was money well spent as he brought so much to them across the 10 years. It smashed the previous record at the time I think, hate to think what that is the equivalent to in todays money. He was a proper solid signing for them though. Edited February 21 by Google Bot Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 4,239 Posted February 21 Ronaldo from Sporting to Man Utd back in 2003 for around £19m looks fantastic business. Love him or hate him he was a consistent performer for 15 or more years wherever he played. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Christoph Stiepermann 1,138 Posted February 22 We've not really had much success at all with players we've signed for around ~ 10 million. I think only 2 from memory have been any good Klose and Sargent. If you're paying around £10m for a player he's going to be known to every club in world football and as we usually only signed them when we're in the PL there's usually a good reason why other clubs have passed over them or why they're not worth £20m which is a standard fee for a decent PL player. We always do better overall when we go for lesser known gambles. You get the odd Franke or Marshall but that's more than worth the risk to find a Buendia or Pukki. Next time we go up we should try to sign fewer players who are worth more or just continue trying to find cheaper players who might surprise us. We've had very little success and wasted a lot of money at that 8-12m range Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old Shuck 183 Posted February 22 The £50'000 we spent on Martin Peters was something of a bargain in general as well as for us. He played more times for Norwich than he did Tottenham and was on the verge of an England recall only for Ron Greenwood to declare he wanted younger players.....before he selected Ian Callaghan, who was older than Peters! Whatever Man City spent on Rodri was a steal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Creedence Clearwater Couto 1,278 Posted February 22 The best value for money transfer this club has ever spent is the £1million Delia found down the back of the sofa for Darren Huckerby. Give me one better. I’ll wait. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheGunnShow 5,940 Posted February 22 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Creedence Clearwater Couto said: The best value for money transfer this club has ever spent is the £1million Delia found down the back of the sofa for Darren Huckerby. Give me one better. I’ll wait. Grant Holt for £400K? And if the figure I've seen for Wes Hoolahan (£250K plus Matt Gilks) is correct then that's a steal. Edited February 22 by TheGunnShow 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hogesar 9,676 Posted February 22 23 minutes ago, Creedence Clearwater Couto said: The best value for money transfer this club has ever spent is the £1million Delia found down the back of the sofa for Darren Huckerby. Give me one better. I’ll wait. Pukki on a free or Wes at 250kish 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shefcanary 2,409 Posted February 22 31 minutes ago, Creedence Clearwater Couto said: The best value for money transfer this club has ever spent is the £1million Delia found down the back of the sofa for Darren Huckerby. Give me one better. I’ll wait. Here you go! Best business Norwich ever did! 1 hour ago, Old Shuck said: The £50'000 we spent on Martin Peters was something of a bargain Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CowboyCanary 37 Posted February 22 For whatever it's worth, Phil Boyer. City paid 90K for him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chip20 69 Posted February 22 On 21/02/2024 at 14:54, Bradwell canary said: we all agree that a fee like like would buy our club and change. I am still genuinely trying to work out what this means. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Creedence Clearwater Couto 1,278 Posted February 22 (edited) The reason I’d say Hucks is that I’ve never seen a Norwich side transformed so much by one player. I actually think the fee was 750k too. Grant Holt, Wes, Emi and Pukki all up there. The way Hucks transformed us instantly from mid table to title contenders was magic. And he ended a 9 year wait to get back to the EPL!! Edited February 22 by Creedence Clearwater Couto Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Creedence Clearwater Couto 1,278 Posted February 22 5 hours ago, shefcanary said: Here you go! Best business Norwich ever did! Sorry Shef.. I’m much too young 😉 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shefcanary 2,409 Posted February 22 18 minutes ago, Creedence Clearwater Couto said: Sorry Shef.. I’m much too young 😉 Ramsay said he was ten years ahead of time in 1966 - we acquired therefore at his peak in 1976. Imagine us picking up Mbappe in 4 years time for say £10m! Kind of ... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
splendidrush 700 Posted February 23 I think Kevin Keelan was pretty cheap..... Kevin Reeves was 50k, sold for a million, good business.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary 1,763 Posted February 23 Value for money wise (Pukki aside) we would struggle to beat.. Ian Culverhouse £50k 369 appeaances - 9 years Mark Bowen £90k 399 appearances - 9 years Mainstay fullbacks all throughout my teenage years Thankyou Spurs 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robert N. LiM 4,376 Posted February 23 4 hours ago, GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary said: Value for money wise (Pukki aside) we would struggle to beat.. Ian Culverhouse £50k 369 appeaances - 9 years Mark Bowen £90k 399 appearances - 9 years Mainstay fullbacks all throughout my teenage years Thankyou Spurs Don't think we paid much for Crooky, either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shefcanary 2,409 Posted February 23 28 minutes ago, Robert N. LiM said: Don't think we paid much for Crooky, either. And McVeigh was relatively cheap as well. Add on Peters and we did well out of Spurs for a few years. Nowadays it would make you think something was going on there? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badger 2,405 Posted February 23 Jimmy Bone. Would we have ever gone up to the first division without him? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary 1,763 Posted February 23 2 hours ago, Robert N. LiM said: Don't think we paid much for Crooky, either. Indeed... Ian Crook £80k 418 apps 11 years 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yobocop 1,099 Posted February 23 (edited) On 22/02/2024 at 16:28, Creedence Clearwater Couto said: The reason I’d say Hucks is that I’ve never seen a Norwich side transformed so much by one player. I actually think the fee was 750k too. Grant Holt, Wes, Emi and Pukki all up there. The way Hucks transformed us instantly from mid table to title contenders was magic. And he ended a 9 year wait to get back to the EPL!! You are right but honourable mentions to crouch, harper, svensson and mckenzie oh and Damien Francis Edited February 23 by Yobocop Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oval Canary 12 Posted February 23 Emi Buendia worth a mention for the amount of profit we made? Picked him up for less than 2 million was it? Decent business. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
