Idah; "I was the next star here.. Now I'm hated"

[cambridgeshire canary 7,932]

 

[mccanary 107]

He's not coming back, is he !!!!!

[non-scoring strikers 160]

Hopefully not. Its fine having an impact sub to come off the bench and score late goals but once they get ideas above their talent and make public utterances about it, then its time to move along.

We can do much, much better.

[yellow 63 29]

Hated 🙄

[horsefly 5,307]

Sadly, he was not wrong. Maybe the fans need to reflect on how they treat players when their career is going through a tricky patch. Particularly when those players are still very young.

Edited June 6, 2024 by horsefly

[mccanary 107]

1 minute ago, horsefly said:

Sadly, he was not wrong. May be the fans need to reflect on how they treat players when their career is going through a tricky patch. Particularly when those players are still very young.

You could call me what you want for the wages he's on

[Terminally Yellow 2,614]

9 minutes ago, yellow 63 said:

Hated 🙄

Hated is a strong word. But having sat near a guy who once shouted "Idah you're a ****" when he was warming up it's not an unfair thing to say.

[Capt. Pants 5,152]

Yes largely hated and or derided amongst our so called supporters. Not sure why really but we haven’t ever really been supportive of our young players or even those brought in on loan.

Trouble is if he does leave we'll be relying on Sargent and Barnes and we've already seen how utterly useless a top scorer from Holland be in England.

Be careful what you wish for.

[essex canary 631]

24 minutes ago, mccanary said:

You could call me what you want for the wages he's on

Just consider what some are like on here towards fellow message board posters who don't claim wages to understand the problem.

Given his background Idah will be in love with Celtic. Perhaps NCFC and/or supporters will come to regret the attitude? Of course his Wages are high though probably not as embarrassingly high as some other supposedly more mature but not always delivering types.

[hogesar 10,949]

The video was a year ago. So let's just take that into context, not that the OP would ever bother, and is more interested in stirring up sh*t between our players and supporters, apparently.

Idah seemed to turn quite a few people back into rating him last season. He has received unnecessary stick for large parts of his time here, he's sadly not unique in that. 

 

[lake district canary 4,878]

Perfectly good comments from Idah there, regardless of when he said them. It's the life of a footballer in a nutshell, loved one minute, rubbished the next.  I always think of Aaron Wilbraham when he was here, gave everything to his football, wasn't half as bad as people made out, never gave any reason or cause to be ridiculed, absolute 100% professional, yet was constantly rubbished by fans (some fans).  Even good players like Steve Morrison were targeted.  

But lets not think this is just a Norwich thing it happens at all clubs. There is a side to all of us that can be unpleasant and negative towards others when we allow ourselves to give in to our baser instincts - it's easy to be negative. Much better to be supportive!

[horsefly 5,307]

1 hour ago, mccanary said:

You could call me what you want for the wages he's on

And sadly that's precisely the attitude that will see future young stars alienated from NCFC by a minority of fans prepared to vocalise hate rather than encouragement.

[Captain Holt 582]

Poorly treated, yet equally thin-skinned. If he thinks Norwich fans are treating him harshly as a perennial sub/backup, he isn’t going to make it anywhere worth shouting about, including at Celtic. Wait until he goes five or six goals without a game up there.

[Bethnal Yellow and Green 2,486]

Think it is worth people watching the clip before commenting. He is more talking about how he would get criticism from fans after a poor game and more reflecting on the highs and lows of being a football player.  

In the same interview he talks about how much he loves being at Norwich and the area.

 

 

[CDMullins 504]

14 minutes ago, horsefly said:

And sadly that's precisely the attitude that will see future young stars alienated from NCFC by a minority of fans prepared to vocalise hate rather than encouragement.

Yeah, cos it’s only Norwich fans who do it.

Christ, he wants to think himself luck that’s he’s not at Leeds, he’d be crucified 20 minutes into a bad game.

[KeiranShikari 1,524]

He should really invest in a NCFC tattoo.

[Commonsense 829]

1 hour ago, essex canary said:

Just consider what some are like on here towards fellow message board posters who don't claim wages to understand the problem.

Given his background Idah will be in love with Celtic. Perhaps NCFC and/or supporters will come to regret the attitude? Of course his Wages are high though probably not as embarrassingly high as some other supposedly more mature but not always delivering types.

Isn’t claiming a free season ticket and compensation for it during covid wages in kind?

[Ulfotto 832]

It’s hard position to be “ok” in. Similar to a goalkeeper. You are scoring goals everything is great if you’re not you are a villain.

What I would say about Idah he seems to have put his injury problems behind him in the last two seasons.

[Ward 3 498]

I never heard anyone say he's the next star here. And I've don't recall seeing or hearing people say they hate him. Maybe if he was a bit better he'd be ok 😔

[shefcanary 3,081]

Nice **** stirring OP! 🤦‍♂️

[jaberry2 798]

Adam Idah, go to Argos and get a norwich tattoo. Thats all you need to be loved here, even if you're an average footballer ala Hernadez.

Edited June 6, 2024 by jaberry2

[BobLoz3 622]

Can't wait to see everyone come on here and Facebook talking about the most recent goal he's scored for whichever club he ends up at. 

Many thought Carlton Morris was ****e too but he took off when he got to about 26 years of age and now is doing quite well. 

I think Norwich fans have grown so short on patience it is almost laughable. 

"We've given him loads of chances but he has been useless" I hear them cry. 

But then you have to think, well he scored 17 goals last season in all and that's a fairly good return. 

I don't know what will happen with him and I'm not too concerned if he goes. But I do want to make it known that I'm calling out each and every one of you when I see posts about his latest performance for whoever he's playing for. And if there is any moaning about letting him go I think I'll explode internally 😂😂

[jaberry2 798]

I just think Idah doesnt feel loved enough at Norwich and he is probably right. Whilst he possesses some good striker qualities, he was only a bit part player here and at Celtic and his positional play is pretty woeful. Whilst he may go on to have a Carlton Morris type of career, for me I would rather than take the £6m and invest in someone else. However I suspect our new manager will want to see what he's made of in pre season before any decision is made, which is the most sensible approach. It also seems pending any decision on whether Josh Sargeant leaves as well, which may pivot any decision.

Edited June 6, 2024 by jaberry2

[Ken Hairy 4,335]

When was he ever "the next star"? I've always maintained he's a league 1 level player at best, and I've never seen anything to dissuade me from that opinion 🤷‍♂️

[tricky974 63]

He has been at Norwich for a long time now and needed to go out on loan to develop and get minutes, the PNE hat trick did him no favours or us any favours because the club decision keep him as a back up hindered his development he just sat on a bench getting a few mins here and there, he could develop into something special but it won't be with Norwich in my opinion.

[hogesar 10,949]

34 minutes ago, Ken Hairy said:

When was he ever "the next star"? I've always maintained he's a league 1 level player at best, and I've never seen anything to dissuade me from that opinion 🤷‍♂️

Not too many "League 1 Level Players at best" have one of the best goal to minute ratios in the league above, but you never know, I suppose.

[All the Germans 1,246]

Fans in flip-flop exaggeration from one extreme to the other huh? Who'd have guessed.

[paddycanary 583]

Didn't Farke call him a "goal-machine" at some stage?

He was prolific underage here in Ireland. But he hasn't impressed at senior international level (yet) - not dissimilar to his general level of performance at Norwich. He got a good few chances but has now been overtaken by Evan Ferguson to lead the line.

You would imagine Thorup and his coaches will have a good look at him over the summer. His first touch, speed of thought and positional play sometimes look questionable. But experience can often make up for your deficiencies and he may well come good over the next few years. But will it be at NCFC?

[yellow 63 29]

3 hours ago, Terminally Yellow said:

Hated is a strong word. But having sat near a guy who once shouted "Idah you're a ****" when he was warming up it's not an unfair thing to say.

Agreed on that point, i would say most of us are just frustrated he hasn't progressed as we would have liked.

[horsefly 5,307]

2 hours ago, Captain Holt said:

Poorly treated, yet equally thin-skinned. If he thinks Norwich fans are treating him harshly as a perennial sub/backup, he isn’t going to make it anywhere worth shouting about, including at Celtic. Wait until he goes five or six goals without a game up there.

Are there any examples of Celtic fans booing when Idah came on as a sub? Because there are plenty of examples of a significant minority of Norwich fans doing that. It was disrespectful, unhelpful, unwarranted, and thoroughly embarrassing to witness that so often at Carrow road.