Not More Damn Jocks!.

[First Wizard 0]

Todays Pink Un Report:

Norwich City have been linked with another target north of the border - this time from manager Peter Grant''s old foes Glasgow Rangers.

Reports in Scotland say former Celtic star Grant is chasing midfielder Gavin Rae.

Rae has been told by manager Walter Smith that he is free to leave Ibrox, and although Hearts have admitted an interest in the 29-year-old, it is believed Norwich could pip them, and Nottingham Forest, to his signature.

Jeez!, why doesn''t Grant go the whole hog and get us into the Scottish League?, at least we might finish third!.

I''m heartly sick of this Tartan thingy, what the hells wrong with English players anyway?. Silly me, they tend to cost a little more and in general they play in a higher standard of league.

Under Grant, City are starting to stink of cheapness, hell, even the bookies have turned their back on us.

Hopeless.

[alex_ncfc 686]

I have to agree...the whole Scottish thing is getting beyond a joke now and as the betting odds told in this morning''s article, I think there''s more chance of the club moving north of the border than winning any form of title anytime soon ... [^o)]

[Chris Meadows 0]

i love reading some of your posts, they make me laugh

[7rew 0]

When were the bookies ever on our side?  Never mind it just means you win more money!

Norwich are linked with midfielder with recent european cup experience and its a bad thing?

[gazzathegreat 0]

Come on Wiz

We have a Scottish manager, a Scottish scout (or whatever job title Bryan Gunn has), so the inevitable outcome is they have links in Scotland rather than elsewhere.

After stating the obvious, does it matter where a player comes from, as long as he can do a job for us.  I don''t care what club they come from, nor their nationality, for as long as they can kick a ball, play in a team and have some idea what pulling on our shirt means to the fans, then they are okay with me. We have recently signed players who clearly don''t give a monkeys about our club, want anymore of them?  No, this club should never again be seen as somewhere to "retire to".  We should be a club where players sign to better themselves and in that way, give us a chance of greater things. 

Give the guy a chance to bring someone in.  At least he''s looking - surely some improvement on previous years?

[Bigmarkcanary 0]

Or it could just be more paper gossip, with loads of people knowing that we need about half a dozen fresh faces.

Does this not occur to you sometimes Wiz?

And why are we ''starting to stink of cheapness''? It''s been like that for sometime hasn''t it? Lappin''s a good player - how much did we pay for him? £75k wasn''t it?

Just because we''re linked with getting more Scottish players, it doesn''t mean that we''re going to get them and it doesn''t mean that they''re rubbish neither.

[Polar 0]

wiz this is hilarious

in one thread you complain we aren''t getting players in quick enough, and then in another you''re complaining that the players we are linked with are scots? who cares?

[Kathy 823]

[quote user="Bigmarkcanary"]

Or it could just be more paper gossip, with loads of people knowing that we need about half a dozen fresh faces.

Does this not occur to you sometimes Wiz?

And why are we ''starting to stink of cheapness''? It''s been like that for sometime hasn''t it? Lappin''s a good player - how much did we pay for him? £75k wasn''t it?

Just because we''re linked with getting more Scottish players, it doesn''t mean that we''re going to get them and it doesn''t mean that they''re rubbish neither.

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Half adozen fresh faces BMC? Thats a bit worrying. I calculate there is about 9 weeks to the start ofthe season. Thats 1.5 signings per week. And it aint happening is it. Hope I''ve got this wrong.

[king of latvia 0]

i dont give a dam wether they are scot,iris,french,germanys ,men with red lights on there heads as long as there give 110% and we get back into the premiership.

 

[Bigmarkcanary 0]

[quote user="Kathy"][quote user="Bigmarkcanary"]

Or it could just be more paper gossip, with loads of people knowing that we need about half a dozen fresh faces.

Does this not occur to you sometimes Wiz?

And why are we ''starting to stink of cheapness''? It''s been like that for sometime hasn''t it? Lappin''s a good player - how much did we pay for him? £75k wasn''t it?

Just because we''re linked with getting more Scottish players, it doesn''t mean that we''re going to get them and it doesn''t mean that they''re rubbish neither.

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Half adozen fresh faces BMC? Thats a bit worrying. I calculate there is about 9 weeks to the start ofthe season. Thats 1.5 signings per week. And it aint happening is it. Hope I''ve got this wrong.

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I agree Kathy, it is a bit worrying - but it''s not impossible. I wouldn''t be surprised if we sign Marshall and Osteomobor fairly shortly - some are even saying that the latter is a done deal [:)].

[Pinks 0]

[quote user="1st Wizard"]

Todays Pink Un Report:

Norwich City have been linked with another target north of the border - this time from manager Peter Grant''s old foes Glasgow Rangers.

Reports in Scotland say former Celtic star Grant is chasing midfielder Gavin Rae.

Rae has been told by manager Walter Smith that he is free to leave Ibrox, and although Hearts have admitted an interest in the 29-year-old, it is believed Norwich could pip them, and Nottingham Forest, to his signature.

Jeez!, why doesn''t Grant go the whole hog and get us into the Scottish League?, at least we might finish third!.

I''m heartly sick of this Tartan thingy, what the hells wrong with English players anyway?. Silly me, they tend to cost a little more and in general they play in a higher standard of league.

Under Grant, City are starting to stink of cheapness, hell, even the bookies have turned their back on us.

Hopeless.

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racism   noun [U] (UK OLD-FASHIONED racialism) DISAPPROVING
the belief that people''s qualities are influenced by their race and that the members of other races are not as good as the members of your own, or the resulting unfair treatment of members of other races

I wonder if Arsenal fans moaned about an influx of French players following Wengers arrival...I think not.

If it moves moan about it.... your family motto?

[Fife Canary 0]

And the problem with Jock''s is what exactly............

[Old Shuck 291]

[quote user="king of latvia"]

i dont give a dam wether they are scot,iris,french,germanys ,men with red lights on there heads as long as there give 110% and we get back into the premiership.

 

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Seconded. If we have a team of 11 Scots who get us playing well & up into the top 6, then bring it on!!

Leeds fans used to complain about their Scottish players-David Harvey, Gordon McQueen, Peter Lorimer, Eddie Gray, Billy Bremner, Joe Jordan, "...why don''t we buy English players?.." they used to cry.

 

[blahblahblah 2]

[quote]I agree Kathy, it is a bit worrying - but it''s not impossible. I

wouldn''t be surprised if we sign Marshall and Osteomobor fairly shortly

- some are even saying that the latter is a done deal[/quote]Good god, maybe Worthington had a point about nobody doing business this early in the summer ?  [:o] [:o]It''s natural to be concerned given last seasons'' lack of activity.  I think we can expect a few free transfer players around the start of July, that''s when most contracts seem to expire.  Otsemobor certainly seems to be on his way on the 1st July, based upon press speculation.

[StainesCanary 0]

Gavin Rae is a damn good player. All the Rangers mid-field are. And yes, i''ve seen them quite a few times and I think he would be a good addition to us. Gives it his all and plays well with much more steely determination than we''ve seen in our midfield for a long time. .

Also, this could help broker to deal for Gally to go the otherway if it had too so we could be quids in there.

OTBC!

 

[megson 0]

er Kathy half a dozen is six, so that would be a signing every week and a half.....

[ricky knight 0]

i cant remember Leeds fans saying that. Even so scottish players were a different class then, they are very poor quality now, can anyone name me ten class jock players, if you can tell the national team.

[Creative Midfielder 2,203]

[quote user="Kathy"]

Half adozen fresh faces BMC? Thats a bit worrying. I calculate there is about 9 weeks to the start ofthe season. Thats 1.5 signings per week. And it aint happening is it. Hope I''ve got this wrong.

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Close Kathy, but its actually a signing every 1.5 weeks - still quite good going but not quite as quick as you were aiming for!

[can u sit down please 0]

Wiz....blimey ol chap steady on. There is more negativity on this site that a norwich union canteen!!

People moan when we dont sign players and moan when we are linked with certain players. PG really cant win can he. I suppose its a case of you buy what you know, as stated on a prev post ie Wenger,Mourinho,benitez....I for one dont give two tossess if we had an ethiopian 11 if it meant we were winning.

Aberdeen are my 2nd team and i can assure you that there are some cracking youngesters coming through and players in the ressies at champions league clubs (Rangers/Celtic) who would be more than happy to play 4 us.

English players as we have seen ovee the last few yrs are often over priced, which is why a majority of managers go abroad in there quest for talent.

A few questions Wiz the spiz.....whats  Would they wanna come here?your prefered choice of nation?Why? Who could we get? How much would they cost?

Would you care who the players were aslong as we won things?

Will leave it with ya.....

[First Wizard 0]

[quote user="Bigmarkcanary"]

And why are we ''starting to stink of cheapness''? It''s been like that for sometime hasn''t it? Lappin''s a good player - how much did we pay for him? £75k wasn''t it?

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Hi Bigmark:

If you seriously believe that Lappins a good player..................then we''re doomed my friend. IMO, he''s okay at best.

[Old Shuck 291]

[quote user="ricky knight"]i cant remember Leeds fans saying that. Even so scottish players were a different class then, they are very poor quality now, can anyone name me ten class jock players, if you can tell the national team.[/quote]

''Twas a mix of sarcasm and irony!

But I see what you mean-English clubs used to "raid" Scotland and return with a very high calibre of player indeed, but itsa not happening so much now-maybe one of the most talked about Scottish players coming to England at the moment is Russell Anderson & a lot of people will not even have heard of him!

[ricky knight 0]

[quote user="can u sit down please"]

Wiz....blimey ol chap steady on. There is more negativity on this site that a norwich union canteen!!

People moan when we dont sign players and moan when we are linked with certain players. PG really cant win can he. I suppose its a case of you buy what you know, as stated on a prev post ie Wenger,Mourinho,benitez....I for one dont give two tossess if we had an ethiopian 11 if it meant we were winning.

Aberdeen are my 2nd team and i can assure you that there are some cracking youngesters coming through and players in the ressies at champions league clubs (Rangers/Celtic) who would be more than happy to play 4 us.

English players as we have seen ovee the last few yrs are often over priced, which is why a majority of managers go abroad in there quest for talent.

A few questions Wiz the spiz.....whats  Would they wanna come here?your prefered choice of nation?Why? Who could we get? How much would they cost?

Would you care who the players were aslong as we won things?

Will leave it with ya.....

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whens the last time Aberdeen won anything with these cracking youngsters, i have no worries with one or two jocks playing for us but Grant seems obsessed by them.

[Stevie Wonder 0]

Most of this seems to be mere paper talk. It is well known that we are looking for several new players and with a largely Scottish managerial set up we are always likely to be linked with Scottish players.

Lappin has been a decent find for £75K - had he been English he would have cost £3/400K.

I can''t see too many complaints about the prospect of Marshall signing and Gavin Rae would be a very useful addition particularly with Champions League experience.

At least we are casting our net wider than Worthy who only ever signed players who had played well against us - see Rivers, Neilsen, Brennan, Mackenzie.

[Cobain18 0]

lappin is a very good player with a very good cross and free kick on him and at 75k was an awesome buy, in addition his left foot adds a bit of balance to the side.

[Bigmarkcanary 0]

[quote user="Cobain18"]lappin is a very good player with a very good cross and free kick on him and at 75k was an awesome buy, in addition his left foot adds a bit of balance to the side.[/quote]

Excellent points Cobain18. I think that, given more of a run in the side next season, he will prove himself to be the best playmaker and dead-ball specialist since Ian Crook [:D].

He''s an absolute snip at £75k.

[alex_ncfc 686]

[quote user="Bigmarkcanary"]

[quote user="Cobain18"]lappin is a very good player with a very good cross and free kick on him and at 75k was an awesome buy, in addition his left foot adds a bit of balance to the side.[/quote]

Excellent points Cobain18. I think that, given more of a run in the side next season, he will prove himself to be the best playmaker and dead-ball specialist since Ian Crook [:D].

He''s an absolute snip at £75k.

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Well that''s a hell of a reputation to live upto...

Let''s hope you''re right...but I don''t think we''ll ever find another Ian Crook.

[Kathy 823]

[quote user="megson"]er Kathy half a dozen is six, so that would be a signing every week and a half.....[/quote]

 

Now you know why I am secretary of NCISA and not treasurer! [:)]

[Bigmarkcanary 0]

[quote user="alex_ncfc"][quote user="Bigmarkcanary"]

[quote user="Cobain18"]lappin is a very good player with a very good cross and free kick on him and at 75k was an awesome buy, in addition his left foot adds a bit of balance to the side.[/quote]

Excellent points Cobain18. I think that, given more of a run in the side next season, he will prove himself to be the best playmaker and dead-ball specialist since Ian Crook [:D].

He''s an absolute snip at £75k.

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Well that''s a hell of a reputation to live upto...

Let''s hope you''re right...but I don''t think we''ll ever find another Ian Crook.

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I like to think we''ve found him Alex - but then, I like to think positive [:D]

[renegade tootsie 0]

For the investment to get him, he was a good investment and a good player for that investment, adding to our squad.

You say a 31 year old from Colchester with one good season under his belt in the Championship is suddenly an Earnie replacement.

I think that shows how highly your opinions are to be respected....

[quote user="1st Wizard"][quote user="Bigmarkcanary"]

And why are we ''starting to stink of cheapness''? It''s been like that for sometime hasn''t it? Lappin''s a good player - how much did we pay for him? £75k wasn''t it?

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Hi Bigmark:

If you seriously believe that Lappins a good player..................then we''re doomed my friend. IMO, he''s okay at best.

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[renegade tootsie 0]

Could one of the Mods explain how this post titles differs from saying no more damn blacks/albanians/Polish or Irish?  How about no Freddy Easwood because he is a gypsy? 

Amazed you allowed this thread containing blatant discrimination to be posted.

[quote user="1st Wizard"]

Todays Pink Un Report:

Norwich City have been linked with another target north of the border - this time from manager Peter Grant''s old foes Glasgow Rangers.

Reports in Scotland say former Celtic star Grant is chasing midfielder Gavin Rae.

Rae has been told by manager Walter Smith that he is free to leave Ibrox, and although Hearts have admitted an interest in the 29-year-old, it is believed Norwich could pip them, and Nottingham Forest, to his signature.

Jeez!, why doesn''t Grant go the whole hog and get us into the Scottish League?, at least we might finish third!.

I''m heartly sick of this Tartan thingy, what the hells wrong with English players anyway?. Silly me, they tend to cost a little more and in general they play in a higher standard of league.

Under Grant, City are starting to stink of cheapness, hell, even the bookies have turned their back on us.

Hopeless.

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