Norwich sign Bell- End of saga.

[Mr. Bump 0]

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11688_3842971,00.html

Norwich are set to complete the signing of Luton midfielder David Bell, skysports.com understands.

£600,000? No thanks.. Another waste of money like Croft.

[Graham Humphrey 13]

Where does it say he cost £600,000?

[O.T.B.C 1]

Will be good here, trust me. We can say bye to Croft now.

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[quote user="Graham Humphrey"]Where does it say he cost £600,000?[/quote]

£600k good deal. Might not neccesarly take over croft though.

[BlyBlyBabes 0]

[quote user="Mr. Bump"]

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11688_3842971,00.html

Norwich are set to complete the signing of Luton midfielder David Bell, skysports.com understands.

£600,000? No thanks.. Another waste of money like Croft.

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Do you speak Dutch by any chance, Bumpy?

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[National express super guard 0]

croft is one player who gives his all for the club, skillful, just misses the end product but I''m sure he''s working on that. Bell would be a waste of money with crofty and chads here already. plus u seen semmy and crofty linking up? that looks threatening

[Thorpe Stephen 0]

Sorry - little to drink with Sunday lunch.

I only read Norwich Sign Bell-End.

[WeAreYellows49 0]

Well if this is true then I am pleased, been a long time coming, and a welcome addition to the squad.  Competition for places is a good thing IMHO. 

[Mello Yello 2,588]

[quote user="WeAreYellows49"]

Well if this is true then I am pleased, been a long time coming, and a welcome addition to the squad.  Competition for places is a good thing IMHO. 

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Hurrah to the board - and especially the love of my life...Neil Doncaster.....Worra board! Worra Chief Exec! I wonder if we''ve borrowa alotta wonga forra bella donna?

[Branston Pickle 4,169]

Not completely sure that we really need Bell, if this rumour is indeed true, as m/f was the one area on the pitch where we seemed to have enough depth (at least in terms of bodies) - but I guess the greater depth the better.   Croft is certainly not great and IMO would not be a regular in a side hoping for promotion (not that this is necessarily us!).  Yes he puts 100% in every game but often seems to take himself on when he dribbles it as he has no idea where its going, and to that you can add that his crossing and finishing is poor. 

[Yella_Forever 0]

what they heck is wrong with you people?????? you moan when we sign nobody... we then sign a highly rated right sided midfielder and you all kick off the moaning and the complaining.....!!! just when will you stop......???

competition leads to good performances... u need options in our division..... with our midfield we now have that!!!! and i''m for one... happy!!!!

[Frying Pan Eyes 0]

Well done Glenn. Welcome aboard Mr Bell. We have a good competitive midfield now.

[Smeg 0]

midfield = sorted

Defence = could do with 1 more body, but ok

Strikers = Please!!!

goalie = need experienced keeper on a 1 maybe 2 year contract to get Rudd ready

[ron obvious 1,732]

[quote user="Graham Humphrey"]Where does it say he cost £600,000?[/quote]Pink''unhttp://new.pinkun.com/content/ncfc/story.aspx?brand=PINKUNOnline&category=Norwich&tBrand=PinkUnOnline&tCategory=Norwich&itemid=NOED17%20Jul%202008%2011%3A25%3A54%3A093

[O.T.B.C 1]

People would have kicked a big fuss if we had been outbid or not offered a decent wage to him, Doncaster would have got a right pasting, so why can''t he and the board get some credit for it?

I look forward to seeing him play for us. We have real genuine competition for midfield. Rusty, Patty, Fozzy, Clingfilm, Hoolahoop, Bell, Croft, Chadders, plus the yoots. Its pleasing.

[Yella_Forever 0]

[quote user="Canaries in Bed"]

People would have kicked a big fuss if we had been outbid or not offered a decent wage to him, Doncaster would have got a right pasting, so why can''t he and the board get some credit for it?

I look forward to seeing him play for us. We have real genuine competition for midfield. Rusty, Patty, Fozzy, Clingfilm, Hoolahoop, Bell, Croft, Chadders, plus the yoots. Its pleasing.

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Exactly!!!!

you compare that midfield to last seasons and the season previous!!!! bloody good midfield, which for once, might mean some goals from this department!!!!!

[arrdee 2]

[quote user="Canaries in Bed"]Will be good here, trust me. We can say bye to Croft now.[/quote]

Well I will always remember when we signed Croft I said he was not very good in fact I said he was next to useless and got shot down in flames by almost every poster on here , couldn''t beat an egg I think was the term I used . Well I still stand by my analyses anyone want to shoot me down now? Oh if you don''t believe me you can always look it up on my posts ...arrdee. 

[BenNCFC 0]

Very good signing in my opinion. He''s skillfull and creative and scores goals. The fact that he''s been linked with a lot of clubs over the summer tells you all you need to know.

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[quote user="arrdee"]

[quote user="Canaries in Bed"]Will be good here, trust me. We can say bye to Croft now.[/quote]

Well I will always remember when we signed Croft I said he was not very good in fact I said he was next to useless and got shot down in flames by almost every poster on here , couldn''t beat an egg I think was the term I used . Well I still stand by my analyses anyone want to shoot me down now? Oh if you don''t believe me you can always look it up on my posts ...arrdee. 

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i don''t think croft is that bad. infact for most of last season when he was on the bench when he came on he made a good impact on the game. he''s something we need a little more of .. players who go at defenders. theres players in our squad who deserve more critism than croft.

[7rew 0]

[quote user="Canaries in Bed"]

People would have kicked a big fuss if we had been outbid or not offered a decent wage to him, Doncaster would have got a right pasting, so why can''t he and the board get some credit for it?

I look forward to seeing him play for us. We have real genuine competition for midfield. Rusty, Patty, Fozzy, Clingfilm, Hoolahoop, Bell, Croft, Chadders, plus the yoots. Its pleasing.

[/quote]Why can''t the board get some credit for services to archant headline writers?

[Frying Pan Eyes 0]

If we can bring in some quality strikers, i believe we could score a lot of goals this season.

We have a very good midfield now. I believe we will score a lot goals this season if we bring in some quality strikers.

[O.T.B.C 1]

Ard, I didn''t know too much about him to be honest. I like the way he runs directly, but he does not have the final ball or the knowhow to score. I like his effort, but for a professional footballer, he should be a lot slimmer I say. Still would be handy to have aon the bench as he does link up well with Semmy.

[O.T.B.C 1]

[quote user="7rew"][quote user="Canaries in Bed"]

People would have kicked a big fuss if we had been outbid or not offered a decent wage to him, Doncaster would have got a right pasting, so why can''t he and the board get some credit for it?

I look forward to seeing him play for us. We have real genuine competition for midfield. Rusty, Patty, Fozzy, Clingfilm, Hoolahoop, Bell, Croft, Chadders, plus the yoots. Its pleasing.

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Why can''t the board get some credit for services to archant headline writers?
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Thats PC''s job.

[Kissthebadge 0]

I''m a bit baffled by those people posting that they''re not sure we need him.  Why wouldn''t we need a talented young midfielder?  While the left of midfield has been strong for some time with Hucks, the right of midfield has been neglected for years, making us very one dimensional (opposition think, shut down the left as there''s little danger from the right).  I like Lee Croft and admire his effort, but as has been mentioned, quality of crosses are poor and crucially, goals scored almost non-existant. 

Also, Chadwick is not a right midfielder naturally and will always drift inside.  Therefore, we only have Croft for that position.  Now clearly Glenn doesn''t fancy him, which is one of the reasons we only played one winger so much last season.  Glenn has seen an opportunity to strengthen that position and taken it. The fact Bell can play central midfield is a bonus too.  

Does it mean Croft is off?  No, I don''t think so, as we would be back to only one specialist right-midfielder.  Look at the many options on the left now and you see how unbalanced it is with the right.  Well done for addressing the issue Glenn and it will be good to see at least two players battling it out for that position next season. 

[Mr. Bump 0]

[quote user="Mr. Bump"]

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11688_3842971,00.html

Norwich are set to complete the signing of Luton midfielder David Bell, skysports.com understands.

£600,000? No thanks.. Another waste of money like Croft.

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I mean.. I''d take the guy but if we''re spending £600,000 on a right midfielder with what we already have then maybe our transfer budget is bigger then we think.

[can u sit down please 0]

[quote user="sig"]

I''m a bit baffled by those people posting that they''re not sure we need him.  Why wouldn''t we need a talented young midfielder?  While the left of midfield has been strong for some time with Hucks, the right of midfield has been neglected for years, making us very one dimensional (opposition think, shut down the left as there''s little danger from the right).  I like Lee Croft and admire his effort, but as has been mentioned, quality of crosses are poor and crucially, goals scored almost non-existant. 

Also, Chadwick is not a right midfielder naturally and will always drift inside.  Therefore, we only have Croft for that position.  Now clearly Glenn doesn''t fancy him, which is one of the reasons we only played one winger so much last season.  Glenn has seen an opportunity to strengthen that position and taken it. The fact Bell can play central midfield is a bonus too.  

Does it mean Croft is off?  No, I don''t think so, as we would be back to only one specialist right-midfielder.  Look at the many options on the left now and you see how unbalanced it is with the right.  Well done for addressing the issue Glenn and it will be good to see at least two players battling it out for that position next season. 

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Always agree with your posts Sig....far too much sense for this board [Y]

[WeAreYellows49 0]

[quote user="Mello Yello"][quote user="WeAreYellows49"]

Well if this is true then I am pleased, been a long time coming, and a welcome addition to the squad.  Competition for places is a good thing IMHO. 

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Hurrah to the board - and especially the love of my life...Neil Doncaster.....Worra board! Worra Chief Exec! I wonder if we''ve borrowa alotta wonga forra bella donna?

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Personally I have no time for the board at all.  However I will support the team and manager, which is possible in my world, but not the board, in others eyes it may seem you can''t do one without the other. [;)][:|]

[ncfclad 0]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OL1s5f_CSDE

What a strike, and several more can be found on CanariesWorld under video search.

People will kill me for saying this but he will be an even better signing than Hoolahan was!

[I beat Atalanta 0]

[quote user="arrdee"]

Well I will always remember when we signed Croft I said he was not very good in fact I said he was next to useless and got shot down in flames by almost every poster on here , couldn''t beat an egg I think was the term I used . Well I still stand by my analyses anyone want to shoot me down now? Oh if you don''t believe me you can always look it up on my posts ...arrdee. 

[/quote]Croft was out best player by far saturday according to most who went. 2nd half Watford away was as good a performance as Hucks EVER gave. He keeps his head down trains hard and keeps his mouth shut.Good pro and would be very sorry to see him go.Saw Bell play twice last season he didn''t play wide either time.......

[Yella_Forever 0]

Norwich midfield by the end of July 2007:-

Jimmy Smith (was injured)  - Central midfielder -  LOAN

Julien Brellier - defensive,  midfielder -

Darel Russell - midfielder -

Darren Huckerby?? - left winger/forward - (WAS ALSO INJURED!!!)

Lee Croft - right winger

Luke Chadwick - right winger (INJURED (always) )

Mark Fotheringham - midfielder

Robert Eagle - young left winger

Simon Lappin - left midfielder

 

 

Norwich summer 2008 july 20th midfield:-

Mark Fotheringham - midfielder

Luke Chadwick - right winger

Darel Russell - midfielder

Matty Pattison - left midfielder - BOUGHT IN JAN08

Sammy Clingan - INTERNATIONAL MIDFIELDER

Wes Hoolahan - INTERNATIONAL LEFT WINGER

Ryan Bertrand - can also play left midfield

David Bell - Right midfielder

 

still have:- Simon Lappin - left midfielder and Robert Eagle - young left winger - Damon Lathrope - young midfielder

 

i still think GOW maybe added to this who can play attacking/ LEFT midfield.....

NOW TRY TELLING ME THAT IS NOT A BETTER MIDFIELD.... I ALSO NOTE THAT WE HAVE FULL FITNESS.... GLENN''S MAGIC???