Dom 0 Posted August 27, 2004 Sky Sports was just saying he could be leaving Cardiff!I know he''s smaller than we need, but you never know!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Saint Canary 0 Posted August 27, 2004 I can''t imagine he could play with Hux and I wouldn''t expect him to be dropped. Plus I don''t think we would pay the £3m Cardiff will want for him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeelansGlove 0 Posted August 27, 2004 Dont need and cant afford another Small forward. Dean Ashton would be a better bet and much cheaper. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pincer 0 Posted August 27, 2004 If he comes to Norwich i''ll raffle my season ticket. He will never come here in million years.......well not at this moment in his career anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
XXL16 0 Posted August 27, 2004 He''s a brilliant talent but I don''t really think we can afford him, remember we cannot offer Crouchy for only 2 millions... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ayrton Twigge 0 Posted August 27, 2004 The Ginger One is rumoured to be sniffing around. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DumbleDelia is Magic 0 Posted August 27, 2004 Could never afford him. Cardiff would want at least £4M I should think.Keep the faith Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Morph 19 Posted August 27, 2004 Some physical info on current strikers and potential targets."Neon" Leon McKenzie, height: 5''10"Darren Huckerby, height: 5''10"Mattias Svensson, height: 6''0"Zema Abbey, height: 6''1"Gary Doherty, height: 6''1"Robert Earnshaw, height: 5''8" [as tall as me ;-)]Marlon Harewood, height: 6''1"Jonton Johansson(sp?), height: 6''1"I actually think Earnshaw would be a good signing but it would require a change in the way City play which I don''t think Worthy will do. Keep the ball on the deck and zip it in behind the full backs or centre halves and players like McKenzie, Huckerby and Earnshaw would thrive on that sort of service. However, City seem to want to play the way that requires a big man up front and have a player working off of him. That excludes Earnshaw immediately because of his height and make Harewood and Johansson much more likely targets.Personally I''d rather see them keep the ball on the deck and destroy teams with attackers that have pace.Top strikers in the league, yeah there are others but.....Thierry Henry, height: 6''1"Ruud van Nistelrooy, height: 6''2"Alan Shearer, height: 6''0"Wayne Rooney, height: 5''10"Didier Drogba, height: 6''2" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rich 0 Posted August 27, 2004 cheers morph some interesting stats. I agree he''s a great player but would require a change in system which worthy won''t do. I agree ashton would be a much better choice as earnshaw''s game is based on pace, a bit like leon''s. too similar to what we''ve got, although admittedly much better.:) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Morph 19 Posted August 27, 2004 Details on Ashton.Height: 6''2" League FA Cup League Cup Other Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Totals 112 (26) 46 6 (3) 5 4 (1) 2 3 (0) 5 Goals/game: league - 0.33, FA Cup - 0.55, League Cup - 0.4, other - 1.66 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Garrold 0 Posted August 27, 2004 I never realised Ruud van Nistelrooy was 6''2" he certainly doesn''t look it!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
USA Canary 7 Posted August 28, 2004 I don''t think Earnshaw is any better than Leon... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
olster 0 Posted August 28, 2004 Yeah but you can''t say that many goals come from henrys head and i hope I am not talking that up for todays game Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Morph 19 Posted August 28, 2004 Some stats on those other guys:Harewood. Apps GoalsLeague 161 (58) 65FA Cup 7 (2) 2League C 13 (4) 5Other 5 (0) 0Johansson. Apps GoalsLeague 137 (72) 52FA Cup 5 (5) 5League C 10 (1) 4Other 9 (8) 6Earnshaw. Apps GoalsLeague 144 (37) 87FA Cup 12 (2) 9League C 6 (2) 10Other 5 (1) 1Scowcroft. Apps GoalsLeague 264 (44) 67FA Cup 13 (1) 2League C 26 (5) 8Other 7 (4) 1Looking at that you''d have to pick Earnshaw if you were looking for a goalscorer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
susie b 0 Posted August 28, 2004 Agree Garrold, Ruud van Horseface is never 6''2"! He might have been once upon a time, but he''s obviously stunted his growth by spending too much time clattering down to pitch level! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AJ 1,218 Posted August 28, 2004 but we not neccerily looking for a goal scorer. A target man.I would personaly pick Harewood because hes strong, good in the air, can run with the ball and can score goals. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pyro Pete 1,889 Posted August 28, 2004 Apparently Earnshaw is off to West Brom for £3.5 million. See link below:http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/3607710.stm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cantley 0 Posted February 1, 2006 [quote user="KeelansGlove"]Dont need and cant afford another Small forward. Dean Ashton would be a better bet and much cheaper.[/quote]Interesting to review discussion about Mr Earnshaw last time around. Do we really want someone who chose WBA and Gary Megson in preference to us? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flying Dutchman 744 Posted February 1, 2006 [quote user="Pincer"]If he comes to Norwich i''ll raffle my season ticket. He will never come here in million years.......well not at this moment in his career anyway.[/quote] How much per ticket? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Aries 0 Posted February 1, 2006 It''s interesting to have a retrospective view of people''s opinions of Earnie like this. I have to say I was quite surprised to learn of his fairly short stature. We will definitely have to keep the ball on the deck to get the best out of him. Go for it Earnie, score on Sunday and you could be a local hero Share this post Link to post Share on other sites