Mr Brownstone 0 Posted January 2, 2009 From the Norwich page on the BBC site. Lupoli threatens to quit Canaries Norwich City''s on-loan striker Arturo Lupoli says he will leave the club if he continues to be left out. The Italian, on loan from Fiorentina till the end of the season, has not started a league game since November. "There are clubs interested in me," the 21-year-old told BBC Radio Norfolk. "I cannot sit on the bench here. I will go somewhere else." "I''m full of energy and want to play. I have been very patient for two or three months and now is the time to play." The former Arsenal player arrived from Fiorentina in the summer and quickly made an impact, scoring twice after coming on a substitute to earn a 2-2 draw at Cardiff in only his fourth game for the club. But he has only started six league games this season and has not even made the bench for some recent games, to his evident frustration. "If it doesn''t change here I will have to find something else but I really hope it will change in the next month or so," he added. Well with Lita looking unlikely to return, Sibierski going back mid month and Roeder''s unwillingness to give any of the kids a go, i''d say he''s pretty much guaranteed some starts in the next month! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freestone85 0 Posted January 2, 2009 Was maybe but not now, not once roeder reads that !!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Brownstone 0 Posted January 2, 2009 [quote user="freestone85"]Was maybe but not now, not once roeder reads that !!![/quote]True! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WeAreYellows49 0 Posted January 2, 2009 GR should learn to be the bigger person, stop being such a know it all and give the lad a chance. If he goes what other realistic and proven scorers have we up front? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tribes 0 Posted January 2, 2009 So that''s no Lita or Cureton (GR says he will stay on loan at Barnsley)and now Lupoli looks to have burned his boats, Koroma is injured so it''s over to you Mr Russell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king of latvia 0 Posted January 2, 2009 ROEDER PULL YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR **** AND PLAY HIM Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
macdougalls perm 0 Posted January 2, 2009 [quote user="king of latvia"]ROEDER PULL YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR **** AND PLAY HIM[/quote]Agreed! He really is starting to get on my wick over this. [:@] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lennon7 0 Posted January 2, 2009 Don''t blame him. Poor lad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grantroederdisaster 0 Posted January 2, 2009 Can''t blame Lupoli one bit as hes not been given a fair chance here! Hes scored 4 goals and has hardly played yet Roeder(nowhere) would rather play Russell out of position up front and it has cost us! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Brownstone 0 Posted January 2, 2009 I understand his frustration but he''s really not done himself any favours with this interview. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WeAreYellows49 0 Posted January 2, 2009 Ditto [:@]GR is really a ******le in the highest degree, tactically naive **** Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GJP 79 Posted January 2, 2009 As I''v said on here a couple of times before this is exactly what Glenn wants. He wants Lupoli to sort himself a move away from the club by freezing him out as much as possible.He obviously thinks that he could sign (loan) someone who''d contribute more with the money he''d save from Lupoli going. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
First Wizard 0 Posted January 2, 2009 [quote user="WeAreYellows49"]Ditto [:@]GR is really a ******le in the highest degree, tactically naive ****[/quote]I''m shocked 49'' and such a nice photo too.[:$][;)] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WeAreYellows49 0 Posted January 2, 2009 [quote user="1st Wizard"][quote user="WeAreYellows49"] Ditto [:@]GR is really a ******le in the highest degree, tactically naive ****[/quote]I''m shocked 49'' and such a nice photo too.[:$][;)][/quote]lol ooopssssssssyyyyyyyy [:$]I can''t help myself sometimes, it just comes out, sorta like my rant at Doomy not so long back, open mouth.......insert foot lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ca 1 Posted January 2, 2009 Think that interview spells goodbye Loopi [:)] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Webbo118 0 Posted January 2, 2009 No room for strikers if we use our revolutionary 4-6-0 formation !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WeAreYellows49 0 Posted January 2, 2009 [quote user="cityangel"]Think that interview spells goodbye Loopi [:)][/quote]Agreed CA, and I wouldn''t blame the lad for leaving at all. In fact good luck to him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chunky Norwich 0 Posted January 2, 2009 Fair play to Lupoli I say. Like he says, he''s been patient and bitten on his tongue for three months while watching Russell, Fotheringham and Sibierski play up front - especially if other clubs are sniffing around him. I think if I were in Lupoli''s position, I''d have snapped about now and I also think this is the final straw that has snapped my support for Roeder as a fan. I was very happy when he came here and he came with a good track record and a big contacts list - but he''s just bumbling from one bad decision to a poor tactical mistake to a rude interview to the next. Getting Henville, Lupoli and OJ in on loan and THEN deciding they''re not good enough should probably warrant the label of Chuckle Brother by itself. Can you think of any other club in the football league who would loan a player for a season, pay his wages and then send him back to his parent club whilst continuing to fund him?! I also feel that due to all the relegation worries and in-fighting and boardroom angst, Roeder''s escaped with something very lightly - namely sending Huckerby packing when he would have stayed at vastly reduced wages, loved the club and was a brilliant player.I know I''ve gone way of topic here but I really do think I''ve had enough from Roeder. I''ve given him the benefit of the doubt time and time again. Maybe this is the first crack in the dressing room and more will follow? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tony Cottee Woz Ere . . . 0 Posted January 2, 2009 Good luck to him, i think he let rodent off lightly with that interview. The way he''s been treated is an absolute joke. Hopefully rodent will be gone before arturo and then we might bring in a manager who shows his players a bit of respect and knows how to instill belief in them. Then again with the equally incompetent delia and co''s record of going for the cheapest option possible i don''t hold out much hope. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrdi 410 Posted January 2, 2009 It''s no joke how he''s been treated, it''s downright criminal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Show Me What You Gooot! 0 Posted January 2, 2009 I just don''t get it. We are cronically short of strikers and STILL Roeder refuses to use him, instead using midfielders to fill the gap.I don''t care if he''s alittle lightweight or not, hes still a striker and one of the few we have left. Would you call out an electrician to fix your taps? No, so stop playing midfielders as centre forwards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grando 326 Posted January 2, 2009 Bring on Russell and the Doc up front. A terrifying strike partnership! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WeAreYellows49 0 Posted January 2, 2009 [quote user="Paint Me Yellow"]I just don''t get it. We are cronically short of strikers and STILL Roeder refuses to use him, instead using midfielders to fill the gap.I don''t care if he''s alittle lightweight or not, hes still a striker and one of the few we have left. Would you call out an electrician to fix your taps? No, so stop playing midfielders as centre forwards.[/quote]Agree wholeheartedly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Show Me What You Gooot! 0 Posted January 2, 2009 [quote user="Grando"]Bring on Russell and the Doc up front. A terrifying strike partnership![/quote]That strike partnership could work in our favour though. Think about it, the opposition defense will be so busy rolling on the floor laughing at the threat, we could sneak past them all and score (provided the opposition keeper shares the same sense of humour as his team mates). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GJP 79 Posted January 2, 2009 [quote user="Paint Me Yellow"]I just don''t get it. We are cronically short of strikers and STILL Roeder refuses to use him, instead using midfielders to fill the gap.I don''t care if he''s alittle lightweight or not, hes still a striker and one of the few we have left. Would you call out an electrician to fix your taps? No, so stop playing midfielders as centre forwards.[/quote]As I said earlier in the thread, he wants him out. By treating him like this he wants Lupoli to find himself another club and use the money that''s paying for Lupoli to pay for someone else.Am I the only person who can see that''s what he''s trying to do? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lucky green trainers 0 Posted January 2, 2009 [quote user="Grando"]Bring on Russell and the Doc up front. A terrifying strike partnership![/quote]lol - they would confuse the s**t out of each other and spread panic in the charlton defence/// Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Brownstone 0 Posted January 2, 2009 You may be right, his wages could pay for someone else''s, but it won''t get the loan fee back and it won''t help find the money for new fee''s. It would be interesting to know how much the fee''s and wages totalled on the loanee''s that haven''t worked out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve b 0 Posted January 2, 2009 what a disgrace roeder really is! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
southstand 0 Posted January 2, 2009 Sorry to hear that Lupoli might be moving on - it''s amazing that so many now think he is worth his place in the team. For many months I''ve been reading and listening to demands for a big target man to play up front. Tried a few - does it work - not on your lifeLita was doing well- not a target man, Cureton was ok but missed far too many chancesIf you want a slow target man, unable to run the channels then use Doherty - some seem to think he can''t defend - but he would be just as mobile as Dublin - or Hartson?Citys biggest problem is in midfield - Patteson and Hoolagan don''t knw how to create space, and then hide from the ballClingham looks ok but needs to have movement a head of him - people wanting the ball - I still yearn for a Safri type player who keeps the ball moving forwards, releases it early and brings the forward players into the actionIts nice to see Chris Brown now has some fans - I never saw him miss a chance for City - never got any service from a stagnant midfield. It all happens in midfield so lets just organise this area and get the flow of chances going again.The next 5 games are vital to our season - don''t dare look at the top of the table games after that -Wolves was a one off.....dreaming of avoiding the drop.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tetteys Jig 847 Posted January 3, 2009 [quote user="Paint Me Yellow"][quote user="Grando"]Bring on Russell and the Doc up front. A terrifying strike partnership![/quote]That strike partnership could work in our favour though. Think about it, the opposition defense will be so busy rolling on the floor laughing at the threat, we could sneak past them all and score (provided the opposition keeper shares the same sense of humour as his team mates).[/quote]still a slight problem, there''s this other obsticle, i think called ''the goal'', u need to get the ball in there, still, 0-0''s for the rest of the year could be enough Share this post Link to post Share on other sites