How many rubbish scottish midfielders do we own?

[hugoagogo 0]

Fozzy now the much loved (why)lappin both completly out of there depth in our midfield we seem to lurch from bad to awfull why o why cant we get a decent central midfield pairing i know russell aint brilliant but gees he looks like lionel messi compared to lappin and foz these 2 would struggle for lynn!Thank god rustys ban is over without a doubt he and lee should start @swansea!

[Xavi- Poor Mans Ian Crook 0]

Lappin isn''t a rubbish midfielder he has great delivery which was wasted playing CM he needs to be out wide where i think he will be much more effective than he was on Saturday even though he was good there against Brum.

[hugoagogo 0]

Sorry mate but your wrong Lappin is poor yes his deadball delivery was deadly on sat where 3 if not 4 freekicks in dangerous positions were overhit straight out for goalkicks!

Also if you could wheel him on to take setplays maybe you would have a case ala shaun curly with the gt britain hockey team circa 1992 but you cant so he is what he is a utilty player at the very best.8k a week im suprised how loyal he has been ,what a great pro ..........!

[Paul Spector 0]

We have one poor Scottish midfielder - Mark Fozzy Fotheringham.

Lappin is by no means poor. He is easily Championship quality, and would be far better suited playing in his natural position out wide. And his delivery is very good - how long have we craved someone who can take a decent corner!

Typical cyber-''fan'' who jumps on the players back after ONE game where you feel he was poor (I would disagree with you on that too btw).

[Xavi- Poor Mans Ian Crook 0]

I think how many rubbish midfielders would be a more open threadFoz-awfulPatty-lazy wasterRussell-PetulantIn my opinion the less we see of these and the more we see of Adeyami and Smith the better.

[Mister Chops 7]

[quote user="Fabregas- Poor Mans Ian Crook"]I think how many rubbish midfielders would be a more open threadFoz-awfulPatty-lazy wasterRussell-Petulant[/quote]Carney - runs like Crouch, plays like LurchCroft - tries hard but zero end productLappin - lightweightWhich leaves, um, Clingan.Patty''s hardly lazy - he''s many things, but lazy isn''t one of them.

[Xavi- Poor Mans Ian Crook 0]

Not lazy. the last game i saw him play was the Yarmouth Reserve game where he was probably the worst player on the pitch. Spent 75mins stood in the centre circle and made Adeyami do enough running for the two of them.

[hugoagogo 0]

Well David Bell was the best set piece taker we have had for a long time but the fact he could not outrun John Hartson in a race made him a pretty poor winger ditto Lappin lightweight a v.slow people also have short memorys does no one remember Lappin gettin totally done and outpaced by a fat scouser playing for bristol city in Lee Trundle i repeat he is a utility player a makeweight handy to have on the bench at best end off !ps im no cyber fan i do go to the games hence i have a opinion!

[city-till-i-die 7]

[quote user="MonkeyTrousers"][quote user="Fabregas- Poor Mans Ian Crook"]I think how many rubbish midfielders would be a more open thread
Foz-awful
Patty-lazy waster
Russell-Petulant
[/quote]

Carney - runs like Crouch, plays like Lurch
Croft - tries hard but zero end product
Lappin - lightweight

Which leaves, um, Clingan.

Patty''s hardly lazy - he''s many things, but lazy isn''t one of them.

[/quote]i like fatty patty..every game i have seen him play he has run his nuts of and scored the odd goal...shame he has thrown his teddy out of the pram...we could have done with him saturday

[The Chirp 0]

[quote user="hugoagogo"]Fozzy now the much loved (why)lappin both completly out of there depth in our midfield we seem to lurch from bad to awfull why o why cant we get a decent central midfield pairing i know russell aint brilliant but gees he looks like lionel messi compared to lappin and foz these 2 would struggle for lynn!Thank god rustys ban is over without a doubt he and lee should start @swansea![/quote]hugoagogo... you''re talking tripe. totally disagree regarding lappin... one offish game from lappin and all this? it''s rubbish.. i''m sorry..but it is. you and a number of other ''fans'' need to pull yourselves together, we lose one game and it''s all doom and gloom! we want pattison back! gunn doesn''t know what he''s doing etc etchave a cuppa tea and relax

[grantroederdisaster 0]

[quote user="Fabregas- Poor Mans Ian Crook"]I think how many rubbish midfielders would be a more open thread
Foz-awful
Patty-lazy waster
Russell-Petulant

In my opinion the less we see of these and the more we see of Adeyami and Smith the better.
[/quote]

 

Really?

 

Fozzy - Correct hes been very poor this term!

 

Patty - The guys biggest weakness is his lack of technique but he is anything but lazy, in fact his non stop running is one of his plus points!

 

Russell - Easy to wind up but his strength is a bonus most of the time!

 

The boy Smith looked out of depth on Saturday so isn''t ready for the 1st team yet!

[Hardhouse44 289]

[quote user="hugoagogo"]

Sorry mate but your wrong Lappin is poor yes his deadball delivery was deadly on sat where 3 if not 4 freekicks in dangerous positions were overhit straight out for goalkicks!

Also if you could wheel him on to take setplays maybe you would have a case ala shaun curly with the gt britain hockey team circa 1992 but you cant so he is what he is a utilty player at the very best.8k a week im suprised how loyal he has been ,what a great pro ..........!

[/quote]I agree. What people fail to realise is what it takes to be a professional footballer at this level is a combination of attributes. Strength being a very important one. Pace, dribbling ability, tackling. I could go on. Yes Lappin can cross an ok dead ball from time to time but so can players in Lowestoft’s league. Why don''t they play Championship football? Because they lack the required levels in the other areas of the game. Simon Lappin would struggle to get in to most if not all Championship teams and is playing above his level due to being bought by people who could judge a knobbly knees contest let alone a good footballer.It''s not personal, I''m sure he''s a nice lad but if you watch football and have an understanding of the game at some level you can''t fail to recognise his short fallings. He can be a good footballer but no pace and strength will always be a problem either for a central midfielder or a wide man. Cos he certainly doesn''t have the quality at his feet to make up for his lacking in those areas.

[grantroederdisaster 0]

Lappin played on Saturday because he earned his place after a very good performance in the previous game at Birmingham!

 

Yes hes lightweight and I''d doubt whether hes ever going to be any better than a squad player but do think things through before gobbing off!

[silver fox 0]

I am amazed grantroederdisaster that you believe Smith looked out of his depth after just being on the pitch for 8 minutes, you must be some shrewd judge of a footballer.  To me he looked like a confident, competitive young midfielder who wasn''t afraid to get up and support the strikers.

[The Chirp 0]

oh come on silverfox he didn''t score on his debut! :-)

[GJP 79]

[quote user="silver fox"]I am amazed grantroederdisaster that you believe Smith looked out of his depth after just being on the pitch for 8 minutes, you must be some shrewd judge of a footballer.  To me he looked like a confident, competitive young midfielder who wasn''t afraid to get up and support the strikers.[/quote]

I''m not amazed, I think he''s got it right.

I''ve seen Smith play a few times and while he looks a bit better than some youngsters we''ve had in recent times he still doesn''t look like a young player who you really think looks like he''s going to do the business.

He didn''t know what to do when he was back in the right fullback area trying to help defend and he didn''t know what to do when that ball rolled to him on the edge of the area near the end. He did well to win that foul though.

Could be decent but a long way to go and it''d be nice if we didn''t get carried away like we usually do with youngsters who get around the fringes of the first team squad.

[grantroederdisaster 0]

[quote user="silver fox"]I am amazed grantroederdisaster that you believe Smith looked out of his depth after just being on the pitch for 8 minutes, you must be some shrewd judge of a footballer.  To me he looked like a confident, competitive young midfielder who wasn''t afraid to get up and support the strikers.[/quote]

 

I''ve seen enough Norwich games over the years to tell if a player is up to the task of playing 1st team football and you can tell if a debutant is going to do anything although like you said Smith only got 8 minutes so the jurys out. In our predicament we need people coming into the team who can do it now and Smith doesn''t look ready now although obviously being a Canaries fan I hope he develops into a very good 1st team player! 

[Xavi- Poor Mans Ian Crook 0]

[quote user="grantroederdisaster"]

[quote user="Fabregas- Poor Mans Ian Crook"]I think how many rubbish midfielders would be a more open threadFoz-awfulPatty-lazy wasterRussell-PetulantIn my opinion the less we see of these and the more we see of Adeyami and Smith the better.[/quote]

 

Really?

 

Fozzy - Correct hes been very poor this term!

 

Patty - The guys biggest weakness is his lack of technique but he is anything but lazy, in fact his non stop running is one of his plus points!

 

Russell - Easy to wind up but his strength is a bonus most of the time!

 

The boy Smith looked out of depth on Saturday so isn''t ready for the 1st team yet!

[/quote] As i already said he was the worst player on the park against Yarmouth. that does seem to be the type of player we need. Outclassed by a bunch of part-timers.

[Paul Spector 0]

To those criticising Korey Smith - you are bang out of order. He has played 8 minutes for us, coming on in a difficult situation. And those that have played football will tell you that it often takes some time to get upto speed with the game. You "FANS" are the reason we keep failing to produce any good youngsters, and so should be ashamed.

[Xavi- Poor Mans Ian Crook 0]

I remember when Gow first joined us he came on for a similar amount of time and was out of his depth on here, next he gets starts and is quality.Under 15min appearances are not a good judge of a player for those who thought Smith was out of his depth(what game were you watching).

[Graham Humphrey 13]

Of course, how silly of me. And there was me thinking it could be something wrong with our scouting system, the coaching, or the man-management, or whatever but no - it''s all the supporters'' fault. As per bloody usual.

I do agree that to criticise him after eight minutes is daft, but come on, don''t be so silly.

[Gingerpele 0]

Clingan is the worst out of the lot

[Graham Humphrey 13]

Ah yes, that well-known Scottish midfielder Sammy McClingan.

[Gingerpele 0]

lol, i saw people talking about all the midfileders, so i thought it would be time to reveal how rubbish Clingan is. (now i should make a statement like if Clingan is play of the season i will not renew my season ticket, even though i already have)

[hugoagogo 0]

[quote user="The Chirp"][quote user="hugoagogo"]Fozzy now the much loved (why)lappin both completly out of there depth in our midfield we seem to lurch from bad to awfull why o why cant we get a decent central midfield pairing i know russell aint brilliant but gees he looks like lionel messi compared to lappin and foz these 2 would struggle for lynn!Thank god rustys ban is over without a doubt he and lee should start @swansea![/quote]

hugoagogo... you''re talking tripe. totally disagree regarding lappin...

one offish game from lappin and all this? it''s rubbish.. i''m sorry..but it is.

you and a number of other ''fans'' need to pull yourselves together, we lose one game and it''s all doom and gloom!

we want pattison back! gunn doesn''t know what he''s doing etc etc

have a cuppa tea and relax
[/quote]

one offish game ?lappin does not cut it at this level if he was so good how come nobody came in for him during his enforced break from our 1st team?

ans because another fella out of his depth in Grant put him on stupid wages and he aint worth half what he is on ,all this "what a great pro"and "loyal player"balls we got fed is rubbish he is only here cos no mug would take on his wages not because his wages are extreme in the scheme of the championship but because he is gash he knew he would never earn the money he has in his stay with us EVER again if he played til he was 45!

Nothing against the guy just out of his league at our level .

We lose 1 game?where the jeffin heck have you been all season you could not of watched the same shower of s#*t* week in week out that i have all our problems have stemmed from the fact we never have a decent centre midfielder lack of chances provided and pressure on our defence we miss the workman like if limited ability of a Gary Holt type player to put his foot in and give it to someone with some ability ,IF we stay up the 1 position that needs addressing is centre mid ..............as long as we don''t go shopping in the scottish 1st div again!

[grantroederdisaster 0]

[quote user="We Want Lappin Back"]To those criticising Korey Smith - you are bang out of order. He has played 8 minutes for us, coming on in a difficult situation. And those that have played football will tell you that it often takes some time to get upto speed with the game. You "FANS" are the reason we keep failing to produce any good youngsters, and so should be ashamed.[/quote]

 

Like I said being a Norwich City fan I hope that Korey Smith develops into a decent player for us but at this moment in time its to early for him and the team cause we need results and that comes from players who are up for the job.

[Strangers All 0]

A winger with no pace, cant beat his man, and his only attribute is with dead balls and crosses and now we are playing him in the centre.  By crikey, he sounds like the new Beckham!

Don''t write Lappin off yet...

[Chunky Norwich 0]

[quote user="hugoagogo"]Fozzy now the much loved (why)lappin both completly out of there depth in our midfield we seem to lurch from bad to awfull why o why cant we get a decent central midfield pairing i know russell aint brilliant but gees he looks like lionel messi compared to lappin and foz these 2 would struggle for lynn!Thank god rustys ban is over without a doubt he and lee should start @swansea![/quote]

Very appropriate at Easter time that Chris should have another resurrection.

And Klingon the worst of the lot? I''m very tired so I hope I''ve missed the joke

[Largey 0]

Micky Spillane has played for Norwich before, 2 seasons ago or so he had a brief run in the squad.

Now he has had a full season at Luton, a brilliant season so we hear, and therefore his game will have improved. He will be roughened up, and IF (I hope not) we do lose Clingan in the summer, Spillane would be my first choice replacement.

 

[hugoagogo 0]

A winger with no pace, cant beat his man, and his only attribute is with dead balls and crosses and now we are playing him in the centre.  By crikey, he sounds like the new Beckham!

Don''t write Lappin off yet...

 

i am aware this is tongue in cheek but lappin is more like david brent than beckham and i have written him off his is toss and will never be a regular.imo.