Transfer goss and rumours, Summer 2016.

I thought they only did deep fried Mars Bars and chips up there!

 

They call them chippers in Scotland

 

Don't forget the square sausages, I think that's a Jock thang?

 

No, they call them salad!

 

Sure is, very tasty too with black pudding and white pudding!

 

Lorn sausages

 

Not sure that the Villa and Wolves squads are better, though I'd agree Newcastle probably is but then they've spent £150m over the last year.

 

I say, steady on! Much as I would like to entice better players through the happiness of their wags, the Chip Inn is sacrosanct!

Feck 'em, let them continue to dine at inferior eateries in the metropolis of their choice!

 

I think we've got numerous alternatives. By my reckoning we still have 9 attacking midfielders.

 

Did you show Dave the new Nandos when he came to Norwich?

 

Pretty sure he was on the bench quite a few times last season.

 

Bendtner?

 

Totally desperate? Are we?! We have Jerome, Oliveira, Lafferty and Naismith. I wonder which teams would swap their strike force with ours?

 

I saw Nandos but didn't go in, all of their food is fowl!

 

If we get Chamakh I won't complain, he's a free agent so there isn't much risk and I'd be more than happy to give him time.

Overall I wouldn't say this transfer was a total distaster, I was only disappointed we loaned out Maddison as I feel he would have improved our team.

 

Is that a euphemism? In which case, yes.

I think we've yet to see one of your reviews for the Chip Inn? They tend to be a bit Ipswich-centric. I'm unlikely to visit said town, well certainly not to eat anyway.

 

What? Lafferty doesn't feature and Naismith has been 'poor' in his all round game - but especially as a frontman
That leaves two.
Who the heck would be envious of that at the end of a transfer window?

 

On his way back from injury!!

 

We have Jerome and Oliveira.

Most teams in this league wouldn't swap.

 

To be fair, the goal isn't to have a set of strikers that Burton are envious of, its to have players those challenging at the top want.

Villa - McCormack, Kodija, Gestede, Agbonlahor.
Newcastle - Mitrovic, Perez, Gayle, Murphy
Wednesday - Hooper, Fletcher, Forestieri, Joao, Nuhiu
Derby - Weimann, Vydra, Bent, Wilson, Blackman

Personally I'm casting envious looks at all of them, and I haven't included Wolves as i don't know their players at all.

Admittedly I think that our approach relies more on midfield goals than those teams, but there's no way our firepower ranks above 6th in the division.

 

Even a nothing team like Fulham: Martin, Woodrow, Smith, Aluko, Ayite

Brighton, another decent selection: Murray, Hemed, Baldock, Murphy.

 

Yes, but I mean if you compare the strike force of all 24 teams, I think most people would regard ours as being one of the best.

 

I'd put us third behind Newcastle and Villa. And they've each spent £60m.