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Fer, Hooper, Bassong eyeing Norwich exits

Discussion in 'Norwich City' started by KIO, May 9, 2014.

  1. toughmeanyellowandgreen

    toughmeanyellowandgreen Active Member

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    He's more likely to terrorise crowds with his wild crossing and shooting at the moment.

    It'll come though, he appears to be a really dedicated young player. Needs to work really hard on his final ball.
     
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  2. Fenland Canary

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    He would but he needs to learn to pass the ball, his finish is ridiculous!
     
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  3. JKCanary

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    He needs to practice shooting, passing, and crossing. A lot. PLEASE!
     
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  4. woodbine

    woodbine Well-Known Member

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    He's still very young with lots of potential and will improve in time. I thought he did quite well when he played.

    I don't mind if Bassong go, hope the rest will stay although I'm sure Snodgrass will go to Celtic.
     
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  5. oldcanariesfan

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    Redmond left and E Bennett right sounds good to me with the Murphy's as options.

    Sell Ruddy for as much cash as we can get (to invest in a quality striker to partner Hooper whom I hope stays) and promote Rudd to No 1. Let Bassong, Fer, RVW, Hoolahoops all go, cancel the loans, and try to keep hold of the rest (dunno about Pilks - not sure his legs will take the rigours of a full Championship season so we may need to let him go too).

    Bring back Surman (always liked him) to add craft and style to the midfield and inject some more youth next season and I'm feeling happier already.
     
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  6. Fenland Canary

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    I like your thinking re 'wee Irish chap'.

    Good to see so much common sense and hope for the future on this thread!!!!
     
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  8. Canary Rob

    Canary Rob Well-Known Member

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    We are quite lucky (or perhaps unlucky) that virtually all our players I can see some teams wondering whether it's worth it:

    Ruddy - high price needed, most teams have a keeper already, may not want to come, obviously Prem standard and internationally capped, but potential questions over the number of goals scored whether or not it was his fault
    Snodders - creative and dangerous, scores goals and will be reliable value, but started the season poorly, slow, team ends up being focused on him so could imbalance a team
    Hooper - clearly can score, but also struggled in the Prem, whether or not it was his own fault, and therefore remains a risk for the likely cost
    Olsson - strong season generally and likely to be value, but a bit shaky in the middle and you have to query every player in a defence that conceded as many goals as we did, particularly one who has been relegated twice
    Bassong - third relegation, terrible form, worse attitude, obviously quality resides somewhere in there, but do you want the risk for the likely price
    RvW - 'nuff said
    Redmond - obvious potential, but also some glaring holes in his performances - for the price it would have to be a team prepared to wait a couple of years for him to mature


    So on that it looks most likely, from my POV, that Redmond would go somewhere like Swansea, So'ton or Newcastle. The others have to have question marks over how many offers will come in.
     
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  9. carrowcanario

    carrowcanario Well-Known Member

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    If we're looking to come straight back up. Why sell anybody ? Especially someone like Ruddy who has plenty of time left on his contract.
     
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  10. SUPERNORWICH 23

    SUPERNORWICH 23 SUPERNORWICH

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    Bunn?
     
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  11. ncgandy

    ncgandy Well-Known Member

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    No thanks, I've just had a cheesecake. <ok>

    Fer and Bassong can go, they won't want to stick around and fight for our club. Hooper I'd like to keep, but he'll probably want out too.
     
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  12. zelleryellow

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    Ruddy will only go to a top six maybe top 8 club.
    Fer will go abroad
    Bassong will see out his contract (what club will want him)
    Hooper will stay (if the right manager comes in)
    Rvw will go abroad
    Redmond will stay
    Turner will stay
    Hoops will stay for the right manager
    Snodgrass will go (Celtic or Swansea)
    Howson I like to think will stay but out of most of our players I see him as the one other teams will be after
    Tetty I think will stay
    Johnson will stay or go newly promoted team
    Cancel all loans

    Some of my opinions for what they worth
     
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  13. Oxcanary

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    I have nightmares about Bunn I am afraid!
     
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  14. gruffnuts

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    What club would want Bassong. Yeah good one. What short memories we have.
     
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  15. Superman wears Grant Holt pyjamas in bed

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    i have to say, i do find the melodramatic responses of some people rather disappointing. some players seem to get completely written off or labelled with insults. bassong was our player of the year in his first season but even then, he made mistakes in almost every game. difference to this season was that he got away with most of them - he didn't this season! he's still undoubtedly a very talented defender and doesn't deserve the stupid comments he's getting. he is not a leader, that's for sure and i do wonder how much his poor form was related to both the captaincy and also the fact he missed the whole of pre season, as well as never having a settled partnership to bed in. its not as simple as just saying 'he's crap' because evidently he is not - he just had a very poor season compared to the standards he set. he will be wanted, no question about that and i think because of his wages he will be offloaded to the highest bidder.
     
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  16. surgeryman

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    In relation to the original question, not bothered really about any of those staying. Fer won't stay and for me he has been a mixed bag this season, as has Bassong. Hooper is the one I am most uncertain of as from what I have seen he has not performed, but it is difficult to judge considering the tactics used this season. If he does stay we need to play to his strengths but now Lennon won't be coming, rumours about Hooper and Snodgrass going to Celtic are increasing. If we got about 7/8 million, I'd take it.

    We need a complete revamp, which will mean not coming up for a while most likely. Russell Martin said that in his interview. We have lost our identity.Teams with that issue are not getting promoted easily.
     
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  17. KIO

    KIO Well-Known Member

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    Sounds like our Declan has played a blinder for PNE this evening, perhaps it won't be a disaster if JR leaves ?
     
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  18. I_Clean_holtys_boots

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    Rudd has to come in if Ruddy goes, quite frankly it's a no brainer. Would like to see McGeehan and Josh Murphy involved alot next season... It's about time we start playing some of the youngsters, especially with the money we put into it now.
     
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  19. Superman wears Grant Holt pyjamas in bed

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    mcgeehan isn't even close to being ready for the championship. needs a year in league two.
     
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  20. canary on the weald

    canary on the weald Active Member

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    i hope we can hang on to snoddy,for me he was our best player by a country mile this season. also very important players to retain for next season bradley j, russ martin and hooper. apart from them,why not ease some of the youngsters through?
     
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