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I think Norwood was playing with an injury for months towards the end of the season, limiting his mobility quite a bit.

Maybe after the summer this part of his game will be better, making him even more influential.

If we can find an upgrade that's within reach for us then give Paul Mitchell a pay rise.
 
Agreed. I think we should look at Fulham to show just how successful you can be by decimating the spine of your team. Ensuring Egan, Fleck and Norwood don't get a look in next season (a la Carney, Sessegnon and MacDonald) is the only sure fire way to guarantee success.

A few quality additions here and there and let's see what happens, spending £120 million is no guarantee of success so let's at least give the players that have got us here a chance.
 
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GuangzhouBlade said:
Agreed. I think we should look at Fulham to show just how successful you can be by decimating the spine of your team. Ensuring Egan, Fleck and Norwood don't get a look next season (a la Carney, Sessegnon and MacDonald) is the only sure fire way to guarantee success.

A few quality additions here and there and let's see what happens, spending £120 million is no guarantee of success so lets at least give the players that have got us here a chance.
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I'd take all three of those to be honest. Quite why we are not troubling ourselves with the likes of them is a bit of a mystery. Well, no it's not. It's because despite our expectations and figures like £170m being 'available', it's simply bollocks. If we spend any more than fifteen million before the end of the transfer window my arse is a box of doughnuts. Hence us chasing Brentford's second best attacking option.

Fucking McCabe and the bog roll prince for you.

pommpey
 
Dec said:
I think Norwood was playing with an injury for months towards the end of the season, limiting his mobility quite a bit.

Maybe after the summer this part of his game will be better, making him even more influential.

If we can find an upgrade that's within reach for us then give Paul Mitchell a pay rise.
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We need someone who can let one go with power from outside the box, perhaps the prem keeper might keep it out but a fat lad from Sheffield will be there to tap it in. Norwood has no power but can see a pass. The thing is I was saying our first upgrade should be Norwood, I think Billy and Dave will score in the prerm with decent service.
 
Marcus Tullius Cicero said:
We need someone who can let one go with power from outside the box, perhaps the prem keeper might keep it out but a fat lad from Sheffield will be there to tap it in. Norwood has no power but can see a pass. The thing is I was saying our first upgrade should be Norwood, I think Billy and Dave will score in the prerm with decent service.
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Fuck me are you serious!?!






and so on and so on...

HE IS ALSO STATISTICALLY ONE OF THE BEST SET PIECE TAKERS IN EUROPE.
 
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Well it's contraversial clearly, and might upset a few, but i'd go as far as to say that there is at least a question mark against Norwood, and the whole squad to be honest, but as it stands, he is one of our best players, so he deserves a chance absolutely.
 
Marcus Tullius Cicero said:
After much debate and most disagreed with me thinking strikers should be a priority I think our first upgrade is someone who can keep Norwood on the bench...
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After much debate I’ve decided you’re either on the wind up or haven’t seen his delivery from open play & set pieces last season
 
Marcus Tullius Cicero said:
After much debate and most disagreed with me thinking strikers should be a priority I think our first upgrade is someone who can keep Norwood on the bench...
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Contender for player of the season not just at the club, but throughout out league polls and opinion. Was sheer class for most of the season

Anyone that keep Norwood on the bench will be a 20 or 30 million plus.
 
Oh dear, set piece specialist? Not what I was talking about but if the midfielder I was talking about can get over a prem wall and stick it just out of the reach of a prem keeper it will be a bounus. I was thinking more of someone who had a powerful shot that the goalie might spill so Billy could tap in, can we afford anyone who can squeeze one in from 25 yards between the keeper and the post, come on Dave...
 
If we don’t sign a striker/forward/anybody who can score approximately 13 goals, we are getting relegated. Put that in your sauce bottle and suck on it, chief. :)
 
SwissBlade said:
Contender for player of the season not just at the club, but throughout out league polls and opinion. Was sheer class for most of the season

Anyone that keep Norwood on the bench will be a 20 or 30 million plus.
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Completely agree. Although at times I was frustrated with Norwood not shooting more when in range and thought that also he disappeared at times when we were under pressure. That's probably indicative of how high he set the bar when he first came into the side. Knowing now that he needed a hernia op since Christmas shows just what a good player he is, to play with restrictions and still be one of the best in the league speaks volumes. If we are to bring in someone that keeps him on the bench - well we have either unearthed a gem at a bargain price, or suddenly been in a position to spend 20+ million on an established top international. Both of which are highly unlikely.

We need to look at improving those around him, giving him the ability to do what he is good at and pull the strings in the middle of the park.
 



I like Ollie and his fecking ping. He's just completed a hat trick of promotions and deserves his chance this time. He has an excellent opportunity here to prove to the two previous clubs that let him go that they made a major mistake.
Having said that we are going to need strengthening and someone who can challenge in the position will be needed. Fulhams way of approaching the task was bloody ridiculous. £100 Million spunked up the wall as our Chris would say and back where they started, with no doubt a massive wage bill increase.

And we definitely need a striker or two. I'd like Che Adams back and our sell on clause would presumably give us an edge, but someone on here pointed out to me that he's a Leicester lad so presumably he'd favour them if they came for him.
 
pommpey said:
I'd take all three of those to be honest. Quite why we are not troubling ourselves with the likes of them is a bit of a mystery. Well, no it's not. It's because despite our expectations and figures like £170m being 'available', it's simply bollocks. If we spend any more than fifteen million before the end of the transfer window my arse is a box of doughnuts. Hence us chasing Brentford's second best attacking option.

Fucking McCabe and the bog roll prince for you.

pommpey
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I'd have a bet with you for your box of doughnuts Pomps, but so many transfers are nowadays "not disclosed" or dependant on appearances or add ons so we'd only get into an argument. Think it will be more than 15 mill but certainly no more than 30 mill.
 
William Large said:
Completely agree. Although at times I was frustrated with Norwood not shooting more when in range and thought that also he disappeared at times when we were under pressure. That's probably indicative of how high he set the bar when he first came into the side. Knowing now that he needed a hernia op since Christmas shows just what a good player he is, to play with restrictions and still be one of the best in the league speaks volumes. If we are to bring in someone that keeps him on the bench - well we have either unearthed a gem at a bargain price, or suddenly been in a position to spend 20+ million on an established top international. Both of which are highly unlikely.

We need to look at improving those around him, giving him the ability to do what he is good at and pull the strings in the middle of the park.
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Norwood not shooting more when in range and thought that he also disappeared at times when we were under pressure. I rest my case, love Ollie but my argument was that it is a position where we start the upgrades.
 
Gimli said:
Do we really need to start questioning players like Norwood?

I’m all for constant improvement and not standing still but it doesn’t start by benching our best player.
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Yes it does, if you think Ollie is our best player and he is on the bench next season we might stay up.
 
Gimli said:
Do we really need to start questioning players like Norwood?

I’m all for constant improvement and not standing still but it doesn’t start by benching our best player.
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This is the wonderful thing about Wilder and Knills squad. Is Norwood our best player? I'll bet you could get a right argument going on that one. We have so many players in the squad that are considered to be the best in different supporters opinions. It's bloody brilliant!

Football when all is said and done is about teamwork, the contribution of each team member coming together and resulting in achieving more than you would have believed possible by just analysing the individuals abilities.

The best example of this in my time has been Clough and Taylor at Forest. If you took each player and looked at them individually none of them were bad, all of them were decent, but none of them was a World beater. Clough and Taylor made them European Champions and one of only two English teams to retain the European Cup.

The perfect example was John McGovern a player who ran like a camel with a hernia. He was however an essential part of Cloughs teams because he did a vital job. Football is about the team being greater than the sum of its parts.

The Blades were that good last season I can't pick a favourite.
 
A Storm of Blades said:
Deary me. He’s probably one of the few players in the squad that has a ‘premier league touch’. If he’d just played that season for any other Championship side, we’d be clambering to sign him for £10m+.
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Look, don't get me wrong I adore Ollie but there is a reason why he has been sold on once his team has been promoted. The premiership battles will need a man with Ollies touch in mid -field but must be a dog of war who when he has won his battle can strike a powerful shot from outside the box. Unless he can thread a needle through prem defenses to our new 30 mill strikers. Be honest, do you think we can out play in mid field and recycle out wide looking for the right ball into the box in the prem. If Wilder can sign who he wants Ollie will be on the bench or loaned out, no room for sentiment. Feel free to bring this post up when Ollie has 5 goals and 10 assists next season I will love to eat humble pie.
 
Marcus Tullius Cicero said:
Yes it does, if you think Ollie is our best player and he is on the bench next season we might stay up.
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so we bench our defensive midfielder because he doesn't shoot enough?? even though he was statistically our best midfielder in almost every department

you honestly believe we need an upgrade on him first, without upgrading front 2, another attacking mid and probably a right wing back

this must be a wind up, if it isn't i think a visit to specsavers is in order
 



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