CONFIRMED Andre Brooks sold to Norwich

[ghandi]

Wilder very much back in charge.

Kalvin Phillips coming in, Riedewald released.

Andre Brooks sold to Norwich.

Probably Seriki next.

Wilder wants his boys club .

Brooks put a post on Instagram recently referencing a lack of appreciation. It was quite clear what he was referring to, we saw it all last season.

It's not everyone's opinion, but we need to move to a DoF model or similar. We can't keep letting Wilder and his mates run all things football.

It feels a shame to me, this. It doesn't feel like the right time to sell Brooks & Seriki, they're progressing very well and one more season (probably) would've seen their value increase significantly.

This amongst other things was one of the reasons Knill resigned as he was unhappy how Wilder was treating some players along with Wilder not open to any suggestions.I don't expect Jones to last until the end of next season.

 

[Wards]

Agree with this from The Pinch’s Twitter account

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Couldn't have said it better myself. The only single positive is that it's a pure profit deal from an accounting POV but fuck me, as a football supporter, there are so, so many downsides that outweigh that.

A true bright spark on his day. A matchwinner no less. And another reason my love for it all is dwindling so fast. I wonder who's next?

 

[GeorgeDonis1889]

Are people in the football industry not allowed to take a holiday George??

If they are then when would you expect them to take them if not during pre season?

If you're insinuating they're not allowed them then I reckon we'd have a real shortage of managers in a very short space of time and probably break every employment law going.

And yet some on here will still defend him.

 

[Upton_Blade]

So didn't fancy answering the question then?

I'm shocked!

 

[luffenhamblade]

When did I say I think we’ll be in a better at the end of the window? I’m just saying I usually wait until the end of the window before judging.

For the record, I think we’ll have a worse squad, with a manager than shouldn’t be at the club and worst of all, owners that don’t seem to have a clue.

As a blade of 50 years +, that is absolutely nothing new (yes with the odd exception but then it takes that to prove a rule).

 

[The Crab]

Complaints about agents, from (checks notes....) a fucking estate agent!

Same genre of rapacious bastards

 

[Bladesman]

 

[GeorgeDonis1889]

So didn't fancy answering the question then?

I'm shocked!

I'm taking the piss obviously. Interesting this is the only time I've ever seen you defend Wilder and it's when I post slagging him

Maybe it's you who's the troll rather than me eh?

 

[Wards]

I don't like the cunt but isn't Wit merely tweeting whatever shite his mate feeds him?

 

[Big.Dane.w]

Reading his comments about leaving on snapchat is interesting.
Its not so much as what he says but more about what he doesn't say.
He never mentions the manager or refers to Wilder anywhere.
Which does reinforce comments in this thread about him and Wilder not seeing eye to eye. Maybe there is some truth in it. Maybe not. We'll never really find out i suppose.

We can all moan and complain that Wilder has no idea or COH are clueless or the opposite etc etc .
One thing is for sure: we are down £40 million this year with no parachute payments coming in.
So sales are going to have to be made whether we like it or not. And most of us wont like it.
Hamer will go. Hopefully we can get £4 million for him. Peck will probably go, possibly to another championship rival. West Ham, who allegedly are interested. Again it wont be for the type of fee we would like. I'd guess a similar price as Brookes at around £8 million. If we are to believe rumors Rangers have been sniffing around Tyreece. On TransferMarket hes valued at £7 million. We'd get no where near that, more like £3 or at best £4 million for him. With a couple more outgoings we could have a pot of around £25/26 million to play with. Again this is only speculation on my part. I could be way off and probably I am.
But with that amount to play with we should have some good options to look at.
Souttar wont want to play in league one with Leicester. the right offer would get him in. And I'm sure he'd come under the right terms. One other good defender ought to be enough to shore up our woeful efforts of defending last season.
I was told Philips was out in Leeds watching the England match with Bamford the other night. Not exactly life confirming but it may suggest he will be here next season.
Then we'd have Philips Rothwell Arblaster and Chong/O Hare in midfield. (not perfect but not bad either)
I ve been told by a source (no names no pack drill) that Bamford has been attending an elite training camp to get himself at his best BEFORE preseason. If he performs like he did last season he could be a 15/20 goal man. Cannon (yes I know) wasn't what we'd hoped for. But there were glimpses (not enough) of what he COULD be. With Bamford around hopefully he'll improve and be A LOT MORE consistent. And then there's One. Another with potential. He was excellent at Lincoln by all accounts.
With a few more additions it may not be as bad as we think. (It probably will end up worse. Sorry I ve been a Blade too long).
Anyway, it will be interesting what ever happens.
These are just my musings and will quite probably be millions of miles off what really happens.

The good news is I'm back in the UK for the Wolves match so will get at least one match in next season.

Mate that’s not a ‘not bad midfield’ it’s an awful, slow and short (and aging?) midfield! Cannon showing glimpses? Love the optimism.

 

[Tom Bott]

no way Brooks is going to progress playing for Norwich.

Maybe his bank balance will though?

Maybe the alleged fall out with Wilder is because he refused to sign a new contract, as Illiman did.

 

[CaptainMorgans]

I wonder what Rak-Sakyi's price tag is these days? I'd take him as a replacement.

 

[Tom Bott]

I think the lack of mention to Wilder says it all........?

" I want to thank my teammates, coaches, staff and everyone behind the scenes"

He didn't mention Knilly, Heckingbottom or Bettis by name either.

Got to love a conspiracy theory though, it's the Blades way.

 

[The Crab]

Are people in the football industry not allowed to take a holiday George??

If they are then when would you expect them to take them if not during pre season?

If you're insinuating they're not allowed them then I reckon we'd have a real shortage of managers in a very short space of time and probably break every employment law going.

I think George was being facetious mate

 

[LondonBlade89]

Bullshit….

Making out as if the presence of Wilder wasn’t also a massive push factor.

 

[The Crab]

I don't like the cunt but isn't Wit merely tweeting whatever shite his mate feeds him?

 

[PrestwichBlade]

It’s the same as any other person. They may be good they may be crap. Just ringing the DoF DoF DoF bell doesn’t make it a the answer. All it says is, “ I don’t like this one, can I have a different one but make sure this one has a fancy hat on so it looks exotic, like all those others do”

Aye, alreet

 

[Tom Bott]

This is worse than any McCabe sale. Even he didn't stoop this low

Assuming he refused to sign a new contract, would you have kept him and let him go for nothing next summer, losing out on £ x million.

Maybe his agent said he should be earning more than United had offered him.

We don't know.

But we can all have a guess.

 

[JD88]

Brooks is not going to say anything else. Can’t exactly sign and say I have come to Norwich because yellow is my favourite colour.

 

[Greasy Chap Butty]

I'm not glad to see this, but not surprised either.
He always seemed to get a poor hand from Wilder. First one who'd get dropped if he had a bit off an off game. Be one of the ones called out for a mistake. Seem to remember an interviewer commenting that he had a good game, Wilder replied that quite a few others did too. GLTTL , gave us some snippets of our few bits of excitement last season.

 

[Jim Mcdonald]

The fans who will never accept criticism of their club won’t like this so they won’t, but we are finished. Losing our best players to middling clubs in the same league, looks like years of pissing around as a bottom end second tier club so it does.

 

[Bladesman]

Brooks is not going to say anything else. Can’t exactly sign and say I have come to Norwich because yellow is my favourite colour.

He could have gone for the Colman's Mustard.

 

[Tom Bott]

As long as Wilder has his ego stroked by signing all these ex premier league stars

Bamford out?

 

[KMC-1889]

Assuming he refused to sign a new contract, would you have kept him and let him go for nothing next summer, losing out on £ x million.

Maybe his agent said he should be earning more than United had offered him.

We don't know.

But we can all have a guess.

He had a 12 month option, so he was in for at least 2 years.

What’s more likely is, as usual, we don’t value potential and would be much happier spending £30k per week on washed up players like Phillips and Rothwell.

 

[SB_90]

i dont get this, my player of the year last season. if it was to a PL club you understand, because there a pecking order but to a non parachute payment championship team is highly disappointing

A - significant fee arguably been 8 figures
B - how do Norwich have 10m minimum to spend on Andre Brooks that we dont

but i can only hope this is like david brooks or dominic Calvert lewin

 

[djbaldken]

Mate that’s not a ‘not bad midfield’ it’s an awful, slow and short (and aging?) midfield! Cannon showing glimpses? Love the optimism.

I also said it's not perfect.

 

[Tongeincheek]

Why?

They support Norwich

 

[Kona]

This amongst other things was one of the reasons Knill resigned as he was unhappy how Wilder was treating some players along with Wilder not open to any suggestions.I don't expect Jones to last until the end of next season.

Is just an opinion, Ghandi, or do you know this to be true?

 

[Big.Dane.w]

I also said it's not perfect.

I know you did mate and like I say I love the optimism but there’s no athletes in that midfield, theres 2 aging players, 1 tiny player (although I like him), 1 awful player and one that that got better in people’s minds the longer he was out injured. I wish I shared your optimism but I really don’t like it and just hope we have something lined up other than Kalvin Phillips.

 

[John Cutsbushes]

Kids too thick to write that farewell message
Too many long words