MOM for me......

[crucialkneeligaman]

Well said love the bloke IMO any team in this league would take him in a heartbeat what a professional he is and he does deserve legend status for what he’s done at our club
Wilders best ever signing 100% ( JOC don’t count )

decent player, but legend ?

 

[Isar]

Olli was very influential today, played some great passes. The whole team really picked up in the second half, thought the fans also got behind the team, I enjoyed it all.

 

[Blend-it-like-Harris]

Pompey's probably right.

Yeh Right - with all the injuries and square pegs in round holes plus Christ knows how many patchups this teams been through, we're top of the league with a centre-midfield ever present whose basically shit...... GET REAL!!

 

[Maurice Maurice]

Norwood became the leader just when we needed one today. Excellent 2nd half, made himself available, played some great passes and was head and shoulders above everyone else on the pitch.

 

[Blend-it-like-Harris]

As people usually say. If Norwood is on his game then we tend to win.

..... and given that we're top of the league, despite shit-loads of injuries and team changes on-the-fly, then that speaks volumes about his quality. If he bothers to read some of the tosh-bollocks written on here about him, then that would speak volumes about his character too.

Pause For Thought of the Day: Can you imagine some of the Naysayers on this forum being in a "team" ??!!
Now that team WOULD be an effing disaster.....

 

[Sharrow Snuff Mill]

Norwood is probably one of the best Championship players in recent history

Then give him the " Carlsberg Award ".


More seriously, I agree. It would be especially hard to deny it if we went up this season.

 

[Norwood's 6 iron]

Some of our younger players need to look at Norwoods workrate to fully understand what is needed to be a successful player.
Whilst I appreciate that McAtee was instrumental in helping us to gain the win today, his work rate off the ball and his strength in a tackle leave a lot to be desired. Norwood lacks a bit of pace, but on one occasion late on he gave McAtee a ten yard start and still got back to defend before him. This is why McAtee keeps being taken off. He's a great player to have when we are on the front foot, but not when we are under pressure.
Norwood covers a lot of ground when he doesn't have the ball.

 

[pommpey]

Pause For Thought of the Day: Can you imagine some of the Naysayers on this forum being in a "team" ??!!
Now that team WOULD be an effing disaster.....

Which is why we are 'supporters' and not 'players'

Given your mark in the sand, no one (including you) is entitled to an opinion unless they have played professionally at least at Championship level. Note - that includes you.

FYI, I have played football at various amateur levels for nearly fifty years. Still play 5 a side at lunchtime and I'm sixty in four weeks. I have also officiated and coached at a lower level and watched United for some years.

Does that give my opinion any more validity than yours? Does it fuck.

Does your opinion resonate any more than mine? Does it fuck.

See this forum? That.

pommpey

 

[Cappy]

When they build a statue of Illi outside the ground, take a closer look at the foundation, it’ll have “Norwood” written on it

 

[pommpey]

When they build a statue of Illi outside the ground, take a closer look at the foundation, it’ll have “Norwood” written on it

With people stood ten deep masturbating onto it

pommpey

 

[Newbury Blade]

This 100%, if you're sat watching on TV you don't appreciate some of the skill and vision in his passing, I can't remember a Blades midfielder with a better range of passing than Norwood

Tony Currie?

 

[Nightsweats]

..... and given that we're top of the league, despite shit-loads of injuries and team changes on-the-fly, then that speaks volumes about his quality. If he bothers to read some of the tosh-bollocks written on here about him, then that would speak volumes about his character too.

Pause For Thought of the Day: Can you imagine some of the Naysayers on this forum being in a "team" ??!!
Now that team WOULD be an effing disaster.....

When you use the word naysayers are you suggesting anyone questioning the omnipotence of all things SUFC are somehow wrong? Remember everything you post is nothing more than your opinion. As likely to be utter nonsense as close to half right.

 

[Frank the tank]

 

[pommpey]

When you use the word naysayers are you suggesting anyone questioning the omnipotence of all things SUFC are somehow wrong? Remember everything you post is nothing more than your opinion. As likely to be utter nonsense as close to half right.

Oh, indeed. If you are remotely critical of any aspect of a player's output, you instantly are labelled as having an agenda against them. This usually comes with zero point zro evidence refuting your statements. I mean, I'm happy to be proven wrong, but to be proven wrong with nothing is hard to accept.

And anyway ... who are we anyway but a diverse array of people who support an unremarkable, usually underachieving Championship football club?

pommpey

 

[just ted]

It’s fine to say when Norwood has bad games or makes mistakes but it still surprises me how many people seem to not rate him much at all.

 

[Nightsweats]

Oh, indeed. If you are remotely critical of any aspect of a player's output, you instantly are labelled as having an agenda against them. This usually comes with zero point zro evidence refuting your statements. I mean, I'm happy to be proven wrong, but to be proven wrong with nothing is hard to accept.

And anyway ... who are we anyway but a diverse array of people who support an unremarkable, usually underachieving Championship football club?

pommpey

Exactly. We all feel passionately about this beautifully useless underachieving self destructive outfit. Guaranteed to reveal itself as undeserving of our love and devotion like a bride admitting serial infidelity on her wedding night. Our track record of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory is exceeded only by years of utter stagnation and mediocrity.
Like you I crave that we tear this largely garbage league a new one and win the damn thing.
That we won't is only going to be as a consequence of having more crackpot injuries than unlucky Alf from The Fast Show coupled with a manager who refuses to see how giving opponents free goals by virtue of playing out from the back with no ability to so do isn't something to persist with, and not leaving a couple of dwarves up when defending corners is mental. There are more specific and recurring flaws in our gameplans but I think you get my gist.
Like you I call things as I see them without the need of rose coloured spectacles.
This place is about opinions, shooting the breeze,bantz,taking the proverbaial etc.
What it shouldn't be about is a core of bombastic "establishment forum self appointed gurus" denigrating the thoughts and opinions of those who see things differently.

Funny that they decry opinions when all they have are opinions. Funny old world mate.

 

[Ned the Donkey]

Did I see a screenshot from a recent game on Sky which had Norwood as the number one player in the Championship in several, different categories.

I thought Coutts under Wilder was one of the best players I had ever seen, "a Rolls Royce of a footballer", then Norwood came, and, impossible as it seemed, he was an upgrade.

I think his first game was the Villa 4-1 wasn't it.

I'd imagine if you were down on the pitch you'd get a sense of just how much he controls the games, organising our team, but, amongst many other things, also constantly respectfully enquiring with the officials about decisions.

And he has that remarkable ability to somehow turn a tackle into a pass. Not only am I going to disposses an opponent in a dangerous situation, I am, in the same single movement, going to pass the ball to one of our players in an unchallenged position.

And, speaking of passes, perhaps it's the burden of the gifted that they make everything look so simple, but how many other players in our team, or this division can spread the play over such distances so accurately. Norwood does it several times every game. 50, 60 yard balls to Furious George with about a 2-yard margin of error, but they arrive on target repeatedly, to the extent that we almost expect it.

Maybe the single best pass I've ever seen at a game of football was Norwood's pass between two defenders to Basham in the 0-0 derby.

I grew up watching Glen Hoddle's passing on television, and for me, as an awe-struck star-struck kid, he was the best player in the world.

Now, when Oliver Norwood is on his game, I get to see that in person every week.

Maybe I should appreciate Ollie Norwood a bit more while he's here.

 

[Houston_Blade]

He frustrates me at times but he’s a very very good footballer and I don’t think it’s fluke that we got promoted and had a good season in the PL when he was at the top of his game for us.

Some won’t give him the credit he deserves because he was shit for a season but he’s been pivotal to how we play (good and bad) the last 2 seasons.

 

[Slug]

This 100%, if you're sat watching on TV you don't appreciate some of the skill and vision in his passing, I can't remember a Blades midfielder with a better range of passing than Norwood

I can't think of another player who is playing in this country with a better range of passing than Norwood other than Kevin De Bruyne!

 

[SUFC Guy]

This 100%, if you're sat watching on TV you don't appreciate some of the skill and vision in his passing, I can't remember a Blades midfielder with a better range of passing than Norwood

I don't think there is another player in the championship that has his passing range and accuracy.

Can anyone name a player?

 

[andy m]

Did I see a screenshot from a recent game on Sky which had Norwood as the number one player in the Championship in several, different categories.

I thought Coutts under Wilder was one of the best players I had ever seen, "a Rolls Royce of a footballer", then Norwood came, and, impossible as it seemed, he was an upgrade.

I think his first game was the Villa 4-1 wasn't it.

I'd imagine if you were down on the pitch you'd get a sense of just how much he controls the games, organising our team, but, amongst many other things, also constantly respectfully enquiring with the officials about decisions.

And he has that remarkable ability to somehow turn a tackle into a pass. Not only am I going to disposses an opponent in a dangerous situation, I am, in the same single movement, going to pass the ball to one of our players in an unchallenged position.

And, speaking of passes, perhaps it's the burden of the gifted that they make everything look so simple, but how many other players in our team, or this division can spread the play over such distances so accurately. Norwood does it several times every game. 50, 60 yard balls to Furious George with about a 2-yard margin of error, but they arrive on target repeatedly, to the extent that we almost expect it.

Maybe the single best pass I've ever seen at a game of football was Norwood's pass between two defenders to Basham in the 0-0 derby.

I grew up watching Glen Hoddle's passing on television, and for me, as an awe-struck star-struck kid, he was the best player in the world.

Now, when Oliver Norwood is on his game, I get to see that in person every week.

Maybe I should appreciate Ollie Norwood a bit more while he's here.

Oliver Norwood is a fabulous player but better than Paul Coutts? Never.

 

[Ned the Donkey]

I don't think there is another player in the championship that has his passing range and accuracy.

Can anyone name a player?

I was thinking about this the other day - when does a team ever come to the Lane and you see an opposition player passing to anything like the extent, range, and accuracy of Norwood.

 

[pommpey]

Did I see a screenshot from a recent game on Sky which had Norwood as the number one player in the Championship in several, different categories.

Yep. And in other categories he isn't marked. How many times do we see his marks when he has a stinker. How many of you are around to comment on that?

And, speaking of passes, perhaps it's the burden of the gifted that they make everything look so simple, but how many other players in our team, or this division can spread the play over such distances so accurately. Norwood does it several times every game. 50, 60 yard balls to Furious George with about a 2-yard margin of error, but they arrive on target repeatedly, to the extent that we almost expect it.

yeah. He pumps it long. Give me the stats as to how many times he does that and it ends in a goal. Or even a shot on target? Sure, five seasons ago when we had the Baldock/Lundstram/Basham nexus on one side and the Stevens/Fleck/OConnell on the other then fine. But these days? Ball goes to wingback ... on his own ... closed down. No support or way ahead. Comes backward ... back to Norwood and up the other side. Same old same old.

Maybe the single best pass I've ever seen at a game of football was Norwood's pass between two defenders to Basham in the 0-0 derby.

smiles wistfully at the past

I also remember John Harley smacking it in from range, Gil Reece with a diving header and Mike Lake breaking the net at the Dell.

I grew up watching Glen Hoddle's passing on television, and for me, as an awe-struck star-struck kid, he was the best player in the world.

Dude. Please tell me you aren't aligning Norwood with Hoddle. Please tell me it aint true.

Now, when Oliver Norwood is on his game, I get to see that in person every week.

And when he's not, he's fucking anonymous and error prone. This is called inconsistency.

Maybe I should appreciate Ollie Norwood a bit more while he's here.

Well, one thing is for sure, while he's here, we'll never play anything different than Wilderball

pommpey

 

[pommpey]

I can't think of another player who is playing in this country with a better range of passing than Norwood other than Kevin De Bruyne!

Um ... Son, at Spurs? Eriksen at Man U? Gunduhan at Citeh?

Much of their passes ends in a goal or an attempt on goal. Norwood?

pommpey

 

[just ted]

There are quite clearly better passers / players (KDB apart) - but not many in this league. Point for me is always that he is trying to affect the game in an attacking sense. Even if a few (lots at times) end up in The Bramall Lane end, at least it’s an attempt at something attacking not a simple easy sideways ball passing responsibility to someone else. How many have we seen that just did that over the years.

 

[Blend-it-like-Harris]

Lots of very hot air and bombastic rants again from the usual suspects. You sort of get the feeling they wanted us to get mullered down in Wales so they could sound off again with the "I told you so - I was right all the time" self-grandiose bullshit. Keep going guys - it's so much fun gauging how much steam's coming out of your ears.

 

[Blend-it-like-Harris]

FYI, I have played football at various amateur levels for nearly fifty years. Still play 5 a side at lunchtime and I'm sixty in four weeks. I have also officiated and coached at a lower level and watched United for some years.

Just in case anyone's missed this part of Pomp's CV..................

 

[Lane Ender]

Oliver Norwood is a fabulous player but better than Paul Coutts? Never.

Coutts couldn’t lace Norwood boots

 

[Andy67]

Pompey's probably right.
How a player can basically disappear for 12 months, have an occasional good game then disappear for another 12 months, and then give a few 7 out of 10 performances whilst still having a few shit ones chucked in for good measure be talked about like some kind of world beater I don't know.
It just goes to show how low some people's standards are

You’re as good as your last game and he played well in a winning team that went top of the league. Disappearing for 12 months can be applied to more or less every player we had in that period. Mcburnie should not be judged on his shit form or his good form, if we continue to see players as machines that regardless of any other factors (injuries, tactics, opponents and what is going on in someone’s life etc) they perform at the same level we do have an opinion on football but know very little about life. Someone thought that Ndiaye wasn’t good enough (an experienced manager) some thought Coutts wasn’t, I could continue about every player where have had over the 12th months but the manager, coaching staff and recruitment manager know a good player and so do others in the game. Ramsdale is extremely well thought of by coaches throughout the country before we bought him and his inclusion with England before we bought him suggests so, his form for us under Wilder was poor and wilder said when we went down that if Ramsdale would have played like that we wouldn’t have gone down, it doesn’t make him a shit keeper it makes him human. Sorry for going on but I’m watching him Blackburn and thinking that Diaz ain’t shit for not scoring (he was schooled at Forest by Lester in u21) was rated highly then and still is but his performances will tail off he he stays in this team after January.

 

[Blend-it-like-Harris]

When you use the word naysayers are you suggesting anyone questioning the omnipotence of all things SUFC are somehow wrong? Remember everything you post is nothing more than your opinion. As likely to be utter nonsense as close to half right.

You got a thumbs up...... from Pomps.