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JulianDarbyFTW · Feb 2, 2016

Sheesh, we haven't sold the messiah. We've sold a kid - talented, but fragile - who has made a dozen first team appearances. He's hardly Maradona or Messi . He's not even a mainstay of the team. Maybe - just maybe - the money we get gives us a chance to stay in the Championship if we happen to get there. Worst case, we get the chance to push on next season. I'm as disappointed to lose him as the next guy, but it was always going to happen.

Gazolba · Feb 2, 2016

SBT said:
<snip> or we need the money more urgently than us fans thought. Possibly a combo of all three.

We just signed seven players (Bigi, Lorentzen, Rose, Ramage, Hunt, Cargill, Stephens) to plug the holes in our defence and the wages have to come from somewhere.

idm1975 · Feb 2, 2016

Gazolba said:
We just signed seven players (Bigi, Lorentzen, Rose, Ramage, Hunt, Cargill, Stephens) to plug the holes in our defence and the wages have to come from somewhere.

I thought it was all about putting bums on seats, selling your best players does not do that.

idm1975 · Feb 2, 2016

It pisses people off

Oz Howie · Feb 2, 2016

I'm pissed off big time!

Brylowes · Feb 2, 2016

stevefloyd said:
If you think we had a budget of £2million for this season then its doubled our budget if we see any of it

HaHaHa. See any o HaHa. He said HaHaHa. See any of it. FFS

idm1975 · Feb 2, 2016

That money is in bermuda already

SlowerThanPlatt · Feb 2, 2016

Anderson is another bullshitter it seems. Said he'd sort the ticketing farce a month ago, not even any plans released. Keeps going on about 'growing' too...what would really make the club grow in the future is keeping, or replacing with good permanent players, our best players and building a quality team.

sw88 · Feb 2, 2016

Well I wasn't expecting to hear that when the news lady on free just read out the sports news! Thought I was dreaming!!

Covstu · Feb 2, 2016

I thought he was okay but was going to get better, just think I would be a little less annoyed if it was Spurs or Liverpool. Not sure why but I think Norwich could go down maybe so shows a lack of ambition. The figures being bounded about around 2m is low but maybe it was all paper talk about the £7m price tag

Wyken Sky Blue · Feb 2, 2016

skybluekelly98 said:
Ivor Lawton wouldn't have left us like this. Truth is, James it just a prick. He's not a fan at all. If I'm brutally honest, I hope he fades out of the game faster than frimpong.
On the bright side, we have fortune and Ramage.

Maddison is a Man Utd fan I think? Saw a video of him on YouTube saying his idol is Cristiano Ronaldo as he supported them when he was growing up.

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Wyken Sky Blue · Feb 2, 2016

Nick said:
Bit of a silly thing to say when he is coming back on loan...

Why? I'm just judging by how fans think and some will give him some stick.

You only have to look at a few posts on this thread to see that some are not happy with his decision.

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sw88 · Feb 2, 2016

skyblue1991 said:
Maddison is a Man Utd fan I think? Saw a video of him on YouTube saying his idol is Cristiano Ronaldo as he supported them when he was growing up.

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Would explain the stupid headband

Macca · Feb 2, 2016

Back in the premiership it even championship days if we would have paid 2 million for a kid who hadn't played much more than 20 games the fans would be fuming

Macca · Feb 2, 2016

And as far as the lad is concerned, he could be shit in 2 years so he should earn the money while he can. Football is a fickle sport, you ain't flavour of the month for long

Delboycov · Feb 2, 2016

I think this may prove to be the worst piece of transfer business the club has ever done...how often in our history have we produced a player that has an extremely good chance of playing for a top 4 side and a realistic chance of playing for England one day? I've watched his development from a young age as he went to school with and is friends with my eldest daughter and I genuinely believe he is that good. If the fee widely reported is true then it stinks and will be an embarrassing stain on the club as his career goes from strength to strength over the coming years.

sw88 · Feb 2, 2016

Macca said:
And as far as the lad is concerned, he could be shit in 2 years so he should earn the money while he can. Football is a fickle sport, you ain't flavour of the month for long

He might be the next Bigi

sw88 · Feb 2, 2016

Macca said:
Back in the premiership it even championship days if we would have paid 2 million for a kid who hadn't played much more than 20 games the fans would be fuming

Absolutely! Think you cover it in your next post however when you saying 'football is a fickle sport', especially with CCFC

Grendel · Feb 2, 2016

idm1975 said:
That money is in bermuda already

Lol

Otis · Feb 2, 2016

Grendel said:
Lol

Think he means Village.

Great_Expectations · Feb 2, 2016

It's disappointing to lose a player with the talent and potential ability he has, but it's certainly not the end of the world.

He's not even had a full season in L1, and since returning from injury he's hardly set the world alight. It's a suprising move for Norwich, a team involved in a relegation battle - is he a signing with next seasons championship in mind? Or if they survive will he be sent on loan next season to gain experience? In either case, it's a strange choice on JM's part too.

In terms of replacements, let's take the worse case scenario; we don't sign anybody new over the summer. From the existing squad, both JC and RL are more than capable of playing 10, and both only require a contract extension.

I don't think we can equate this to the Wilson situation, he was more of a proven talent when he left than JM, and he only needed to step up one league.

I'm not intending to dismiss JM and his potential, because it's clear to see he has bags of it, but he's replaceable and, for all extents and purposes, still unproven as a footballer at professional level.

Of course I would prefer he wasn't leaving, but he's an 18 year old that's played a third of season in L1. Not a proven cult hero. It's an emotive, dissapointing piece of news, but let's keep done perspective.

I wish him well and I hope he realises his potential, rather than becoming another waste of young British talent on a premiership bench.

I also look forward to him returning to us as we bypass Norwich on our way to the premier league.

Kingokings204 · Feb 2, 2016

This all comes down to the figure really doesn't it?

If it was indeed 2million then it's a joke of a transfer and why sell? Not even played a full season for us yet.

If it was £7million then we have had a good deal and loaned back is the cherry on the cake.

Which is it?

Sick Boy · Feb 2, 2016

sw88 said:
He might be the next Bigi

When are we going to get the 35m for him?

The Reverend Skyblue · Feb 2, 2016

It shows without doubt that this club has no ambition. To let our only young bright star leave cheaply it seems shows our owners don't give a flying fuck about the team or getting us back into the Championship with a promising team.

after 52 years I'm sick of this happening, anyone with an once of talent they sell cheaply. I bet my bottom dollar this has made TM' s mind up and he'll leave in the summer. How can he build a decent team with potential when they give our brightest hope away, if I was him I'd be off

shmmeee · Feb 2, 2016

So.... How much of the £2m do you reckon we'll see in the summer?

What did the Wilson cash get us? A couple of loanees? Do we think the cash has already been spent on these two youth CBs?

stupot07 · Feb 2, 2016

shmmeee said:
So.... How much of the £2m do you reckon we'll see in the summer?

What did the Wilson cash get us? A couple of loanees? Do we think the cash has already been spent on these two youth CBs?

Mowbray won't get much. Some of it will have covered the extra wage bill from now onwards.

Deleted member 5849 · Feb 2, 2016

shmmeee said:
So.... How much of the £2m do you reckon we'll see in the summer?

What did the Wilson cash get us? A couple of loanees? Do we think the cash has already been spent on these two youth CBs?

Pays operating losses too.

The way I read it, the transfer's as much so we can have a similar squad to this season without having to cut it back, rather than us suddenly getting hundreds of superstars.

The Reverend Skyblue · Feb 2, 2016

I can't believe also TM didn't bring in a keeper. Both the current ones are not up to the standard required atm, Burge is conference level at best and RCC is not ready. Obviously TM sees something in them the large majority of us don't .

Houchens Head · Feb 2, 2016

Mowbray will be off. No way can he work properly with people like Sisu!

Captain Dart · Feb 2, 2016

Explains why the spirit in the camp has suffered in the last few weeks.

Bless you Joy, looking after your beloved... *insert god here*.

Back to reality, a Division 3 club can't hold on to playing assets when Premiership clubs want them & can double/treble salaries.

Good luck James, hope you make as big as splash as Callum, the academy production line is the only thing keeping this club afloat.

superskyblue · Feb 2, 2016

This tweet summed up my feelings on the matter really.

Tom Foster ‏@to_fo 9h9 hours ago
That awkward moment when you spend a decade training up a supremely talented homegrown player and he signs for Norwich after two dozen games

Nick · Feb 2, 2016

Is it just me noticing people who know JM are tweeting him congratulating him about his dreams etc? He hardly seems like he was shoved out the door hands tied gun to his head.

The Reverend Skyblue · Feb 2, 2016

I can see attendances really falling away now, where is the hope that we could at last build a decent team .you can't build a team on bloody loanee's, what sort of future is that.

Nick · Feb 2, 2016

The Reverend Skyblue said:
I can see attendances really falling away now, where is the hope that we could at last build a decent team .you can't build a team on bloody loanee's, what sort of future is that.

But then the team was fine without him before when he was injured?

Captain Dart · Feb 2, 2016

ccfc92 said:
Sky just said spurs had 7 million bid rejected.

You tell me

Don't believe the hype. No way he is worth £7 yet, its only likely the quoted Liverpool/spurs deals could amount to that after 50 England caps! The sum in the here & now at £2M sounds about right, with bonuses paid for appearances. I suspect the Norwich deal won out because of the loan back and a higher up front sum. Money is king.

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