Bassong is the wrong type of signing for us. It would smack of Irvine type signings from 2008/09.
Centre back..
Bassong is the wrong type of signing for us. It would smack of Irvine type signings from 2008/09.
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I am normally a positive, glass half full, type of person when it comes to North End and life in general, but I just don't feel that way with AN. Maybe I have heard to many thanks from the Norwich faithful, plus seen no plan 'B' taking shape and heard AN's excuses when things weren't going well, it has just got me worried, that's all!
A mate of mine, who is a PNE fan, says the football under Grayson has been awful this past two seasons......
I happen not to agree with him.... what I do know he never won promotion from this division, AN has and so I am happy to give him a couple of seasons - one with SG's team, 1 with his own.
I know that many will agree with me and many wont.....
Maybe the Norwich problem is that 'over paid Prem players' didnt want to work too hard....?
I happen not to agree with him.... what I do know he never won promotion from this division, AN has and so I am happy to give him a couple of seasons - one with SG's team, 1 with his own.
I know that many will agree with me and many wont.....
Maybe the Norwich problem is that 'over paid Prem players' didnt want to work too hard....?
I totally agree with your point of view ,I hope we are both wrong .
Wouldn't be wild about this. Doesn't seem like our sort of player, but he's played at a high level and is only 31 so a short term deal might be worth a punt.
Having read through this thread it’s plain to see that there are a wide variety of views about the centre back position, the general thrust of which is that while we have a number of options none command the fullest confidence that they will prove to be solid and reliable. That suggests to me that we need to bring in an experienced, strong and commanding CB capable of leading the defence on a par with Tom Clarke.
In my view it would be highly desirable to do this before the season gets underway rather than wait in the hope that the right type of loanee will become available when the window closes at the end of August. With a new manager in place we need to get off to a good start to build confidence - what we cannot afford is the same poor start we had last season which took months of hard graft to turn around. If that repeats itself this time we might not be able to get out of it.
In my view it would be highly desirable to do this before the season gets underway rather than wait in the hope that the right type of loanee will become available when the window closes at the end of August. With a new manager in place we need to get off to a good start to build confidence - what we cannot afford is the same poor start we had last season which took months of hard graft to turn around. If that repeats itself this time we might not be able to get out of it.
Last season we were bullied at the back by teams with a big forward or 2. It's been some time since we had a ' you will not pass' type CB to call on.
Our back line needs strengthening, even with Clarke and Huntingdon we sometimes struggled.
This to me is our weak point. But finding a player for the right price these days is so difficult.
Our back line needs strengthening, even with Clarke and Huntingdon we sometimes struggled.
This to me is our weak point. But finding a player for the right price these days is so difficult.
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A load of people on here wanted SG sacked until he took Marsbars and OOOO's advice. People did not want Ryan Giggs or, Stevie G or, Uwe Rosler or, Grezza. My issue is that the mere possibility of signing a 31 year old ex premier league centre half has people saying it will take AN beyond the point of no return. He has yet to pick a team for a competitive fixture or, buy a player or, loan a player. I lived for a number of years in Norwich and know several fans who thought he was fantastic when he took them up. However, after they were unsurprisingly relegated they hated him, he lost the fans and then had to go. Like all football fans my Norwich mates claim they know a lot about football but, they also think it's ok to sleep with a member of the animal kingdom. ?
