| I'd be happy to see the back of Norwood 13:32 - Apr 1 with 5604 views | hype313 |
I don't like him, he's a clown, has morality issues and hasn't done anything of note since he joined.
Am I being unduly harsh? |  |
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| I'd be happy to see the back of Norwood on 15:07 - Apr 1 with 1528 views | Keaneish |
| I'd be happy to see the back of Norwood on 14:36 - Apr 1 by itfcjoe |
Charlie Wyke is 28 and scored more than 15 for first time in his career this year after a decade in the bottom 2 tiers.
Clarke-Harris had put together a couple of good goalscoring seasons for Bristol Rovers but had barely played in them 11 in 16 and 13 in 26 - obviously had fitness issues.
There's no reason that they are head and shoulders above Norwood bar finally playing in a team that creates them chances, and in JCH's case staying fit.
Look at the reaction when we were linked with Wyke in the summer, from both our fans and Sunderland fans.... |
Agreed. Its lazy commentary suggesting Norwood isn't, "up to it" at this level. If him and Jackson play the next 10 games together and do well, which they've every chance of doing, the sentiment on here will swing the other way.
Norwood is a good footballer. Jackson is a good footballer. They compliment each other well, so the sooner they get back to rekindling that partnership, the better for us. |  |
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| I'd be happy to see the back of Norwood on 15:07 - Apr 1 with 1528 views | itfcjoe |
| I'd be happy to see the back of Norwood on 14:58 - Apr 1 by jayessess |
Take your point that players do sometimes find another level. My hunch is that Cook will want more than Norwood and Jackson are currently able to give him... |
Jackson doesn't suit the role at all, Norwood doesn't seem to have the professionalism to get and keep himself fit enough for it - so I don't disagree.
But if Norwood can get and stay fit, I'd back him to see off any challengers next year |  |
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| I'd be happy to see the back of Norwood on 15:08 - Apr 1 with 1522 views | homer_123 |
| I'd be happy to see the back of Norwood on 15:06 - Apr 1 by jayessess |
You're right, of course, but they are also part of that non-functioning forward line, aren't they? They're aren't simply bystanders to how many chances we create, they're involved in our sub-standard link up play, our inability to keep the ball in the final third, our poor decision making in attacking areas and our lack of intelligent movement. [Post edited 1 Apr 2021 15:06]
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For sure. One would hope that Cook and his staff can get them doing their part (in terms of team-work, link up play, support et al) whilst also working on a clear approach to creating more opportunities to put the ball in the back of the net. |  |
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| I'd be happy to see the back of Norwood on 15:31 - Apr 1 with 1506 views | rattram |
| I'd be happy to see the back of Norwood on 13:49 - Apr 1 by Illinoisblue |
Weirdly harsh. He’s our only striker - possibly our only player - who understands the dark arts and has some devil in him. He was born to s5ithouse. If we could ever give him some decent service he’d get 15 - 20 goals a season. |
I'm amazed at the nonsense being talked about Norwood. We don't create enough chances and why are idiots saying he can go. He has scored more goals than all the other so called strikers together |  | | |
| I'd be happy to see the back of Norwood on 15:36 - Apr 1 with 1496 views | hype313 |
| I'd be happy to see the back of Norwood on 15:31 - Apr 1 by rattram |
I'm amazed at the nonsense being talked about Norwood. We don't create enough chances and why are idiots saying he can go. He has scored more goals than all the other so called strikers together |
Wow, when you put it like that then why wouldn't we want to keep him when he has scored more than Sears, Drinan, Hawkins and Jackson combined. | |
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| I'd be happy to see the back of Norwood on 15:38 - Apr 1 with 1488 views | J2BLUE |
| I'd be happy to see the back of Norwood on 15:36 - Apr 1 by hype313 |
Wow, when you put it like that then why wouldn't we want to keep him when he has scored more than Sears, Drinan, Hawkins and Jackson combined. |
Are you proposing we get rid of all of them?
You'd do well to stop looking at his social media and just judge him on the pitch. |  |
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| I'd be happy to see the back of Norwood on 15:41 - Apr 1 with 1486 views | hype313 |
| I'd be happy to see the back of Norwood on 15:38 - Apr 1 by J2BLUE |
Are you proposing we get rid of all of them?
You'd do well to stop looking at his social media and just judge him on the pitch. |
To be brutally honest, I'm not on Twitter or Insta so I don't see his posts or musings, only what I see people put on here, but I'm talking in more depth about his footballing ability, yes he's a clown but so was Gazza.
As I said, maybe I'm being unduly harsh. | |
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| I'd be happy to see the back of Norwood on 15:52 - Apr 1 with 1481 views | BelsteadCav |
Give me Norwood over our over hyped midfield any day. He’s the only player in the squad who even looks like scoring. If he gets injured again we’re screwed
Dozzell and Bishop, no goals no assists. |  |
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| I'd be happy to see the back of Norwood on 16:40 - Apr 1 with 1470 views | monty_radio |
| I'd be happy to see the back of Norwood on 14:30 - Apr 1 by itfcjoe |
He's barely been fit enough to play 60 minutes this season, but is scoring 0.5 goals per 90 minutes - i.e. 1 in 2........in the most shot shy team in the league.
He's not someone I'd be particularly sorry to see the back off, but no doubt he can get us goals at this level if the team was set up properly |
But I think that being properly set up in our context would mean not having to rely on Norwood for something that is only his forte relative to anyone else we have. He's reasonably mobile, and aggressive, but he's not really a No 9 - too short, touch often not good enough. I think he'd be an asset actually playing of someone who is a natural leader of the line, but in a two. | |
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| I'd be happy to see the back of Norwood on 16:44 - Apr 1 with 1470 views | Vaughan8 |
It is harsh because the service he gets is not very good. I bet if he was playing in Peterborough's team or someone who actually have more than a few shots a game, he'd be one of the top scorers.
At Tranmere, I wouldn't say he was "proflic" with his chances, but the forward play suited him and he got A LOT of chances. | | | |
| I'd be happy to see the back of Norwood on 16:54 - Apr 1 with 1447 views | Garv |
He's scored a goal (two more than anyone else) every 178 minutes, with the next best being Nolan with one every 285 (four).
Joint top scored last season. I don't think you can really say he's done nothing of note. He's arguably our best/most productive player. |  |
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| I'd be happy to see the back of Norwood on 16:57 - Apr 1 with 1442 views | chrismakin |
| I'd be happy to see the back of Norwood on 16:54 - Apr 1 by Garv |
He's scored a goal (two more than anyone else) every 178 minutes, with the next best being Nolan with one every 285 (four).
Joint top scored last season. I don't think you can really say he's done nothing of note. He's arguably our best/most productive player. |
The only thing I wonder about Norwood on the football side of things. Does he decide when he fancies a bit of football.
We know we have a squad of players where they go missing, I think PC is also admitting that we have to many players who pick up a lot of niggles when the going gets tough
Is Norwood one of these? has a slight twinge, sorry boss, not in good shape this weekend. I don't know him, so don't know his actual mindset of life. but he is always available, then not, then available, then not |  |
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| I'd be happy to see the back of Norwood on 17:00 - Apr 1 with 1442 views | tractorboy1978 |
| I'd be happy to see the back of Norwood on 16:44 - Apr 1 by Vaughan8 |
It is harsh because the service he gets is not very good. I bet if he was playing in Peterborough's team or someone who actually have more than a few shots a game, he'd be one of the top scorers.
At Tranmere, I wouldn't say he was "proflic" with his chances, but the forward play suited him and he got A LOT of chances. |
Goalscorers need chances to be created for them - it's quite simple really. Look at David Johnson's record before coming into an Ipswich side that created him chance after chance. No, I am not saying Norwood is in his class but you get my point. | | | |
| I'd be happy to see the back of Norwood on 17:00 - Apr 1 with 1441 views | keighleyblue |
WTAF?? |  | | |
| I'd be happy to see the back of Norwood on 17:09 - Apr 1 with 1423 views | judespiveyg |
I don't give a damn about his attitude, don't know him personally, so as long as he can score goals that's alright for me. I felt the same about Michael Chopra. He's definitely better than anything else we have up front.
You don't need 11 high character guys, you need about 4 to keep the rest in line and to rally around. [Post edited 1 Apr 2021 17:10]
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| I'd be happy to see the back of Norwood on 17:26 - Apr 1 with 1387 views | hadleighboyblue |
| I'd be happy to see the back of Norwood on 17:09 - Apr 1 by judespiveyg |
I don't give a damn about his attitude, don't know him personally, so as long as he can score goals that's alright for me. I felt the same about Michael Chopra. He's definitely better than anything else we have up front.
You don't need 11 high character guys, you need about 4 to keep the rest in line and to rally around. [Post edited 1 Apr 2021 17:10]
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He's a player that gives defenders a hard time , none of our other forwards do that .
In a team with a midfield or decent wingers , he would score enough goals .
I would back PC to get the best out of Norwood | | | |
| I'd be happy to see the back of Norwood on 17:43 - Apr 1 with 1373 views | jayessess |
| I'd be happy to see the back of Norwood on 17:26 - Apr 1 by hadleighboyblue |
He's a player that gives defenders a hard time , none of our other forwards do that .
In a team with a midfield or decent wingers , he would score enough goals .
I would back PC to get the best out of Norwood |
Does he though? I'm not sure many L1 centre backs wake up on an Ipswich match day thinking "f***, I've got to face James Norwood today!"
We must have faced two dozen forwards this season who've been more of a pain for defenders than any of ours. [Post edited 2 Apr 2021 10:41]
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