| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January 08:44 - Dec 23 with 3130 views | BeachBlue |
It's just a feeling, but I think Sam Szmodics will go out on loan in January for the remainder of the season. No, I'm not thrilled about it, but I'm trying to be impartial. I wonder if Akpom will stay, not sure there.
A left back as cover for Davis looks likely.
And...I still have a sneaking suspicion we'll go after Josh Sargent from Naadge!
I see a big signing coming in as well. |  |
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| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 11:33 - Dec 23 with 764 views | southnorfolkblue |
| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 10:57 - Dec 23 by DarkBrandon |
I'm sure there is a deal to be done with Johnson if someone serious comes in for him. We might well end up paying some proportion of his wages for the remainder of his contract to smooth things over. |
Personally think they’re more likely to keep him n the squad rather than take a financial hit on him |  |
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| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 11:39 - Dec 23 with 746 views | JammyDodgerrr |
Sargent is already going to West Ham, been clearing out his Norwich house. |  |
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| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 11:55 - Dec 23 with 710 views | itfcsuth |
| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 11:31 - Dec 23 by StokieBlue |
I thought you wanted to sell Philogene and Clarke?
Quite a lot more than the changes you are suggesting here.
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We are talking about what’s likely to happen over the window.
I think there is probably a difference between what I would do, and what the club will likely do.
Not going to be the solution long term, nowhere near PL level - I’d take a deal at anytime on the pair if the fee was sensible, but that’s unlikely to happen over January. |  | | |
| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 12:00 - Dec 23 with 683 views | Radlett_blue |
| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 11:55 - Dec 23 by itfcsuth |
We are talking about what’s likely to happen over the window.
I think there is probably a difference between what I would do, and what the club will likely do.
Not going to be the solution long term, nowhere near PL level - I’d take a deal at anytime on the pair if the fee was sensible, but that’s unlikely to happen over January. |
Philogene & Clarke are our leading scores this season with 8 & 7 goals respectively. What would you consider a "sensible" fee & how would you get better replacements while Town are a Championship club? |  |
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| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 12:00 - Dec 23 with 682 views | FrimleyBlue |
| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 11:31 - Dec 23 by StokieBlue |
I thought you wanted to sell Philogene and Clarke?
Quite a lot more than the changes you are suggesting here.
SB [Post edited 23 Dec 11:58]
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Id see a long term career here for philogene. But not sure on clarke
Problem is you sell clarke. No doubt he will go elsewhere at this level at least be played high and wide and will score every week so prob not best selling him until we get back to the prem. |  |
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| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 12:29 - Dec 23 with 635 views | ArnieM |
Im not sure the club views decisions as difficult anymore. We operate very much with a business hat on these days. Emotion.is for us fans, mostly. As Ashton has said many times, " we will be relentless in driving this club forwards". Players are commodities unfortunately. |  |
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| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 12:47 - Dec 23 with 596 views | NthQldITFC |
| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 11:39 - Dec 23 by JammyDodgerrr |
Sargent is already going to West Ham, been clearing out his Norwich house. |
...got all his stuff in storage at a handy empty place in Carrow Road...
...the 'trophy' room. |  |
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| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 12:59 - Dec 23 with 567 views | J2BLUE |
No chance we get Sargent. They have admitted it was a mistake selling Nunez to us. I doubt they will double down on being stupid and condemn themselves to relegation. |  |
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| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 13:02 - Dec 23 with 556 views | BouncebackIpswich |
| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 09:33 - Dec 23 by lurcher |
I think it will be impossible to terminate Akpom. |
Maybe we'll have to send him out on loan and pay a portion of his wages.... Would be a bitter pill to swallow but he contributes nothing and takes up a squad place, and with us now in touching distance of top 2 we've got to make the choices which are most likely to bring a top 2 finish.
The money spent doing that would be just as much an investment as paying 10 mill to bring somebody else in. |  | | |
| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 13:03 - Dec 23 with 555 views | cressi |
| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 09:33 - Dec 23 by lurcher |
I think it will be impossible to terminate Akpom. |
Unless Ajax have a buyer and want the money and Town agree. | | | |
| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 13:36 - Dec 23 with 496 views | Pinewoodblue |
| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 13:02 - Dec 23 by BouncebackIpswich |
Maybe we'll have to send him out on loan and pay a portion of his wages.... Would be a bitter pill to swallow but he contributes nothing and takes up a squad place, and with us now in touching distance of top 2 we've got to make the choices which are most likely to bring a top 2 finish.
The money spent doing that would be just as much an investment as paying 10 mill to bring somebody else in. |
You want to loan out a player we have on loan. Not sure that is allowed. |  |
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| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 13:52 - Dec 23 with 455 views | DarkBrandon |
| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 13:36 - Dec 23 by Pinewoodblue |
You want to loan out a player we have on loan. Not sure that is allowed. |
Are you suggesting we sell him instead? |  | | |
| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 15:18 - Dec 23 with 362 views | BouncebackIpswich |
| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 13:36 - Dec 23 by Pinewoodblue |
You want to loan out a player we have on loan. Not sure that is allowed. |
Yeah, I guess it's clutching at straws but having him stick around here is not going to do us any good, or him either.
Maybe a mutual deal can be agreed between us, him and Ajax and hopefully that frees up a squad place and wages too for a better fit in the number 10 role. | | | |
| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 15:25 - Dec 23 with 340 views | Swansea_Blue |
| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 13:52 - Dec 23 by DarkBrandon |
Are you suggesting we sell him instead? |
Let’s do it quickly before anyone notices. Then next summer we can just tell Ajax he must have got lost in the post when we sent him back. Job done!
There will be some interesting moves. It may be partly decided for us if we have some bids for players; we may end up accepting one or two to just make room. And then you’ve got to think the likes of Humphreys, Baggott and Clarke will be moved on (or at least loaned). |  |
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| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 15:36 - Dec 23 with 315 views | backwaywhen |
| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 10:02 - Dec 23 by Guthrum |
As I've said before, the lack of a League Cup run has skewed our perceptions of Humphreys' season so far. Games he would undoubtedly have played in. matches where he might have shone sufficiently to force his way into First Team contention.
He's also been important cover at Left Back (with Townsend out) and, to an extent, in Central Midfield. As it happens, Kipre has done well, meaning we can use the more experienced Greaves out wide on the couple of occasions Davis has been out and Taylor has come good in CM.
However, Humphreys is still not surplus, as now we have the FA Cup coming up, more games where the likes of he and Baggott are likely to get time which we don't want to lay on our League starters. |
I think the clubs perception of Humphreys is perfectly clear , they know enough about his potential to make the right decision, personally I would like him to stay as I feel he has something to offer at Town . | | | |
| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 15:43 - Dec 23 with 289 views | bournemouthblue |
| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 09:15 - Dec 23 by Kieran_Knows |
I really have no idea what our plan with Baggott and Humphreys, is. Feels a bit odd to me. In Baggott you’ve got someone who’s 23, had his fair share of loans where he’s had injuries/never really ripped it up anywhere and yet still keeps getting new deals here, when IMHO, he’s never going to be a regular here.
Same goes for Humphreys as well. 22, with his last meaningful contribution in a Town shirt was 3 years ago. Had a good loan spell last year and to be honest, I was surprised we didn’t try sell him whilst his stock was high. [Post edited 23 Dec 9:54]
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Oxford would be a good loan for Humph and Baggott really
Are there any Oxford players we could swap Humph for, any decent players there?
De Keersmaecker seems alright from what I have seen of him |  |
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| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 15:46 - Dec 23 with 285 views | Radlett_blue |
| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 15:36 - Dec 23 by backwaywhen |
I think the clubs perception of Humphreys is perfectly clear , they know enough about his potential to make the right decision, personally I would like him to stay as I feel he has something to offer at Town . |
Humphreys is rarely considered good enough even for a place on the bench at Town. After a successful season at Wycombe, he's totally wasting this year & he needs to be playing at Championship or League 1 level. He will be off in the summer & good luck to him. | |
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| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 15:51 - Dec 23 with 274 views | Blue_Heath |
| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 08:51 - Dec 23 by Kieran_Knows |
Clarke, Johnson, Baggott and Humphrey’s all to leave.
Absolutely no way Norwich will deal with us again after the Nunez deal, just won’t happen. Would be funny though. |
Agree other than Johnson, whose gonna pay his wages? | |
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| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 16:15 - Dec 23 with 236 views | OldFart71 |
Can't see Sargent coming to PR. I think the Budgies would want a lot more than he is worth and I think he's overrated. Any player that we get in the January window needs to be someone that is not only good enough for the Championship but also the Premier League. A couple of decent loans from the Prem otherwise.
Several to consider what happens to them as well. The likes of Akpom, Harry Clarke, baggott, Johnson,Humphries and maybe Muric who I know is on loan but recently it was said the loan club wanted to do a deal. | | | |
| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 16:24 - Dec 23 with 225 views | BeachBlue |
| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 12:29 - Dec 23 by ArnieM |
Im not sure the club views decisions as difficult anymore. We operate very much with a business hat on these days. Emotion.is for us fans, mostly. As Ashton has said many times, " we will be relentless in driving this club forwards". Players are commodities unfortunately. |
I think the reason I get emotional about players is that I'm still scarred by the ews that Clive Woods was leaving to join Norwich and that he was a lifelong Norwich fan!
I was five years old and I remember crying watching Look East.
Some scars never truly heal. | |
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| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 16:44 - Dec 23 with 184 views | mellowblue |
| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 15:46 - Dec 23 by Radlett_blue |
Humphreys is rarely considered good enough even for a place on the bench at Town. After a successful season at Wycombe, he's totally wasting this year & he needs to be playing at Championship or League 1 level. He will be off in the summer & good luck to him. |
Yes, it is time for him to move on. Sadly, It is so hard for youngsters to break through and make a starting place for themselves. | | | |
| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 16:50 - Dec 23 with 166 views | wrightsrightglove |
Wonder if there’s a deal to be done for Gudjohnson at Blackburn with Szmodics heading in the other direction on loan as a little sweetener | | | |
| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 16:56 - Dec 23 with 151 views | Meadowlark |
| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 09:37 - Dec 23 by HungryLikeTheWoolf |
If we send Humphrey's, Humphries, Humph, and Humphreys out on loan then that will free up a few squad places for new signings |
Are they looking for a new cat at 10 Downing Street? |  | | |
| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 17:04 - Dec 23 with 139 views | LeoMuff |
| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 10:04 - Dec 23 by itfcsuth |
As I’ve said endless times, we need to renovate the group, long term still feel this group is a long way away from where we would want to be - thinking primarily how we can develop a group ready for the jump to PL - we are are long way away.
January first chance to shuffle the pack, you’d imagine those vulnerable are B.Johnson, H.Clarke, Burns, Baggott, Humphreys.
You’d have thought in terms of incomings, a number 9 and 10 look top priority, and possibly support Matusiwa as well. [Post edited 23 Dec 11:48]
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I would put Matusiwa support at the very top of the list, when he is suspended/injured we have no one close to his skill set. |  |
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| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 17:19 - Dec 23 with 112 views | itfcsuth |
| There's likely to be some difficult (and likely) unpopular decisions in January on 12:00 - Dec 23 by Radlett_blue |
Philogene & Clarke are our leading scores this season with 8 & 7 goals respectively. What would you consider a "sensible" fee & how would you get better replacements while Town are a Championship club? |
We aren’t going to change that area mid season, especially as their numbers are good.
But if we received a sensible fee (anywhere near what we paid for them), at any point, last summer, January or this summer coming, I’d be taking the deal - I personally don’t think they are a good fit, they aren’t my sort of players, despite them being talented footballers, they imo are nowhere near PL level. | | | |
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