SheppyFox Posted 9 June 2018 Posted 9 June 2018 He does look class, infact he looks so good I’m now wondering how crap the rest of their team must be for them not to have won the championship with him in there.
foxpleasure Posted 9 June 2018 Posted 9 June 2018 41 minutes ago, daverollo said: IMHO he is streets ahead of Grealish and Shaqiri - obviously untested in the premier league, but what's not to like - Great technique, completely comfortable on the ball, right and left foot - Can dribble and good initial burst of pace to make space for himself - His vision/awareness of where his team mates are on the pitch is pure class in terms of picking either long passes or little dinks/through balls, just what we need. - Deadball specialist, freekicks and corners and an alternative for penalties as well. - Young, hungry and bags of potential. If he can replicate some of that championship form in the Premier League then he will be a massive asset to Leicester and knocking on the England door. Should be absolutely top of our shopping list for a creative forward playmaker He looks exactly the type of player that the current England team is missing.
adam95581 Posted 9 June 2018 Posted 9 June 2018 He really could be what we’re missing in the no. 10 role. Elusive and has a great awareness for where other players are. Hopefully this gets done!
Popular Post Simi Posted 9 June 2018 Popular Post Posted 9 June 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, Jimbo said: Mahrez will go and when he does it's going to take a marquee signing to keep most of the fans happy. If he goes for 65million we'd need to spend the majority of that on a replacement. if we spent most of that on Grealish then I'd be a bit miffed Then the rest of our fans are morons. There's absolutely nothing to suggest we'd do a good job replacing Mahrez by spending £60m on someone. Our record of spending big money is horiffic. Much rather we spend it in batches on players like Maddison that fit the style of play along with a few players we can develop. Edited 9 June 2018 by Simi 9
Bob Weasel Fox Posted 9 June 2018 Posted 9 June 2018 How come this one has gone quiet @themightyfin ? Any idea ?
urban.spaceman Posted 9 June 2018 Posted 9 June 2018 25 minutes ago, Bob Weasel Fox said: How come this one has gone quiet @themightyfin ? Any idea ? He's injured.
STUHILL Posted 9 June 2018 Posted 9 June 2018 Still think we are in the driving seat with this one. He has links to Coventry with family and a business. Knows some of our lads from England youth. Talked about constantly playing with/against Gray growing up etc. Also think we are the right kinda size club for him at the moment i.e will get game time, decent wage and a team that hopefully will be close to "best of the rest" in 7th. We have the funds to pay a decent sum for him, so that's also not an issue as long as Norwich don't do a Villa and start throwing around crazy numbers. We've also had the strongest rumours point to us. Everything logically makes us a likely destination for him. Let's hope the injury isn't an issue and we can get this done! 1
Bluetintedspecs Posted 9 June 2018 Posted 9 June 2018 55 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said: He's injured. Who themightyfin? ? 1
Popular Post Ncfc123 Posted 10 June 2018 Popular Post Posted 10 June 2018 Seems to have gone a bit quiet but by all accounts still sounds like you lot are still in the driving seat. Dunno if anyone follows reporter Nick Mashiter on Twitter (love the comment by the way a few pages back he sounds like a manc whose had his toilet stolen ) but its pretty much the worst kept secret at Norwich that he is essentially a mouthpiece for our Director of Football, Stuart Webber. If Mashiter is reporting it then its come straight from Webber's mouth (sure there's a joke in there somewhere). So yeah he's a very reliable source. Thing is about this deal is that Maddison's sale is integral to us moving forward this summer. I know that that probably seems like a strange thing to say about your best player but for the money we'll get (£20-25m) we could upgrade so many areas, and in theory improve the spine of our team. We want to get this deal done quickly. Obviously it seems that Leicester are waiting to sell Mahrez before completing this deal, which is fair enough, so hopefully Mahrez gets over the line soon! As for his injury, it wasn't a serious one and the club said he'd be fully fit within 8 weeks. It's been about 5 so far and he seems to be on track. It is typical to be fair in that he's been kicked and hit hard in challenges all season yet hasn't got injured once, and then final game of the season the same thing happens yet this time it rules him out. Probably for the best actually or we probably would've been relegated. But yeah he should be fine to begin pre-season with you if he signs before then. Also, on the fact that we've signed another CAM recently, that deal was lined up in January as a Pritchard replacement, so not related to Maddison's situation. There's also no doubt to anyone whose watched him regularly that its a matter of time before he's in the England squad. He's absolutely bursting with quality and class, accompanied by a superb attitude. At 21 as well he'll only get better with a move to the Prem. I'd definitely be a bit surprised if he didn't get in and around double figures for both goals and assists for you next season, if you get him and he plays regularly. Quick word on Grealish as well, he's a player I really rate. I've seen a fair bit of Villa this season and he is also someone that could also step up at Premier League level. For me though obviously Maddison is better. In terms of dribbling and going past players their ability is pretty similar. On end product though I don't think there's any doubt Maddison is at least a level or two above Grealish. Grealish did miss a fair few games this season due to injury, but even so 15 goals and 11 assists compared to 3 goals and 8 assists is no contest, particularly when Maddison is younger and did it in a much poorer side than Grealish. If Villa are demanding £40m for him then we should be demanding £50m at least Hopefully something more concrete will come out in the next few days. 20 8
weller54 Posted 10 June 2018 Posted 10 June 2018 42 minutes ago, Ncfc123 said: Seems to have gone a bit quiet but by all accounts still sounds like you lot are still in the driving seat. Dunno if anyone follows reporter Nick Mashiter on Twitter (love the comment by the way a few pages back he sounds like a manc whose had his toilet stolen ) but its pretty much the worst kept secret at Norwich that he is essentially a mouthpiece for our Director of Football, Stuart Webber. If Mashiter is reporting it then its come straight from Webber's mouth (sure there's a joke in there somewhere). So yeah he's a very reliable source. Thing is about this deal is that Maddison's sale is integral to us moving forward this summer. I know that that probably seems like a strange thing to say about your best player but for the money we'll get (£20-25m) we could upgrade so many areas, and in theory improve the spine of our team. We want to get this deal done quickly. Obviously it seems that Leicester are waiting to sell Mahrez before completing this deal, which is fair enough, so hopefully Mahrez gets over the line soon! As for his injury, it wasn't a serious one and the club said he'd be fully fit within 8 weeks. It's been about 5 so far and he seems to be on track. It is typical to be fair in that he's been kicked and hit hard in challenges all season yet hasn't got injured once, and then final game of the season the same thing happens yet this time it rules him out. Probably for the best actually or we probably would've been relegated. But yeah he should be fine to begin pre-season with you if he signs before then. Also, on the fact that we've signed another CAM recently, that deal was lined up in January as a Pritchard replacement, so not related to Maddison's situation. There's also no doubt to anyone whose watched him regularly that its a matter of time before he's in the England squad. He's absolutely bursting with quality and class, accompanied by a superb attitude. At 21 as well he'll only get better with a move to the Prem. I'd definitely be a bit surprised if he didn't get in and around double figures for both goals and assists for you next season, if you get him and he plays regularly. Quick word on Grealish as well, he's a player I really rate. I've seen a fair bit of Villa this season and he is also someone that could also step up at Premier League level. For me though obviously Maddison is better. In terms of dribbling and going past players their ability is pretty similar. On end product though I don't think there's any doubt Maddison is at least a level or two above Grealish. Grealish did miss a fair few games this season due to injury, but even so 15 goals and 11 assists compared to 3 goals and 8 assists is no contest, particularly when Maddison is younger and did it in a much poorer side than Grealish. If Villa are demanding £40m for him then we should be demanding £50m at least Hopefully something more concrete will come out in the next few days. Thanks. Great informative post!
Suzie the Fox Posted 10 June 2018 Posted 10 June 2018 2 hours ago, Ncfc123 said: Seems to have gone a bit quiet but by all accounts still sounds like you lot are still in the driving seat. Dunno if anyone follows reporter Nick Mashiter on Twitter (love the comment by the way a few pages back he sounds like a manc whose had his toilet stolen ) but its pretty much the worst kept secret at Norwich that he is essentially a mouthpiece for our Director of Football, Stuart Webber. If Mashiter is reporting it then its come straight from Webber's mouth (sure there's a joke in there somewhere). So yeah he's a very reliable source. Thing is about this deal is that Maddison's sale is integral to us moving forward this summer. I know that that probably seems like a strange thing to say about your best player but for the money we'll get (£20-25m) we could upgrade so many areas, and in theory improve the spine of our team. We want to get this deal done quickly. Obviously it seems that Leicester are waiting to sell Mahrez before completing this deal, which is fair enough, so hopefully Mahrez gets over the line soon! As for his injury, it wasn't a serious one and the club said he'd be fully fit within 8 weeks. It's been about 5 so far and he seems to be on track. It is typical to be fair in that he's been kicked and hit hard in challenges all season yet hasn't got injured once, and then final game of the season the same thing happens yet this time it rules him out. Probably for the best actually or we probably would've been relegated. But yeah he should be fine to begin pre-season with you if he signs before then. Also, on the fact that we've signed another CAM recently, that deal was lined up in January as a Pritchard replacement, so not related to Maddison's situation. There's also no doubt to anyone whose watched him regularly that its a matter of time before he's in the England squad. He's absolutely bursting with quality and class, accompanied by a superb attitude. At 21 as well he'll only get better with a move to the Prem. I'd definitely be a bit surprised if he didn't get in and around double figures for both goals and assists for you next season, if you get him and he plays regularly. Quick word on Grealish as well, he's a player I really rate. I've seen a fair bit of Villa this season and he is also someone that could also step up at Premier League level. For me though obviously Maddison is better. In terms of dribbling and going past players their ability is pretty similar. On end product though I don't think there's any doubt Maddison is at least a level or two above Grealish. Grealish did miss a fair few games this season due to injury, but even so 15 goals and 11 assists compared to 3 goals and 8 assists is no contest, particularly when Maddison is younger and did it in a much poorer side than Grealish. If Villa are demanding £40m for him then we should be demanding £50m at least Hopefully something more concrete will come out in the next few days. On highlighted point no1. I concur! Highlighted point no 2, if Villa are demanding £40 for Grealish - we should be demanding £150m for Mahrez !!! Ridiculous valuations. Villa will never get that for him especially when they are in the shit and everyone knows it, and tbh i personally think £20m is too much (more like £15m) but hey ho its not my money. Having too much time on my hands recently, i have spent some time researching and watching games between the 2 players and imo Maddison is way the better player. Not only that but he has a way better haircut 1 1
les-tah Posted 10 June 2018 Posted 10 June 2018 Reminds me abit of gylfi sigurdsson.. anyone else see this?
dmayne7 Posted 10 June 2018 Posted 10 June 2018 1 hour ago, les-tah said: Reminds me abit of gylfi sigurdsson.. anyone else see this? Not really. Got more pace, runs at people etc. Sigurdsson relays on his (brilliant) technique to thread passes through. I guess the set piece quality is there for both though
RODNEY FERNIO Posted 10 June 2018 Posted 10 June 2018 8 hours ago, Ncfc123 said: Seems to have gone a bit quiet but by all accounts still sounds like you lot are still in the driving seat. Dunno if anyone follows reporter Nick Mashiter on Twitter (love the comment by the way a few pages back he sounds like a manc whose had his toilet stolen ) but its pretty much the worst kept secret at Norwich that he is essentially a mouthpiece for our Director of Football, Stuart Webber. If Mashiter is reporting it then its come straight from Webber's mouth (sure there's a joke in there somewhere). So yeah he's a very reliable source. Thing is about this deal is that Maddison's sale is integral to us moving forward this summer. I know that that probably seems like a strange thing to say about your best player but for the money we'll get (£20-25m) we could upgrade so many areas, and in theory improve the spine of our team. We want to get this deal done quickly. Obviously it seems that Leicester are waiting to sell Mahrez before completing this deal, which is fair enough, so hopefully Mahrez gets over the line soon! As for his injury, it wasn't a serious one and the club said he'd be fully fit within 8 weeks. It's been about 5 so far and he seems to be on track. It is typical to be fair in that he's been kicked and hit hard in challenges all season yet hasn't got injured once, and then final game of the season the same thing happens yet this time it rules him out. Probably for the best actually or we probably would've been relegated. But yeah he should be fine to begin pre-season with you if he signs before then. Also, on the fact that we've signed another CAM recently, that deal was lined up in January as a Pritchard replacement, so not related to Maddison's situation. There's also no doubt to anyone whose watched him regularly that its a matter of time before he's in the England squad. He's absolutely bursting with quality and class, accompanied by a superb attitude. At 21 as well he'll only get better with a move to the Prem. I'd definitely be a bit surprised if he didn't get in and around double figures for both goals and assists for you next season, if you get him and he plays regularly. Quick word on Grealish as well, he's a player I really rate. I've seen a fair bit of Villa this season and he is also someone that could also step up at Premier League level. For me though obviously Maddison is better. In terms of dribbling and going past players their ability is pretty similar. On end product though I don't think there's any doubt Maddison is at least a level or two above Grealish. Grealish did miss a fair few games this season due to injury, but even so 15 goals and 11 assists compared to 3 goals and 8 assists is no contest, particularly when Maddison is younger and did it in a much poorer side than Grealish. If Villa are demanding £40m for him then we should be demanding £50m at least Hopefully something more concrete will come out in the next few days. Interesting post .... he does look like the real deal and hopefully the local connection works in our favour.
jayfox26 Posted 10 June 2018 Posted 10 June 2018 If it is true that we are stalling on this until we sell Mahrez, we clearly haven't learnt anything from the Drinkwater/ Silva cock up. We aren't short of money so i dont understand it. And mahrez and Maddison are different players so its not like Mahrez is freeing up a spot in the squad for him. And we all know Mahrez is leaving this summer, what we dont know is how much he'll cost. If we end up losing out on Maddison (that is if he is one of our key targets) because we pissed around waiting to sell Mahrez then peoples jobs should be on the line! We've done well so far getting Pereira and Evans on early so it would be disappointing to go back and make the same mistake we did last summer 3
whoareyaaa Posted 10 June 2018 Posted 10 June 2018 Would be a cracking signing and perfect replacement for Mahrez.. Get it DONE
Jimbo Posted 10 June 2018 Posted 10 June 2018 22 minutes ago, jayfox26 said: If it is true that we are stalling on this until we sell Mahrez, we clearly haven't learnt anything from the Drinkwater/ Silva cock up. We aren't short of money so i dont understand it. And mahrez and Maddison are different players so its not like Mahrez is freeing up a spot in the squad for him. And we all know Mahrez is leaving this summer, what we dont know is how much he'll cost. If we end up losing out on Maddison (that is if he is one of our key targets) because we pissed around waiting to sell Mahrez then peoples jobs should be on the line! We've done well so far getting Pereira and Evans on early so it would be disappointing to go back and make the same mistake we did last summer Or there's a delay because we're waiting until he's fully recovered from his injury...............
Lcfcrory Posted 10 June 2018 Posted 10 June 2018 20 minutes ago, jayfox26 said: If it is true that we are stalling on this until we sell Mahrez, we clearly haven't learnt anything from the Drinkwater/ Silva cock up. We aren't short of money so i dont understand it. And mahrez and Maddison are different players so its not like Mahrez is freeing up a spot in the squad for him. And we all know Mahrez is leaving this summer, what we dont know is how much he'll cost. If we end up losing out on Maddison (that is if he is one of our key targets) because we pissed around waiting to sell Mahrez then peoples jobs should be on the line! We've done well so far getting Pereira and Evans on early so it would be disappointing to go back and make the same mistake we did last summer From what's being reported it sounds like there's a bit of a stand off between Leicester and man City about if Roberts is being included in the deal, if we signed someone before the Mahrez deal goes through they'd hold all the cards in the deal as we've basically committed to getting rid of Mahrez whether we get Roberts or not
StanSP Posted 10 June 2018 Posted 10 June 2018 27 minutes ago, whoareyaaa said: Would be a cracking signing and perfect replacement for Mahrez.. Get it DONE Maddison is a central midfielder, usually in an attacking role. Mahrez is a winger. In terms of creativity, Maddison isn't up the Mahrez standard (obviously) but would be a much-needed addition in that respect for the team. 1
rachhere Posted 10 June 2018 Posted 10 June 2018 2 minutes ago, StanSP said: Maddison is a central midfielder, usually in an attacking role. Mahrez is a winger. In terms of creativity, Maddison isn't up the Mahrez standard (obviously) but would be a much-needed addition in that respect for the team. As much as I have loved Mahrez and am going to mourn when he's gone (!), I think relying so much on one player is really dangerous. He could so easily get injured at the start of the season and then what... I hopeful with where we appear to be heading that with upgrades in these key areas that the team will be greater than the sum of its parts. 2
whoareyaaa Posted 10 June 2018 Posted 10 June 2018 3 minutes ago, StanSP said: Maddison is a central midfielder, usually in an attacking role. Mahrez is a winger. In terms of creativity, Maddison isn't up the Mahrez standard (obviously) but would be a much-needed addition in that respect for the team. he could possibility bring the creativity and technical know how that Mahrez posses obviously no one is going to be a like for like replacement 1
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