We've had "who will go?" but...

Who do we think will/want to stay? Or who are the 12-15 players Webber thinks will stay?

Personally i see these as players i think will / want to stay:

Ruddy
Pinto
Bennett (squad player)
Martin (squad player)
Klose
Howson
Dorrans
Tettey (squad player)
Jo. Murphy
Ja. Murphy
Maddison
Pritchard
Wes (squad player)
Jerome
Olivera

We then have players like Godfrey and Thompson who are fringe players.

I know some disagree with me re Martin, Tettey and Wes but i feel they still have something to add. Martin bleeds yellow and green so will be a good player to have around the place, Tettey can do a job if needed) and Wes is about as good as back up gets for Pritchard.

As i have said on other posts, i feel we need:

2 CBs
2 LBs (unless we keep Toffolo as backup... Djiks would be great as main LB if possible)
1 or 2 CMs (better or as good as Howson to provide competition)
1 ST (someone like Tammy Abraham would be perfect).

 

? Why's this off topic

 

Great post bedford and all i would add is whether some of the other under 23s (Ramsay, Efete, Grant, Adams, Cantwell and Jayeiismi, Morris) might be on the fringes of the squad.
PS - I'm pretty sure ILD would agree with me if he was still posting!!!

PPS - For anyone in or near Norwich tomorrow evening - get along to CR to see our under 23s take on Brighton under 23s - tickets are free!!! I would normally go, but it's a bit of a hike from Korcula in Croatia!

 

Have a ball over there - and send the island my love, please.
2013 when I went but I'll never ever forget it

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It's not, so I've changed it!

I think that's a fairly realistic list, which we'll probably be one or two names away from. I could see us needing to sell someone we'd rather keep to fund some of the squad surgery though.

 

Last day in the UK before returning to Nice - be glad to get back to a bit of warmth!! When I arrived here I was surprised to find our new Sporting Director as a near neighbour and equally surprised to find out that his family moved in two weeks before his appointment was announced - just shows that we do not often know what is going on in the background. I have established from another source that Dijks is quite open to a permanent move so you might be able to add that name to your list. The problem of compiling these lists is that you cannot force people to leave when they don't want to and/or nobody wants them for a sensible fee and the same wages. If, for example, Webber decided Oliviera was not wanted who would pay us what we paid for him and match the salary he gets here. On the basis of the two games I have seen whilst in the UK I would add Naismith to your list as I thought he was one of our best players in those two games. It is clear the crowd don't like him from the howls everytime a pass from him was misplaced and the lack of appreciation of all of the good work he did but his effort and running creates a lot of space for other players to exploit - especially Pritchard. Of the rest I did not think Bennett was up to scratch - an opinion I already had from previous seasons - and that Ruddy was still suffering from the jitters afflicting him for the last couple of years. Overall I thought that there was much room for optimism for the coming season as long as we get a decent Coach to organise things, a couple of decent new players and don't fall into the trap of playing too many youngsters at the same time by reducing the squad of experienced players too quickly.

 

Great post midway, hope your trip to Nice is nice!

 

Superb post 1950 and as I've said elsewhere, I'm beginning to see what Naismith adds to the team now that Wes is relegated to sub (something I've been wanting for several months!!!).
We most certainly need at least one new CB and if Morris isn't up to stepping up to be in the first team squad then we obviously need another striker.
I've been to several of the under 23 games this season and my hope is that several of them are considered good enough to make that step up.

 

Great post 1950 and I agree would be a major piece of next season's jigsaw in place if Dijks can be convinced to stay. And what about the forgotten £7m man Wildschut? Looks like he's trodden the same, sorry, wasteful path as Canos and Pritchard in the pre-Irvine days. Why?
Anyway, have fun back in the warmth of Provence
And if you could keep a beady eye on Nice, Marseilles and the mighty 'crocos' of Nîmes for talent and keep Stuart Webber in the loop...you're very welcome to pop over to blighty again sometime - he'll pay your fare!

 

I have yet to be convinced that Toffolo has a future with us. He is currently a bench warmer at Scunny. If we can somehow persuade Dijks to align his fortunes with the good ship Canary I can see no reason to keep him.

 

I have watched Nice at most home games and they have some decent players most of whom are probably out of our price range. You could do a lot worse than trying to pinch the Coach - no jokes please about bus passes etc! Favre is young, ambitious and a disciplinarian - he even controls Balotelli. He speaks perfect English and has said in the past about his love of the English game. He might feel that he has taken Nice as far as he can and perhaps it is time for a change but it would cost a bob or two to get him.

 

Keep him as an understudy to Dijks, he can learn and be a sufficient back-up. It would be the "cheaper" option, considering the potential number of players we may need to bring in. Besides who is likely to want to come here to be second-choice left back and be better than Toffolo

 

My list is slightly longer than Bedford's, with 19 retained compared to 15, but that includes Dijks (hopeful that he'll stay). I'd also like to see Naismith stay (I agree with 1950 that the subtleties of his game are often missed by some fans) and Wildschut deserves a chance to show what he can do. My other difference is that I'd keep Ruddy and McGovern because if the defense is improved, they would improve as well and their competition for the shirt is a positive thing. I've also listed the young players who could potentially break through next season as well as the gaps where we need replacements.

GK Ruddy, McGovern, Matthews
RB Pinto, Martin, Godfrey
RCB Klose (if he stays), Martin, Bennett, Efete
LCB Klose (if he stays), ________, ________
LB Dijks (if he stays), _______, Toffolo
CM Howson, Dorrans, McGrandles, Adams
DM Tettey, ________, Thompson, Godfrey
WR Jacob M., Naismith, Jayesimi
WL Wildschut, Hoolahan, Josh M.
AM Pritchard, Hoolahan, Maddison
S Jerome, Oliveira, _______, Morris

IMO Maddison, Thompson, and Godfrey are already on the verge of the first team and the others listed could follow. Down the line there's also Middleton and Hlynsson who could be fast tracked. I've listed Bennett, but I'm beginning to wonder whether he could be another Jason Shackell, who looked good when young but failed to develop much further.

 

I can see Middleton being involved in the EFL Cup or whatever it's called and a lot of his coaching was under the guidance of Huckerby!!!

 

Fun fact about Jason Shackell, he received a championship winners' medal and was relegated from the championship in the same season.

 

Right, guys.
Instead of keeping it 'in-house', now's your chance to go interactive and fill in a list on the Archant site - I assume results will be published after voting ends?
I got to 14 with no trouble at all, but you need 15 to submit it.
Hmmm, Dorrans or Hoolahan, I pondered. But as we will (hopefully )
retain Naismith, Pritchard and Maddison...sorry Wessi!
http://www.pinkun.com/norwich-city/...uld-you-keep-for-the-2017-18-season-1-4991041

Previous responses, to date on this graph (if the link works)
Not a great deal of love or support for Naismith?
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1...xwMBPLSpe3UL1o_QhuywuttLopz9yag/viewanalytics

 

Does that beat big Seb, who got two medals, as technically he
was promoted twice in the same season?

 

I'd sooner keep Naismith than Wes, but not many agree

 

More people want to keep Michael Turner than Bassong?!

 

I'm totally gobsmacked that they got any votes at all.
There's now't so strange as football fans Especially of the NCFC variety!!