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Re: Transfer Rumours

Post by Ando » Sat Aug 15, 2020 6:51 pm

Anyone know why Norwood is allegedly not training?

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Re: Transfer Rumours

Post by Bluemike » Sat Aug 15, 2020 8:22 pm

Is he not ? Not heard anything tbh.

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Re: Transfer Rumours

Post by hallamblue » Sat Aug 15, 2020 9:22 pm

Seems to have been a few posts on TWTD asking where is he as he’s not been caught in any of the photos that have appeared.

Two possibilities ?

1) Injured
2 leaving

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Re: Transfer Rumours

Post by Bluemike » Sun Aug 16, 2020 12:44 am

3. Covid

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Re: Transfer Rumours

Post by Blue Wilf » Sun Aug 16, 2020 6:18 am

4. Muppets on TWTD adding 2+2 and coming up with 5... they so it on every thread!

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Re: Transfer Rumours

Post by Blue Wilf » Sun Aug 16, 2020 6:19 am

*do - bloody fingers like a pound of sausages...

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Re: Transfer Rumours

Post by Tangfastic » Sun Aug 16, 2020 8:32 am

The thing is... what would we gain if we sold Norwood?

We’d get him of the wage bill, but we can’t spend the transfer money on a replacement.... or at least a decent replacement.

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Re: Transfer Rumours

Post by Bluemike » Sun Aug 16, 2020 8:41 am

Its probably just a knock or something so precaution being taken, as Wilf says its the 2+2 brigade .

Out of interest Ando where did you see or hear about this?

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Re: Transfer Rumours

Post by Ando » Sun Aug 16, 2020 10:05 am

Someone just mentioned he wasn’t training and had been given extra time off. I thought something had happened family wise. That’s why I posted.

As for the transfer rumours, makes no sense him going to Fleetwood, the salary cap would likely prevent it. No Championship club would take the risk based on last Years injury hit season. I can only see him leaving if he has fallen out with PL.

All quiet on the Downs front.

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Re: Transfer Rumours

Post by ashfordblue » Sun Aug 16, 2020 1:32 pm

Norwood Probably on his way to Dundee Utd :lol: :lol:

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Re: Transfer Rumours

Post by Bluemike » Sun Aug 16, 2020 3:27 pm

Jordan Rhodes linked now lmao

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Re: Transfer Rumours

Post by hallamblue » Sun Aug 16, 2020 9:10 pm

I’d say “ No Thank You”.

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Re: Transfer Rumours

Post by hallamblue » Sun Aug 16, 2020 9:12 pm

Fake, or true?


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IPSWICH. Garbutt has accepted an offer from the league one club medical and details to be finalised.

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Re: Transfer Rumours

Post by derick_ipsw » Sun Aug 16, 2020 9:43 pm

No way will Rhodes return , the money he earns just makes it a non starter.

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Re: Transfer Rumours

Post by Bluemike » Mon Aug 17, 2020 2:27 pm

Town have confirmed the signings of left-back Stephen Ward, keeper David Cornell and striker Oli Hawkins.

Ward, who has been given the number three shirt, has put pen to paper on a one-year deal with an option for a further season, and Cornell, who will wear 28, and Hawkins, the Blues’ new number 32 shirt, two-year contracts, both also with an option for an additional campaign. All three were free agents prior to joining Town.

Cornell, 29, was initially mentioned in connection with the Blues in December, again in January and more recently July with a host of other clubs said to have been monitoring his situation.

The Welshman left the Cobblers at the end of their successful League Two promotion season having rebuffed the offer of a new contract.

Born in Waunarlwydd, Cornell started his career at Swansea during which time he had spells on loan at Port Talbot, Hereford, St Mirren and Portsmouth before moving on to Oldham in the summer of July 2015 having made only one League Cup appearance for the Swans.

In June 2016 he joined Northampton and went on to make 107 starts and one sub appearance while at Sixfields, helping them to win promotion to League One via the play-offs last season.

The 6ft 2in tall keeper was reportedly close to a first Wales call-up last season having won caps at U17, U19 and U21 levels.

A big frontman was known to be among manager Paul Lambert’s main targets this summer and at 6ft 5in tall former Portsmouth man Hawkins certainly fits that bill.

The 28-year-old, who TWTD revealed was in talks with the Blues on Thursday, started his career in non-league with North Greenford, Hillingdon Borough, Northwood, Hemel Hempstead Town and Harrow Borough.

The Ealing-born striker got his break in league football when Dagenham and Redbridge signed him in January 2016.

In August 2017, with the Daggers by now in the National League, Hawkins moved on to Portsmouth.

The centre forward, who has also often operated at centre-half, scored 18 goals in 71 starts and 25 sub appearances before being released by Pompey, with whom he won the EFL Trophy in 2018/19, when his contract was up this summer.

Last season he was rarely involved, and when he was usually in central defence, failing to find the net in nine starts and four sub appearances.

Hawkins was previously linked with the Blues in January 2017 when he was with the Daggers with Town subsequently signing another towering striker, Kieffer Moore, from Forest Green Rovers.

On the day Moore joined the Blues, ex-Town winger Darren Currie, then the Daggers' assistant manager, gave BBC Radio Suffolk's Life's a Pitch his thoughts on the pair.

“Oliver’s very similar to Kieffer Moore, obviously I’m going to be biased and say Oliver’s better!” Currie said.

“He’s another one that for a big man is good on the floor, very mobile for a big man, he’s got goals. He’s filled in at centre-half for us once or twice and he’s looked very comfortable there as well.

“He’s a great kid to work with, very humble boy, came from Hemel Hempstead, so his roots are very good and he’s gathering interest as well because he’s been playing very well.”

Ward, 34, who was released by Stoke at the end of last season, joined up with the Town squad for training last Monday and evidently quickly impressed the Town management.

The Dubliner, who was initially a striker, started his career with hometown club Bohemians before joining Wolves, at the time managed by Mick McCarthy, in January 2007 with then-Town boss Jim Magilton having confirmed that the Blues were also interested.

Ward spent seven years at Molineux featuring regularly in the Premier League before moving on to Burnley in 2014.

After five further seasons in the top flight at Turf Moor, the 5ft 11in tall left-back or winger moved to Stoke last summer. However, he made only 17 appearances and left at the end of the season. Ward has been capped 50 times by the Republic of Ireland, scoring three times.

Given Town’s limited scope for additions within the salary cap, Ward’s signing ends the Blues’ interest in bringing former loanee Luke Garbutt back to Portman Road on a permanent basis.

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Re: Transfer Rumours

Post by Kerry Blue » Mon Aug 17, 2020 2:37 pm

Welcome lads now let's do the business and get promoted this season.👍

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Post by Tangfastic » Mon Aug 17, 2020 2:46 pm

I know some might be underwhelmed, but I think it’s good business in the sense we brought in players in areas we desperately needed. ie A genuine LB and target man. Could be they make us more of a balanced and rugged team. And we aren’t able to spend money - so we’re not going to buy a 20 goal a season striker anyway. Not sure whether we need another GK, but Cornell could be an improvement on Holy.

Hopefully we keep the better players and are able to trim a few of the deadwood in the squad.

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Re: Transfer Rumours

Post by Kerry Blue » Mon Aug 17, 2020 2:56 pm

Agree with all that you say Tang but do feel sorry for Holy and one of the two young keeper's needs to go out on loan, a friend was telling me this morning that 85 championship players are looking for a new club after being let go but with the wage cap they won't want to drop to our league.
One player Daniel Ayala was offered a new two year deal by Middlesbrough which he turned down might by a big mistake.

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Re: Transfer Rumours

Post by hallamblue » Mon Aug 17, 2020 3:15 pm

I think for this level and our pressing needs, these three players are just what we want. Nothing fancy . Just players to get on with the job .

Holy perhaps needed another senior keeper to challenge him. The youngsters maybe not quite yet ready ?

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Re: Transfer Rumours

Post by Bluemike » Mon Aug 17, 2020 3:57 pm

Exactly right re keepers Liz, I think Ward could prove to be a very astute signing, for me Hawkins is the big gamble but he may well improve Norwood and Sears game

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Re: Transfer Rumours

Post by hallamblue » Tue Aug 18, 2020 7:40 am

https://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/dundee-uni ... -1-6796811




This Dundee signing Norwood on LOAN!!! Rumour keeps rearing it’s ugly head.

FFS Town !

If they allow this to happen it can only be due to our wage bill and the financial constraints . If he goes , he won’t come back ( loan or no loan ).

I shall be very disappointed in this Club if they allow this to happen. It is also of concern that JN hasn’t been seen at any of the training sessions since the Club returned / WHY?

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Post by Bluemike » Tue Aug 18, 2020 7:52 am

Then there’s James Norwood, who is a few weeks behind the rest of the group as he continues to rehab following groin surgery in February. The lockdown meant he wasn’t able to progress as well as he and the Town medical staff will have liked, but he’s not far away. He’s been working with the club’s fitness staff at Playford Road every day and there is hope he could be involved for a few minutes at the end of Town’s friendly with West Ham next week.

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Re: Transfer Rumours

Post by Bluemike » Tue Aug 18, 2020 12:31 pm

Being linked with Liverpool's Ben Woodburn now.

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Post by hallamblue » Tue Aug 18, 2020 3:34 pm

Bluemike wrote:
Tue Aug 18, 2020 7:52 am
Then there’s James Norwood, who is a few weeks behind the rest of the group as he continues to rehab following groin surgery in February. The lockdown meant he wasn’t able to progress as well as he and the Town medical staff will have liked, but he’s not far away. He’s been working with the club’s fitness staff at Playford Road every day and there is hope he could be involved for a few minutes at the end of Town’s friendly with West Ham next week.
STILL in rehab from his groin problem. Sorry I dont believe it ......

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Post by marko69 » Wed Aug 19, 2020 7:46 am

hallamblue wrote:
Tue Aug 18, 2020 3:34 pm
STILL in rehab from his groin problem. Sorry I dont believe it ......



🎶🎵🎶 “They told James take his groin to rehab, and he said, “oh fk, no!” 🎶🎵🎶

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Post by number 9 » Wed Aug 19, 2020 2:30 pm

hallamblue wrote:
Tue Aug 18, 2020 3:34 pm
Bluemike wrote:
Tue Aug 18, 2020 7:52 am
Then there’s James Norwood, who is a few weeks behind the rest of the group as he continues to rehab following groin surgery in February. The lockdown meant he wasn’t able to progress as well as he and the Town medical staff will have liked, but he’s not far away. He’s been working with the club’s fitness staff at Playford Road every day and there is hope he could be involved for a few minutes at the end of Town’s friendly with West Ham next week.
STILL in rehab from his groin problem. Sorry I dont believe it ......
According to this website, it can take more than four months to recover from a grade 3 groin injury.

https://www.healthline.com/health/groin ... overy-time

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Post by hallamblue » Wed Aug 19, 2020 4:16 pm

Yes I know it can be a long time. I think it was actually a nerve impingement in /around the groin. But his surgery was in Feb wasn't it ? So that's 6 months now, and If he's not even attending training , at what stage of his "rehab" after 6 months is he really at ? Just a few alarm bells ringing for me now over his fitness.

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Re: Transfer Rumours

Post by ashfordblue » Wed Aug 19, 2020 9:53 pm

7 bloody months to fix a groin surgery ??? whats he been doing to take so long for it to heal up, probably been Shagging his other half under instruction from her to keep up the healing process, :shock: 7 months my arse :o

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Re: Transfer Rumours

Post by marko69 » Thu Aug 20, 2020 7:32 am

Under instruction from her, Ash?

Lucky bstd, James! 👍

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Re: Transfer Rumours

Post by Bluemike » Thu Aug 20, 2020 7:54 am

you can a have a small relapse or set back with any injury so anything is possible but it's hardly surprising he is behind schedule having been unable to properly rehabilitate during this f**king virus.

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