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Post by bertiestan on May 31, 2024 18:01:02 GMT
What's with the obsession with a left footed CB? Genuinely curious. Balance General…a left footer is most comfortable on his natural side…same goes for right footers🔴⚪️ |
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Post by gingerninja on May 31, 2024 18:08:15 GMT
He's a good solid pro, probably a good trainer and influence on the younger players. I think he will be a good signing, 31 for a CB is no age really.
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Post by proudstokie on May 31, 2024 18:38:05 GMT
I don’t know much about the player so can’t comment too much but my recollection from last season is that Norwich were poor at the back and good going forward and it appears we’re linked with two of their defenders and none of their strikers.
Feels a little like when we were linked with Wimmer, I want to like it but don’t feel good about it.
Hope I’m proved wrong.
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2024 18:40:37 GMT
If it limits Rose, I'm all for it.
He's an alright player - Gibson. Better than what we had last year!
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Post by spoton on May 31, 2024 19:02:34 GMT
I must admit I've never heard of this chap. Going back a few years I posted on here we should buy him ( when Shawcross packed in) I said he would be a good buy and build a team around him but it never happened and to be honest alot on here thought he was crap then and weren't impressed with my post, how people forget |
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2024 19:04:43 GMT
I must admit I've never heard of this chap. Going back a few years I posted on here we should buy him ( when Shawcross packed in) I said he would be a good buy and build a team around him but it never happened and to be honest alot on here thought he was crap then and weren't impressed with my post, how people forget You could say you were spot on? |
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Post by GeneralFaye on May 31, 2024 19:07:36 GMT
What's with the obsession with a left footed CB? Genuinely curious. Balance General…a left footer is most comfortable on his natural side…same goes for right footers🔴⚪️ Huth and Shawcross Faye and Shawcross 2 of the best partnerships we've had and there's no left footer to be seen.. it's an overrated notion I think. |
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Post by bertiestan on May 31, 2024 19:09:38 GMT
Balance General…a left footer is most comfortable on his natural side…same goes for right footers🔴⚪️ Huth and Shawcross Faye and Shawcross 2 of the best partnerships we've had and there's no left footer to be seen.. it's an overrated notion I think. Maybe so mate but it makes sense to me🔴⚪️ |
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Post by drippinggoatsnob on May 31, 2024 19:16:18 GMT
What's with the obsession with a left footed CB? Genuinely curious. More important in a three than a two...which may explain the Stevens extension a little? |
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Post by LphPotter on May 31, 2024 19:23:30 GMT
Balance General…a left footer is most comfortable on his natural side…same goes for right footers🔴⚪️ Huth and Shawcross Faye and Shawcross 2 of the best partnerships we've had and there's no left footer to be seen.. it's an overrated notion I think. We played a totally different way with those partnerships though, I don’t think you necessarily need a left footer but you need someone who’s at least comfortable on that side. I don’t think any of the current ones we have are. |
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Post by lordb on May 31, 2024 19:26:52 GMT
Prefer Coadey tbh
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Post by FullerMagic on May 31, 2024 19:37:33 GMT
When he was linked last week, based on my brief googling, I thought he'd at least have a shot at being fine. Decent on the ball apparently, and at only 31 and been in England squads, can't be bad on a free. At 16 minutes in, these Norwich fans like both McCallum "could well end up biting us on the arse" and Gibson "on high wages. He has the ability to play under a manager who can play out. Very good passer. Sad to see him go, Maybe wants to move up north again. Goes with my best wishes. This guy was right then? forum.pinkun.com/index.php?/topic/156790-ben-gibson-has-left-the-building/&do=findComment&comment=3057078Same guy who said we were signing McCallum on their board says Gibson has "concrete offers from Cardiff and Stoke" Walters and Gibson follow each other on instagram and were team mates at Burnley too www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/burnley-middlesbrough-ben-gibson-news-17740954' Ben Gibson is an unbelievable professional, Burnley have made a mess of this situation' - Jon Walters"I'll start with the fact that Ben is an unbelievable professional by the way. He joined Burnley for about £15million from Middlesbrough and he was in and around the England squad at the time," he told BBC 5Live. "He just hasn't played. He trained unbelievably well every single day. He is so professional outside of the club and he is constantly doing things to keep himself on top. |
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2024 19:43:35 GMT
Got a feeling we'll end up with both... |
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Post by FullerMagic on May 31, 2024 19:44:51 GMT
Got a feeling we'll end up with both... Maybe it's one of the 2 experienced, good-on-the-ball options with AN Other to follow. Lack of pace with both you'd think? |
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Post by yellowsnowman on May 31, 2024 19:46:24 GMT
Got a feeling we'll end up with both... Give it a rest! Haha. |
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Post by lordb on May 31, 2024 19:48:31 GMT
Got a feeling we'll end up with both... Maybe it's one of the 2 experienced, good-on-the-ball options with AN Other to follow. Lack of pace with both you'd think? Good defenders read the game so threat of pace is reduced but reduced isn't gone altogether, would definitely be a concern |
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2024 19:50:59 GMT
Got a feeling we'll end up with both... Give it a rest! Haha. What do you mean? I think we will end up signing both. |
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Post by yellowsnowman on May 31, 2024 19:52:37 GMT
What do you mean? I think we will end up signing both. I hope not. |
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Post by wakefieldstokie on May 31, 2024 19:57:25 GMT
Clarke didn't have a season of football behind him and in addition he hadn't played for any team for at least 7-8 months. He was also 34 and FINISHED!  I know fella, I think Gibson will be a sound signing |
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Post by FullerMagic on May 31, 2024 20:11:36 GMT
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Post by stokiejoe89 on May 31, 2024 20:14:15 GMT
Mike McGrath is up there with Percy for reliabilty
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Post by greenhoff on May 31, 2024 20:18:41 GMT
If we’re going for a high press surely you need pace in your defence? Lost count how many times we were done last season with a simple ball over the top
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Post by owdestokie2 on May 31, 2024 20:23:51 GMT
Can I be the first to say he's shit or past it. But will be happy to be proved wrong. There. Saved a lot of people some time. Seriously I can’t offer an in-depth opinion as I’ve only noticed him a couple of times, not sure of his best position or how he was used by Norwich, whether or not Norwhich played to his strengths. If he does join us I’ll try my hardest to give him at least 10 or more games before I offer an “opinion”. 👍 |
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Post by st3mark on May 31, 2024 20:25:03 GMT
33 starts in a team that made the play offs. Can't stick your nose up at that really can you?
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Post by stokiejoe89 on May 31, 2024 20:26:59 GMT
33 starts in a team that made the play offs. Can't stick your nose up at that really can you? Oh some will on here and already have..never ceases to amaze 😂 |
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Post by Trouserdog on May 31, 2024 20:27:12 GMT
Balance General…a left footer is most comfortable on his natural side…same goes for right footers🔴⚪️ Huth and Shawcross Faye and Shawcross 2 of the best partnerships we've had and there's no left footer to be seen.. it's an overrated notion I think. It depends how comfortable a player is on his 'wrong' side. Some cope fine, others don't. I used to play CB (badly) and never liked being on the left of the 2 as you're naturally on your wrong foot more. I was shite enough when playing on the right of the two. 😂 |
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Post by FullerMagic on May 31, 2024 20:29:03 GMT
www.eveningnews24.co.uk/sport/24352688.norwich-city-ben-gibsons-2023-24-season-analysed/In the case of Ben Gibson, it'd be simple enough to wheel out the well-worn 'you only know it's good when it's gone'. What was more appropriate in his final season at Norwich City, however, was 'you only know it's good when it's going'. From fairly early on in the campaign it was clear that his would be Gibson's last at Carrow Road, with his contract up in the summer and sporting director Ben Knapper open about his desire to lower the squad's age profile upon arrival. There was also a sense that moving on would be best for the 31-year-old, having struggled for two years to fight the perils of injury and poor form, while taking the role of scapegoat on a number of occasions. But that knowledge almost highlighted the strengths of his game, from aerial dominance to an imposing ability to progress the ball up the pitch. It wasn't too long, after all, since he'd played a key role in City strolling to the Championship title. David Wagner also saw those strengths, and when Gibson was available he started, almost without exception. There was doubt over whether he'd make it back into the line-up after Kenny McLean had shone in his position, but before long he returned. His headed opener in the FA Cup defeat against Liverpool at Anfield was a highlight, especially in the context of his recent revelations about the personal difficulties he'd gone through. There were also several solid performances late in the campaign, with City's reliably old-school defending a key feature of an unbeaten home run that stretched from November all the way to May. There were, of course, low points, and anyone responsible for defending during a 6-2 loss to Plymouth Argyle will avoid memories of that afternoon to this day. Gibson is certainly one of them. A humiliating play-off loss at Leeds was another game to forget, as were displays against Sunderland and Middlesbrough in between. But overall his last year as a Norwich player will be remembered positively, and likely earns him a decent move to another second-tier club. A reunion as soon as next season feels very possible, and Gibson won't be viewed as easy opposition. There will always be detractors, and between 2021 and 2023 they were often justified when it came to Gibson. He didn't look the same after a nasty ankle injury late in his first season at the club, and promotion to the Premier League left him seriously exposed. The dull mediocrity of his third year at Norwich was made worse by constant injury issues and the failure to forge a starting berth under Dean Smith, with few expecting such a major role to be played under Wagner. But Gibson, in large part, found himself again in the 2023-24 term, and found a way to leave fans with positive memories of his well-timed interventions and technical skill, rather than the physical shortcomings that defined that tough period. In fact, the pace deficit he's struggled with for most of his career might have been a real issue in Wagner's system, where a high defensive line could be common. There haven't been too many strikers who have caused him problems in behind, however. QPR's Sinclair Armstrong gave him a pretty torrid afternoon in West London, but otherwise it's hard to recall an occasion on which Gibson was beaten in a one-to-one battle. That's not bad for someone who had been written off in almost all quarters. But for Norwich there's a new era that's already begun, with Knapper shifting the dial from old to new in sharp fashion. That was always likely to mean the end for their number four, and he coped with the uncertainty of his future remarkably well. He leaves Norfolk as not only a title winner, but someone who's had two impressive seasons in yellow and green.
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Post by Trouserdog on May 31, 2024 20:32:20 GMT
For me, he fits the bill. We need experience, we need someone who can head the ball...ideally we need another starting CB in now and have Wilmot and Rose as the back up options.
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Post by RipRoaringPotter on May 31, 2024 20:48:12 GMT
He's got the eyes of a man who has murdered his grandmother and then ate her dog for a laugh. For that reason alone, I'd be happy with this signing.
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Post by FullerMagic on May 31, 2024 20:55:54 GMT
Wonder if he's given up yet?
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