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Re: Norwich want Will Vaulks for £7m - allegedly
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Originally Posted by
dml1954
I despair sometimes at some peoples attitude to players. Vaulks has been consistently good this season, man of the match on a couple of occasions and a big part of our jump up the table under MM. Saying you don't rate him because he picks up yellow cards doesn't make sense. That has nothing to do with his ability. He is a combative midfielder which is something many teams want and picks up yellows as a result but has only been sent off once in his senior career. Cristiano Ronaldo has been sent off 11 times and booked over 120 times in his career but no one would say he was over rated.
Comparing Vaulks to Ronaldo! :hehe:
You’re the gift that keeps giving, comedy gold! :hehe:
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Re: Norwich want Will Vaulks for £7m - allegedly
I'd say that Norwich in 19/20 were one of the worst Premier League teams in recent years as indicated by a total of just twenty one points. One reason I saw given for their awful record was that they were "too nice" a team, so I can understand why they would be looking for a Vaulks type player, but, given the club's record when it comes to recruitment in terms of value for money, I'd say they could do better than him if they were looking to spend £7 million on recruiting a more physical player in the middle of the park.
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Re: Norwich want Will Vaulks for £7m - allegedly
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Originally Posted by
Lord Dargavel
But then you are no more than a football fan so nobody within the game would give a flying ****
That’s very true and extremely perceptive.
Tell me, fellow football fan, do you believe it’s likely that Championship leaders Norwich City are lining up a £7 million bid for Will Vaulks? I appreciate nobody within the game will give a flying **** what you think, but I’d be interested to hear your opinion all the same.
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Re: Norwich want Will Vaulks for £7m - allegedly
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Originally Posted by
The Lone Gunman
Leaving aside the Mail’s extraordinary claim that the player is suddenly worth £7 million, the question that occurred to me while reading that report was why on earth would a Premier League-bound, possession-based, passing side like Norwich want Will Vaulks?
The answer has eluded me.
They were a bit embarrassed last season. Perhaps they are looking to add someone with a bit of bite, someone that isn't so nice and pretty. Maybe they think his long throw onto a cb can get some cheap goals.
Of course it's probably made up.
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Re: Norwich want Will Vaulks for £7m - allegedly
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Originally Posted by
Trigger
They were a bit embarrassed last season. Perhaps they are looking to add someone with a bit of bite, someone that isn't so nice and pretty. Maybe they think his long throw onto a cb can get some cheap goals.
Of course it's probably made up.
Yep its probably made up. Or Norwich have lost the plot completely.
If say a story came out saying Hull if promoted were looking to bid 1m for Will Vaulks id say yeah that sounds reasonable.
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Re: Norwich want Will Vaulks for £7m - allegedly
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Originally Posted by
Bluebird23
Comparing Vaulks to Ronaldo! :hehe:
You’re the gift that keeps giving, comedy gold! :hehe:
Too right. If he doesn't stop this kind of nonsense he will be comparing Swansea's performance last weekend, favourably to Brazil next!
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Re: Norwich want Will Vaulks for £7m - allegedly
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Originally Posted by
cyril evans awaydays
Too right. If he doesn't stop this kind of nonsense he will be comparing Swansea's performance last weekend, favourably to Brazil next!
Oof, knockout blow
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Re: Norwich want Will Vaulks for £7m - allegedly
With Joe Allen presumably out of next week's game, Wales have called up Swansea reserve defender Brandon Cooper who was on loan at Newport until January.
Whatever you think of Vaulks, it makes me wonder what he's done to be behind lower league and reserve team players in the pecking order.
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Re: Norwich want Will Vaulks for £7m - allegedly
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Originally Posted by
Cyncoed Slumdog
With Joe Allen presumably out of next week's game, Wales have called up Swansea reserve defender Brandon Cooper who was on loan at Newport until January.
Whatever you think of Vaulks, it makes me wonder what he's done to be behind lower league and reserve team players in the pecking order.
It does look like he's been blackballed.
Surprised nobody can shed some light on this.
That is a kick in the nuts for Will though selfishly he will be fresh for the run-in.
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Re: Norwich want Will Vaulks for £7m - allegedly
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Originally Posted by
Bluebird23
Comparing Vaulks to Ronaldo! :hehe:
You’re the gift that keeps giving, comedy gold! :hehe:
Christ, you really are thick. You obviously didn't read what I posted, just saw my user name and went for it.
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Re: Norwich want Will Vaulks for £7m - allegedly
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Originally Posted by
cyril evans awaydays
Too right. If he doesn't stop this kind of nonsense he will be comparing Swansea's performance last weekend, favourably to Brazil next!
Or possibly accusing people of stalking on this board when already being a serial stalker or in a critical thread on the manager stating that City players should never get tired as they a professional sportsmen and then in the next paragraph having a go at the manager for playing Moore to the ‘point of exhaustion’. Heaven forbid :hehe::hehe:
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Re: Norwich want Will Vaulks for £7m - allegedly
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Originally Posted by
Cyncoed Slumdog
With Joe Allen presumably out of next week's game, Wales have called up Swansea reserve defender Brandon Cooper who was on loan at Newport until January.
Whatever you think of Vaulks, it makes me wonder what he's done to be behind lower league and reserve team players in the pecking order.
It might be that there's good news about Joe Allen Clive and so there's no need for another midfielder to be called up - probably clutching at straws there mind
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Re: Norwich want Will Vaulks for £7m - allegedly
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Originally Posted by
the other bob wilson
It might be that there's good news about Joe Allen Clive and so there's no need for another midfielder to be called up - probably clutching at straws there mind
Apparently down to Covid protocols of not calling someone up who is from outside the current group.
(https://twitter.com/welshfootball_/s...25880898596865)
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Re: Norwich want Will Vaulks for £7m - allegedly
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Originally Posted by
the other bob wilson
It might be that there's good news about Joe Allen Clive and so there's no need for another midfielder to be called up - probably clutching at straws there mind
Joe Allen has been ruled out of the two games.
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Re: Norwich want Will Vaulks for £7m - allegedly
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Originally Posted by
surge
It was announced this morning that Bradley Cooper(!) has been called up 🤔
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Re: Norwich want Will Vaulks for £7m - allegedly
The original report in the Mail must be pure fantasy? Why would a club come out now and say they were interested in a certain player and give a price on him? Let's face it if they did want him, £2-3m would be more like it, and City would take the cash.
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Re: Norwich want Will Vaulks for £7m - allegedly
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Originally Posted by
Eric the Half a Bee
:hehe:
Yes, I was a bit surprised by the figure as well. Question the statisicians...
Edit: Actually he's ok at finding the net from 30+ yards and from bizarre situations, yet struggles with passes of a few yards...
How many goals have Cardiff scored this season (and last) that started with a Vaulks long throw?
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Re: Norwich want Will Vaulks for £7m - allegedly
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Originally Posted by
Forest Green Bluebird
How many goals have Cardiff scored this season (and last) that started with a Vaulks long throw?
Good point. They must consider his throw-ins as part of his passing accuracy.
Just to be clear I like Vaulks. He works hard, scores goals and contributes to goals. But let's be frank, his passing is dreadful.
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I know not many like Giggs but these tweets from across the bridge might highlight what he is, for now, doing well as Wales manager:
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FT - England U21s 0-2 Portugal U21s.
AB will go now they don’t have to pay up his deal. Deeper than one man though. Selection needs to emphasise skillsets that can cope at this level. Too much dictated by ‘form’ and club progression at the time of a squad announcement.
https://twitter.com/RowdenJRSG/statu...76006185660422
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Over the last decade England have started developing a real depth of talent which is great, but we’re still the country who at any chance will tell you, ‘it’s not about tactics, it’s about (insert individual traits)’ and I can’t help this mindset still dominates our football
https://twitter.com/ChrisSummersell/...75913793544196
(Context being how bad England have been at Under 21 level in tournaments, especially since 2017, despite having best crop of talent potentially in the world).
As I alluded to in previous post in this thread, needs to be a balance between picking players to fit the system (heavier weighting) and picking players in form, and that different games may require different tactics and therefore different players to be called up. It's not wrong to want Vaulks to be treated better but away against Belgium and home against Cechia are unlikely to be the games for him - Giggs (Page) learning from LVG might be a good thing for us in the longer term.
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Re: Norwich want Will Vaulks for £7m - allegedly
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Originally Posted by
Eric the Half a Bee
Good point. They must consider his throw-ins as part of his passing accuracy.
Just to be clear I like Vaulks. He works hard, scores goals and contributes to goals. But let's be frank, his passing is dreadful.
I think they practice that in training.
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Re: Norwich want Will Vaulks for £7m - allegedly
Another Championship master class from Vaulks this evening. Norwich must have watched in awe.
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Re: Norwich want Will Vaulks for £7m - allegedly
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Originally Posted by
Rjk
and presumably we would sell at that price if there's any truth in this.
Who do they play as a defensive midfielder, as most of the midfielders I can think of are better going forward - which was a big part of their problem last time around
Let them have him.
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Re: Norwich want Will Vaulks for £7m - allegedly
Was it an April Fool’s joke? (The rumour or the team performance today).
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Re: Norwich want Will Vaulks for £7m - allegedly
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Originally Posted by
The Lone Gunman
Another Championship master class from Vaulks this evening. Norwich must have watched in awe.
:hehe:
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Re: Norwich want Will Vaulks for £7m - allegedly
One thing that baffles me with Vaulks is his ability to score worldies from all sorts of angles and distances, yet struggles with a 2 yard pass to a team mate.
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Re: Norwich want Will Vaulks for £7m - allegedly
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Originally Posted by
Eric the Half a Bee
One thing that baffles me with Vaulks is his ability to score worldies from all sorts of angles and distances, yet struggles with a 2 yard pass to a team mate.
He plays at 100mph, no composure
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Re: Norwich want Will Vaulks for £7m - allegedly
7m? I nearly spat my tea out.
He can't pass, can't play forward, has zero composure, picks up most of his yellow cards out of petulance, scores 20 yarders once every 20 games..
Norwich, where are you?
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Re: Norwich want Will Vaulks for £7m - allegedly
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Originally Posted by
Joe Gillis
Norwich, where are you?
Currently dismantling Huddersfield in the snow at Carrow Road, 4-0 after half an hour.
Vaulks in this midfield alongside Cantwell and Buendia? Can’t see it somehow.
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Re: Norwich want Will Vaulks for £7m - allegedly
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Originally Posted by
The Lone Gunman
Currently dismantling Huddersfield in the snow at Carrow Road, 4-0 after half an hour.
Vaulks in this midfield alongside Cantwell and Buendia? Can’t see it somehow.
buendia has a goal and 3 assists tonight. crazy that they managed to keep hold of him, he would get into most premier League teams
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5 - 0 at the moment to Norwich
FT: Brentford 0-0 v Birmingham.
Norwich will be promoted this coming weekend if they win at Derby and both Swansea and Brentford fail to win.
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Re: Norwich want Will Vaulks for £7m - allegedly
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Originally Posted by
Michael Morris
7 - 0 at the moment.
That’s one for every million! 🤪
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Re: Norwich want Will Vaulks for £7m - allegedly
Could have been 10 if they signed the Wirral Zidane
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Re: Norwich want Will Vaulks for £7m - allegedly
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Originally Posted by
Rjk
buendia has a goal and 3 assists tonight. crazy that they managed to keep hold of him, he would get into most premier League teams
Saw a stat tonight that Buendia has created 78 open play chances this season - the next highest are Aarons on 49, and Connor Roberts and Harvey Elliot on 48
They are going to have plenty of offers for him come the summer I think
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Re: Norwich want Will Vaulks for £7m - allegedly
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Originally Posted by
dml1954
He is a combative midfielder which is something many teams want and picks up yellows as a result but has only been sent off once in his senior career.
Twice now and that's the season finished for Vaulks.
Just finished watching the highlights of yesterday's game. It was an astonishingly bad tackle, especially considering the circumstances. What on earth was he trying to do?
I wonder if Norwich are poised to swoop.....
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Re: Norwich want Will Vaulks for £7m - allegedly
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Originally Posted by
Joe Gillis
7m? I nearly spat my tea out.
He can't pass, can't play forward, has zero composure, picks up most of his yellow cards out of petulance, scores 20 yarders once every 20 games..
Norwich, where are you?
You sound like Delia Smith
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Re: Norwich want Will Vaulks for £7m - allegedly
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Originally Posted by
The Lone Gunman
Twice now and that's the season finished for Vaulks.
Just finished watching the highlights of yesterday's game. It was an astonishingly bad tackle, especially considering the circumstances. What on earth was he trying to do?
I wonder if Norwich are poised to swoop.....
Th player who Vaulks challenged Thompson had made a couple of poor challenges had been booked and our commentators had mentioned he was going in studs up and been similar in the game up there.
I thought with the challenges going in I was glad Vaulks wasnt on as he would be a sending off waiting to happen. Did think he would be safe for 2 minutes.
After sitting down watching this play out for 90 minutes and with the 1st game in mind maybe he just couldnt resist going in as hard as possible on Thompson.
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Re: Norwich want Will Vaulks for £7m - allegedly
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Originally Posted by
The Lone Gunman
Twice now and that's the season finished for Vaulks.
Just finished watching the highlights of yesterday's game. It was an astonishingly bad tackle, especially considering the circumstances. What on earth was he trying to do?
I wonder if Norwich are poised to swoop.....
Being sent off twice, in a nine year career after 370 odd appearances, isn't that bad is it ? He was trying to let the ball run across himself yesterday, as there was a break on and he put his leg in and around the ball to shield it past himself but unfortunately his foot was high and the other player got caught and was taken out. It looked bad and I can see why the ref sent him off but there you go. Doesn't make him a bad player.
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Re: Norwich want Will Vaulks for £7m - allegedly
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Originally Posted by
dml1954
He was trying to let the ball run across himself yesterday, as there was a break on and he put his leg in and around the ball to shield it past himself but unfortunately his foot was high and the other player got caught and was taken out.
Amazing. I was going to say you’re hilarious at times, but in fairness you’re hilarious almost all of the time. A true entertainer.
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Re: Norwich want Will Vaulks for £7m - allegedly
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Originally Posted by
dml1954
Being sent off twice, in a nine year career after 370 odd appearances, isn't that bad is it ? He was trying to let the ball run across himself yesterday, as there was a break on and he put his leg in and around the ball to shield it past himself but unfortunately his foot was high and the other player got caught and was taken out. It looked bad and I can see why the ref sent him off but there you go. Doesn't make him a bad player.
He’s not a bad player
I think he’d do ok in the Wales squad
Was a red all day long