RUMOR - Ricky Van Wolfswinkel

[Lacoste]

RVW - Striker
Chelsea guy - Left sided attacker.

[toppy]

RVW - Striker
Chelsea guy - Left sided attacker.

or a number 10

[Lacoste]

Maybe but people are just making things up now. He's always played as a left sided attacker.

RVW has always played as an out and out striker.

[Victor Meldrew]

Now that super Glen Murray seems to be on his way to Bournemouth that might mean that they have lost interest, or been knocked back by Norwich in their quest for Lewis Grabban.
As Grabban has fallen out with Norwich over this matter I wonder if we could get him rather than the Dutchman from Norwich.

[Norfolk Royal]

That won't happen.

[Victor Meldrew]

Shame.

[dogzbollox]

It's true that Norwich fans were excited when they bought him as his record before was good. He even scored in his first game or second game with a header I think and everyone was getting his name printed on the back of their shirts in anticipation that he would score plenty of goals.

Oh dear, then nothing for about 19 games and despite paying millions for him they had to drop him eventually because it was clear that he had completely lost confidence and was not quite there either physically or fitness wise to play at the level they wanted him to play.

You'd have to agree with that if you'd seen him play much. He is too easily muscled off the ball and had comparatively poor touch considering his previous write-ups.

They've been trying to offload him for ages now and put him out on loan last season. He's on big wages as well as he cost a lot of money, can't remember exactly how much but more than £5-million I think.

I'm not saying he couldn't get his confidence back and be a decent player in the right surroundings but the championship is not that place in my opinion,

Exactly this ...he may have lost confidence but imo we need someone who will hit the ground running (pardon the pun) not a player who we have to wait until his confidence builds back up ala Nick Blackman. ..

[Ian Royal]

Confidence has been Blackman's problem, but not a lack of it.

[Lower West]

Doubt he'd want to play in the championship that's why he was loaned to Saint Etienne.

Perhaps playing games on a regular basis is a more important factor. Sixteen league appearances for Norwich in 2 seasons suggests that he has no future there.

[SydenhamRoyal]

Confidence has been Blackman's problem, but not a lack of it.

Ne'er a truer word has been said

[5cotland]

In talks with Real Betis

[CountryRoyal]

As we've just signed the Chelsea guy on a season long loan and he sounds a similar type of player to RVW, presumably the RVW link is dead?

Different positions I would assume.

Not really no.

Ummm, yes. Strange, for someone that says they've seen him quite a lot you would have at least known what position he plays.

[RoyalAuzzie]

Gone to Betis on loan

[Tommio]

Gone to Betis on loan

All the paper work needs to be done by 23:00 our time. They might miss out yet.

[Tommio]

Well it was all in on time, he's gone to Betis

[RoyalAuzzie]

Well it was all in on time, he's gone to Betis

Shouldn't have doubted me

[Rawlie19]

I've seen him play a lot and he's not very good. Lightweight and totally unsuited for the championship, or premiership for that matter.

I'm not surprised he's unsuited for the Premiership really, being a footballer and not a rugby player.

Whenever his name is mentioned in Norwich people laugh. That's pretty much all you need to know.

To be fair, Ricky Van Wolfswinkel makes me laugh when I hear it. It's a pretty funny name!

[genome]

This just got another mention on SSN...

[Lacoste]

Betis?

[genome]

No, to Reading.