Bennett gone - Club text [merged threads]

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Thanks and good luck Elliott Bennett.

 

[Jimbo26]

Good luck EB. Thanks for the last 2 seasons. You were class.

 

[7:18]

one of our best players in the last decade, well done Benno, good luck and I look forward to watching you tear up the prem!

 

[MrShaun15]

f***ing greedy ****

i do hope your joking

 

[AZ Gull]

The Argus is now reporting the following, as regards the fee. We better hope Norwich avoid relegation....

The winger has signed a three-year deal at Carrow Road for a £1.5 million fee, which could rise to £2 million depending on the number of appearances he makes and Norwich staying up

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Thank you Elliott, undoubtedly one of our favourite players from the Withdean era. Good luck.

 

[16bha]

All the best Benno and thanks for playing your part in getting us here!

If he'd gone to Southampton or another Championship club I'd have issues, but to play in the Prem is a chance he can't turn down!

Keep Calm and Carry On!

 

[Basil Fawlty]

Thank you Elliott. The best £250k we spent in the Withdean Era. Good luck in The Premiership you deserve this chance. Oh and thank you for your goal what clinched us the title at Warsaw!

 

[portslade seagull]

Think he will be a bench warmer at best ... not convinced he is premier class at the moment

 

[brakespear]

Agree with most of the above, disappointed he's gone but wish him all the best and hope he does really well in the Premier League. Comes across as a top lad and a top professional and deserves his chance in the PL, he's been brilliant for us the last few years and always tried his best. Bye Benno, tear the PL apart for us.

this.

 

[pottert]

Good luck Elliott.His attitude after we rejected Norwich's offers in January was fantastic.
I'm sure he was told that we would let him go in the summer if Norwich made a decent offer.
I hope he does well.

My only issue is that he didn't seem to want to be a part of our move to the Amex.
Which I think just goes to show that money is the biggest motivation to a player.

 

[British Bulldog]

Fair play to him he's earned a chance at the premier league and I hope he does well, He'll be missed but when a chance at the big time comes along you cant knock a player for taking it.

 

[Seagull over Canaryland]

Sorry to see Benno go and good luck to him. Will watch his progress with interest.

Time for us to move on. £1.5m (potentially plus another £500k ontop) will come in handy as we build the Championship squad.

 

[LamieRobertson]

the fact that he was an ever present says it all...will be missed a heck of a lot..but thats football for u..and we all move on

 

[chucky1973]

really gutted he has gone, a great player for us in recent seasons and i think will be missed. Good luck Benno, shine in the premier mate and maybe one day you might even make that England Squad.............theres not much competition currently!!!

 

[peterward]

on NCFC main website

http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0,,10355~2375675,00.html

"Meanwhile Bennett told canaries.co.uk: "It's an unbelievable opportunity for me to fight for a place in the team which will be playing in the Premier League.

"I like the mentality at Norwich City that has seen them get back-to-back promotions and I'm grateful to Paul Lambert for giving me the chance to be part of what's happening at the Club.

"I didn't make it through at Wolves, which was my home town club, and Brighton gave me the opportunity and I'm grateful for that. Now I'm just really excited about the chance to try and help Norwich in the Premier League."

 

[tonymgc]

Apparantly his brother Kyle is expected to join a Championship club this week

 

[Beach Hut]

Great shame but he was good however I would still add in development.

Wonder what we had to pay Wolves ?

 

[NMH]

I find it slightly discomforting that after being used to seeing top talents slip from our grasp in Withdean's years, that we still lose another one just as we enter the platinum era of Amex Stadium. Any great possessions don't stay, so to rise to the top is a struggle until we are another wealthy 'big' club. Even then we'll have to endure players going to the top 5 or 6 that can fill 50,000+ stadiums.

It's a bit worse than sobering, it's cold.

 

[PrestGull]

Gutted,best talent we have had in a while. He also did some great work at westdene school, my kids will be gutted!

Wish him all the very best and thank him for his class but matched with endeavor and a footballing brain!