[Football] Norwich City Accounts: Why Pritchard chose them instead of the Albion?

[GT49er]

You live in Gloucester though

I know - but I would move like a shot if I was offered his wages.

 

[chaileyjem]

Ed Balls ...

"We've reduced our salary bill a lot. We're trying to be lean, efficient and as good as we can,"
"The consequence of relegation from the Premier League and the ending of the parachute payments means that we face big financial challenges if we don't get promoted this season."
"We're a self-financing club, without a big overseas owner injecting loads and loads of money,"
"But we've done it before - we've got some really quality players coming through, we have an academy which can throw up great talent and we've been cutting our cloth over the last year."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42181728

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

'We've been cutting our cloth over the last year' lolololololol! Sure.

 

[El Presidente]

Ed Balls ...

"We've reduced our salary bill a lot. We're trying to be lean, efficient and as good as we can,"
"The consequence of relegation from the Premier League and the ending of the parachute payments means that we face big financial challenges if we don't get promoted this season."
"We're a self-financing club, without a big overseas owner injecting loads and loads of money,"
"But we've done it before - we've got some really quality players coming through, we have an academy which can throw up great talent and we've been cutting our cloth over the last year."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42181728

Some idiot interviewed in the EDP, which probably means the journalist involved was Tommy Robinson.

http://www.edp24.co.uk/business/record-wage-bill-reliance-on-premier-league-tv-money-and-23m-to-pay-in-promotion-bonuses-what-accounts-reveal-about-norwich-city-1-5261729

 

[Murray 17]

He's been injured since July and not expected back until the New Year, so on one else has seen him play either to be fair.

We've got someone like that, only I think Pritchard will be playing a lot sooner than our sicknote.

 

[Murray 17]

As Norwich's parachute money ends eventually, with a promotion unlikely in a hellish league to exit, I expect Pritchard to leave sooner rather than later.

If we manage to stay up, is he someone that could add to our squad and play well in the PL?

(I don't have Sky Sports, so I haven't watched him play).

Norwich will struggle to get him off their wage bill.

He's a player that has had one good season in the Championship for Brentford, shows occasional flashes of talent, but spends a fair amount of time injured.

I'm really pleased we didn't sign him, and wouldn't want him again. Going back on an agreement to sign for us, and then changing his mind to come because it then suits him would tell you a bit about his character. We don't need players like him in our squad.

 

[Codner's Wallop]

I believe Spurs played a blinder with Pritchard. He falls squarely in the 'big talent, big risk' bracket and while he could still realise his potential, shrug off the presistent injuries and operate in the top flight, he could also become a liability signing with huge costs and a realisation he's merely a half decent Championship player and nothing deserving of a future England/Premier star. And then there's the injuries......he always looks fragile and Im sure opposition defenders are always keen to exploit that. I was staggered at the time Norwich, even with parachute cash, were prepared to toss so much cash to secure his services.

 

[NooBHA]

Oh I don't know. I think I could be quite content with living in Norwich if I was on his wages!

I think Norwich is one of the nicest cities in the UK. Their football fans are however, a wee but deluded about their stature within English Football though and some of their Directors at the Club are a bit up their own backside

 

[Nixonator]

I think Norwich is one of the nicest cities in the UK. Their football fans are however, a wee but deluded about their stature within English Football though and some of their Directors at the Club are a bit up their own backside

Agree, lovely place. Also agree re. their fans, but that's what a few seasons in the PL will do to you I guess. Let's hope we remain grounded.

 

[GT49er]

I think Norwich is one of the nicest cities in the UK. Their football fans are however, a wee but deluded about their stature within English Football though and some of their Directors at the Club are a bit up their own backside.

For £20 or £30K a week, I could quite happily put up with that too.