My understanding of what happened, which also fits with the
interview that Howson gave after he left is that we were trying to flog Howson (who initially didn't really want to go) but then Reading became interested in Oliveira so we accepted a (pretty decent) bid for him but then Nelson, having moved around a lot, wanted to stay and settle at a club and was happy at Norwich so said he didn't want to go which meant we had to sell Howson after all (who by then was up for moving because we had made it clear we were happy to sell him).
This was one of the reasons Nelson was being left out at the start of last season despite being on a hot streak in pre-season which i think explains (but does not entirely excuse) his reaction to his goal at Craven Cottage.
He's a good player and I still believe we handled him very badly but admittedly right now I am very happy with Pukki and Rhodes.
Posted By: Jim on January 23rd 2019 at 15:59:40
Message Thread
- Oliveira (NCFC) - Timmy_Goat, Jan 23, 14:21:03
- I take he's off? (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jan 23, 16:07:33
- Reading have taken him on loon rest of this season (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Man, Jan 23, 16:29:18
- His celebration vs Fulham makes slightly more sense ... (NCFC) - loz, Jan 23, 15:22:04
- It made perfect sense at the time to be honest (NCFC) - norway, Jan 23, 15:24:46
- Indeed he hadn’t been a knob to that point though... (NCFC) - loz, Jan 23, 15:27:10
- Well we wouldn't say he's a pain in the arse during training, would we... (NCFC) - Yellalee, Jan 23, 15:56:34
- We said howson refused to train on official website (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Jan 23, 16:28:10
- A great trainer.... (NCFC) - usacanary, Jan 23, 15:35:32
- He said he was a great guy and popular with the lads ... (NCFC) - loz, Jan 23, 15:49:09
- My understanding of what happened, which also fits with the (NCFC) - Jim, Jan 23, 15:59:40
- He might well be a great guy and all. (NCFC) - APB, Jan 23, 16:16:23
- Yeah, remember his goal drought when he was wasting every attack we had (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 23, 16:26:39
- He's a selfish player true but that's not uncommon with strikers (NCFC) - Jim, Jan 23, 16:43:02
- yeah of course, but it just went to show how unfit for our system he is (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 23, 16:44:52
- He's a selfish player true but that's not uncommon with strikers (NCFC) - Jim, Jan 23, 16:43:02
- Yeah, remember his goal drought when he was wasting every attack we had (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 23, 16:26:39
- He might well be a great guy and all. (NCFC) - APB, Jan 23, 16:16:23
- My understanding of what happened, which also fits with the (NCFC) - Jim, Jan 23, 15:59:40
- He said he was a great guy and popular with the lads ... (NCFC) - loz, Jan 23, 15:49:09
- Well we wouldn't say he's a pain in the arse during training, would we... (NCFC) - Yellalee, Jan 23, 15:56:34
- Indeed he hadn’t been a knob to that point though... (NCFC) - loz, Jan 23, 15:27:10
- It made perfect sense at the time to be honest (NCFC) - norway, Jan 23, 15:24:46
- Link us up Timmy (n/m) (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jan 23, 14:30:17
- Not Timmy but... (NCFC) - Bungle, Jan 23, 14:32:55
- Cheers (n/m) (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jan 23, 14:38:21
- Obviously he blinked first then. (NCFC) - APB, Jan 23, 14:56:08
- wow, that was an expensive choice he made then (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 23, 15:22:17
- He’s never been a team player. (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Jan 23, 16:10:11
- wow, that was an expensive choice he made then (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 23, 15:22:17
- Obviously he blinked first then. (NCFC) - APB, Jan 23, 14:56:08
- Cheers (n/m) (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jan 23, 14:38:21
- Not Timmy but... (NCFC) - Bungle, Jan 23, 14:32:55
- I take he's off? (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jan 23, 16:07:33
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