well they *might* - Wrath of the Barclay

well they might

But they *might* also be totally unfamiliar & unsuited to the physicality & intensity of the Champs.

AFAIR we have only had three young PL loanees that have shone like a diamond in a compost heap & been an absolute 100% upgrade on what we already had in the building.

Meanwhile I can rattle off the names of ten who have done NCFC little or no good at all.

List A - Evans, Parker & Skipp
List B - Koroma, Edwards, Gilmour, Marney, Bentley, Marquinhos, Lupoli, Moore, de Laet, Kane (!), Bamford, Brady, Hamilton, Camara, Smith & on & on & on

Posted By: Henclrikus on March 20th 2023 at 14:05:32

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In hindsight, the Marquinhos signing looks an odd one (NCFC) - jamesward, Mar 20, 09:41:50
- I expected him to be faster. He's tidy enough but he's not that quick (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Mar 20, 14:57:52
- One thing I’ve noticed is that other teams seem to have 2 or 3 prem loans (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Mar 20, 11:21:10
  - Boro have gone for the multiple strikers tactic and seems to have worked (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Mar 20, 14:58:33
  - Theoretically I suppose our squad should've been strong enough with our para payments. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 20, 13:21:26
  - If most of yr squad have recently been in the PL (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Mar 20, 12:32:30
    - Surely if your players have proven to be incredibly crap in the Prem (NCFC) - jamesward, Mar 20, 13:00:14
      - well they *might* (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Mar 20, 14:05:32
        
        Yes, agree we haven’t done well out of it (NCFC) - jamesward, Mar 20, 14:27:16
  - I'd expect us to do that more next year (NCFC) - CWC, Mar 20, 11:42:35
  - I guess it's because parachute payments mean we already have a big squad... (NCFC) - mr carra, Mar 20, 11:23:02
    - Is it parachute payments or signing players no one will take off us?! (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Mar 20, 12:08:29
      - Well one reason no-one will take them... (NCFC) - mr carra, Mar 20, 13:29:09
        
        Yep, that's definitely a problem when it comes to shifting players (NCFC) - jamesward, Mar 20, 13:34:43
- It is hard to see what the thinking was other than “we need someone who’s available” (n/m) (NCFC) - Boyer, Mar 20, 10:52:54
  - We did try to get him in the summer tbf (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 20, 11:23:09
  - Shame Rowe is permanently crocked (NCFC) - jamesward, Mar 20, 10:56:09
- Didn't help that after his performance against Cardiff (goal and assist) he (NCFC) - The Gaffer, Mar 20, 10:07:11
- I don’t know if it is true anymore that the Championship is more physical. (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Mar 20, 09:50:08
  - Maybe not more physical as such, but a different style of football (NCFC) - jamesward, Mar 20, 09:52:57
- He’ll win the Billy Gilmour loanee of the year award (NCFC) - camcan, Mar 20, 09:44:53
  - Think I'd rather see Kamara given a go tbh (NCFC) - jamesward, Mar 20, 09:48:44
    - VMT (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Mar 20, 11:56:05
      - and then those players of our own don't get the chance to show they're at least as good (NCFC) - camcan, Mar 20, 14:58:00

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