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Norfolk Royal wrote:Good pic. I was chatting to a mate who's an NCFCSTH and he was complaining that if Lita had stayed on his feet he could have walked the ball in.

However, I had to point out that if he'd done that he wouldn't have got the keeper sent off. However, Norwich still lost.

From that picture it looks like it would have been pretty hard to stay on his feet!

Bill Oddie's Beard wrote:

Norfolk Royal wrote:Good pic. I was chatting to a mate who's an NCFCSTH and he was complaining that if Lita had stayed on his feet he could have walked the ball in.

However, I had to point out that if he'd done that he wouldn't have got the keeper sent off. However, Norwich still lost.

From that picture it looks like it would have been pretty hard to stay on his feet!

Just a toe tickle apparently.

West Stand Man wrote:

That Friday Feeling wrote:For 'kicked' read smacked him with his arm, I think?

In which case I stand corrected and concede that Carroll was a lucky man to only get a red card.[/quote]

Shame he's not a tough tackling defender, " Leroy bites yer legs" would have been a caption!

Do we need him even if Doyle does go in January?

Simon Church deserves a chance, he has just scored 2 goals for Wales U21 against England.

Heard from a indirectly from a member of the team that played at Stoke that there was a bit of a flare up in the dressing room regarding the infamous Leroy penalty miss. SC asked Leroy along the lines of "what the hell was that" ? And Leroy had a rant along the lines of "given that you won't give put me in the first team I couldn't give a !#@& where it went". Loan arranged shortly afterwards and Jan transfer seems very likely.
I know there has also been debate on Shane Long in a different thread but I'm suprised that some people doubt his commitment. I think he actually tries too hard sometimes if anything. Facing goal he is very good. Pace, strength and finishes well. Back to goal there is a lot of work to be done as touch is especially poor and movement could be better. But SC is the man to improve him if anyone is.
My guess would be, assuming we are very much in the promotion mix come January, that Leroy will go and that we'll invest in a proven striker to guarentee the fire power that we need to see the job through. That doesn't mean that Doyle / Hunt wouldn't remain our best pairing, just that we have the depth that we need to cover injuries and loss of form.
The wild card is Doyle but, unless he has a contract clause, I think the club would turn down all offers in January if we have a chance to get back up.

I'd be pleased with the January transfer window if we sold Lita, brought back Kitson and kept Doyle and Hunt. Although I think the last two are unlikely to happen.

OLLIE KEARNS wrote:Heard from a indirectly from a member of the team that played at Stoke that there was a bit of a flare up in the dressing room regarding the infamous Leroy penalty miss. SC asked Leroy along the lines of "what the hell was that" ? And Leroy had a rant along the lines of "given that you won't give put me in the first team I couldn't give a !#@& where it went". Loan arranged shortly afterwards and Jan transfer seems very likely.

I'd be very surprised if that was true.

Archie's penalty wrote:

OLLIE KEARNS wrote:Heard from a indirectly from a member of the team that played at Stoke that there was a bit of a flare up in the dressing room regarding the infamous Leroy penalty miss. SC asked Leroy along the lines of "what the hell was that" ? And Leroy had a rant along the lines of "given that you won't give put me in the first team I couldn't give a !#@& where it went". Loan arranged shortly afterwards and Jan transfer seems very likely.

I'd be very surprised if that was true.

Ditto.

SpaceCruiser wrote:

Archie's penalty wrote:

OLLIE KEARNS wrote:Heard from a indirectly from a member of the team that played at Stoke that there was a bit of a flare up in the dressing room regarding the infamous Leroy penalty miss. SC asked Leroy along the lines of "what the hell was that" ? And Leroy had a rant along the lines of "given that you won't give put me in the first team I couldn't give a !#@& where it went". Loan arranged shortly afterwards and Jan transfer seems very likely.

I'd be very surprised if that was true.

Ditto.

complete sh!te imo


not sure we should get rid of Lita, especially with the Doyle Villa rumour still going on

I just can't see Coppell going up to a player in front of all the others and shouting "what the f*ck was that?" It's just not his style.

Ian Royal wrote:I just can't see Coppell going up to a player in front of all the others and shouting "what the f*ck was that?" It's just not his style.

Where does it say in the original quote that Coppell shouted?

I can perfectly believe that what is purported to have happened, did happen; dressing rooms post game can be brutal places. I also concur with the rest of Ollie Kearns' post.

Unless there is a clause in Doyle's contract, if we are looking as if we are going to be in with a shout for promotion, the club won't let him go unless a stupid amount of money and a QUALITY player exchange is offered (and no, not Marlon Harewood thank you very much! Don't forget that Coppell and Pards are mates, and I'm sure SSC wouldn't have been overly impressed by Harewood's attitude when we played WHU).

Personally I will be surprised if Lita ever plays for Reading again. I don't know if the story about the Stoke game is true but I remember thinking then that the penalty miss would be the last time we would see Lita.

I expect him to be loaned out til 1st Jan and then sold to the highest bidder - even if it is only 500K or so. The price will depend on how well he does on loan.

I will be glad to be honest as he seems to attract trouble.

andrew1957 wrote:Personally I will be surprised if Lita ever plays for Reading again. I don't know if the story about the Stoke game is true but I remember thinking then that the penalty miss would be the last time we would see Lita.

I expect him to be loaned out til 1st Jan and then sold to the highest bidder - even if it is only 500K or so. The price will depend on how well he does on loan.

I will be glad to be honest as he seems to attract trouble.

we were prepared to sell him in the summer to anyone offering 1.5m-2m, but no bidders for him

http://www.clubcall.com/norwich-city/st ... 02545.html

Norwich will face a battle to keep hold of Reading striker Leroy Lita as West Brom have expressed an interest in the player.

Baggies boss Tony Mowbray is believed to be on the lookout for a striker with a proven Premiership goal record and Lita, currently on loan at Carrow Road, may fit the bill.

The 23-year-old has fallen out of favour at Reading and Royals boss Steve Coppell could be ready to do business if the price is right.

Lita's best Premiership goal return was seven in 2006/07, but he also hit the net seven times in cup competitions for the Berkshire club that season.

That form earned him a call up to the summer's European Under-21 championships where he starred for Stuart Pearce's side, scoring against Italy, Serbia and Holland - which saw him named in UEFA's tournament dream team.

Reading will be looking for over £2.5million for Lita, who could have commanded a fee in excess of £5million a couple of seasons ago. Canaries boss Glenn Roeder would at the very least like to keep him until the end of the season but news of West Brom's interest could scupper his plans.

gazzer, loyal royal wrote:

andrew1957 wrote:Personally I will be surprised if Lita ever plays for Reading again. I don't know if the story about the Stoke game is true but I remember thinking then that the penalty miss would be the last time we would see Lita.

I expect him to be loaned out til 1st Jan and then sold to the highest bidder - even if it is only 500K or so. The price will depend on how well he does on loan.

I will be glad to be honest as he seems to attract trouble.

we were prepared to sell him in the summer to anyone offering 1.5m-2m, but no bidders for him

The more goals he scores on loan the higher the price will be in January.

Here is the latest rumour regarding Lita:
http://www.thisiscroydontoday.co.uk/pal ... ticle.html

that story looks like it could have some legs
would be a good swap

so we replace a striker with central midfielder number 6?

Alan Partridge wrote:so we replace a striker with central midfielder number 6?

Perhaps we'll do something radical and swap Lita for Watson and then BUY a direct replacement ?

You need to think outside the box AP ! It's not as if we don;t have the money to bring in a fairly useful alternative front man - or even use one of the several very good youngsters we already have.

Alan Partridge wrote:so we replace a striker with central midfielder number 6?

maybe they havent got a striker we want?