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Hi Norwich fan here, just wanted to ask you lads a few things about Mcnamee. Recently he has got into are 1st 11 after injury/suspension to a few players and some Norwich fans are getting a bit excited about him but tbh i think he is absolutly shit, does about 100 stepovers then delivers a poor cross. Some Norwich fans seem to rate him though and are comparing him to Huckerby which is ridiculous imo. Anyway i wanted to know what you lot thought of him during his time with you did you rate him? Also i notice your form has increased a lot since he left is that anything to do with him or more to do with Austin bagging all those goals? Also why did he leave Swindon? did he want to leave or did Wilson want him out? Seems a bit of a strange signing to me, seems to be a favourite of Lambert but i can't see it myself, i think league 1 is his level, would certianly look out of dept in the Championship, unlike Hoolahan for example. Anyway good luck for the rest of the season(would love to see you beat Leeds scum to 2nd) except for March 20th :D

Why start 2 threads on this?  ???

One for each set of ten digits.

I noticed the other 1 was in non footy

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answered your own question fella !

Oh ....................... and he is a midget cunt like Cureton

Let's be honest Macca on his day was a good player but over time we found he could easily be marked out of the game and then become a passenger, and he was frustrating with all his step overs.  When they team doesn't play well he is a player that would hide rather than step up to the plate.

It seems that the interest from Norwich turned his head and he decided that he would like to talk to Norwich and as he was out of contract end of season he was sold, he hasn't been missed really as since he went we have strengthened and are probably full of team players now and are pretty solid down the left hand side, not sure he'd get into our team as it stands now.

I'm not sure if he will be any good in the championship as obviously it is a bit tougher in that league and you don't get as much time to do fancy flicks and step overs, I think he will fizzle out and end up a decent but sometimes frustrating L1 player.

We certainly don't miss him for his defensive capabilities.

Personally, he was a show pony, and would have Danny Ward over him any day. I think Ward has already scored as many goals in the last couple of months as McNamee has done in the last 2 years !!

Our right has been rock solid all season. Teams identified this, and came down the left where there was no protection due to macca loitering without intent on the half way line. Cant be coincidence we haven't lost since he left? I did like Macca, but 69 describes him perfectly. 1 good game in 4 is poor for a guy with his obvious talent.

Macca was ok when he first got here (like Zaaaboub) because we were largely in turmoil due to failed takeovers, bollocks from the old board, protests outside etc. He was a breath of fresh air when he got here as he offered something different although he was never really “that good” , People got excited with his 5,000 step overs (Likely due to Cristiano Ronaldo doing it on the telly week in and week out) and then put in a cross which most of the time went to an opposition player or out of bounds. He did put in the effort for the most part when he first got here but was not as good as people made out, like Brezovan (who was shit after returning from surgery), people supported Macca and backed him because of his previous exploits when he first arrived here. Teams soon sussed out he was a one trick pony and marked him accordingly. As soon as he found out Norwich wanted him, he stopped giving a shit and was largely a liability until he finally left. Good Riddance. Poor Attitude and only out there for himself as he proved in the final couple of months at STFC where he just sort of stood there staring into space. Threw his toys out because he didn’t get his way back in September and did absolutely fuck all this season. We are a lot better off now with Ward and McGovern. Macca Will be back in L1 next season on loan as he certainly is not Championship standard.

Gazza, you seem to be assuming that he won't be playing for Norwich in league 1 next season ?!

I think most of us would assume that.

I always liked Macca, he was often the catalyst for some attacking opportunities when we were lacking ideas. In particular I was always amazed at the way he could put in a cross without having to beat the defender - too often there was no-one in a position to capitalise on it (not his fault).

I think he could have fitted in to a style of play which capitalised on the quick rather than the perfect cross. I miss Macca, but I'm loving the team we have.

One mans quick cross is another mans aimless ball - Heh Ho

a ball in the area is worth two in the stand

All I know him is that we've done a whole lot better without him in the side.

I think we're part of the problem when we keep pointing out how bad players are - I think it would have helped Brezovan and Smith not to have received so much criticism when they were trying to regain form.

Totally disagree, There were plenty of people who said Brezovan was just going through a bad patch after his exploits prior to his broken arm. Many people slagging others off saying that Brez is ace and fans gave him more than enough time to regain the form he has when he first arrived. In reality though we soon found out that Brezovan went through a purple patch when he got here and was a pretty rubbish goal keeper woul couldn't kick. He is a decent shot stopper mind.

But if Brezovan was playing week in and week out we would be a worse team than we are now. Smith is an OK number 2 but we need to remember Lucas is leading from the back,. you can hear him hollaring where as Brezovan just sort of stood there and there was no communication,. It's no coincidence we have been better since Brezovan stopped playing regularly (when Smith came back towards the end of last season we were better as well) Brezovan was incredibly over rated.

NOTE: Yes Greer has helped as well.

...but a ball into the first man is worth fuck all.

All you have to do is look at Jon-Paul McGorven this season to see how poor McNamee has been for us.

I've been pretty impressed with McNamee in recent weeks, obviously when he first arrived he couldn't break into a side that was unbeaten in 17 (15wins) and scoring for fun. In recent weeks we've often found ourselves behind going into the last 30mins of games and more often than not McNamee came on and changed the game in our favour, taking on players and putting in good crosses for the likes of Holt & Martin. He's started the past couple of games on the back of these substitue cameos and looked just as lively and has added 2 assists(both winners with pin-point delivery). The 1 complaint I have is his defensive capabilities, with Hoolahan pretty much a certain starter, we're left very exposed with another flair player like McNamee in the midfield, although it does mean goals can be created from anywhere.

Classic honeymoon period. That and we are coming out of winter. You may as well box him up like a tortoise from November to Janurary.

hope he plays against us he wont stand a chance against amankwaah and mcgovern.

Manky will kick him into the Bristol Channel. I cant wait to see that game now you've mentioned that face off.

Brez seems to be doing well for Gus Poyet and impressed when they played us, I hope his confidence has returned. His long legs always made the kicking a little bit nerve wracking.

Lucas has grown on me game by game, not only is he generally vocal but he is often having a quiet word of encouragement for players (like running halfway up the pitch to congratulate Lecsinel on a cross). He's also quick to defuse a situation by talking to opposition players when things start to kick off.

I think Trent Canary's post sums up how I would expect Macca to be contributing at Norwich, and no he's not the 90 minute 1110% player that JP has now turned into.

That's some percentage - oops

Don't take this the wrong way but perhaps playing in a stronger side has allowed his strengths to be utilised more than his weaknesses to be found out, we have so much possession at times and this obviously gives McNamee so many opportunities to attack his full back knowing full well somebody will cover him defensively.

hahahaha lets wait and see shall we.

Yep, he's doing exactly the same at Norwich, as he did when he started here by what i've heard/seen. Skilful, but no consistency. You've only had time to see the first bit so far.

I'll watch closely in the future, can't see us playing both Hoolahan & McNamee too much if we go up, CCC sides will pick us apart with such an open system.

i think macnamee is a luxury player.when it's all on song, then he's a usefull weapon.not so when the team is not on top in a game.norwich clearly have a good side so until they get a team troubling them they wont see his flaws

I concur.

On his day Macca can be an exciting player to watch, sadly there is very little end product and he is liable to throw his toys out of the pram and go missing during a game.  Incidentally, do you have any idea how much you paid for him?  Have seen some ridiculous figures being bandied about this end.

You wont find a better footballing side in League One than us.

Quality when he first got here but quickly got figured out and became a liability when he didn't show up. We're a hell of a lot better without him. Ward is faster, stronger and contributes more goals... and this in less games too.

You're all wrong-you dont know a class player when you see one.So many shit crosses-so many assists!

I know a class winger when I see one.

Jon-Paul McGovern.

There was a time when he was very average for us.

Anything more than a quid, and i'll be happy.

.....behave!

And that was obviously due to the management, considering the huge improvement of others who were crap under Malpas such as Amankwaah.

I think you play to his ego more.

He struggles to play every week. Prefers plenty of time on the bench.

Our Danny Ward is twice the player. I'll bet that if McNamee starts at the County Ground then he gets subbed off.

"Our" Danny Ward?If only

He'll be off in the summer if he's that good though, value?

He's a Bolton player on loan, he'll be off in the summer either way. Shit hot though.

Rubbish - J-P's form this season is down to him alone. At the start of the season Wilson told him he didn't figure in his plans and was about to send him out on loan. Luckily he got the opportunity to play at Wolves & MK, bossed the midfield and hasn't looked back.
IMO he was just as class a player last season, specially just before his injury, but didn't quite gel with the players around him.
 

IMO that is complete bollocks. He was as fucking useless last season as he is good this. I think his attitude will have had more to do with it than the players around him.

JPM was injured/rubbish up until the end of december last year. He started picking up in the 2-0 home defeat to Brighton, and was pretty decent for most of the rest of the season after that.

Agree. He has a real appitite for chasing the ball down now that he just didnt have before. Adding work rate to his quality right foot has made him a much much better player. long may it continue.

I think he always had a 100% attitude and workrate, but the one-touch stuff he's so good at now just wasn't quite coming off. Agree about the right foot though - one of the advantages he has over opposing midfielders is that they never know which way he's going to go.

i think jp has always looked a tidy player.he used to get a bit of stick from the crowd,and players can look poor when things aint going right.
i reckon he's our best player personally

Making an effort for a new contract this season as he had a year left last season. Glads hes re-signed though.

Grant Smith syndrome ;)

Best? Arguably. He is definitely our most technically gifted footballer.

by best i mean most gifted-most natural player.
so what you say i agree with completely.
the player of the year vote is between plenty of em this season

Another good performance, involved in 2 of the 3 goals and a real threat once again.

How many tackles did he make? If you get promoted, you'll have a lot more defending to do in games and he'll become a liability.

Do we need a weekly update, no offence but I don't give a fuck how he is doing

I do. Thanks for the updates x

not now he's doing well anyway

To be fair he started off well for us as well.

Unlikely to start at your place, despite some very good performances over the past few weeks. Darel Russell is back from his suspension now and Lambert has decided to revert back to the diamond system that got us so many points from September through to February. No doubt if we're not ahead heading into the latter stages he'll be brought on.

Just give him a few rough tackles and he'll go missing anyway

Bottler

We really miss his step-overs...Not !!!

I was disappointed to see him go. I was wrong. Our team has benefited from his absence.

He's a great player when on form, but Ward will give 90 minutes hard graft 100% of the time. Macca may have tried but he's not that type of player.

Completely agree...was gutted when he left but we've not looked back. That said, I'd far rather he stayed on the aeoch on Saturday...we know what he's capable of.

I was a big fan but Norwich did us a massive favour when they took him off our hands. We haven't missed him at all and are a far better team without him, especially once Ward hit his form and Marshall stepping up recently.

Pleased for Marshall, considering where he came from I think people got on his case a little too quickly. But he's improved a hell of a lot thanks to Danny and Peter, no doubt.

I wasn't fussed about losing Macca to be honest. I was a fan, but the relationship had gone stale and he wanted out anyway. As great as it would've been to give him stick on the pitch yesterday, I was also quite happy for him to stay rooted to the bench, as has been said: we know that he can do.