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Bali Mumba (signs on season long loan confirmed)
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Asked my ‘in the know’ Norwich supporting mate. FWIW, his take:
‘Signed from South Shields - a huge jump for him. Saw massive potential hence rewarding with a long contract. Reportedly struggled with the intensity and required fitness levels for Champ/Prem. Sent out on loan - seems to have struggled again and returned early. The struggles are not an attitude thing (attitude is good) - more about reaching the required levels. That said he may have trained on since being with the Posh. Club is good with youngsters and looks after them but he has dropped way down the pecking order. Suspect the club would release him but haven’t due to length of contract.’
‘Signed from South Shields - a huge jump for him. Saw massive potential hence rewarding with a long contract. Reportedly struggled with the intensity and required fitness levels for Champ/Prem. Sent out on loan - seems to have struggled again and returned early. The struggles are not an attitude thing (attitude is good) - more about reaching the required levels. That said he may have trained on since being with the Posh. Club is good with youngsters and looks after them but he has dropped way down the pecking order. Suspect the club would release him but haven’t due to length of contract.’
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Not to come across as pedantic, but he was signed from Sunderland, not South Shields. He’d been on loan at South Shields and had already played a handful of first team games for Sunderland.
And 18 appearances across various England international age group levels in particular 12 appearances for England u18 where Neil Dewsnip would have had a really good look at him.
Looking forward to seeing what he can do if Schuey picks him today- will he make the same impact as Mikel & Finn did when we saw them for the 1st time on Tuesday night 
It doesn't say much about a player getting upset about being subbed off before half time either. They will still be angry, upset, embarrassed - experience human emotions - which will in turn very likely affect their confidence and form.
Broom was playing well and enjoying his football, then was (possibly) made to feel like he was doing something wrong or wasn't good enough to find himself watching Mayor, Houghton and Camara from the bench.
Was that the best way to get the most out of a good player, to keep him motivated, inspired and at the top of his game? As opposed to confused, slightly hurt and wondering what's the point of busting a gut to play well down here when the manager clearly has his favourites?
Judging by how the season panned out I'd say definitely not.
Broom didn't openly sulk but he didn't believe in himself the way he did those first few months when he was flying.
Lowe was daft to interrupt that momentum IMO, and I posted on here to say as much at the time.
Agree with that 100% and for me it’s just another example of why I think Lowe is a sh*t man manager.
I didn’t like Lowe when he joined and I was as chuffed as a badger at mating season when he buggered off.
It's all part and parcel of the game of football.
The manager has the right to change whomever he pleases, be it because of lack of skill, lack of determination, lack of attitude, lack of adherence to the game plan, change of game plan, or even because of a perceived slight injury.
The player has to adhere to the manager's wishes, he can fester if he wishes, but I'm sure that the player would speak with the manager, or even vice versa, at the earliest opportunity, to sort things out.
No good someone rocking the boat unnecessarily.
Players know that they are pawns in a game of football, played by two managers who try to defeat each other by any means possible. Some managers go too far, but they always have some respect for each other in the ruthless game of football.
It used to be a sport, but money intervened and it has now become big business.
Progress? - pah!!!!!!!!!
The manager has the right to change whomever he pleases, be it because of lack of skill, lack of determination, lack of attitude, lack of adherence to the game plan, change of game plan, or even because of a perceived slight injury.
The player has to adhere to the manager's wishes, he can fester if he wishes, but I'm sure that the player would speak with the manager, or even vice versa, at the earliest opportunity, to sort things out.
No good someone rocking the boat unnecessarily.
Players know that they are pawns in a game of football, played by two managers who try to defeat each other by any means possible. Some managers go too far, but they always have some respect for each other in the ruthless game of football.
It used to be a sport, but money intervened and it has now become big business.
Progress? - pah!!!!!!!!!
Indeed Bali has already played a few minutes at Home Park, just after his 17th birthday, in our defeat to the two McGeady goals.
I also think Knibbsworth that at roughly the same time when Mayor came on as a sub he really changed the game a few times, and added what we needed to finish off the game. Yet, when he started after that injury for quite a while I did not think he had the same impact as a sub (he did eventually but it took quite a while). It was as if Broom was good at tiring the oppo, and Mayor came on and took advantage of it. But when their roles were stopped it did not have quite the same impact.
