Clinton Morrison

[drummerboy]

i think this shows morrison is respected by his teammates and i for one think he is an excellent player and has huge potential. he is still quite young and not in his prime. im banking on him being a huge hit with ashdon at norwich and coming back to haunt birmingham, whom he has been treated so poorly by

While I think himself and Ashton would compliment each other, I reckon he is being lined up as Ashton replacement.

[Pablo]

isn't Morrisson actually English?

[eirebhoy]

isn't Morrisson actually English?
who said he wasn't?

[Irish_Praha]

i think this shows morrison is respected by his teammates and i for one think he is an excellent player and has huge potential. he is still quite young and not in his prime. im banking on him being a huge hit with ashdon at norwich and coming back to haunt birmingham, whom he has been treated so poorly by

Yeah I hope he does an Andy Johnson on them.

[livehead1]

isn't Morrisson actually English?

i was listening to an interview with morrison about 2 weeks ago. in the interview he said he was "very proud to be playing for my country" and was willing to sacrafice wages at birmingham in the search of regular football so as his international prospects wont be harmed. everything he said gave the distinct impression that he considers himself irish and i think i recall you making similar comments on another thread with regard to englishness/irishness. all i can say is that im proud that morrison plays for ireland and i think hes gona improve no end in the coming 18months, i see signs of him being a real quality player

[eirebhoy]

I doubt Morrison considers himself Irish but there's no point going back to that now.

[Plastic Paddy]

Despite the best attempts of some to stir it up. Well done Pablo. :rolleyes:

:ball: PP

[Superhoops]

.....all i can say is that im proud that morrison plays for ireland.......
So am I. Morrison turns up every time he is picked and wants to play, unlike some 'real' Irishmen who only play when it suits them.

[thejollyrodger]

Clint considers himself 100% english.

But he is in here to do a job for us until we start producing strikers on our own who are technically competent.

[Cowboy]

Clint considers himself 100% english.


Not doubting you but how do you know this?

[thejollyrodger]

i was meant to put in a PROBABLY there

Clint PROBABLY considers himself 100% english.

[Green Tribe]

The fact is he wants to play for Ireland and is doing so with 100% commitment. I would imagine he cannot define himself as just being Irish or English. He has Jamaican roots too, so like many people he identifies with all of these cultures and nationalities. Fans should not (PAblo :mad: ) come out with mad comments like that, Clint is wearing a green shirt, playing for his country, he's proud of that fact and so am I!

:)

[tetsujin1979]

Whether or not Clinton considers himself 100% Irish is irrelevant to me, he turns up and puts his heart and soul into his performance in a green jersey, something that cannot be said about a lot of players, past and present. Check out some of the ratings on this board for him over the past 2 - 3 years, while some of his misses have been comical (header against Jamaica in the Unity Cup) his work ethic has never been doubted. He always says in every presss conference how proud he is to play for "his" country, not "a" country, not "international football", "his" country. I'm glad he's playing for us, and I'll defend him to the last.

[zinedineontour]

Clint plays with passion and commitment for us every game he plays for us so I dont really think it is important whether he considers himself 100% english or not .. Once he is totally commited which he is I will support the lad 100%.

[thejollyrodger]

i totally agree. I have been a clint fan for a while now since he really tries every game he plays. Fair enough he does miss a lot but he is making improvements. the nationality thing is a side issue for me. It is only relevent for players who tried to play for england and failed and then decided to play for ireland.

[JimmyP]

Sounds like this hasnt gone through yet.
I'm still holdin out for the slight chance he could end up at Charlton or Sunderland

[geysir]

Clint plays with passion and commitment for us every game he plays for us so I dont really think it is important whether he considers himself 100% english or not .. Once he is totally commited which he is I will support the lad 100%.
I agree with you
I came across these interesting lines reported in Scottish paper

from the Herald
Clinton Morrison celebrated an "equaliser" in the last minute at Lansdowne Road before being penalised for handball but the burly Birmingham City striker believes Scotland's best chance of success will be outmuscling the Italians.
Morrison ensured an uncomfortable night for Alessandro Nesta and Fabio Cannavaro with his uncompromising style and urged Scotland to be the intimidators rather than the intimidated.
"When you are playing against two world-class defenders you want to prove you deserve being on the same field as them," he said. "Scotland will encounter the same resistance but have to try to put the Italians off their game. It will be hard work for the strikers but it can pay off, as you nearly saw with us at the end.
"You have to rough them up a bit and get in their faces. They don't like that, because they are not used to it in Italy."
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A few surprises there Clinton "burly", plus Clinton's expertise on Viera and del Piera's lack of in your face roughness up front in Italy :-)

[thejollyrodger]

I see norwich are 1 spot from the relegtion zone, i dont know if it is such a good move for clinton, norwich dont exactly look like they are pushing for the EPL :confused:

[livehead1]

jesus almighty, look how early it is in the season, take a look at the top of the table n some of them names wont be around there either!

[thejollyrodger]

well lets all hope that Norwich get their team in gear and start getting the results.

[dr_peepee]

I hope Charlton or another Premiership club come in before it's rubber stamped. I got the impression from his Press Conference before the Irish match that he Gathered there was some Premiership and Championship team enquiring. I latched on to the "And Championship" bit and wasn't at all surprised when it materialised that Norwich had bid.

Charlton look to have lost out on Marcus Bent and are still looking so they might just nip in and Wigan have yet to replace Ellington. Even Portsmouth are looking for a forward. The other Premiership clubs that could plausibly be considered options (Man City, WBA, Sunderland, Fulham etc) have already signed forwards. Fingers crossed.

[Stuttgart88]

I've heard Palace are also interested. Probably better move than Norwich.

[robbie_B]

Eagles agree Morrison fee


Crystal Palace could beat Norwich to the signature of Birmingham striker Clinton Morrison after having a £2m bid accepted.

The Canaries held talks with the Republic of Ireland international on Friday after agreeing terms with the Premiership club.

But Palace, Morrison's former club, have now entered the chase ahead of the transfer deadline on 31 August, with Southampton manager Harry Redknapp also refusing to give up his interest.

Birmingham manager Steve Bruce told the Eastern Daily Press: "We have agreed a fee with Palace for Clinton.

"They have matched the offer from Norwich and now it is down to the player."

I think it is almost certain he will go back to London, unless Norwich offer him more ££££. Macken will hardly get a look in now.

[sadloserkid]

I'm not a big fan of Morrison as a player or a person to be honest and I'm not surprised to see the lack of interest being shown in him by the clubs of the English Premiership. For the last five years or so now Morrison's been talked up as this raw, hot young talent (to verify this I went through some old FourFourTwo and Total Football pre-season guides yesterday and Morrison is named as Palace's young star to watch in both the 2000/01 and 2001/02 seasons).

He hasn't lived up to it in my eyes. I know that he's hardly winding down his career yet but if I'm not mistaken he was (or will be) 26 this year. He's not going to get much better. He's put in the occasional performance of note but so have plenty of players.

As far as internationals go... well we might as well use him now but the man did pull out of a friendly against Denmark when he was first called up because there were rumours of an England call up. No matter how many crests he kisses or talks about 'us' and 'we' now I don't think I'll ever forget that. I wouldn't boo the man because it's bad form to boo your own I believe (Colin P 'Rio' O'Brien being the exception to prove that rule) but I have a very hard time taking him seriously even without all the bling bling rubbish that he spouts...

Best of luck to him but I think the Championship is about his level (a lá David Connolly).

[FarBeag]

It looks like Palace have him,he initially came from there i think before Bruce shipped him to Brum.I think its a better move than Norwich for him.

[thejollyrodger]

not one english priemer ship team is intrested in him... i think the championship is his level. shame about the friendly with denmark if thats where his true allengence ly.

Well hopefully we have a striker or two coming through in the coming years.

[Slash/ED]

Did he not play and score v Denmark in a friendly? :confused:

[supasparx]

It looks like Palace have him,he initially came from there i think before Bruce shipped him to Brum.I think its a better move than Norwich for him.

On London radio this afternoon, Norwich have signed him!

[wallis]

Did he not play and score v Denmark in a friendly? :confused:

Spot on !

That was his first 90 mins in an Ireland shirt and he did indeed score.


" As far as internationals go... well we might as well use him now but the man did pull out of a friendly against Denmark when he was first called up because there were rumours of an England call up. No matter how many crests he kisses or talks about 'us' and 'we' now I don't think I'll ever forget that "

Interesting how the poster can never forgive him for something that he didnt do ! ;)

I do remember the original friendly fixture with Denmark being called off (cant remember why)

[Slash/ED]

I remember that game well, Duff put in possibley one of the best performances by anyone in an Irish shirt I've seen in a long, long time. Pity it was a friendly.

[sadloserkid]

I do remember the original friendly fixture with Denmark being called off (cant remember why)

He'd pulled out before that... a 'knock' he'd picked up. :rolleyes:

[SeanieBoy]

Looks like Southampton are in now aswell:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/birmingham_city/4170630.stm

[thejollyrodger]

Which would be the best move for Clinton??

[SeanieBoy]

I think Palace would be the best, they have an ambitious chairman & manager, they also held on to their main players. Southampton next as they still have the potential to come back up (but they did sell a lot of players). I think Norwick will struggle to come back up.


Which would be the best move for Clinton??

[NeilMcD]

I think Palace is the best bet then followed by Norwich and then Southampton.

[dr_peepee]

I think Wigan will be involved there somewhere.... Seems like CLinton is waiting for a premiership club.

[Green Tribe]

I think Wigan will be involved there somewhere.... Seems like CLinton is waiting for a premiership club.

Hmmm, Wigan, my brother lives not too far from there! ;) :D

[thejollyrodger]

well if wigan are intrested it would obviously be the best move, they really look like they are going to stay up this season in the EPL unlike the likes of Sunderland. There is another few weeks left so maybe they are intrested. But would be get first team football there ? he isnt really a great striker

[dr_peepee]

This is pure speculation on my part but the longer it goes without Clinton committing to one of the Championshiip bigwigs the better as far as I'm concerned. There is a serious dearth of strikers available in the premiership at the minute and a large number of clubs are looking to strengthen that area.

Wigan, Portsmouth, West Ham & Charlton are the obvious ones but Blackburn have injury problems up front. Plus with Newcastle and Everton it may be a case of beggars not being choosers (very long shots i know). Point being that I think he may get a premiership move.

[boovidge]

Jesus, 2005. Nice bump!

[tetsujin1979]

cracking opener from Clinton there, standing just inside the penalty area, shot over his shoulder to the far corner of the goal.
second goal was a nice glancing header in a crowded penalty area

[gwhite]

Clint's having an absolute stormer. 2 cracking goals and a goalline clearance so far. Streets ahead of Best in this game, I really think he deserves a recall...

[tetsujin1979]

some fantastic saves from Westwood as well

[Serb]

From the Guardian report it sounds like Westwood got an assist for Morrison's first goal. Good start to the season for him anyway.

[bitored]

Saw Clinton's 2 goals on the RTE SixOne news - two absolute crackers! I'd say we haven't seen the last of him if he can keep it up

[rebelmusic]

you know i can't genuinely understand why best is getting called up ahead of clint. Considering best id the folan replacement, yet clint is of the same build as folan, and is a more proven goalscorer than best. Is it just best's physicallity?

[Drumcondra 69er]

2 great goals. Always liked how he played for us, was better then Robbie under Kerr.

Deserves a place but doesn't seem to be on the radar with Trap and co at all....

[Razors left peg]

There is usually a big clamour for a player to be called in to the Ireland squad as soon as he has one good game but I actually do think in this case there is merit in it. He has scored some pretty important goals for us in the past and I still think he is better than Best, Keogh, Noel Hunt,Folan and possibly Long at the moment although I think Long has excellent potential.The 2 goals Morrison got today were brilliant and hopefully he will keep that sort of form going and force his way back

[elroy]

Always been a big fan of Clint, gave 100% every time. Remember his goal away to the Swiss particularly well, was a great header.

[Colbert Report]

The first goal in particular was something to see. The second one was a great header.