Clinton Morrison

[robbie_B]

Linked with moves to Southampton and Cardiff in the sunday papers. He does need regular first team football if he wants to keep his place.

[gustavo]

I would have thought a player of Clintons quality would be able to sustain a place in a premiership team , one of the newly promoted teams maybe

[ciaran76]

I think half the problem with Clinton is that when he seems to be getting a run in the team he gets injured and he out for long spells and takes him a while to get back into it. I still not sure about him. He looks excellent sometimes and then a week later he can be crap. :confused:

[OwlsFan]

Linked with moves to Southampton and Cardiff in the sunday papers. He does need regular first team football if he wants to keep his place.

Cardiff :eek: !! They just avoided relegation. Southampton would be ok but I agree he should be looking at a Premiership team (e.g. West Brom). Warming the bench at St Andrews is no good for him or us.

[Soper]

Cardiff will do well this year though, especially if they sign Clinton.

[tetsujin1979]

Cardiff will do well this year though, especially if they sign Clinton.
You think? I'd have them down as mid-to-bottom at best

[zinedineontour]

really surprised my club sunderland have not made a bid ... looks like we spending 1mill on andy gray from sheffu today when the money would be much better spent on morrison ... hopefully mick will get in there with a cheeky sub 1 mill bid soon ...

[youngirish]

Link below claims Southampton and Sheffield United are looking into signing him. He'd be better with Southampton. Sheffield United have s**tloads of strikers. Dissappointing though the way he can show flashes of brilliance for Ireland on certain occasions (his goals against Israel, China and Switzerland for example) yet he can't get a starting spot in a premiership team.

http://skysports.planetfootball.com/list.asp?hlid=297641&CPID=10&CLID=&lid=2&title=Blades+eye+Morrison+move&channel=football_home

[NeilMcD]

Anytime that he has got a decent run for Birmingham he has banged in the goals and he was had a great partner ship with Forssell and also with Heskey for a period I think he has been mistreated by Bruce, and I think Steve Bruce even admitted that too. I cant believe that one of the promoted clubs dont bid for him or even West Brom or Blackburn. I think him and Bellamy would be a good partnership too as Blackburn lack goals up front.

[robbie_B]

Can't see Clinton wanting to move further up North. Reckon he would opt for a move down south if the chance came.

[jimbob117]

Can't see Clinton wanting to move further up North. Reckon he would opt for a move down south if the chance came.


Why?? i think he'd go wherever 1st team football was offered at the highest level be it north or south.

[tetsujin1979]

Why?? i think he'd go wherever 1st team football was offered at the highest level be it north or south.
When he was initially approached by Birmingham, it was suggested the move wouldn't go through because he wanted to stay close to his family in London, the same thing happened with Steven Reid when he went to Blackburn

[Baker]

Morrison is good enough for the Premiership.

He should fight for his place at Birmingham if no other top flight club comes in for him.

[robbie_B]

Clinton got homesick in Birmingham!!! Nobody would have a clue what he is on about past brum init.

[Stuttgart88]

Charlton would be ideal for him. Sarf Landon init, and their forwards are crap.

[robbie_B]

Charlton would be ideal for him. Sarf Landon init, and their forwards are crap.

That would be Clinton's manor alright. I think he will go to Southampton in the end.

[Dublin12]

Poor ol Clinton ehh,he moves to Birmingham,picks up a nice wedge every week playing football and gets homesick :rolleyes:,my heart bleeds for him.

[Stuttgart88]

Remember the time he "took a lift home" from a bunch of lads with a job lot of Class A drugs in the boot! I'd love to know the real story there.

[elroy]

I really hope he gets a move somewhere soon, it doesnt even look like either soton or sheff utd are interested now. he badly needs to be playing week in week out, Im surprised McCarthy hasnt put in a bid, mustnt rate him

[tetsujin1979]

I really hope he gets a move somewhere soon, it doesnt even look like either soton or sheff utd are interested now. he badly needs to be playing week in week out, Im surprised McCarthy hasnt put in a bid, mustnt rate him
He gave Clinton his break into international football after only seeing him play twice (possibly once) for the U-21's, brought him to the World Cup. If anything is stopping Mick from making an approach, it's money

[elroy]

He gave Clinton his break into international football after only seeing him play twice (possibly once) for the U-21's, brought him to the World Cup. If anything is stopping Mick from making an approach, it's money


He bought some gray guy today for over a million, prob wouldve got Clinton for that.

[Arsene About]

Did Andy Gray start out a Leeds a few years back, seen as the next big thing after a league cup final and then disappear almost completely? Clinton would have been a better signing. Hope he gets a run v Italy next week, put himself in shop window even.

[Stuttgart88]

He needs to play for his fitness too. He faded badly in Tel Aviv having been out of the Brum first team for a while. Kerr was very slow to take action.

[drinkfeckarse]

He bought some gray guy today for over a million, prob wouldve got Clinton for that.

I dunno, I'd say Birmingham would be looking for at least £2.5m personally. You don't buy many international players these days for £1m unless their Scottish of course :D

[Stuttgart88]

You don't buy many international players these days for £1m unless their Scottish of course :D

Don't laugh too much - some of their young forwards would have a good chance of getting in our squad: Maloney, Beattie, Riordan. McFadden. Not to mention Dickov & Duncan Disorderly.

[tetsujin1979]

Clinton linked with Charlton on eleven-a-side and Sunderland on sky sports.
Partnership with Elliott at Sunderland wouldn't be a bad move

[youngirish]

Clinton linked with Charlton on eleven-a-side and Sunderland on sky sports.
Partnership with Elliott at Sunderland wouldn't be a bad move
Charlton would be a good move for him. Back in London and no one necessarily above him in the pecking order for selection (I'd say they'll offload Euell so he'll have to battle it out with Bartlett, Lisbie, Bent, Jeffers and Johansson).

[livehead1]

sky sports has an interview with morrison in dublin in which he says sunderland want to sign him and he wants to go..he appears willing to compromise on wages this time around as well
read here:
http://skysports.planetfootball.com/list.asp?hlid=299223&CPID=8&CLID=&lid=2&title=Morrison+eyes+Blues+exit&channel=premiership

[Slash/ED]

Clinton going to Sunderland is not good for us at all, it only further pushes Elliot down the pecking order.

[Plastic Paddy]

This just in from the BBC, although no expansion on the Sunderland front.

:ball: PP

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/birmingham_city/4162886.stm

Duo in battle to sign up Morrison

Sunderland and Southampton are both hoping to sign Birmingham's Republic of Ireland striker Clinton Morrison. Saints officials have held preliminary discussions with the Blues about the 26-year-old frontman. Birmingham have dropped their asking price to £1.25m but Southampton are unlikely to go above £1m. Black Cats boss Mick McCarthy handed Morrison his international debut, and the striker revealed: "I've always said I would like to play for Mick again."

[thejollyrodger]

Elliott is pretty good. I expect him to break through into the first team this season for sunderland. I know there will be plenty of oppurtunities there in that relegation battle.

Hopefully clinton will sign for a team. he does need regular football.

[Plastic Paddy]

According to the BBC Sport website just now Norwich have had a bid of £2m for Clinton accepted by Birmingham.

He'd form an excellent partnership with Dean Ashton. I dunno whether I want him working for Nigel Worthington though.

:ball: PP

[robbie_B]

The clubs have agreed a fee but Clinton will have to agree personal terms. I think for 2 million a few more teams might be interested. I think if any club in the south who are heading in the right direction came in for him he would be off. Southampton agreed a fee with Notts Forest for Reid but he ended up at Spurs. He will score plenty of goals in the championship.

[NeilMcD]

Birmingham have accepted Norwich's £2m bid for their Republic of Ireland international striker Clinton Morrison.
Sunderland and Southampton were both linked with Morrison but Blues boss Steve Bruce revealed they had agreed a fee with Championship side Norwich.

The 26-year-old forward has found himself down the pecking order at St Andrews and was keen for a move away.

Should Morrison complete a move it is likely to increase speculation over the future of Canaries star Dean Ashton.


Norwich are already well stocked up front with Ashton, Darren Huckerby and Leon McKenzie.

Wigan and West Ham have been strongly linked with a move for the highly-rated Ashton, but Norwich have insisted they are keen to hold on

[thejollyrodger]

better than no football i guess


Morrison signs for Norwich in £2m deal

18/08/2005: Norwich have agreed a £2million fee with Birmingham for striker Clinton Morrison.

The Republic of Ireland forward confirmed this week he expected to leave Blues before the transfer window closes at the end of the month, with "quite a few clubs showing an interest, both Premiership and Championship".

Southampton and Sunderland were also thought to be interested in the 26-year-old, although Black Cats boss Mick McCarthy admitted today any move for Morrison was unlikely.

The striker is currently trailing behind Emile Forssell, Walter Pandiani and Mikael Forssell in the list of front men at St Andrews but a move to Carrow Road could see him form a formidable partnership at Championship level with Dean Ashton.

Reports have suggested Wigan and West Ham are interested in signing Ashton but Canaries boss Nigel Worthington insisted today "there have been no approaches" for the highly-rated striker

[zinedineontour]

good move imo .. norwich very stable club and imo will be straight back up and have a good chance then of staying up .. Him and Ashton will do great things in the championship together ...

[tetsujin1979]

They are both proven strikers at this level. But so is Huckerby, who scored barrel-loads for them the last time they were in the Championship, will he be dropped for Clinton?

[Colbert Report]

sure i'd rather him starting in the premiership but first team football is first team football. we need him to be able to get through the entire 90 minutes.

[Closed Account 2]

Personally I hope he moves to a Championship club. My reasoning is this: he is going to play against France and therefore he needs matches asap. If he moves to a Premiership club, he is going to spend at least one or two matches sitting on the bench before he is given a chance to start a game, but by then it will be too late to get him match fit. This is short-term thinking, but there is no point in thinking about the long term if we don't do well enough in the short term to give us a reasonable chance of qualifiying.


I agree, he needs games, and we need him to have games.


...what price a deadly partnership with the Doc ?

[Green Tribe]

hope clint settles in well and starts scoring for norwich, build up his confidence, I'd say Clint will be up for the French big time. Best of luck Clint! :)

[Condex]

I wish him all the best, but I don't think he's international class, try's hard but I'd doubt if the French defenders are quaking in their boots!!!

[FarBeag]

Best of luck to him and i hope it works out.I am sure that he is taking a drop in pay as well.I think it will improve him as a player and will do us good in the long run as he will get regular football.

[Stuttgart88]

good move imo .. norwich very stable club and imo will be straight back up and have a good chance then of staying up .. Him and Ashton will do great things in the championship together ...

I agree that they'd work well together but there seems to be talk that this move will allow Norwich to sell Ashton. I doubt that's what they'd want though. Good luck Clinton. Say hello to Alan Partridge when you get there.

[tetsujin1979]

For those who think he won't be missed at Birmingham, check out Julian Grey's recent online diary entry - http://www.icons.com/gray/diary.html?18.8.05

[petef]

Pretty well written article. No doubt get people to spell and grammar check and probably even type for them.

[livehead1]

can someone post it up as its asking to sign in to icons, cheers

[Stuttgart88]

For those who think he won't be missed at Birmingham, check out Julian Grey's recent online diary entry - http://www.icons.com/gray/diary.html?18.8.05

Any chance that aricle can becut & pasted? I don't want to have to register!

[tetsujin1979]

no problem, registering is free BTW, takes a few minutes



We'll miss Clinton

The talk in Birmingham has been dominated by the news that Clinton Morrison wants to leave the club. I'm not really surprised because Mikael Forssell has come in over the summer, as has Walter Pandiani, and it's obvious that his chances here are limited.

Clinton wants to play first-team football and clearly feels he's not getting the chance he deserves at Birmingham. He's found himself on the bench for the first game of this season, while he spent most of last year among the subs as well, and it just seems enough is enough for him. I think he feels that now's the time to move on, especially with the World Cup less than a year away.

A lack of first-team football could seriously affect his international place, and I'm sure that's part of the reason why he wants out. It's every player's dream to play in the World Cup finals and I think Clinton wants to make sure there's no chance of it being taken away from him. The World Cup is a big inspiration for someone to want to play week in week out, because if you're not playing how are you going to get in the team? I'm sure that's what he's thinking. He's got to do what feels right for him, and obviously a new challenge seems to be what he's looking for.

I'll be really sorry to see him go, though, because we need strikers of Clinton's ability in our squad.

No footballer is ever happy when they're not in the team. Everyone one of us wants to play as often as possible and no player should be satisfied if they're not playing. Clinton has found himself in a very difficult situation and I feel for him. I really do. Last season I was left out when I felt I could do a job and it was very frustrating.

He's made a very brave decision. He could easily stay at the club, but that's not what's important to him. Playing means more. He's given it his best shot at Birmingham, but he's clearly decided that his situation won't improve here and it's time to leave.

I'll be really sorry to see him go, though, because we need strikers of Clinton's ability in our squad. He'll be a big loss because he's different to the other strikers that we've got and poses a different kind of threat. He can hold the ball up very well and if you give him the opportunities in the box he'll score. Someone like that is invaluable and he'll be very hard to replace.

[Stuttgart88]

Thanks.

[livehead1]

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