Adam Idah F. Celtic b.2001

**pineapple stu** · 07/01/2024, 11:19 AM

Yeah, it's not quite a tap-in alright (it was described as such on a Norwich site report). I don't know does he take his eye off the ball or what. He has plenty of time to see the cross coming in.

**seanfhear** · 07/01/2024, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Yeah, it's not quite a tap-in alright (it was described as such on a Norwich site report). I don't know does he take his eye off the ball or what. He has plenty of time to see the cross coming in.

It was travelling and he had to get there as well. It's a miss / maybe a bad miss but not an absolute sitter ~ Sitters are not travelling at that sort of speed. Edit ~ And skidding !

**Stuttgart88** · 08/01/2024, 8:19 AM

Ah, it's a dreadful miss. Absolute sitter. Come on. Sure, you can see why he missed it but all it needed was any touch. That shouldn't be beyond a person with a higher degree of coordination than your average punter.

**seanfhear** · 08/01/2024, 8:34 AM

Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

Ah, it's a dreadful miss. Absolute sitter. Come on. Sure, you can see why he missed it but all it needed was any touch. That shouldn't be beyond a person with a higher degree of coordination than your average punter.

LOL ~ You average punter would be 15 yards back out the field and maybe trying to turn towards goal ! ! !

**Diggs246** · 08/01/2024, 12:09 PM

Originally Posted by seanfhear

LOL ~ You average punter would be 15 yards back out the field and maybe trying to turn towards goal ! ! !

Well that's true
But the average punter isn't paid to slot the ball home

Obefemi is miles better than Adam
Ofefemi problem is attitude and fitness

**seanfhear** · 08/01/2024, 12:11 PM

Originally Posted by Diggs246

Well that's true
But the average punter isn't paid to slot the ball home

Obefemi is miles better than Adam
Ofefemi problem is attitude and fitness

A half-clone of the good parts of both, and we would have a very good player.

**pineapple stu** · 08/01/2024, 12:13 PM

Has anyone got Jeff Goldblum's number?

**SkStu** · 09/01/2024, 2:10 PM

Originally Posted by seanfhear

A half-clone of the good parts of both, and we would have a very good player.

**Jolly Red Giant** · 10/01/2024, 11:49 AM

Originally Posted by Diggs246

Well that's true
But the average punter isn't paid to slot the ball home

Obefemi is miles better than Adam
Ofefemi problem is attitude and fitness

Obafemi and Idah are two completely different types of footballers - Obafemi relies on pace, Idah on presence. Obafemi should be scoring goals, Idah is the type of player that will never score many goals but will always do a job for the team. Idah is similar to Frank Stapleton in the type of player he is - it is unlikely he will ever be as good as Stapleton but that should be the target. When Stapleton was plyaing for a good Arsenal and then a good Man U team he averaged about a goal every four games. However, with Blackburn he was at a goal roughly every 7 games - this is where Idah is at the moment. Stapleton played for Blackburn when he was 33-34 years of age - Idah is 22 - he can and should get better.

I think Idah is and will be a better player than Obafemi - he has more control over his game. Obafemi is pace and then struggles with what to do. Until he sorts that out he will bounce around between clubs.

**samhaydenjr** · 13/01/2024, 1:43 AM

Originally Posted by Jolly Red Giant

Obafemi and Idah are two completely different types of footballers - Obafemi relies on pace, Idah on presence. Obafemi should be scoring goals, Idah is the type of player that will never score many goals but will always do a job for the team. Idah is similar to Frank Stapleton in the type of player he is - it is unlikely he will ever be as good as Stapleton but that should be the target. When Stapleton was plyaing for a good Arsenal and then a good Man U team he averaged about a goal every four games. However, with Blackburn he was at a goal roughly every 7 games - this is where Idah is at the moment. Stapleton played for Blackburn when he was 33-34 years of age - Idah is 22 - he can and should get better.

I think Idah is and will be a better player than Obafemi - he has more control over his game. Obafemi is pace and then struggles with what to do. Until he sorts that out he will bounce around between clubs.

I think that's a big disservice to Obafemi's abilities. He has a really good knack for key passes and layoffs as he showed with his audacious assist for Parrott's goal against Scotland and his tidy first-time layoff for Ferguson's debut goal. He's scored two worldies for us and got one against Chelsea, but for his debut goal, he cleverly dug the ball out from under his feet to force it home before a block came in. When he got a proper run in The Championship, he scored as regularly as Cannon. I think he made a mistake in forcing a move to Burnley but if he can get find a good, stable option, I think the only thing preventing him from becoming a very successful striker is his fitness.

That said, I do still believe that Idah can improve and also have a successful career.

**Jolly Red Giant** · 13/01/2024, 10:31 AM

Originally Posted by samhaydenjr

I think that's a big disservice to Obafemi's abilities. He has a really good knack for key passes and layoffs as he showed with his audacious assist for Parrott's goal against Scotland and his tidy first-time layoff for Ferguson's debut goal. He's scored two worldies for us and got one against Chelsea, but for his debut goal, he cleverly dug the ball out from under his feet to force it home before a block came in. When he got a proper run in The Championship, he scored as regularly as Cannon. I think he made a mistake in forcing a move to Burnley but if he can get find a good, stable option, I think the only thing preventing him from becoming a very successful striker is his fitness.

That said, I do still believe that Idah can improve and also have a successful career.

Valid points - maybe I was a little too harsh with him

**Eirambler** · 27/01/2024, 8:58 PM

Idah linked with a transfer to Serie A before the end of the window - Genoa, Verona and Sassuolo all interested with Verona the current favourites according to the normally reasonably reliable Pete O'Rourke. Verona currently in the Serie A relegation zone.

Would be the surprise Irish transfer of the window if anything comes of that in the next few days.

**JR89** · 27/01/2024, 9:37 PM

Local journo saying it's BS. Pity if he's right because it would have been good to see him move away from England.

**JR89** · 28/01/2024, 7:47 PM

PinkUn now reporting a bid has been made but sounds like he won't be leaving unless a replacement is sorted first.

**Eirambler** · 28/01/2024, 7:58 PM

Has the local journo from yesterday deleted his tweet then? A bit embarrassing for him if national reporters ended up knowing more about what was going on at Norwich than he did.

Edit - yes I see he's doing a nice bit of backpedaling this evening, "this has moved" is a fair jump from yesterday's "we've reached that stage of the window" tweet!

Sounds like the only thing that might stop this is Norwich holding him back as squad cover, it seems that they're otherwise happy to see him go, so hopefully something does come of it. He's not improving at Norwich so a change might be for the best.

**SkStu** · 28/01/2024, 8:29 PM

Originally Posted by Eirambler

Edit - yes I see he's doing a nice bit of backpedaling this evening, "this has moved" is a fair jump from yesterday's "we've reached that stage of the window" tweet!

Hahahahaaa

**Ol� Ol�** · 28/01/2024, 8:32 PM

Verona had some Dutch lad that they signed from Fortuna Sittard in January starting centre forward today. Fairly underwhelming record he had even in the Netherlands. Idah should fancy this.