Akin Famewo - sold to Sheff Wed by Norwich (p13)

When the notification came up on my phone I thought we'd signed Akinfemwa.

There's a lot of people on here claiming they know absolutely nothing about him. @Dazzler21 you have a lot to answer for. 

Local lad, better than Sarr, what's not to like.

Henry Irving said:

Local lad, better than Sarr, what's not to like.

Haha, you Devil.
If I didn't know better I'd say you were out to rattle somebody's cage 

Let me ask my mate who lives in Norwich 
Wait he supports Liverpool, nevermind

Gallen and Bowyer know what they are doing in terms of bringing people in, but I agree with Dazzler. How can any of us say he is better than Sarr without seeing him play? We should say, hopefully he is another of their inspired signings.

Which is fine as Bowyer knows what he is talking about but I doubt many of us will know much about a Norwich U-23 player. Naby is a championship defender so it is down to him to show us he is better rather than us just assume it. 

Word up here is that he is solid, seen as one for the future and perfect for a league one loan 

Can he be recalled during the season?

ShootersHillGuru said:

We’ve got some really good midfielders at the club now. More than happy for Akin to keep it simple and feed the ball to one of them. I’d be very happy for him to be a centre half first and make sure we don’t concede as his number one priority.

If we do sign Matthews and Lynch then our defence suddenly starts to look pretty decent along with the midfield.

Redrobo said:

Expecting him to be better than Sarr is unrealistic and unfair on the player.

He has been sent out to learn his trade. He maybe as good, but Sarr’s passing was exceptional though so unlikely to have that is his play. Hopefully he won’t make as many mistakes as Sarr. 

I would be happy with a consistent centre half. Good luck to the guy.

Naby's passing was a joy to watch; however, one thing I expect from a centre back is the ability to defend. Anything else is a bonus.

CL_Phantom said:

MattF said:

https://twitter.com/CAFCofficial/status/1309780486705815553

"Aggressive and composed"

So not a sarr replacement at all then...






It hurt typing that... Nabbs ❤️

Unless Akin can pass a ball 35 yards from the left, inch perfect for an attacker to score.
Unless Akin can start and finish a move from his own half to score, (Hull home)
Unless Akin can dive full length into a tackle and get a Red card after 40 seconds.
Unless Akin can fall/slip from a corner to concede a goal against xxxxxxxx.
Unless Akin can bravely volunteer to take a penalty in a shoot out and miss.
Unless Akin can be sublime, shocking, and heart stopping all before HT, then he sure isn't the Nabster.

Akin Famewo being aggressive and Composed will be fine in League 1.

Naby Sarr was a one off and I thank him for the roller coaster ride over 5 years.

MuttleyCAFC said:

thenewbie said:

I am and always will be a fully paid member of the Nabster fan club but if Famewo can defend well and maybe chip in a few goals too then I will take that quite that quite happily even if he isn't Sarr mk.2

And there has to be a decent chance of that given Gallen and Bowyers record. I do think there has to be an understanding between centre halves so he might be best starting on the bench today though.

Probably correct but boy do we need the defence stiffening up. Personally I would stick him in. Let the understanding start today. 

Thought  he was our best defender  today, that tells you how many defenders we still need.