Jimmy Smith goes on loan to Norwich

[loz]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 906452.stm

[Alan]

I can't really see a future for him at Chelsea, we have a shead load of midfielders already.

[Barn]

He seems to have a lot of ability but thinks the game owes him something! I could be wide of the mark though as I've never met him. Don't seem to have what it takes to become a Chelsea player though.

[Blue Sun Tzu]

He seems to have a lot of ability but thinks the game owes him something!

What makes you suggest this?

[g3.7]

it's how he speaks in interviews- I understand what Barn is saying, though personally I reckon it's just down to a lack of media training- he went straight from our reserves to the championship remember, from being totally unknown to someone require to talk to the media.

that being said, he was never going to make it here. decent enough footballer though.

[TomP]

Good luck to him at Norwich - by all accounts he did pretty well at QPR last season, so I guess you never know - he might still have a future with us at some stage. Pretty unlikely though.

What a story like that makes me wonder about is why exactly we signed Sidwell.

Surely on the off chance that Lamps, Ballack, Essien, Maka, Mikel and Diarra all get injured at the same time we could have given Jimmy Smith a chance.

[Jimboola69]

As I understand it he started well at QPR but it did not last. I think he will be looking for a perminent move away this season.

Is he 20?

Nah, he is miles behind the first teamer midfielders.

Good luck to him at wherever he ends up after the loan.

[Alan]

Smith has been ruled out for six weeks with a calf injury:

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