' TOM ADEYEMI MOVES TO THEY TRACTOR BOYS '
Fri Jun 30, 2017 9:54 am
TWTD understands that Town are set to complete the signing of free agent midfielder Tom Adeyemi later today.
Friday 30th June 2017
The 25-year-old is out of contract having been released by Cardiff City at the end of the season and was also understood to be interesting the Blues' East Anglian rivals Norwich City, his hometown club where he started his career.
Adeyemi, who spent last season on loan with Rotherham, was first mentioned in connection with the Blues and Canaries in May, while the Millers were keen to keep him for their League One campaign.
On Monday, Rotherham boss Paul Warne said he understood that Adeyemi would end up joining either Town or Norwich.
Asked whether he had any interest in Adeyemi the same day, Blues boss Mick McCarthy kept his cards typically close to his chest.
“I’ve been linked with loads of people but if I answer a question on everybody I’ve been linked with [I’ll be here for a while], and I can’t help what people put in papers,” he said.
Born in Milton Keynes but brought up in Norwich, Adeyemi came through the youth ranks at Carrow Road and spent time on loan at Bradford, Oldham and Brentford before moving on to Birmingham on a permanent basis in 2013 having been released by the Canaries.
After a year at St Andrew’s the 6ft 1in tall midfielder joined Cardiff for a fee in excess of £1 million. Having failed to establish himself as a regular with the Bluebirds in 2014/15, he moved on to Leeds on a season-long loan the following season.
Adeyemi, who qualifies to play international football for Nigeria, joined Rotherham in August last year on a similar basis and went on to score seven goals in 29 starts and one sub appearance for the Millers.
We understand the deal will be completed today with Adeyemi officially joining the Blues tomorrow with his Cardiff contract up today.
The Blues are expected to complete the season-long loan signing of Manchester City youngster Bersant Celina from Manchester City over the weekend in time for the 20-year-old Kosovo international to join the squad when they travel to Ireland for their training camp on Monday.
Friday 30th June 2017
The 25-year-old is out of contract having been released by Cardiff City at the end of the season and was also understood to be interesting the Blues' East Anglian rivals Norwich City, his hometown club where he started his career.
Adeyemi, who spent last season on loan with Rotherham, was first mentioned in connection with the Blues and Canaries in May, while the Millers were keen to keep him for their League One campaign.
On Monday, Rotherham boss Paul Warne said he understood that Adeyemi would end up joining either Town or Norwich.
Asked whether he had any interest in Adeyemi the same day, Blues boss Mick McCarthy kept his cards typically close to his chest.
“I’ve been linked with loads of people but if I answer a question on everybody I’ve been linked with [I’ll be here for a while], and I can’t help what people put in papers,” he said.
Born in Milton Keynes but brought up in Norwich, Adeyemi came through the youth ranks at Carrow Road and spent time on loan at Bradford, Oldham and Brentford before moving on to Birmingham on a permanent basis in 2013 having been released by the Canaries.
After a year at St Andrew’s the 6ft 1in tall midfielder joined Cardiff for a fee in excess of £1 million. Having failed to establish himself as a regular with the Bluebirds in 2014/15, he moved on to Leeds on a season-long loan the following season.
Adeyemi, who qualifies to play international football for Nigeria, joined Rotherham in August last year on a similar basis and went on to score seven goals in 29 starts and one sub appearance for the Millers.
We understand the deal will be completed today with Adeyemi officially joining the Blues tomorrow with his Cardiff contract up today.
The Blues are expected to complete the season-long loan signing of Manchester City youngster Bersant Celina from Manchester City over the weekend in time for the 20-year-old Kosovo international to join the squad when they travel to Ireland for their training camp on Monday.
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Re: TOM ADEYEMI CLOSES IN ON IPSWICH TOWN MOVE
Fri Jun 30, 2017 10:04 am
An old report but shows how little we often know about our own players... 
Adeyemi turned down place at Cambridge Uni to become a footballer
By Joe Bernstein
It is fair to assume that when the academically gifted youngster turned down Cambridge University two years ago to pursue his dream in professional football, it was not part of the plan to be driven to tears by alleged racial abuse at a stadium like Anfield.
Adeyemi, described by his manager at Oldham Athletic Paul Dickov as 'a placid boy with a fantastic temperament', is hardly a typical footballer.
Norwich-born Tom is the son of Elijah, who comes from Nigeria, and Toni, and his parents run healthcare companies in East Anglia.
He attended Norwich School, a fee-paying, co-educational school which has one of the best academic records in the region. The school, which dates back to 1096, includes Viscount Horatio Nelson, the hero of the Battle of Trafalgar, among its famous former pupils.
After receiving A-stars at A-level in biology and chemistry and an A in mathematics, Adeyemi was offered a place at Cambridge University. But by then he was already on loan at Bradford City, having signed for his home-town club, Norwich City, at 17, and he turned down Cambridge to pursue his footballing dreams.
"It's something I see as being important when I've finished playing,' he said at the time. 'Once you've got the results, they'll always be there for you. I've started off a career in football so hopefully the qualifications are something I can use in the future rather than right now."
His loan spell at Oldham was meant to be part of that football development and an FA Cup tie at Anfield an exciting chance to rub shoulders with the likes of Steven Gerrard and Craig Bellamy.
Instead, he has been seen by millions of fans around the world on television and social networking sites with his face crumpled in tears after at least one fan on the Kop appeared to abuse him in the most derogatory racial terms.
Back in Norfolk, there was shock that Adeyemi should be the target of something so unsavoury.
Neighbours Annabelle and Edward Gooch, who live next to the Adeyemi family's £600,000 home on the outskirts of Norwich, were clearly upset at seeing his distress.
"The family have been very dear neighbours," said Annabelle. "Tom is an extremely intelligent young man. I don't even want to read the papers because I'd get too upset. I couldn't bear anything or anyone to have hurt Tom."
Her husband, 73-year-old Edward, said he was 'disgusted' by reports of what had been said to Adeyemi.
"Tom is a wonderful lad," he said."He went to the school where my daughter is employed in Norwich and had the highest academic results of his year.
"The family moved here about 10 years ago and his parents are very proud of him. He was one of the best pupils in the whole of Norfolk and wants to be a doctor after his footballing career. When I read what was allegedly said to Tom, I could not believe it."
Norwich and Oldham were rallying round Adeyemi on Saturday night, hoping the incident will not put off the promising young midfielder from going on to enjoy an excellent career in the game.
His loan deal at Oldham, which began in September, was extended until the end of January just last week.
"He is only a kid learning the game, one of the nicest lads you will ever meet," said Norwich manager Paul Lambert, who made a point of contacting Adeyemi after the incident. "He is a really intelligent lad."
Adeyemi turned down place at Cambridge Uni to become a footballer
By Joe Bernstein
It is fair to assume that when the academically gifted youngster turned down Cambridge University two years ago to pursue his dream in professional football, it was not part of the plan to be driven to tears by alleged racial abuse at a stadium like Anfield.
Adeyemi, described by his manager at Oldham Athletic Paul Dickov as 'a placid boy with a fantastic temperament', is hardly a typical footballer.
Norwich-born Tom is the son of Elijah, who comes from Nigeria, and Toni, and his parents run healthcare companies in East Anglia.
He attended Norwich School, a fee-paying, co-educational school which has one of the best academic records in the region. The school, which dates back to 1096, includes Viscount Horatio Nelson, the hero of the Battle of Trafalgar, among its famous former pupils.
After receiving A-stars at A-level in biology and chemistry and an A in mathematics, Adeyemi was offered a place at Cambridge University. But by then he was already on loan at Bradford City, having signed for his home-town club, Norwich City, at 17, and he turned down Cambridge to pursue his footballing dreams.
"It's something I see as being important when I've finished playing,' he said at the time. 'Once you've got the results, they'll always be there for you. I've started off a career in football so hopefully the qualifications are something I can use in the future rather than right now."
His loan spell at Oldham was meant to be part of that football development and an FA Cup tie at Anfield an exciting chance to rub shoulders with the likes of Steven Gerrard and Craig Bellamy.
Instead, he has been seen by millions of fans around the world on television and social networking sites with his face crumpled in tears after at least one fan on the Kop appeared to abuse him in the most derogatory racial terms.
Back in Norfolk, there was shock that Adeyemi should be the target of something so unsavoury.
Neighbours Annabelle and Edward Gooch, who live next to the Adeyemi family's £600,000 home on the outskirts of Norwich, were clearly upset at seeing his distress.
"The family have been very dear neighbours," said Annabelle. "Tom is an extremely intelligent young man. I don't even want to read the papers because I'd get too upset. I couldn't bear anything or anyone to have hurt Tom."
Her husband, 73-year-old Edward, said he was 'disgusted' by reports of what had been said to Adeyemi.
"Tom is a wonderful lad," he said."He went to the school where my daughter is employed in Norwich and had the highest academic results of his year.
"The family moved here about 10 years ago and his parents are very proud of him. He was one of the best pupils in the whole of Norfolk and wants to be a doctor after his footballing career. When I read what was allegedly said to Tom, I could not believe it."
Norwich and Oldham were rallying round Adeyemi on Saturday night, hoping the incident will not put off the promising young midfielder from going on to enjoy an excellent career in the game.
His loan deal at Oldham, which began in September, was extended until the end of January just last week.
"He is only a kid learning the game, one of the nicest lads you will ever meet," said Norwich manager Paul Lambert, who made a point of contacting Adeyemi after the incident. "He is a really intelligent lad."
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Re: ' TOM ADEYEMI CLOSES IN ON MOVE '
Fri Jun 30, 2017 10:51 pm
I wish we kept him. He always showed promise to me. He might have been a great player for us with Warnock's mentorship.
Re: ' TOM ADEYEMI MOVES TO THEY TRACTOR BOYS '
Sat Jul 01, 2017 11:25 am
Never had a chance with us , I fear we will regret this move as we will Huws and Whitts
Re: ' TOM ADEYEMI MOVES TO THEY TRACTOR BOYS '
Sat Jul 01, 2017 11:43 am
oxfordblue wrote:Never had a chance with us , I fear we will regret this move as we will Huws and Whitts
I tend to agree
I remember his debut for us and he started well, putting in a cracking defensive midfield tackle before getting injured and that was effectively the last we saw of him!
I wish him all the best at Ipswich; a team hopefully not going to threaten the Championship top 6 this season!
Re: ' TOM ADEYEMI MOVES TO THEY TRACTOR BOYS '
Sat Jul 01, 2017 12:20 pm
We seem to be letting the good ones go too easily before they are getting a chance but not shifting any deadwood, IMHO we should have kept Tom.
Re: ' TOM ADEYEMI MOVES TO THEY TRACTOR BOYS '
Sat Jul 01, 2017 12:24 pm
Catch 22 really if not in NW plans why keep him on books or do we keep him on off chance we will use him at some point in season? Best thing is have sell on clause just in case he makes it higher and value increases?
Re: ' TOM ADEYEMI MOVES TO THEY TRACTOR BOYS '
Sat Jul 01, 2017 2:29 pm
oxfordblue wrote:Never had a chance with us , I fear we will regret this move as we will Huws and Whitts
don't agree about Huws or Whitts but do agree on Adeyemi. out of the three of them I'd have thought he was a Warnock type player. think we may regret not getting more from him.