Personally, would like us to sign a seasoned goalkeeper to be second choice. Would be looking at Scott Carson, personally. Free transfer, after a couple of years working with Guardiola. Veteran who's been there and done it, seems like a good egg, happy not to be first choice, home grown, and can't imagine his wage demands would be that high.
We should have gone for Gunn but he'd want 1st team football. Seems like we'll have to go for a veteran to bench warm or find another Illan.
Agree Lubo. I think you said (during the last couple of games when Casilla played) that he wasn't bad at all.
I agreed then too. Circumstances have torpedoed him.
He wasn't bad. However, he wasn't anywhere close to
40k a week good. Like every ex-player, wish him luck.
Would not be surprised if this loan flips to a perm in
January window.
We certainly need a second string keeper, have seen quite a bit of Caprile and not sure he would be able to step up to the plate of required, when Elia hasn't played it has been because Kiko has been between the sticks so I have no idea as to the capability of Dani Van Den Heuval. Harry Christy looks a good prospect as does Darryl Ombang but I have seen neither in action.
We have next to no experience in this position, wouldn't want to be reliant on the creche if things come a cropper with Meslier.
Good riddance to bad rubbish as the saying goes.
His wages alone make him very expensive and a disaster of a signing.
Probably the most disappointing signing I can remember - from what we expected to what we got.
1st season he was decent without being remarkable until the error vs Derby. Then 2nd season he was decent until December and then he was a car crash, costing us goals every game.
Good for all parties that he's moved on.
comment by Kern (U4664)
posted 2 hours, 26 minutes ago
Agree Lubo. I think you said (during the last couple of games when Casilla played) that he wasn't bad at all.
I agreed then too. Circumstances have torpedoed him.
He wasn't bad. However, he wasn't anywhere close to
40k a week good. Like every ex-player, wish him luck.
Would not be surprised if this loan flips to a perm in
January window.
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Think there is an option to make it permanent at the end of the season.
comment by Lubo - Struijk of Genius (U14008)
posted 8 hours, 25 minutes ago
Personally, would like us to sign a seasoned goalkeeper to be second choice. Would be looking at Scott Carson, personally. Free transfer, after a couple of years working with Guardiola. Veteran who's been there and done it, seems like a good egg, happy not to be first choice, home grown, and can't imagine his wage demands would be that high.
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Completely agree.
Give him a year with the option for another and it more or less punts the need to worry about keepers 2 years down the road.
Scott Carson spent two years as third choice keeper at City making 1 appearance, he was not good enough to be offered a new deal there nor at Derby, his parent club, a club destined for relegation this year. Is he good enough to be our second string keeper. Not a chance.
He's not being brought into play though is he. He's being brought as a cheap squad player. Anyone good enough to be starting PL is going to be starting PL games. Pretty obvious.
Officially announced by the club.
Would think we will be bringing in a keeper soonish
Victor Orta talking to a potential goalkeeper signing today, apparently. A young goalkeeper who was identified at the same time as Meslier, who has gone on to play more first team football, according to the YEP, whilst another young goalkeeper has been identified as a potential target, who is playing domestically.
I see Jonty is well on the pulse of the news of the football club, and articles already been made to address said news.
I think the evidence sounded pretty damning regarding the racism. For that I am glad he's gone. It is tempered by the support he received from Bielsa & the squad which suggest maybe there's more to it but doubt there's that much smoke without fire.
I'm also glad he's gone because he was/is way over paid for a sub keeper.
But fans are too quick to pretend he never had a good game. The first half of our promotion season he was outstanding for a big chunk of the games. He's obviously got serious composure issues though and one mistake led to another and another.
comment by Lubo - Struijk of Genius (U14008)
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I see Jonty is well on the pulse of the news of the football club, and articles already been made to address said news.
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Is it Jonty's article, or his ego's?
Is there room for the both of them on this forum?
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posted on 9/7/21
Personally, would like us to sign a seasoned goalkeeper to be second choice. Would be looking at Scott Carson, personally. Free transfer, after a couple of years working with Guardiola. Veteran who's been there and done it, seems like a good egg, happy not to be first choice, home grown, and can't imagine his wage demands would be that high.
posted on 9/7/21
We should have gone for Gunn but he'd want 1st team football. Seems like we'll have to go for a veteran to bench warm or find another Illan.
posted on 9/7/21
Agree Lubo. I think you said (during the last couple of games when Casilla played) that he wasn't bad at all.
I agreed then too. Circumstances have torpedoed him.
He wasn't bad. However, he wasn't anywhere close to
40k a week good. Like every ex-player, wish him luck.
Would not be surprised if this loan flips to a perm in
January window.
posted on 9/7/21
We certainly need a second string keeper, have seen quite a bit of Caprile and not sure he would be able to step up to the plate of required, when Elia hasn't played it has been because Kiko has been between the sticks so I have no idea as to the capability of Dani Van Den Heuval. Harry Christy looks a good prospect as does Darryl Ombang but I have seen neither in action.
We have next to no experience in this position, wouldn't want to be reliant on the creche if things come a cropper with Meslier.
posted on 9/7/21
Good riddance to bad rubbish as the saying goes.
His wages alone make him very expensive and a disaster of a signing.
posted on 9/7/21
Probably the most disappointing signing I can remember - from what we expected to what we got.
1st season he was decent without being remarkable until the error vs Derby. Then 2nd season he was decent until December and then he was a car crash, costing us goals every game.
Good for all parties that he's moved on.
posted on 9/7/21
comment by Kern (U4664)
posted 2 hours, 26 minutes ago
Agree Lubo. I think you said (during the last couple of games when Casilla played) that he wasn't bad at all.
I agreed then too. Circumstances have torpedoed him.
He wasn't bad. However, he wasn't anywhere close to
40k a week good. Like every ex-player, wish him luck.
Would not be surprised if this loan flips to a perm in
January window.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Think there is an option to make it permanent at the end of the season.
posted on 9/7/21
comment by Lubo - Struijk of Genius (U14008)
posted 8 hours, 25 minutes ago
Personally, would like us to sign a seasoned goalkeeper to be second choice. Would be looking at Scott Carson, personally. Free transfer, after a couple of years working with Guardiola. Veteran who's been there and done it, seems like a good egg, happy not to be first choice, home grown, and can't imagine his wage demands would be that high.
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Completely agree.
Give him a year with the option for another and it more or less punts the need to worry about keepers 2 years down the road.
posted on 11/7/21
Scott Carson spent two years as third choice keeper at City making 1 appearance, he was not good enough to be offered a new deal there nor at Derby, his parent club, a club destined for relegation this year. Is he good enough to be our second string keeper. Not a chance.
posted on 11/7/21
He's not being brought into play though is he. He's being brought as a cheap squad player. Anyone good enough to be starting PL is going to be starting PL games. Pretty obvious.
posted on 12/7/21
Officially announced by the club.
Would think we will be bringing in a keeper soonish
posted on 13/7/21
Victor Orta talking to a potential goalkeeper signing today, apparently. A young goalkeeper who was identified at the same time as Meslier, who has gone on to play more first team football, according to the YEP, whilst another young goalkeeper has been identified as a potential target, who is playing domestically.
posted on 14/7/21
I see Jonty is well on the pulse of the news of the football club, and articles already been made to address said news.
posted on 14/7/21
I think the evidence sounded pretty damning regarding the racism. For that I am glad he's gone. It is tempered by the support he received from Bielsa & the squad which suggest maybe there's more to it but doubt there's that much smoke without fire.
I'm also glad he's gone because he was/is way over paid for a sub keeper.
But fans are too quick to pretend he never had a good game. The first half of our promotion season he was outstanding for a big chunk of the games. He's obviously got serious composure issues though and one mistake led to another and another.
posted on 14/7/21
comment by Lubo - Struijk of Genius (U14008)
posted 8 minutes ago
I see Jonty is well on the pulse of the news of the football club, and articles already been made to address said news.
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Is it Jonty's article, or his ego's?
Is there room for the both of them on this forum?
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