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Broke his leg yesterday apparently.
6-8 weeks to heal so should be back to full fitness for pre season .Broke his leg yesterday apparently.
Wouldn’t be the worst signing. Suppose it will depend on who we want. Definitely be a keeper on the shortlist though6-8 weeks to heal so should be back to full fitness for pre season .
Broke his leg yesterday apparently.
I'm sure that's not the case , he does seem a promising keeper with good efl experience who plays out extremely well. Might well prove a find but we shouldn't write off just because under our nose.He’s not good enough for a club of our ambition. Only being suggested because of where he’s from.
I'm sure that's not the case , he does seem a promising keeper with good efl experience who plays out extremely well. Might well prove a find but we shouldn't write off just because under our nose.
Well rated and a N.Ireland int so worth running the rule over .
I'll happily take a Emil Martinez type character as our keeper as long as he has beeb identified as the one.At our place he was playing so high up the pitch at times. He did alright that night and is pretty decent on the ball but I sensed a bit of cockiness about him - not a bad thing for a keeper but I felt he was playing with that swagger that says ‘look at me’ and I think he might be one who thinks he’s a sweeper and forgets his day job of keeping the ball out of the net. I’d prefer a less flamboyant and a more solid, rounded, keeper whose best asset is a commanding presence and protection of his goal.
Same with MK and Cumming. Goalkeepers in bad teams often look good. I don’t know enough about Southwood but I’m wary.The Cheltenham forum is extremely complimentary about Luke Southwood and how good a player he has been for them.
Don't think you can tar every player who ever played for a relegated side as only looking good in a poor side tbh and I'm sure that the Club will decide for the right reasonsSame with MK and Cumming. Goalkeepers in bad teams often look good. I don’t know enough about Southwood but I’m wary.
Same with MK and Cumming. Goalkeepers in bad teams often look good. I don’t know enough about Southwood but I’m wary.
There was a campaign to vote for him almost as a protest though, wasn't there? (Not that there was anyone much else to choose that season.)Richard Knight was player of the season in 2000-01, we shipped over 100 goals that season
Disagree entirely with this. Even if we don't go up, we have finished in the play-offs and have demonstrated we play the game in a particular way. We should be setting our expectations as high as possible and aiming to sign either the best prospect from our league (not sure that's Southwood, but anyway) or a promising loan from the very best PL clubs.I think Beadle has raised the bar too high and people should perhaps lower their expectations a bit. If we do go up, I would definitely try to get him on loan again, but I would have no issue with Cumming on a permanent if we didn't get promotion. Southwood is definitely worth a look as well, no harm in getting him in on trial during pre-season.
Perhaps an aging Eastwood will want to move on as well, which would suit both parties I think, unless he's really influential behind the scenes.
I am not sure that I agree with that.I think Beadle has raised the bar too high and people should perhaps lower their expectations a bit. If we do go up, I would definitely try to get him on loan again, but I would have no issue with Cumming on a permanent if we didn't get promotion. Southwood is definitely worth a look as well, no harm in getting him in on trial during pre-season.
Perhaps an aging Eastwood will want to move on as well, which would suit both parties I think, unless he's really influential behind the scenes.