| Assuming Palmer goes ahead 13:41 - Feb 3 with 3284 views | GeoffSentence |
Which keeper do we lose from the squad. I am not sure if Slicker takes up a squad place, I presume not, three others seems a lot of keepers for one squad. |  |
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| Assuming Palmer goes ahead on 13:42 - Feb 3 with 2685 views | ITFCBlues |
Slicker takes up a spot. It'll be Walton on the basis he's injured for the next 3 months. |  |
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| Be funny if.... on 13:42 - Feb 3 with 2685 views | Bloots |
...Palmer is being brought in as a number 2 to Muric while Walton is injured. |  |
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| Assuming Palmer goes ahead on 13:43 - Feb 3 with 2654 views | GeoffSentence |
| Assuming Palmer goes ahead on 13:42 - Feb 3 by ITFCBlues |
Slicker takes up a spot. It'll be Walton on the basis he's injured for the next 3 months. |
Walton's out for that long? I hadn't seen that. No wonder Palmer's on the cards. | |
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| Assuming Palmer goes ahead on 13:45 - Feb 3 with 2581 views | homer_123 |
| Assuming Palmer goes ahead on 13:43 - Feb 3 by GeoffSentence |
Walton's out for that long? I hadn't seen that. No wonder Palmer's on the cards. |
Which is why signing a keeper is important. |  |
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| Be funny if.... on 13:46 - Feb 3 with 2550 views | blueasfook |
| Be funny if.... on 13:42 - Feb 3 by Bloots |
...Palmer is being brought in as a number 2 to Muric while Walton is injured. |
3rd choice behind Muric and Slicker. Joking aside, it will be interesting to see if he's being brought in as Number 1. He has no premiership experience. Been playing regularly last couple of seasons for Brom in the championship though after a few seasons as a perennial loanee.
Smacks of a panic buy to me but time will tell. |  |
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| Be funny if.... on 13:47 - Feb 3 with 2510 views | SWBlue22 |
| Be funny if.... on 13:42 - Feb 3 by Bloots |
...Palmer is being brought in as a number 2 to Muric while Walton is injured. |
100% he's going to be our No 1 keeper. Not sure he leaves West Brom playing week in week out to watch the king of Clanger's from the bench. |  | | |
| Assuming Palmer goes ahead on 13:48 - Feb 3 with 2485 views | GeoffSentence |
| Assuming Palmer goes ahead on 13:45 - Feb 3 by homer_123 |
Which is why signing a keeper is important. |
Got to feel for Slicker, if he's not getting a look in now when we have an otherwise untrusted and injured goalkeeping department, he's not ever getting a look in. | |
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| Be funny if.... on 13:49 - Feb 3 with 2459 views | braveblue |
| Be funny if.... on 13:47 - Feb 3 by SWBlue22 |
100% he's going to be our No 1 keeper. Not sure he leaves West Brom playing week in week out to watch the king of Clanger's from the bench. |
The disrespect to one of our own players is becoming so tiresome. |  | | |
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| Assuming Palmer goes ahead on 13:49 - Feb 3 with 2434 views | homer_123 |
| Assuming Palmer goes ahead on 13:48 - Feb 3 by GeoffSentence |
Got to feel for Slicker, if he's not getting a look in now when we have an otherwise untrusted and injured goalkeeping department, he's not ever getting a look in. |
Bringing in a keeper is the right thing to do by homer_123 3 Feb 12:25I think Muric, if he has anything about him, will know he's not been at the level he or us expect. So,l hardly surprising that, given we want to try and stay up, we are acting. Hopefully it'll spur him on to sort himself out. There's a quality keeper there, IMHO, but right now - nowhere near what we need.
Slicker - disagree entirely, he's young and we are in a dogfight, utterly understandable that he won't be thrown in right now.
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| Oh it's a massive panic buy.... on 13:50 - Feb 3 with 2417 views | Bloots |
| Be funny if.... on 13:46 - Feb 3 by blueasfook |
3rd choice behind Muric and Slicker. Joking aside, it will be interesting to see if he's being brought in as Number 1. He has no premiership experience. Been playing regularly last couple of seasons for Brom in the championship though after a few seasons as a perennial loanee.
Smacks of a panic buy to me but time will tell. |
...he's literally the opposite of a McKenna keeper.
He's a decent shot stopper, but crap with his feet.
Looks like the long ball to Delap (if he stays) with one of our 63 number 10s running off him, is going to be the tactic to try and keep us up. | |
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| Assuming Palmer goes ahead on 13:54 - Feb 3 with 2273 views | mutters |
| Assuming Palmer goes ahead on 13:48 - Feb 3 by GeoffSentence |
Got to feel for Slicker, if he's not getting a look in now when we have an otherwise untrusted and injured goalkeeping department, he's not ever getting a look in. |
He is young, plenty of time to develop. He was always third string here, so nothing had changed |  |
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| Oh it's a massive panic buy.... on 13:55 - Feb 3 with 2250 views | portmanking |
| Oh it's a massive panic buy.... on 13:50 - Feb 3 by Bloots |
...he's literally the opposite of a McKenna keeper.
He's a decent shot stopper, but crap with his feet.
Looks like the long ball to Delap (if he stays) with one of our 63 number 10s running off him, is going to be the tactic to try and keep us up. |
I'm glad someone else can see that his attributes don't align with what McKenna usually wants from a keeper. It's bizarre. | | | |
| Oh it's a massive panic buy.... on 13:55 - Feb 3 with 2238 views | blueasfook |
| Oh it's a massive panic buy.... on 13:50 - Feb 3 by Bloots |
...he's literally the opposite of a McKenna keeper.
He's a decent shot stopper, but crap with his feet.
Looks like the long ball to Delap (if he stays) with one of our 63 number 10s running off him, is going to be the tactic to try and keep us up. |
I agree. McK said he didn't see any more transfers coming in last week. After saturday, suddenly we're in the market for a keeper. Muric is not up to it I agree but its worrying that it took until losing at home to Southampton for McK to realise that. My theory is he's had a rocket up his ass from Ashton and been told to get a new keeper in. Apparently, the American owners were at the game on saturday so I doubt they went home impressed. | |
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| Be funny if.... on 13:57 - Feb 3 with 2177 views | waveneyblue |
| Be funny if.... on 13:49 - Feb 3 by braveblue |
The disrespect to one of our own players is becoming so tiresome. |
I couldn't agree more, but I've been attacked by mentalists on Facebook when I suggested the same.
Apparently it's absolutely fair game to openly take the pi55 out of our players on social media and I should toughen up.
If this is the Premier League, take me back to the lower divisions. |  | | |
| Be funny if.... on 13:59 - Feb 3 with 2132 views | blueasfook |
| Be funny if.... on 13:57 - Feb 3 by waveneyblue |
I couldn't agree more, but I've been attacked by mentalists on Facebook when I suggested the same.
Apparently it's absolutely fair game to openly take the pi55 out of our players on social media and I should toughen up.
If this is the Premier League, take me back to the lower divisions. |
So our players didnt get slated in the lower leagues? | |
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| Be funny if.... on 14:01 - Feb 3 with 2085 views | homer_123 |
| Be funny if.... on 13:59 - Feb 3 by blueasfook |
So our players didnt get slated in the lower leagues? |
We all know they did but the Muric stuff is getting silly. | |
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| Oh it's a massive panic buy.... on 14:03 - Feb 3 with 2041 views | homer_123 |
| Oh it's a massive panic buy.... on 13:50 - Feb 3 by Bloots |
...he's literally the opposite of a McKenna keeper.
He's a decent shot stopper, but crap with his feet.
Looks like the long ball to Delap (if he stays) with one of our 63 number 10s running off him, is going to be the tactic to try and keep us up. |
Again, with Walton out for 2 months.
It leaves us with Muric and Slicker. Slicker has literally no experience at any level, let alone a dogfight in the Prem.
Muric - I've stated already, I think there is a good keeper in there but right now, it's not working.
So, with Walton injured the about 10 hours left to go in the window - what do we expect? | |
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| I expect a panic signing. (n/t) on 14:05 - Feb 3 with 2001 views | Bloots |
| Oh it's a massive panic buy.... on 14:03 - Feb 3 by homer_123 |
Again, with Walton out for 2 months.
It leaves us with Muric and Slicker. Slicker has literally no experience at any level, let alone a dogfight in the Prem.
Muric - I've stated already, I think there is a good keeper in there but right now, it's not working.
So, with Walton injured the about 10 hours left to go in the window - what do we expect? |
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| Oh it's a massive panic buy.... on 14:05 - Feb 3 with 1990 views | homer_123 |
| Oh it's a massive panic buy.... on 13:55 - Feb 3 by portmanking |
I'm glad someone else can see that his attributes don't align with what McKenna usually wants from a keeper. It's bizarre. |
Is it? Really?
What's the single biggest issue for us right now with keepers?
We let in soft (and I mean really soft) goals. Right now, more than anything, we need a keeper in the sticks that is going to be a solid 7/8 out of 10 each game, do the basics right, give confidence to the defence and keep us in games.
Yes, he may not be Messi with his feet but this is about pragmatism right now. Walton's injury has forced our hand. Without it, we wouldn't be signing another keeper. [Post edited 3 Feb 14:06]
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| Oh it's a massive panic buy.... on 14:06 - Feb 3 with 1975 views | farkenhell |
| Oh it's a massive panic buy.... on 13:55 - Feb 3 by blueasfook |
I agree. McK said he didn't see any more transfers coming in last week. After saturday, suddenly we're in the market for a keeper. Muric is not up to it I agree but its worrying that it took until losing at home to Southampton for McK to realise that. My theory is he's had a rocket up his ass from Ashton and been told to get a new keeper in. Apparently, the American owners were at the game on saturday so I doubt they went home impressed. |
Is it not more likely that the decision to get a new keeper in was made following the realisation that Walton would be out for some considerable time, rather than a reaction to Saturday's loss? | | | |
| Oh it's a massive panic buy.... on 14:09 - Feb 3 with 1911 views | portmanking |
| Oh it's a massive panic buy.... on 14:05 - Feb 3 by homer_123 |
Is it? Really?
What's the single biggest issue for us right now with keepers?
We let in soft (and I mean really soft) goals. Right now, more than anything, we need a keeper in the sticks that is going to be a solid 7/8 out of 10 each game, do the basics right, give confidence to the defence and keep us in games.
Yes, he may not be Messi with his feet but this is about pragmatism right now. Walton's injury has forced our hand. Without it, we wouldn't be signing another keeper. [Post edited 3 Feb 14:06]
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Single biggest issue? Distribution, no? I think being good with your feet should be a prerequisite if we're building from the back and baiting the press, which is what McKenna wants. Walton's been unable to do that and Muric's decision-making is comical.
Without a keeper that's good with his feet, we don't get a chance to play through the thirds and the midfield will be bypassed for the rest of the season. | | | |
| I expect a panic signing. (n/t) on 14:10 - Feb 3 with 1879 views | homer_123 |
| I expect a panic signing. (n/t) on 14:05 - Feb 3 by Bloots |
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Purchasing one of the Champs best keepers for circa £2m/£3m seems a reasonable piece of business and if that is the level of 'panic buying' we are at.
I'm OK with it. | |
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| Oh it's a massive panic buy.... on 14:10 - Feb 3 with 1869 views | hype313 |
| Oh it's a massive panic buy.... on 14:03 - Feb 3 by homer_123 |
Again, with Walton out for 2 months.
It leaves us with Muric and Slicker. Slicker has literally no experience at any level, let alone a dogfight in the Prem.
Muric - I've stated already, I think there is a good keeper in there but right now, it's not working.
So, with Walton injured the about 10 hours left to go in the window - what do we expect? |
I totally get Slicker needs game time elsewhere, I just think back to Richard Wright who at the same age had amassed over 100 games by Slickers current age, including being in a relegation dogfight.
Slicker needs to desperately go and get games otherwise his career won't start, and we won't know what level he can get too. |  |
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| The issue is that.... on 14:11 - Feb 3 with 1856 views | Bloots |
| Oh it's a massive panic buy.... on 14:05 - Feb 3 by homer_123 |
Is it? Really?
What's the single biggest issue for us right now with keepers?
We let in soft (and I mean really soft) goals. Right now, more than anything, we need a keeper in the sticks that is going to be a solid 7/8 out of 10 each game, do the basics right, give confidence to the defence and keep us in games.
Yes, he may not be Messi with his feet but this is about pragmatism right now. Walton's injury has forced our hand. Without it, we wouldn't be signing another keeper. [Post edited 3 Feb 14:06]
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....our entire style of play has been built around having a keeper with "good feet", this one doesn't fit that style, so we will have to change.
That's all.
But yeah, any port in a storm.
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| Oh it's a massive panic buy.... on 14:11 - Feb 3 with 1850 views | SuffolkPunchFC |
| Oh it's a massive panic buy.... on 13:50 - Feb 3 by Bloots |
...he's literally the opposite of a McKenna keeper.
He's a decent shot stopper, but crap with his feet.
Looks like the long ball to Delap (if he stays) with one of our 63 number 10s running off him, is going to be the tactic to try and keep us up. |
Is he though?
Ok, bearing in mind that he's currently only playing at Championship level, his stats/metrics are a better match to how we play than Walton is. For example a 75% sweeper rating. | | | |
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