| McCarthy latest statement, nothing to choose between Gerken and Bart...thoughts (n/t) 08:39 - Jan 16 with 7472 views | carlisleaway |
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| McCarthy latest statement, nothing to choose between Gerken and Bart...thoughts on 08:43 - Jan 16 with 5829 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
That people will never cease over-analysing bland quotes from football managers |  |
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| McCarthy latest statement, nothing to choose between Gerken and Bart...thoughts on 08:44 - Jan 16 with 5820 views | hype313 |
Makes Gerken think he is only a few hundred miles from the number one spot as opposed to a million miles. |  |
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| McCarthy latest statement, nothing to choose between Gerken and Bart...thoughts on 08:46 - Jan 16 with 5812 views | Kieran_Knows |
Latest statement? Have you been asleep the last 3 years or so? He say's this every time anything is mentioned about Bart. |  |
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| McCarthy latest statement, nothing to choose between Gerken and Bart...thoughts on 08:48 - Jan 16 with 5799 views | JakeITFC |
When they were last playing semi-regularly I didn’t think there was much between them.
Bart has benefitted from a run as no.1 and has proven to be better, but I really don’t think there is too much in it. Both get under the ball from crosses, both don’t have very good distribution.
If we sold Bart I’d expect us to sign a keeper for sure, but Gerken really isn’t a terrible short term fix. |  | | |
| McCarthy latest statement, nothing to choose between Gerken and Bart...thoughts on 08:52 - Jan 16 with 5778 views | Dubtractor |
| McCarthy latest statement, nothing to choose between Gerken and Bart...thoughts on 08:48 - Jan 16 by JakeITFC |
When they were last playing semi-regularly I didn’t think there was much between them.
Bart has benefitted from a run as no.1 and has proven to be better, but I really don’t think there is too much in it. Both get under the ball from crosses, both don’t have very good distribution.
If we sold Bart I’d expect us to sign a keeper for sure, but Gerken really isn’t a terrible short term fix. |
Probably the best second choice keeper I can recall us having - certainly in the last 30 years anyway.
As I said yesterday, he isn't good, but he isn't bad either. You'd want better as a long term option but I wouldn't be too concerned if he was 1st choice for the rest of the season - though if we were genuine playoff chasers (I don't think we are) then perhaps we should look to get someone in if Bart leaves. |  |
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| McCarthy latest statement, nothing to choose between Gerken and Bart...thoughts on 08:58 - Jan 16 with 5750 views | Swailsey |
| McCarthy latest statement, nothing to choose between Gerken and Bart...thoughts on 08:52 - Jan 16 by Dubtractor |
Probably the best second choice keeper I can recall us having - certainly in the last 30 years anyway.
As I said yesterday, he isn't good, but he isn't bad either. You'd want better as a long term option but I wouldn't be too concerned if he was 1st choice for the rest of the season - though if we were genuine playoff chasers (I don't think we are) then perhaps we should look to get someone in if Bart leaves. |
I’d largely agree, although Branagan was pretty good wasn’t he? Only injury stopped his time here. |  |
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| McCarthy latest statement, nothing to choose between Gerken and Bart...thoughts on 09:02 - Jan 16 with 5723 views | StokieBlue |
| McCarthy latest statement, nothing to choose between Gerken and Bart...thoughts on 08:52 - Jan 16 by Dubtractor |
Probably the best second choice keeper I can recall us having - certainly in the last 30 years anyway.
As I said yesterday, he isn't good, but he isn't bad either. You'd want better as a long term option but I wouldn't be too concerned if he was 1st choice for the rest of the season - though if we were genuine playoff chasers (I don't think we are) then perhaps we should look to get someone in if Bart leaves. |
Wasn't Forrest second choice to Wright for a bit back in the mid 90's?
Really were well stocked for keepers back then.
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| McCarthy latest statement, nothing to choose between Gerken and Bart...thoughts on 09:04 - Jan 16 with 5723 views | TractorWood |
Bart plays when both are fit so there is. Not that competition for places is a bad thing, I just see no evidence for it. |  |
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| McCarthy latest statement, nothing to choose between Gerken and Bart...thoughts on 09:06 - Jan 16 with 5713 views | ElderGrizzly |
| McCarthy latest statement, nothing to choose between Gerken and Bart...thoughts on 09:04 - Jan 16 by TractorWood |
Bart plays when both are fit so there is. Not that competition for places is a bad thing, I just see no evidence for it. |
Nothing is clearly incorrect, but very little is more accurate.
Bart isn’t the messiah he has been elevated to and Gerken isn’t the understudy to ALB people want to believe.
I’d suggest this just means Gerken is going to get a longer run in the team for one reason or another and MM is trying (in vain) to give Gerks a boost |  | | |
| McCarthy latest statement, nothing to choose between Gerken and Bart...thoughts on 09:09 - Jan 16 with 5682 views | Guru_of_Ipswich |
Perhaps he is just trying to get a 4 million bid in for gerks from someone? |  | | |
| McCarthy latest statement, nothing to choose between Gerken and Bart...thoughts on 09:18 - Jan 16 with 5651 views | TractorWood |
| McCarthy latest statement, nothing to choose between Gerken and Bart...thoughts on 09:06 - Jan 16 by ElderGrizzly |
Nothing is clearly incorrect, but very little is more accurate.
Bart isn’t the messiah he has been elevated to and Gerken isn’t the understudy to ALB people want to believe.
I’d suggest this just means Gerken is going to get a longer run in the team for one reason or another and MM is trying (in vain) to give Gerks a boost |
I've seen no evidence to support his statement that there is nothing to choose between them. In my opinion Dean Gerken is a great bloke and decent backup but Bart is a better keeper. The main snagging point for me will be Dean's inability to parry to safe areas, always seems to parry onto the penalty spot.
I agree Bart's not the saviour some make him out to be but he's one of the top few keepers in the league and has been for the last 2 years. Dean is not. It's standard MM ego massaging rhetoric that everyone knows is nonsense. [Post edited 16 Jan 2018 9:19]
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| McCarthy latest statement, nothing to choose between Gerken and Bart...thoughts on 09:22 - Jan 16 with 5612 views | chicoazul |
| McCarthy latest statement, nothing to choose between Gerken and Bart...thoughts on 08:52 - Jan 16 by Dubtractor |
Probably the best second choice keeper I can recall us having - certainly in the last 30 years anyway.
As I said yesterday, he isn't good, but he isn't bad either. You'd want better as a long term option but I wouldn't be too concerned if he was 1st choice for the rest of the season - though if we were genuine playoff chasers (I don't think we are) then perhaps we should look to get someone in if Bart leaves. |
Exactly, Gerken is ok. But the only GK we will be getting in if Bart leaves will be a Paddy Kenny type to keep the bench warm. Gerken is Barts replacement. |  |
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| McCarthy latest statement, nothing to choose between Gerken and Bart...thoughts on 09:24 - Jan 16 with 5601 views | Radlett_blue |
I'm sure Evans's thought process is "Will I get as much as £4m for Bart in the summer?"
If Bart goes in January, another pointer that Evans may be cleaning Town up for a sale. |  |
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| McCarthy latest statement, nothing to choose between Gerken and Bart...thoughts on 09:26 - Jan 16 with 5589 views | SomethingBlue |
What would you rather he said? | |
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| McCarthy latest statement, nothing to choose between Gerken and Bart...thoughts on 09:27 - Jan 16 with 5585 views | GavTWTD |
| McCarthy latest statement, nothing to choose between Gerken and Bart...thoughts on 09:26 - Jan 16 by SomethingBlue |
What would you rather he said? |
Sounds like good management |  |
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| McCarthy latest statement, nothing to choose between Gerken and Bart...thoughts on 09:31 - Jan 16 with 5561 views | homer_123 |
| McCarthy latest statement, nothing to choose between Gerken and Bart...thoughts on 09:27 - Jan 16 by GavTWTD |
Sounds like good management |
Indeed. |  |
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| McCarthy latest statement, nothing to choose between Gerken and Bart...thoughts on 09:32 - Jan 16 with 5565 views | RegencyBlue |
| McCarthy latest statement, nothing to choose between Gerken and Bart...thoughts on 09:06 - Jan 16 by ElderGrizzly |
Nothing is clearly incorrect, but very little is more accurate.
Bart isn’t the messiah he has been elevated to and Gerken isn’t the understudy to ALB people want to believe.
I’d suggest this just means Gerken is going to get a longer run in the team for one reason or another and MM is trying (in vain) to give Gerks a boost |
Overall Bart is the better keeper of the two, albeit that I also dont think he is quite as good as many believe.
Both are decent shot stoppers but Gerken flaps at crosses too much for my liking.
All this says to me is that if Bart is sold over the next couple of weeks we will not be looking for a replacement. |  | | |
| McCarthy latest statement, nothing to choose between Gerken and Bart...thoughts on 09:55 - Jan 16 with 5460 views | ElderGrizzly |
| McCarthy latest statement, nothing to choose between Gerken and Bart...thoughts on 09:18 - Jan 16 by TractorWood |
I've seen no evidence to support his statement that there is nothing to choose between them. In my opinion Dean Gerken is a great bloke and decent backup but Bart is a better keeper. The main snagging point for me will be Dean's inability to parry to safe areas, always seems to parry onto the penalty spot.
I agree Bart's not the saviour some make him out to be but he's one of the top few keepers in the league and has been for the last 2 years. Dean is not. It's standard MM ego massaging rhetoric that everyone knows is nonsense. [Post edited 16 Jan 2018 9:19]
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I haven’t said “nothing”. In the post you are replying to i Literally just said Bart was the better keeper! :) | | | |
| McCarthy latest statement, nothing to choose between Gerken and Bart...thoughts on 10:09 - Jan 16 with 5413 views | Garv |
What actually annoys me about both but Gerks in particular is their lack of kicking ability. |  |
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| McCarthy latest statement, nothing to choose between Gerken and Bart...thoughts on 10:26 - Jan 16 with 5357 views | J2BLUE |
Good management.
MM is well aware of the rumours about Bart leaving and knows he isn't likely to sign a new #1 for a fee. Therefore there's a chance Gerken is our starting keeper until the end of the season with a loanee backup. He can't really come out and say Bart is superior then we sell him a week later and hand Gerken the shirt. |  |
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| McCarthy latest statement, nothing to choose between Gerken and Bart...thoughts on 10:41 - Jan 16 with 5303 views | homer_123 |
| McCarthy latest statement, nothing to choose between Gerken and Bart...thoughts on 10:09 - Jan 16 by Garv |
What actually annoys me about both but Gerks in particular is their lack of kicking ability. |
I take your point but I'd argue their ability to stop the ball going in the back of the net is more important! ;) | |
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| McCarthy latest statement, nothing to choose between Gerken and Bart...thoughts on 11:17 - Jan 16 with 5177 views | Superfrans |
| McCarthy latest statement, nothing to choose between Gerken and Bart...thoughts on 08:43 - Jan 16 by C_HealyIsAPleasure |
That people will never cease over-analysing bland quotes from football managers |
Or those clearly designed to motivate players, especially players he is going to have to make first choice in a week or two. |  |
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| McCarthy latest statement, nothing to choose between Gerken and Bart...thoughts on 11:19 - Jan 16 with 5175 views | Kieran_Knows |
| McCarthy latest statement, nothing to choose between Gerken and Bart...thoughts on 10:09 - Jan 16 by Garv |
What actually annoys me about both but Gerks in particular is their lack of kicking ability. |
I'd say they're as bad as each other in that department. | |
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| Indeed, if anything.... on 11:22 - Jan 16 with 5175 views | Bloots |
| McCarthy latest statement, nothing to choose between Gerken and Bart...thoughts on 11:19 - Jan 16 by Kieran_Knows |
I'd say they're as bad as each other in that department. |
....Gerks is better than Bart when it comes to distribution.
I personally think that Bart would really struggle in the Premier League if a manager decides that he wants the team to play out from the back on a regular basis. |  |
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| McCarthy latest statement, nothing to choose between Gerken and Bart...thoughts on 11:27 - Jan 16 with 5160 views | christiand |
Like to believe it is good man-management, but I always have it in the back of my head that he really does believe there isn't much between the pair. It will be interesting to see if nothing happens with Bart and if he is available for selection on Saturday, who starts at Bolton? | |
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