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Post by brfc on Jan 17, 2023 17:30:02 GMT
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Post by percy on Jan 17, 2023 17:33:08 GMT
I do agree with Sleepy, but Joey isnt going to be worried I dont think. If he thinks this keeper can make a difference in the short term, he will sign him. Lets see! EDIT: Looks like he already has a pretty short head shave, so no worries there!
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Post by Topper Gas on Jan 17, 2023 18:53:21 GMT
Think he needs some competition and he's clearly not getting that from Jaakola? I don't necessarily disagree. But my point is that if we bring in some Premier League starlet in that position then it wouldn't be competition if there is an understanding with the parent club that the new kid will get game time. No "earning of the jersey" or waiting for a chance through injury/suspension. No cup competitions to be tested out in. Just Belshaw moved to the bench and the new kiddy starting every game. I can't see how that would encourage Belly to regain his form/confidence or whatever we expect a bit of healthy competition to do to him. In the space of a few hours we've gone from rumours we might be interested in a new keeper to him being guaranteed to start games, regardless if JB feels he needs a new keeper then he clearly feels Belshaw's not up to top 6 L1 football, perhaps he ins't as there's clearly issues with our defending or we wouldn't be conceding so many goals.
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Post by gulfofaden on Jan 17, 2023 20:33:53 GMT
Perhaps this guy is about Jak, not Belshaw. JAk has been appalling in every game he’s played for ages. Once a good keeper, especially with a back 4 who didn’t ask him to play. It’s clear the way JB plays he needs a ball playing keeper (this concept would have been a complete fantasy back when I started watching football)
Perhaps this target would be an equal to Belshaw - to introduce effective competition and it’s a toss up who gets it. Belshaw has won us points but he’s lost us points too.
What IS good is that JB recognises that ALL good teams tend to have a superb keeper. A strong keeper is of immeasurable importance. It’s disheartening for strikers to beat the last man but have a colossus who keeps pulling off saves in front of them.
We all love Belshaw but you can’t objectively look at some of the errors he’s made and say he hasn’t been without fault, and I have zero faith in Jak.
All the recent promotions teams had good keepers. Philips, mildenhall, and of course, Puddy.
Well, Puddy is a good example. Cost us the title and should have cost us the playoffs if the ref didn’t bottle it. Clearest red card I’ve ever seen
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Post by westfieldgas on Jan 17, 2023 20:40:10 GMT
Ellery Balcombe signing will mean Belshaw will leave us or bench warm until the summer, 100%. Brentford wouldn’t recall him from Crawley, playing 90 minutes every week, to send him to sit on the bench at Rovers. There will be a clause in the loan deal that he must play. Hoping we see a CB & LB in before Wycombe too.
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Post by gasandelectricity on Jan 17, 2023 20:57:29 GMT
DC has turned down the opportunity of taking over at Pompey it seems according to Radio Stoke. That would have been a convenient move for him!
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Post by Topper Gas on Jan 17, 2023 21:47:29 GMT
Ellery Balcombe signing will mean Belshaw will leave us or bench warm until the summer, 100%. Brentford wouldn’t recall him from Crawley, playing 90 minutes every week, to send him to sit on the bench at Rovers. There will be a clause in the loan deal that he must play. Hoping we see a CB & LB in before Wycombe too. Balcombe's career to date has been a bit odd as he seems to gone backwards since playing for Doncaster in L1: Balcombe signed a new 4+1⁄2-year contract on 6 January 2021 and later that day, he joined League One club Doncaster Rovers on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season.[He immediately assumed a starting role and one of his saves during a 4–0 FA Cup fourth round defeat to West Ham United on 23 January was nominated for the competition's Save of the Round award. One week later, two penalty saves and a man of the match performance in a 1–0 win over Lincoln City saw Balcombe named in the League One Team of the Week.Balcombe's January 2021 performances in league matches saw him nominated for the PFA Fans' League One Player of the Month award. He finished his spell with 17 appearances. Assuming the season with Donny wasn't just a blip he could well be a good L1 goalie, he's probably saved more pens in that one FA Cup match than Balshaw and Jaakola have combined in their Rovers careers.
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Post by percy on Jan 18, 2023 8:29:07 GMT
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Post by westfieldgas on Jan 18, 2023 8:54:07 GMT
Interesting to see we’ve rejected offers from L1 & L2 clubs for Saunders
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Post by simonj on Jan 18, 2023 9:21:30 GMT
It's fine having a 30-60 second promo to show someones ability (but don't forget George Weahs cousin who sent Greame Souness a video of him in action and was subsequently was signed for the Saints but was actually no better than Downs standard!). There is more than just ability, as no doubt we have had lots of skilful players at the mem in the past. If they lack application, are big headed and lazy and have a host of other bad traits, they will probably not be very good signings. Just knowing people within football clubs and having good contacts who can provide info on the person, as well as the player can be extremely useful. I have been advised by an older family member that I once saved - got in the way of - a Matt Le Tissier penalty as a toddler in a garden knockabout. One that I can remember was saving an Archie Stephens penalty he took against me when on a dog walk in my local field. Never been beaten from the spot by a pro footballer. Despite these skills I 'never made it' Archie Archie is my hero, no way he missed or he was just being very kind!
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Post by TAGas on Jan 18, 2023 9:25:45 GMT
I think we'll get at least one through the door today most likely the keeper from Brentford. I don't know anything, just guessing.
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Post by percy on Jan 18, 2023 9:51:03 GMT
Interesting to see we’ve rejected offers from L1 & L2 clubs for Saunders Yeah that is positive. Loft or Anderson more likely to leave? Hopefully neither, but I wouldnt mind an upgrade to Loft and loan him back to L2. More interesting were the comments that we have had offers rejected for above L1 standard players. Hope we dont get too distracted, we need bodies in defence!
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Post by percy on Jan 18, 2023 10:52:46 GMT
Quite enjoying "the man from del monte" replying "no" to every EFL Hub rumour
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Post by lastminutewinner on Jan 18, 2023 11:23:45 GMT
Ellery Balcombe signing will mean Belshaw will leave us or bench warm until the summer, 100%. Brentford wouldn’t recall him from Crawley, playing 90 minutes every week, to send him to sit on the bench at Rovers. There will be a clause in the loan deal that he must play. Hoping we see a CB & LB in before Wycombe too. Here is what a Doncaster fan had to say about Balcombe; "He was absolutely dreadful for us, didn’t command his area, couldn’t catch, poor shot stopper. The only thing he’s remembered for here is, Fleetwood put a cross into our box, Balcombe came to fist it away, completely missed it and knocked our captain Tom Anderson clean out" Sounds like he improved a bit for Crawley though; "He played in our first game v Carlisle and was then injured until November. Played a total of 12 games for us. Big unit and apart from one game decent with his feet (check twitter about worse corner routine). He may have had one of those must play clauses because Robson was doing well while he was injured. No calamities for us but no real wow moments either"
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Post by albaron on Jan 18, 2023 11:40:19 GMT
Ellery Balcombe signing will mean Belshaw will leave us or bench warm until the summer, 100%. Brentford wouldn’t recall him from Crawley, playing 90 minutes every week, to send him to sit on the bench at Rovers. There will be a clause in the loan deal that he must play. Hoping we see a CB & LB in before Wycombe too. Here is what a Doncaster fan had to say about Balcombe; "He was absolutely dreadful for us, didn’t command his area, couldn’t catch, poor shot stopper. The only thing he’s remembered for here is, Fleetwood put a cross into our box, Balcombe came to fist it away, completely missed it and knocked our captain Tom Anderson clean out" Sounds like he improved a bit for Crawley though; "He played in our first game v Carlisle and was then injured until November. Played a total of 12 games for us. Big unit and apart from one game decent with his feet (check twitter about worse corner routine). He may have had one of those must play clauses because Robson was doing well while he was injured. No calamities for us but no real wow moments either" I see you read " One Football Forums " as well.
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Post by gasmania on Jan 18, 2023 11:47:11 GMT
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Post by herbertblake on Jan 18, 2023 11:49:43 GMT
I reckon we should be asking Cheltenham and Northampton about their experienced strikers Alfie May and Sam Hoskins.
We can afford to off load both Loft and Saunders.
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Post by TAGas on Jan 18, 2023 12:12:47 GMT
Highlights from Crawley v Newport
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Post by SleepyGas on Jan 18, 2023 12:22:32 GMT
I reckon we should be asking Cheltenham and Northampton about their experienced strikers Alfie May and Sam Hoskins. We can afford to off load both Loft and Saunders. I am not sure it is our front line that needs the more immediate improvement
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Post by rovers5charlton5 on Jan 18, 2023 13:37:06 GMT
JB's record in transfer windows has been pretty good so far, so I think we need to trust him to bring in the right players even if timing isn't 100% what us impatient fans would like. I'm being tongue in cheek hence the but "impatient" isnt really fair. We have one fit CB! So we switch to a back 3 🫣
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