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Post by buckrippers on Dec 31, 2015 9:34:40 GMT
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Post by lpgas on Dec 31, 2015 9:38:16 GMT
Mildenhall has had his day, we will sign another keeper soon
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Dec 31, 2015 9:46:43 GMT
"A murmur of discord went around the ground on the one occasion he advanced and failed to connect properly with a punch, but at least he got the ball out of the danger zone. In such circumstances a more hesitant keeper might have stayed on his line, something that could have caused more problems in the long run"
imo it was pretty clear that the correct decision would have been to stay on his line.
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Post by amgas on Dec 31, 2015 10:01:02 GMT
If we go for another loan it should be with a permanent signing in mind - no point in temporary solutions.
Confident Midenhall would do as good a job as any of the loan keepers did for us, but fully accept we are likely to need a replacement when Mildenhall's contract ends. Hence the only way a loan makes sense is if it is about getting someone in with a view to a permanent deal.
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Post by Topper Gas on Dec 31, 2015 10:06:22 GMT
Nothing new to read here, just a blog based on two threads forum users have already covered this week. At the end of the day we just have trust DC makes the right decision as he's clearly a damn sight better than any of us at making them.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2015 10:59:48 GMT
I'd like to see Chapman back in goal.
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Post by buckrippers on Dec 31, 2015 11:13:27 GMT
Nothing new to read here, just a blog based on two threads forum users have already covered this week. At the end of the day we just have trust DC makes the right decision as he's clearly a damn sight better than any of us at making them. Sorry Topper, always look back through previous threads but must have missed the Mildy tweet one. If I'd have seen it I would have put the link up there. Not trying to do DC's job for him, but to my mind Mildy has looked more solid behind that back 4 than Nicholls ever did and it's obvious those defenders have every faith in him. I'm not saying he should have a new contract or anything but I just think that if we are going to go the loan keeper route again it should be with a permanent signing in mind.
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Post by Topper Gas on Dec 31, 2015 11:46:42 GMT
Problem is he had little to do, saves wise, at the Dons and just the one routine save against Orient, whether that's because the defence, with Sincs/Mansel now in front of them, is now stopping the shots or our last two opponents were poor going forward will be confirmed in the next few games, until we've seen if Mildenhall can actually make any saves it's a bit early to say both last & this season's problems are behind him. Given we're top 7 having used 4 different goalies perhaps it's not that a bigger issue anyway.
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Post by madgas on Dec 31, 2015 12:10:44 GMT
As we have injuries we need another.
So a better keeper makes sense.
But I'd say I'm happy with Mildy - done well in the last two games.
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Post by mehewmagic on Dec 31, 2015 12:24:21 GMT
don't know if anything has changed this season but there was apparently clarity last season that the whole 'contract trigger' speculation was hogwash. The match day programme stated that it had already been triggered. The infamous 'stuck on 29 appearances' therefore meant nothing, or the BRFC programme made an unlikely mistake. He was dropped because he wasn't performing that well, and at the time i think most of us would have agreed. I can certainly see the logic in having to stick with the 3 keepers we have. It's a slightly bizarre situation, and one of the few mistakes DC presumably made in the summer, but it seems mad to focus on goalies when we have 3 on the payroll and other areas may need the attention more. Of course the caveat on all of this is that only DC and a few others REALLY know all about contracts, how people train, budgets etc. sorry, pedants corner - He was signed on NYD 2013, so three years ago. And isn't "almost exactly" an oxymoron?
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Dec 31, 2015 12:50:35 GMT
I can certainly see the logic in having to stick with the 3 keepers we have. It's a slightly bizarre situation, and one of the few mistakes DC presumably made in the summer, but it seems mad to focus on goalies when we have 3 on the payroll and other areas may need the attention more. Of course the caveat on all of this is that only DC and a few others REALLY know all about contracts, how people train, budgets etc. Yeah, it seems to have been keeping DC up late at nights, but I don't see the worry. Especially as Nichols made a couple of glaring errors (like Mildy did last year), but kept his place in the team.
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Post by kylegas on Dec 31, 2015 13:01:12 GMT
I find it funny that an article praising Mildy is accompanied by a picture of him conceding a goal haha anyway he's done in the past few games, we can't continue with one keeper tho so somebody will come in, be it a loan or permanent signing... Then we'll see who's favoured I guess
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Post by buckrippers on Dec 31, 2015 13:03:20 GMT
don't know if anything has changed this season but there was apparently clarity last season that the whole 'contract trigger' speculation was hogwash. The match day programme stated that it had already been triggered. The infamous 'stuck on 29 appearances' therefore meant nothing, or the BRFC programme made an unlikely mistake. He was dropped because he wasn't performing that well, and at the time i think most of us would have agreed. I can certainly see the logic in having to stick with the 3 keepers we have. It's a slightly bizarre situation, and one of the few mistakes DC presumably made in the summer, but it seems mad to focus on goalies when we have 3 on the payroll and other areas may need the attention more. Of course the caveat on all of this is that only DC and a few others REALLY know all about contracts, how people train, budgets etc. sorry, pedants corner - He was signed on NYD 2013, so three years ago. And isn't "almost exactly" an oxymoron? 1. Spent ages trying to figure that out, too. I think it's because so much has happened and he's into his fourth season with us. Joined under Ward when we stayed up, went down, came back up and now riding high in League 2. 2. Oxymoron yes. Wasn't sure when the Post was going to put the piece up. If it had been tomorrow it would have been "exactly", but as it is today I wasn't quite sure how to phrase it.
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Post by mumbles on Dec 31, 2015 13:18:02 GMT
I like to see loyalty and professionalism rewarded. To that end I would like to see him given a run in the team. I think he deserves it and on his current showings I don't think any of the loanees have been significantly better. It might also be good to have his experience going into the end of the season. It would also give us a bit more money to spend in other areas.
I will fully accept though that I am a sentimental old sod and as we all know, there's no room for sentiment in football.
I do trust DC to get it right though.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2015 13:44:41 GMT
[quote author=" kylegas" we can't continue with one keeper We have 2 keepers. Or have you forgotten Preston?.
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Dec 31, 2015 14:00:24 GMT
don't know if anything has changed this season but there was apparently clarity last season that the whole 'contract trigger' speculation was hogwash. The match day programme stated that it had already been triggered. The infamous 'stuck on 29 appearances' therefore meant nothing, or the BRFC programme made an unlikely mistake. He was dropped because he wasn't performing that well, and at the time i think most of us would have agreed. I can certainly see the logic in having to stick with the 3 keepers we have. It's a slightly bizarre situation, and one of the few mistakes DC presumably made in the summer, but it seems mad to focus on goalies when we have 3 on the payroll and other areas may need the attention more. Of course the caveat on all of this is that only DC and a few others REALLY know all about contracts, how people train, budgets etc. sorry, pedants corner - He was signed on NYD 2013, so three years ago. And isn't "almost exactly" an oxymoron? 1. Spent ages trying to figure that out, too. I think it's because so much has happened and he's into his fourth season with us. Joined under Ward when we stayed up, went down, came back up and now riding high in League 2. 2. Oxymoron yes. Wasn't sure when the Post was going to put the piece up. If it had been tomorrow it would have been "exactly", but as it is today I wasn't quite sure how to phrase it. More pednats* corner, but I don't agree. Almost exactly is perfectly fine in certain contexts, eg 3.1245345 is almost exactly 3.1245346 The almost exactly a year, like in this usage is perfectly fine, istm, coz the potential exactitude is remarkable and worthwhile to point out, even if it's not strictly correct. Usages like you have two oranges and I have three, so we have almost exactly the same, istm would be wrong. Coz the quality of exactitude is pretty pointless in the first place. *Yes, pednats.
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Post by Topper Gas on Dec 31, 2015 14:10:36 GMT
[quote author=" kylegas " we can't continue with one keeper We have 2 keepers. Or have you forgotten Preston?. Preston is an untried kid, not sure I'd feel happy to see him replace Mildenhall on Saturday if he was injured or sent off at any point during the game. Assuming Puddy is out for a while then we either need back up for Mildenhall or a new No 1, possibly it's easy to sign a new No 1 on loan than expect somebody to join us and just sit on the bench??
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Dec 31, 2015 14:14:15 GMT
[quote author=" kylegas " we can't continue with one keeper We have 2 keepers. Or have you forgotten Preston?. Preston is an untried kid, not sure I'd feel happy to see him replace Mildenhall on Saturday if he was injured or sent off at any point during the game. Assuming Puddy is out for a while then we either need back up for Mildenhall or a new No 1, possibly it's easy to sign a new No 1 on loan than expect somebody to join us and just sit on the bench?? Istm it's perfectly fine to have a keeper you don't particularly want to play yet on the bench all season if you expect him not to get a game. The worst that can happen is that he comes on early in a game coz your no1 is injured, and then you get an emergency loan (or something) the next day. Istm that's perfectly fine when the alternative is paying top whack for someone to sit on the bench and do nothing (as Mildy has done for half a season). Istm at this level it's not uncommon to have a keeper you don't particularly fancy, or one who isn't completely ready for the first team, sitting on the bench.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2015 14:42:29 GMT
[quote author=" kylegas " we can't continue with one keeper We have 2 keepers. Or have you forgotten Preston?. Preston is an untried kid, not sure I'd feel happy to see him replace Mildenhall on Saturday if he was injured or sent off at any point during the game. Assuming Puddy is out for a while then we either need back up for Mildenhall or a new No 1, possibly it's easy to sign a new No 1 on loan than expect somebody to join us and just sit on the bench?? Wasn't Martin untried in the league coming from several leagues lower ? and if Nicholls is all we can get then tried or not I would prefer to give Preston a chance,its the only way we will see if he is good enough,after all how is he to get experience
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Post by orgasmic on Dec 31, 2015 14:46:33 GMT
Think he played ok against Orient and was pleased he got a decent reception as I'm hoping that will boost his confidence. That said, I think he is a bit slow off his line and often misses the early pass to start a counter attack. I'd be comfortable if we stick with him but if a better option is available we should go for it as GK's have the ability to win as many points as a striker.
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