Gyros Peter
Sauce salad?
Youd imagine we have irons in the fire which might have been reliant on Turner moving on. Expect we'll see something soon...
Carlos Miguel dos Santos Pereira
- Thread starter Marco Pascolo
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A couple years ago we came pretty close, with only Turner and Horvath available for the first game, and of those Turner only arrived a couple days beforehand.
Showing the importance of getting this sorted as soon as possible.
Statto
Free Kick Specialist
I wouldn't call either of those two keepers though.
I have only once ever seen a keeper avoid saving a shot - that was Luke Steele vs SW in the O'Neill days and we lost 3-0 I think. Vlach did it every time. It never looked like an error and they all seemed to look like he didnt have a chance of saving it but the truth was he'd moved away from it and not made any attempt pretty much every time it went near him. Turner was better with that, but can't kick and if he messed something up it'd knock his confidence for ages. So we'd just concede loads with either of them.
I think most of us at the time realised we needed a new keeper in the window too but Nuno presumably had to see them and bring in who he wanted.
Sels was supposed to have been his choice and has been a good one, so we need to trust him on it.
Miguel might have not been his choice or might have been brought in so we could see, he wasn't very experienced in Brazil, and hasn't had much chance, but he did screw up a bit with the Exeter match and was injured after that, apart from that hash up in the first minute vs the barcodes in the league cup he did fine otherwise, but then Nuno sees him in training all the time.
He'd be playing if Sels was injured, so if he doesn't think he'll be good enough for that we need another keeper.
Turner isn't good enough so isn't really relevant and it seems they might be going with the Bott 3rd choice option.
If Nuno doesn’t want him, a side move to Rio Ave would be best.
Deleted User 5857
Viv Anderson
Apparently lost faith in Jota too (which I agree with). Definitely has a ruthless streak does Nuno, it seems.
Gyros Peter
Sauce salad?
He won't have gotten as far as he has without knowing exactly what he wants.
With Miguel that cup game/injury ended any hopes of a future it seems, with Jota I suspect he was too niggly - too many cheap free kicks conceded for me.
Deleted User 5857
Viv Anderson
Same, Jota was incredibly frustrating to watch and I'm sure Nuno was even more frustrated with him being our main attacking sub. He'll know exactly what is needed to get us competing again next season.
Gyros Peter
Sauce salad?
In Jotas defense his numbers weren't bad, but that's kind of offset by asking your back line to have to defend multiple free kicks because you've clattered into someone again after making a mistake...
GaryCrosbysStepOver
Geoff Thomas
Our keepers over the past 4 years have been brilliant or abysmal. Nothing in between.
king_congo_red
Ale Ape
Isn't that typical of nearly all Goalkeepers though? Ask any fan what they think of their team's 'keeper and you'll usually get a response at one end of the scale or the other - you rarely get an 'He's Ok, I suppose' or a 'Meh, Average'.
Gyros Peter
Sauce salad?
I agree but oddly many would have said that about Sels this time last year.
Gyros Peter
Sauce salad?
The good news this season is that with Europe as well as the fa and league cup there will be a few more games for the #2.
MaxiRobriguez
Bob McKinlay
Sels is 33 as well and so may start a natural decline soon. It shouldn't take much to convince an up and coming keeper to play Europe for a season this year and then be in a position to take Sels #1 shirt within the next 24 months.
Think finding a decent backup keeper will be our easiest job of the summer.
Think finding a decent backup keeper will be our easiest job of the summer.
Neurotica
First Team Squad
Karl Darlow?
TrickyTree101
Viv Anderson
I am hoping he stays in this country, maybe a Championship side will take him and would like to see if after a good run of games if he really is any good. Don't think he is Vlad or Turner bad but he really needs at his age to be playing 1st team football. Seems a bit odd not to keep him in the team without getting a replacement in - really do not rate Bott even as 3rd choice
Quntib Hollox
Jack Burkitt
I don’t believe keepers decline like that. The best can keep going (pardon the pun) til late 30’s easily.
Eddie Yates
Ian Bowyer
No he's crap
Cloughie1975
Stuart Pearce
No thanks.
Deleted User 5857
Viv Anderson
Bloody hell, we only just look like getting rid of Matt Turner, I'd rather we didn't sign another shit keeper in Darlow.
uptight9
Viv Anderson
You may have heard the name Nikopolidis. Our NT's goalkeeper when we won the Euros, and one of my favourite-ever Greek players. During that Euro 2004 summer, he made the huge jump from Panathinaikos to Oly, being 33+ years old,, essentially starting a new career in Piraeus. Got to his peak level after 35 and up until he was 38, and retired at 40+. One of his best-ever games was vs Arsenal in the CL, where Oly lost 2-0 but he prevented an absolute battering, aged close to 39. OK, the physical demands of the PL are very different from those of the Greek league, but my point is, keepers who take good care of themselves and are lucky not to get major injuries can go on until their late 30s without a big drop-off.
Gariballdidaz
Youth Team
Nuno must’ve just watched the Exeter reply then. That was the match I threw the towel in with both of them. Miguel’s inability to catch a ball and Jota’s inability to stay on his feet. I was embarrassed for them
Gyros Peter
Sauce salad?
We all saw Keylor Navas too - what was he, 37?
Frank Clark’s Tash
Jack Burkitt
Poor Carlos Miguel, doesn't seem able to catch a break.
Then again, he doesn't seem able to catch a football either...
Then again, he doesn't seem able to catch a football either...