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Post by Dan on Jul 27, 2023 10:03:10 GMT
Its a shame there is so much comment. Doesnt deserve to be rubbished. He was recruited as a number 2 keeper. That remains the position. George has obviously had problems recruiting somebody stronger.
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Post by stonesforlife on Jul 27, 2023 10:39:19 GMT
Talking of good keepers that are not tall, bartez was under 6ft, Matt Ryan 6ft just a few to mention, so if you're good enough you're good enough
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Post by grovergreenstone on Jul 27, 2023 11:06:37 GMT
The thing is, for every 2 goalkeepers you can name that were good and under 6ft, I could name 200 equally as good and over 6ft. Go on then. 200 keepers over 6', equally as good, off the top of your head - no cheating. Id only need to name the premier league keepers over the last 30yrs. Not hard. Being nearly 40yrs old, I can remember well from the mid 90's.
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Post by Benny on Jul 27, 2023 11:12:10 GMT
Not this shit again? Fickle.
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Post by grovergreenstone on Jul 27, 2023 11:13:25 GMT
Talking of good keepers that are not tall, bartez was under 6ft, Matt Ryan 6ft just a few to mention, so if you're good enough you're good enough So Barthez and Bonetti are on the list of top keepers under 6ft. Are there many more ? just so I can work out the statistics. for example, 198 top keepers being over 6ft would mean 1% under 6ft. Why go for one of the under 6ft guys ? Then add to that Earle has been told he is number 2, we are now happy to line up with a short No.2 ? ] It seems the club have fucked up yet again.
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Post by grovergreenstone on Jul 27, 2023 11:14:12 GMT
Not this shit again? Fickle. Well if the club got their ass in to gear, or at least told us why the reason we havent signed a keeper and others over the last month , we wouldnt be having this debate. The club are a joke right now
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Post by daveu on Jul 27, 2023 11:17:16 GMT
Go on then. 200 keepers over 6', equally as good, off the top of your head - no cheating. Id only need to name the premier league keepers over the last 30yrs. Not hard. Being nearly 40yrs old, I can remember well from the mid 90's. So you’re not even prepared to give him a chance. Have you even seen him play?
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Post by grovergreenstone on Jul 27, 2023 11:20:11 GMT
He played against tonbridge a few yrs back, and Iv'e seen him in warm ups many many times.
Keepers need to command their box, Mersin failed at that big time and I'm saying now theres no way Earle will struggle to command his box.
Fulham let him go because he was too short.
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Post by daveu on Jul 27, 2023 11:22:42 GMT
He played against tonbridge a few yrs back, and Iv'e seen him in warm ups many many times. Keepers need to command their box, Mersin failed at that big time and I'm saying now theres no way Earle will struggle to command his box. Fulham let him go because he was too short. I’ll take the opinion of the manager (a man who knows football) over the ill-informed diatribe of a supporter every time.
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Post by grovergreenstone on Jul 27, 2023 11:33:45 GMT
He played against tonbridge a few yrs back, and Iv'e seen him in warm ups many many times. Keepers need to command their box, Mersin failed at that big time and I'm saying now theres no way Earle will struggle to command his box. Fulham let him go because he was too short. I’ll take the opinion of the manager (a man who knows football) over the ill-informed diatribe of a supporter every time. Thats your opinion and your entitled to it. Don't forget George is a guy who may well have been a great player but his managerial record stinks. Never won a league match, pre season looks very shakey, recruitment has been piss poor. Also George said Harley will be No.2 and here we are looking at him being number 1.
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Post by Nick on Jul 27, 2023 12:53:22 GMT
But both George and Harley acknowledge that he is the back up keeper and that hasn't changed. Everyone seems happy enough with that scenario and the disagreements seem to centre on whether he is good enough for first choice. Clearly not ! Tbh, it's a shade disappointing that we are in the late stages of player recruitment and a first team keeper has yet to sign-up.
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Post by grovergreenstone on Jul 27, 2023 13:03:14 GMT
But both George and Harley acknowledge that he is the back up keeper and that hasn't changed. Everyone seems happy enough with that scenario and the disagreements seem to centre on whether he is good enough for first choice. Clearly not ! Tbh, it's a shade disappointing that we are in the late stages of player recruitment and a first team keeper has yet to sign-up. This is exactly where I'm at. How can anyone be happy with this. But it seems over and over again people seem to go with 'If the club are doing it, it must be right'
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Post by holysmokes66 on Jul 27, 2023 13:09:41 GMT
Blimey. I cannot wait for the season to start so we actually have something worthwhile to talk about other than bloody goalkeepers heights...
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Post by pwoodstone on Jul 27, 2023 13:29:21 GMT
But both George and Harley acknowledge that he is the back up keeper and that hasn't changed. Everyone seems happy enough with that scenario and the disagreements seem to centre on whether he is good enough for first choice. Clearly not ! Tbh, it's a shade disappointing that we are in the late stages of player recruitment and a first team keeper has yet to sign-up. This is exactly where I'm at. How can anyone be happy with this. But it seems over and over again people seem to go with 'If the club are doing it, it must be right' I think you confuse “happy with this” with “wait and see who we get in and aren’t gonna moan about every little thing, at least until the season starts”.
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Post by nws on Jul 27, 2023 13:45:14 GMT
Talking of good keepers that are not tall, bartez was under 6ft, Matt Ryan 6ft just a few to mention, so if you're good enough you're good enough Paul Cooper (Ipswich Town)
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