Skeletor Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Just now, Yorkie said: Would be a great result if we're actually able to upgrade our backup goalie after all. Hopefully Dubs and PSRdimos leave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Can he play RW? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 How bad must the Greek be Christ. And people on here were talking about his 100 appearances for Benfica. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Getting him on a loan now before his value potentially skyrockets after a season makes sense. None of our back-up keepers inspire confidence at all and Eddie has, quite rightly, identified that Oddy is essentially just a dude wearing goalkeeping gloves. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Jinx Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Pope’s kicking yesterday will have been something even Howe will reluctantly acknowledge now as a massive problem. Every single kick out gave them possession of the ball. But what’s frustrating is that he’ll probably sign Trafford and leave him on the fucking bench for 3 months. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnes23 Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Shadow Puppets said: Makes a lot of sense to get an actually capable number 2. We all know the Forest lad was a PSR favour signing… he’ll head out on loan. I'm not convinced Trafford can yet be called capable as a PL goalkeeper. Edited August 26 by Barnes23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 5 minutes ago, KDT said: Vlad leaves on loan, Dubravka on a permanent. Trafford becomes number 2 with an eye to taking over from Pope in a year or so, Ruddy becomes what he joined for (3rd choice and English qualified) & Gillespie continues to have the best job in the world. Perfectly happy with all that. I still cringe seeing Dubravka on the bench when it happens. Trafford is good with the ball, and is good coming off his line to sweep too I believe. Also a fantastic shot stopper. His issue is his physicality at times, but if he struggles with that badly when called upon, we'll have Ruddy as insurance. We can make a bit of money loaning out Odysseas, as he's of a decent enough calibre to at least get some loan money for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 I know Vlad was just a money deal with Forest, but why Ruddy? Vlad and Dubravka surely got to go now? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Just now, Dr Jinx said: Pope’s kicking yesterday will have been something even Howe will reluctantly acknowledge now as a massive problem. Every single kick out gave them possession of the ball. But what’s frustrating is that he’ll probably sign Trafford and leave him on the fucking bench for 3 months. Wonder what it would take to trigger some urgency for a RW? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Probably Jacob Murphy being drafted to war Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 3 minutes ago, Menace said: How bad must the Greek be Christ. And people on here were talking about his 100 appearances for Benfica. I just think we really want Trafford long term. Vlachodimos was just a necessary evil, that we can make some money off of with loans. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theregulars Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Just now, nufc123 said: I know Vlad was just a money deal with Forest, but why Ruddy? Vlad and Dubravka surely got to go now? Explained above very well by @KDT. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Just now, Menace said: Probably Jacob Murphy being drafted to war Get it done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 1 minute ago, nufc123 said: I know Vlad was just a money deal with Forest, but why Ruddy? Vlad and Dubravka surely got to go now? Ruddy replaces Karius. Trafford replaces Dubs. Vlachodimos enables us to keep Bruno. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 1 minute ago, Theregulars said: Explained above very well by @KDT. Still a lot goalkeepers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Yorkie said: Ruddy replaces Karius. Trafford replaces Dubs. Vlachodimos enables us to keep Bruno. And Gillespie. Its four. Quite a lot of keepers. Gordon. Edited August 26 by nufc123 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 (edited) Again this is why part of me actually wishes we had just got a big fee early on for one of blue chip players tbh. We'd have got breathing room to go straight out and buy 4-5 first choice players to address all the major positions. Instead we're kind of scrambling around unsure which gaps to plug, and waiting to the last week of the window to see which opportunities arrive for how best to allocate the funds we do have. It may be that we've moved for this purely because the right wing options have all closed up, and this one has become a potential goer on favourable payment terms ala Hall. Controversial maybe but I hope we just bite the bullet and sell somebody big next summer. It's shite that PSR encourages this but it's probably our best bet of getting value from our new recruitment set up. Edited August 26 by ponsaelius Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theregulars Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Just now, nufc123 said: Still a lot goalkeepers Not really. Pope the man, Trafford the sub/apprentice, Ruddy the emergency backstop that fills the English quota and can help develop Trafford and Gillespie because he’s a nice smiley geordie and I imagine you need 4 keepers for training purposes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Sensible deal if he plays there this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Gillespie is just there to fulfill a homegrown quota isn’t he? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Just now, The Butcher said: Sensible deal if he plays there this season. If we're looking to loan him then we won't be able to send him back or anywhere else this season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Just now, McCormick said: Gillespie is just there to fulfill a homegrown quota isn’t he? He’s not homegrown at NUFC, just homegrown English, same as Ruddy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Just now, Theregulars said: Not really. Pope the man, Trafford the sub/apprentice, Ruddy the emergency backstop that fills the English quota and can help develop Trafford and Gillespie because he’s a nice smiley geordie and I imagine you need 4 keepers for training purposes. I mean I would rather have Trafford on the bench instead of Vlad. Dont get me wrong. Its scary if Pope gets injured. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 1 minute ago, Theregulars said: Not really. Pope the man, Trafford the sub/apprentice, Ruddy the emergency backstop that fills the English quota and can help develop Trafford and Gillespie because he’s a nice smiley geordie and I imagine you need 4 keepers for training purposes. Yeah, think it all makes perfect sense tbh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 15 minutes ago, joeyt said: Don't think a year on our bench is going to help his development much If yesterday is anything to go by, it might not take that long tbf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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