Aaron Ramsdale: return to Southampton confirmed

[nemtizz]

 

Love Murph

[RUHRLYASLEEVESUP]

Brilliant tonight so far & lovely to see too

Well done lad 

[Newcastle Fan]

Perfect performance today.

[Ginola]

Brilliant distribution and some excellent saves. Great performance

[TheBrownBottle]

Good game again - the lad is a quality keeper

[Optimistic Nut]

Made the saves that Pope gets lauded for and he's just an all-round good keeper. Might be harsh but I'd be making the change. 

[The Prophet]

Good game, nice having a keeper that can play a bit. 

 

One small grumble is that he opts to punch almost every time.

[BottledDog]

2 hours ago, nemtizz said:

 

Love Murph

 

Toodaloo! Buhbuy!

[Aiston]

Bat shit crazy idea.....use him as a sub 70-80 minutes into games for his ability on the ball and to help us keep control of the game.

[MagMal]

2 minutes ago, Aiston said:

Bat shit crazy idea.....use him as a sub 70-80 minutes into games for his ability on the ball and to help us keep control of the game.

I like it, it would really piss off the Cartel cheerleaders as well.

[Vaj]

I would start him every game personally. Harsh on Pope but he improves everyone else with his passing 

[Coffee_Johnny]

Solid performance. Hope he gets some more minutes; even if just cups.  

[gbandit]

This lad is a proper weapon in our ability to force teams to sit deep wit the accuracy of his kicking to both Wolt and Burn

[TheInfiniteOdyssey]

Some really good distribution through the middle of the pitch tonight. Gets us going much quicker.

[Lush Vlad]

I thought he was very good. Wasn’t needed on the ball much. But clearly miles better than Pope at that and no heart attacks. 
 

One gripe is that I thought he was rooted to his line on crosses. Thought there were a few times he could have come for it or would have been able to claim it and not punch. If he had been a bit more aggressive. 
 

Pope is still the better keeper. But not worried at all for cup games or if Pope gets crocked again and Ramsdale gets a run. 

[Tiotes Witch Doctor]

Kicked a ball out of his hands that literally landed on Ramsey's toe when he was being well marked, so refreshing to have someone with good distribution in nets.

[Checko]

Thought he had a really good game. 

 

A 27 year old goalie with 5 England caps as your backup. Nice.

[Keggy_Keagal]

Very different to Pope, Ramsdale's very much a 2022 (distribution,pace off the line, agile) keeper. I wonder if the more traditional Pope (size, presence, better on crosses, possibly a better shot stopper) is going to show his worth more domestically ? Particularly as we're seeing long throws and more direct play increasing in the English game. Definitely an argument to use Ramsdale in games when we're likely to have less possession and the transition is going to be key. 

[The Prophet]

How much is the buy option?

[Leemond]

That "heavy loan fee" was so worth it 

[madras]

3 minutes ago, The Prophet said:

How much is the buy option?

Was there a buy option ?

 

[Mountain]

Brilliant tonight. What a signing.

[The Prophet]

7 minutes ago, madras said:

Was there a buy option ?

 

 

Aye.

 

Can't find how much. Although nice to read another thread ageing like a fine wine.

[madras]

I still think, come the end of the season and he'll be our regular starter and Ramsey will be over Joelinton.

 

(Fwiw last weekend I said I wouldn't be surprised if Sunderland went until boxing day without a league win)

[IndonesianToon]

That's our future 1st-2nd GK position sorted for long term.
Just need to add competition once Pope retired/left.

Happy with both for this season and maybe next.