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1 minute ago, timeEd32 said:

I can get behind this if the plan is something like:

  • Loan Ramsdale (though the high loan fee sounds terrible)
  • Sell Dubs and/or the Greek
  • Re-allocate planned GK spend to other positions
  • Revisit long term keeper decision next summer

 

It's pretty much how I anticipate this playing out.

 

Even if Ramsdale does well and stays, Pope will still be leaving next summer, and a more long term option will then be coming in I imagine.

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Quite surprised how bad people think Ramsdale is. Is it just because of the optics about him saying he can't concentrate? Admittedly that's bad. 

 

I know we've always overrated Dubravka but he could never play for Arsenal or England. 

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1 minute ago, HaydnNUFC said:

Is this window from hell the payment we have to undertake for finally banishing the trophy curse?

 

:lol: Imaging breaking a bargain with a djinn and dealing with the ramifications for the fucking Carabao Cup. 

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2 minutes ago, timeEd32 said:

I can get behind this if the plan is something like:

  • Loan Ramsdale (though the high loan fee sounds terrible)
  • Sell Dubs and/or the Greek
  • Re-allocate planned GK spend to other positions
  • Revisit long term keeper decision next summer

If a loan + option which this seems to be, then this deal actually makes a lot of sense, loan fee depending.

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3 minutes ago, timeEd32 said:

I can get behind this if the plan is something like:

  • Loan Ramsdale (though the high loan fee sounds terrible)
  • Sell Dubs and/or the Greek
  • Re-allocate planned GK spend to other positions
  • Revisit long term keeper decision next summer

This. Pope as number 1, Ramsdale backup. Dubs can leave and the Greek? Get new no 1 next summer. 

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1 minute ago, Skeletor said:

As long as its not an obligation to buy. We've fucked this transfer window and so we can't be beggars now we're left with the shite like Ramsdale.

 

We're only half way through the window, if that comforts you at all :lol:

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2 minutes ago, Sibierski said:

Ornstein saying a significant loan fee would be needed too. Imagine droping £5m for him on loan :D 

 

Freedie Woodman on a free was legit a better option. Rather sign Angus Gunn on a free instead, at least he's best mates with Murphy.

Isn’t he a school boy guitarist?

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Just now, AyeDubbleYoo said:

Quite surprised how bad people think Ramsdale is. Is it just because of the optics about him saying he can't concentrate? Admittedly that's bad. 

 

I know we've always overrated Dubravka but he could never play for Arsenal or England. 

 

 

I think he gets over hammered tbh, don't think he's as bad as people make out. But at the same time I thought he was about 23 not 27. 

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1 minute ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

Quite surprised how bad people think Ramsdale is. Is it just because of the optics about him saying he can't concentrate? Admittedly that's bad. 

 

I know we've always overrated Dubravka but he could never play for Arsenal or England. 


He got forced out of Arsenal because he wasn’t comfortable with Arteta’s requirements for his keeper to have a high starting position and to contribute in possession. He’s a worse goalkeeper than Pope in terms of the fundamentals and isn’t a big enough upgrade on the ball to make up for that.

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10 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

I'm not sure Dubs is better than him mind, although admittedly Dubs hasn't publicly said he can't concentrate :lol:

 

For me it's meh, but it's not a disaster as long as we have Pope.

 

 

 

 

Dubravka is absolutely not better than him, but don't let me get in the way of another NO meltdown session!

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4 minutes ago, gdm said:

Hyperbole but he’s shit. Pope is done and ruddy is barely a keeper at this point 

How is Pope done like? He was perfectly fine just a couple of months ago at the end of the season, but all of a sudden he's done? 

 

And Ramsdale isn't shit, it's uninspiring I'll give you that, but he's not shit, and was pretty solid for Arsenal for a few years.

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Fucking Ramsdale man :lol: 

 

Better than The Greek I guess. Probably. 

 

Just start Pope for 10 minutes then sub him on so he can concentrate and that. 

 

 

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File under low risk low reward, I guess. If Dúbravka is away we need another keeper and if we can get a PL-experienced one on loan as we resume the search for Pope's successor, fine. Seems fairly pragmatic, just un-exciting.

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Just now, Yorkie said:

File under low risk low reward, I guess. If Dúbravka is away we need another keeper and if we can get a PL-experienced one on loan as we resume the search for Pope's successor, fine. Seems fairly pragmatic, just un-exciting.

Basically this. :thup:

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