[tomjoad]

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[hilly81]

3 years and a fee. We must rate him!

[gordon_brittas]

 hilly81, on 20 June 2025 - 03:05 PM, said:

3 years and a fee. We must rate him!

Hopefully as good as Tommy Lee. Last proper quality keeper we’ve had.

[Westbars Spireite]

A statement signing definitely and another big financial commitment no doubt. There'll be a little bit of pressure to get automatic promotion next season (which isn't a bad thing necessarily).

[tomjoad]

Some folk doubted we would pay big money for a keeper.

Happy days.

[Westbars Spireite]

You're extremely unlikely to get automatic promotion without a highly competent and settled #1 'keeper. Hopefully this is exactly what we have here, whatever Orient fans might think.

[tomjoad]

 Westbars Spireite, on 20 June 2025 - 03:10 PM, said:

You're extremely unlikely to get automatic promotion without a highly competent and settled #1 'keeper. Hopefully this is exactly what we have here, whatever Orient fans might think.

Not keen on Markandy were they?
Their loss....

[Misnomer]

 tomjoad, on 20 June 2025 - 03:09 PM, said:

Some folk doubted we would pay big money for a keeper.

Happy days.

What did we pay?

[tomjoad]

Rumoured 150k.

[ash_cfc]

 tomjoad, on 20 June 2025 - 03:22 PM, said:

Rumoured 150k.

Runoured yes. But the actual figure is absolutely nowhere near that amount.

[TJ Blue]

Orient fans don’t seem to rate him, hopefully they’re wrong if we’ve paid a fee, on the plus side, St Mirren fans loved him.

[Waller is my hero]

We’ve gone a long time, over several seasons, without a truly settled goalkeeper in the side. Tommy Lee was probably the last one to really hold down that position. Since then, it’s mostly been loan signings. They’ve done a job in the short term, but there’s always that temporary feel to it.

That’s why having a goalkeeper who is a fully established part of the team is absolutely crucial. We’ve spent a significant amount to bring him in, which hopefully reflects a real investment in quality and long-term stability between the posts.

That’s no detriment on Boot, he’s a steady, dependable option, and clearly values his role at the club, otherwise he wouldn’t have signed on again.

This is a great addition by Paul Cook, and particularly by the Kirks, who continue to back the club, invest wisely, and build something special here

[hilly81]

tomjoad, on 20 June 2025 - 03:22 PM, said:

Rumoured 150k.

In the Scottish Sun

[Osborne again]

Welcome Zak, but you'll have to be at your best to keep Ryan Boot out of the team.

[Trigger]

So just need a left sided centre back, an attacking centre midfielder and a striker (and a right back I'd say, some wouldn't).

Maybe we'll see some under 21s come in aswell to pad the squad out.

We've got a lot of players who will be 34+ by the time September comes around (naylor grigg fleck grimes madden(if he's still here) and mcfadz. These will be managed ala jack Lester in his last season.

[Cartman]

 ash_cfc, on 20 June 2025 - 03:24 PM, said:

Runoured yes. But the actual figure is absolutely nowhere near that amount.

Exactly, I’m told it’s definitely not as much as 150k

[Misnomer]

So, not 'big' money, then.

For perspective, in 1998, how much did we pay for Jason Lee, £250k?

[Westbars Spireite]

tomjoad, on 20 June 2025 - 03:12 PM, said:

Not keen on Markandy were they?
Their loss....

I don't remember seeing anything, but then I never looked. He was always involved, though it became fewer starts over time so the manager rated him, just not as much as other options.

Sounds like Hemming made a few early balls ups and never recovered from it.

[HaslandBlue58]

TJ Blue, on 20 June 2025 - 03:24 PM, said:

Orient fans don't seem to rate him, hopefully they're wrong if we've paid a fee, on the plus side, St Mirren fans loved him.

As has been mentioned,they barely rated Markanday,so I will wait to make my own mind up about him,and it won't be over one game like some on here tend to do.
Whatever he turns out to be let's just say the Blues Brothers are putting their money where PC wants it put,and with the way they are backing the #Bloated Back Room Staff could see them being club legends in the future.IMO.

[DerbySpireite59]

 Trigger, on 20 June 2025 - 03:28 PM, said:

So just need a left sided centre back, an attacking centre midfielder and a striker (and a right back I'd say, some wouldn't).

Maybe we'll see some under 21s come in aswell to pad the squad out.

We've got a lot of players who will be 34+ by the time September comes around (naylor grigg fleck grimes madden(if he's still here) and mcfadz. These will be managed ala jack Lester in his last season.

What? Jack was nearly 38 when he started his last season. Only Kyle is anywhere near that, and none are centre forwards.