[plannerj]

Nitrous Oxide, on 03 October 2021 - 07:07 AM, said:

Young lad still learning his trade. He's been behind too many poor defences so far. He might start to make a name for himself now.

He’s not a “ young lad”, he’s 23 for goodness sake. What’s more, he’s not leaning his trade, he’s got 120 games under his belt. You make him sound like an inexperience’s teenager!

[Goku]

23 is a young lad for a keeper

[Mr Mercury]

plannerj, on 03 October 2021 - 07:18 AM, said:

He’s not a “ young lad”, he’s 23 for goodness sake. What’s more, he’s not leaning his trade, he’s got 120 games under his belt. You make him sound like an inexperience’s teenager!

120 games for a 23 yr old keeper is impressive, he’s obviously very very good.

[Spire-Power]

He's a flapper

[Siberian Spireite]

isleaiw1, on 02 October 2021 - 08:20 PM, said:

A couple of Arsenal fans at work were very unhappy when he was signed but now say he was probably one of their better recent signings....

That’s not saying much. It baffles me how a club like Arsenal can have so apparently poor a scouting network whereas clubs like Brentford get it so right on a fraction of the spend.

Ramsdale is okay, has potential etc but I can’t see him being a top Premier League keeper. It bugged me yesterday when he decided to lie down pretending to be injured after a challenge instead of getting up and trying to save a follow-up, but I guess in these days of VAR that’s a calculation keepers make and think they will get away with, more often than not.

[calvin plummers socks]

Siberian Spireite, on 03 October 2021 - 08:48 AM, said:

That’s not saying much. It baffles me how a club like Arsenal can have so apparently poor a scouting network whereas clubs like Brentford get it so right on a fraction of the spend.

Ramsdale is okay, has potential etc but I can’t see him being a top Premier League keeper. It bugged me yesterday when he decided to lie down pretending to be injured after a challenge instead of getting up and trying to save a follow-up, but I guess in these days of VAR that’s a calculation keepers make and think they will get away with, more often than not.

Arsenals scouting network is probably second to none as it happens

[Siberian Spireite]

calvin plummers socks, on 03 October 2021 - 08:49 AM, said:

Arsenals scouting network is probably second to none as it happens

The results of it are not. Compare cash spent to talent in the first team. That is surely what a scouting network is ultimately all about.

[clarevoyant.]

calvin plummers socks, on 03 October 2021 - 08:49 AM, said:

Arsenals scouting network is probably second to none as it happens

Based on what?

[Siberian Spireite]

clarevoyant., on 03 October 2021 - 09:08 AM, said:

Based on what?

Upon the desire to pounce on any point and disagree as if possessing some kind of insider knowledge.

[SuperJackyLester]

plannerj, on 03 October 2021 - 07:18 AM, said:

He’s not a “ young lad”, he’s 23 for goodness sake. What’s more, he’s not leaning his trade, he’s got 120 games under his belt. You make him sound like an inexperience’s teenager!

You do realise that a goal keepers is not considered to be in his prime until late 20's, early 30's.

Ramsdale will be a very good keeper and will be part of the England setup for years to come

Should we not be happy that Arsenal are playing such a young english keeper than going for a foreign recruit keeping promising english players out the team

How are English players able to shine unless they get game time? He will make mistakes and he will learn from them

[calvin plummers socks]

Siberian Spireite, on 03 October 2021 - 10:19 AM, said:

Upon the desire to pounce on any point and disagree as if possessing some kind of insider knowledge.

Don’t be that guy.

Arsenal has always been the most respected in terms of talent development.
I don’t like the club particularly but their development process is superb

[Siberian Spireite]

calvin plummers socks, on 03 October 2021 - 04:38 PM, said:

Don’t be that guy.

Arsenal has always been the most respected in terms of talent development.
I don’t like the club particularly but their development process is superb

Fair enough. I would argue that Arsenal’s process, no matter how established and respected, is not currently serving their first team well as it should.

[Sammy Spireite]

Goku, on 02 October 2021 - 07:42 PM, said:

He’s a good keeper and will go on to be a very good keeper IMO

Agreed

Will be England regular in a few years

[Wooden Spoon]

calvin plummers socks, on 03 October 2021 - 08:49 AM, said:

Arsenals scouting network is probably second to none as it happens

Brentford might argue differently given resources, league position and amounts spent

[calvin plummers socks]

Wooden Spoon, on 04 October 2021 - 02:25 PM, said:

Brentford might argue differently given resources, league position and amounts spent

I take it you don’t know much about Brentford’s set up over the last few years?
They’ve done brilliantly but don’t be fooled always by league positions etc

[Wooden Spoon]

calvin plummers socks, on 04 October 2021 - 02:33 PM, said:

I take it you don’t know much about Brentford’s set up over the last few years?
They’ve done brilliantly but don’t be fooled always by league positions etc

Nope, only
That they have recruited very well, spending relatively small amounts and selling on for large profits.


I doubt that happens if your scouting is rubbish but I’m all ears if you know some one and outs of it

[jack bauer]

just watched the highlights on motd (and by the way that really does deserve the title "match of the day") 2 fantastic saves by our former loanee, interesting symetry today with our game of early goal/late goal, although the bournemouth goal a bit earlier than gateshead. wonder if an ex-town loanee has ever won the top league title before???

[Ernie Ernie Ernie]

jack bauer, on 04 March 2023 - 10:50 PM, said:

just watched the highlights on motd (and by the way that really does deserve the title "match of the day") 2 fantastic saves by our former loanee, interesting symetry today with our game of early goal/late goal, although the bournemouth goal a bit earlier than gateshead. wonder if an ex-town loanee has ever won the top league title before???

not a loan player but Luis Boa Morte

[jack bauer]

Ernie Ernie Ernie, on 04 March 2023 - 10:59 PM, said:

not a loan player but Luis Boa Morte

good knowledge ernie... respect

[Benno Spire]

jack bauer, on 04 March 2023 - 10:50 PM, said:

just watched the highlights on motd (and by the way that really does deserve the title "match of the day") 2 fantastic saves by our former loanee, interesting symetry today with our game of early goal/late goal, although the bournemouth goal a bit earlier than gateshead. wonder if an ex-town loanee has ever won the top league title before???

Not quite a league title but didn’t Thomas Hitzelspeger win the World Cup