Back up keeper

[ayrshireblue]

Watching the highlights of the Southampton game from yesterday and was impressed by Paulo Gazzaniga. He seems to be everything that Cabalero isn't. Big, strong and commanding. I know he was with Gillingham when he was very young and he's still only 23 so I don't know if he would count as association trained. As he's currently only back up at Southampton I don't think he'd cost the earth and is one we should definitely be looking at. Saying all this, I don't know how far away Gunn is and it may be that he's the future.

[Douglas Higginbottom]

Watching the highlights of the Southampton game from yesterday and was impressed by Paulo Gazzaniga. He seems to be everything that Cabalero isn't. Big, strong and commanding. I know he was with Gillingham when he was very young and he's still only 23 so I don't know if he would count as association trained. As he's currently only back up at Southampton I don't think he'd cost the earth and is one we should definitely be looking at. Saying all this, I don't know how far away Gunn is and it may be that he's the future.

Gunn is the future. He probably needs a good loan year somewhere but I reckon he will make it to the top

[PeterParker]

What the hell is wrong with Willy?

Saved our arse with Soton.

[Moonchesteri]

What the hell is wrong with Willy?

Saved our arse with Soton.

Good to see you here Mr. Pellegrini.
May I suggest you start to train defending with the lads during practice?

[Ray78]

Caballero is still capable back up.....

[MilnersJaw]

free willy had a good game vs Southampton. Doesn't excuse how shit awful he is.

[Ray78]

Lost 2 cup games (last season) and one league game and are in the semi finals of the Capital one Cup that doesn't make him totally shit.

[PeterParker]

What the hell is wrong with Willy?

Saved our arse with Soton.

Good to see you here Mr. Pellegrini.
May I suggest you start to train defending with the lads during practice?

I will speak with Ruben.

[TGR]

Lost 2 cup games (last season) and one league game and are in the semi finals of the Capital one Cup that doesn't make him totally shit.

And he takes up a spot in the CL squad that a HG player like Incheano could have.
Just saying like....

[Ray78]

An injury or suspension to Hart in a vital Champions League game and we are without an experienced back up keeper if we did that. Just saying like. With Nasri's injury there is a spot open for Iheanacho

[Dubciteh]

Gazzaniga is terrible, hes not even southamptons second choice, hes there third choice at best.

No chance in this world is he good enough for city.

John Ruddy as second choice next year if Gunns not ready. If chelsea can have begovic as second choice, united have valdez as third choice, arsenal scezney or ospina then we can have someone decent too.

[Foreverinbluedreams]

Gazzaniga is terrible, hes not even southamptons second choice, hes there third choice at best.

No chance in this world is he good enough for city.

John Ruddy as second choice next year if Gunns not ready. If chelsea can have begovic as second choice, united have valdez as third choice, arsenal scezney or ospina then we can have someone decent too.

Krul is association trained, don't know whether he's classed as decent?

[Dubciteh]

Gazzaniga is terrible, hes not even southamptons second choice, hes there third choice at best.

No chance in this world is he good enough for city.

John Ruddy as second choice next year if Gunns not ready. If chelsea can have begovic as second choice, united have valdez as third choice, arsenal scezney or ospina then we can have someone decent too.

Krul is association trained, don't know whether he's classed as decent?

is he yeah? that would do. Anyone who is decent enough first choice in the prem league and home grown fits the bill. Tom Heaton another, shame hes a rag.

[john@staustell]

Gazzaniga is terrible, hes not even southamptons second choice, hes there third choice at best.

No chance in this world is he good enough for city.

John Ruddy as second choice next year if Gunns not ready. If chelsea can have begovic as second choice, united have valdez as third choice, arsenal scezney or ospina then we can have someone decent too.

Caballero is better than Ruddy. Easily.

[Moonchesteri]

Gazzaniga is terrible, hes not even southamptons second choice, hes there third choice at best.

No chance in this world is he good enough for city.

John Ruddy as second choice next year if Gunns not ready. If chelsea can have begovic as second choice, united have valdez as third choice, arsenal scezney or ospina then we can have someone decent too.

Caballero is better than Ruddy. Easily.

Is he really that good that we need to waste one 'foreigner' place for him in CL?
Yep I didn't think so either.

[Hutch's Shoulder]

Lost 2 cup games (last season) and one league game and are in the semi finals of the Capital one Cup that doesn't make him totally shit.

And he takes up a spot in the CL squad that a HG player like Incheano could have.
Just saying like....

Nacho is not home grown.

[Foreverinbluedreams]

Lost 2 cup games (last season) and one league game and are in the semi finals of the Capital one Cup that doesn't make him totally shit.

And he takes up a spot in the CL squad that a HG player like Incheano could have.
Just saying like....

Nacho is not home grown.

And even if he was he is under21 so wouldn't need to take a place in the squad.

Yet another fail in the history of fails from The Gloomy Runt.

[iwasthere2012]

Lost 2 cup games (last season) and one league game and are in the semi finals of the Capital one Cup that doesn't make him totally shit.

And he takes up a spot in the CL squad that a HG player like Incheano could have.
Just saying like....

Nacho is not home grown.

Take that hook out of your mouth, Hutch.

[CTID Hants]

Gazzaniga is terrible, hes not even southamptons second choice, hes there third choice at best.

No chance in this world is he good enough for city.

John Ruddy as second choice next year if Gunns not ready. If chelsea can have begovic as second choice, united have valdez as third choice, arsenal scezney or ospina then we can have someone decent too.

Krul is association trained, don't know whether he's classed as decent?

You would have to wait until next summer to find out, that is his due date back from his current injury.........

Not sure who mentioned it further up the thread about "any other prem keeper would be better"..... Why would anyone of them (that are decent enough) want to come and bench warm for us when they can play weekly where they are? They are NOT like outfield players where rotation or form means they can break there way into the starting 11.

How many thought Begovic was mad to go to Chelsea before the season kicked off & he got lucky???

Good keepers rarely move and if they do it is because they can see the first choice where they are going is going/gone already or about to retire in a season.

Seeing as Joe is going nowhere for absolute years i cannot see us getting a current prem first choice keeper moving to our bench to get 3 games a season.

It seems to me that there are a lot of people writing Willy off too easily in some sort of fantasy manager way "oh let's just go and get so and so". The argument he is wasting a UCL spot is fucking ridiculous.

[Foreverinbluedreams]

Gazzaniga is terrible, hes not even southamptons second choice, hes there third choice at best.

No chance in this world is he good enough for city.

John Ruddy as second choice next year if Gunns not ready. If chelsea can have begovic as second choice, united have valdez as third choice, arsenal scezney or ospina then we can have someone decent too.

Krul is association trained, don't know whether he's classed as decent?

You would have to wait until next summer to find out, that is his due date back from his current injury.........

Not sure who mentioned it further up the thread about "any other prem keeper would be better"..... Why would anyone of them (that are decent enough) want to come and bench warm for us when they can play weekly where they are? They are NOT like outfield players where rotation or form means they can break there way into the starting 11.

How many thought Begovic was mad to go to Chelsea before the season kicked off & he got lucky???

Good keepers rarely move and if they do it is because they can see the first choice where they are going is going/gone already or about to retire in a season.

Seeing as Joe is going nowhere for absolute years i cannot see us getting a current prem first choice keeper moving to our bench to get 3 games a season.

It seems to me that there are a lot of people writing Willy off too easily in some sort of fantasy manager way "oh let's just go and get so and so". The argument he is wasting a UCL spot is fucking ridiculous.

Why is it ridiculous? Surely having another foreign outfield option that might actually play would be better than having a foreign backup keeper that's not likely to play?