Do we need a back-up Goal Keeper?

[Strike 7,474]

I never said we couldn't find a backup goalie, but it's pointless to do it when we have 2 backups already, 1 youngster and 1 great GK we can call back. And it's not really easy like you say to convince a good GK to come to Chelsea when we have Cech.

The question of the topic is DO WE NEED a backup? At the moment no. Are Ross and Hilario good enough to replace Cech if he's injured? No, but if Cech gets injured, we can recall Thibaut back and give him a chance.

no reason not to sell ross or hilario and get in a proper backup though. hilario or turnbull is close to suicidal. hilario's decision making in the seattle game was very poor tbh. we just cant risk that kind of thing in the prem-ship or in europe.

is there a loan recall option on courtois' loan deal? even if there is, i don't think we'l recall him if cech is injured for 1 or 2 weeks. i think the loan recall option is for emergencies like cech injured for longer

[Ryan Fong 2,776]

no reason not to sell ross or hilario and get in a proper backup though. hilario or turnbull is close to suicidal. hilario's decision making in the seattle game was very poor tbh. we just cant risk that kind of thing in the prem-ship or in europe.

is there a loan recall option on courtois' loan deal? even if there is, i don't think we'l recall him if cech is injured for 1 or 2 weeks. i think the loan recall option is for emergencies like cech injured for longer

Exactly! The recall option should only be triggered if Cech is out for an very long period of time, I'm talking about something like a whole season. If Cech is only out for few weeks, you don't recall Courtois because it's simply not a wise decision. And the scary thing is, without a decent gk even for just few weeks, it could easily cost our season, worst case scenario we are talking about 10+ points gained or lost here. Any shit team with a decent forward could hurt us if Hilario or Turnbull stands between the posts.

[Ryan Fong 2,776]

And yes, the decision of keeping Hilario and Turbull really puzzles me. We're the champion of Europe it's simply stupid to keep players this bad.

[KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607]

Not an urgent matter. Courtois will be ready soon.

[Bambiny14 25]

My opinion is that Hilario and Turnbull haven't got the qualities Chelsea should demand from a backup goalkeeper. My idea is to sell one or both of them and bring some ageing goalkeeper from different country and worse league who is club-star there so that he would like to come to England - to the Champions of Europe - while making some money for family before he retires.

Now FIND HIM!

[We Hate Scouse 10,326]

Craig Gordon is a free agent at the moment...

A good established keeper like him wouldn't want to sit on the bench all day long I'd imagine..

[Jase 43,479]

A good established keeper like him wouldn't want to sit on the bench all day long I'd imagine..

Was hardly that established at Sunderland in recent times...

[Sheva. 5,373]

I'm surprised how Turnbull is still at this club

Because we need to meet the home grown quota.

[Mr. Ziggles 110]

I'd sell Turnbull & Hilario and then bring in Craig Gordon on a freebie. He's quality, free & reliable. I mean, anything is better than Hilariously Shit and Turnbullshit...

[CHOULO19 24,332]

I was hoping that Jamal would be promoted this season instead Tronbull ( ) but judging by pre-season, it's not going to happen. We do have numbers but lack quality in terms of back-up keepers. Worst case senarion (i.e. Cech gets a lengthy injury) we could simply recall Thibaut as Term suggested. So I'm gonna say no although I'm not at all satisfied with back-up keepers we have now.

[BlueDutchy 63]

Blackman is imo very talented. I'd prefer him to be our back-up over Turnbull and Hilario. The question is how long does he want to be just 'a back-up'. For the next few years he won't mind staying at Chelsea. But he'd also be a great back-up for Courtois in de future.

I don't think a new second goalkeeper is necessary.

[didierforever 7,349]

I keep hearing people says how badly we need a Right Winger and a Right Back, yes we need them, give us Hulk/Moses and Azpi/Debuchy will make us more balanced.

However, I'm very much surprised no one gives a damn about us desperately need a bloody DECENT backup Goal Keeper. Let's be honest, if something wrong with Cech, we are most likely screwed! No matter how great we are up front, defence is the foundation of being success, and a good GK not only saves shots but also provides tremendous confidence to the defenders.

Now, Cech aside, we have Hilario who is on his retiring process; Turnbull who has slower reaction than my granny; Blackman who is still very young and inexperienced; and the last but not least Courtois who is on loan who shouldn't be brought back to jeopardise his developments. So here we go, are you guys confident to have Hilario, Turnbull and Blackman to be our backup GK if Cech is unavailable?! I know I am certainly NOT!

Now please discuss, do we need one? Who are the available candidates?

P.s. Mods, I dunno which sub-forum to create this thread, please help me to move it to the right place, cheers.

dude its the first forum thats made any sense apart from matchday threads.

a very valid point. we do need a good 2nd keeper and some1 on loan might be better as thibaut coutois will be our 2nd keeper from next season anyways but keeping hilario and turnbull is simply useless. specially hilario as he eats up that foreign player spot too.