Hannah 200 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Why don't we go after Celtic goalkeeper Fraser Forster, he is also English and played game of his life last year against Barcelona?Scottish Sun: if Ruddy does not join Chelsea then they could turn their attentions to Forster instead. http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/spl/5004211/Norwich-keen-on-Forster.html I really liked Alex McCarthy last season and we were interested in signing him [Daily Star] but I know it wouldn't be good for him to join us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stats 7,156 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Why don't we just get Craig Gordon on a free? Scott Carson was also available for £700,000.Yeah get him and then he spends the whole season on the sidelines? No way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superblue 6,372 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 The most important thing is to have a capable backup that management, players and fans alike can feel comfortable with stepping in when required.Cech has had a fair share of injuries over the last few years and with the rate of games we play, all it takes is for him to be out for 2-3 weeks with a minor injury and he misses 4-6 games. A couple of times over a season and that can amount to a substantial amount of games which could decide cup wins and league titles. I can see the league being much tighter this season and having an inadequate backup in goal if Cech is injured for a couple of games could be the difference in winning the league this year or not.Turnbull is the type of inadequate backup that cost us games in the past, simply by not being good enough. Ruddy would be a very good backup IMO, and if he costs a few million then so be it. All it takes is Cech to be injured for a couple of months or more, and the investment will more then cover itself if it keeps us well protected in the hunt for trophies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francozola 2,040 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 He's miles better than Turnbull.Turnbull is/was terrible though and doesn't have to be the end of the argument with regards to Ruddy. There are plenty of very good back-up goalkeepers available in the market right now either on a free or for 1-2 mil who would definitely do a job. The back-up will play a maximum of 10 games, most coming in the League Cup etc, barring anything catastrophic to Cech of course. No reason why we need to get Ruddy IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDN Blue 7,903 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 To be honest, I'm resigned to such ridiculous decisions from the club now. Ruddy has to understand that this is basically career suicide in terms of his chances of being in the World Cup party come 2014. That's on him. As for the £10million+ we're spending, well it's stupid, but it's now expected.. The only silver lining is his wages won't be within the "top-earners" bracket by any means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Cech is number 1. Season after Cech will still be number 1 with Courtois getting experience here as his number 2. Season after Courtois will be number 1 so maybe Cech will go. We're only looking for back up. You don't spend £10m on back up! Courtois has made his name as one of the best keepers in Europe, he won't come back to here to make appearances here and there, when he comes back it will be to replace Cech not deputize for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 4,400 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Said it about ten times... Mark Schwarzer.Who we gonna sign up front? TELL US! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 4,400 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Courtois has made his name as one of the best keepers in Europe, he won't come back to here to make appearances here and there, when he comes back it will be to replace Cech not deputize for him.For 1 season i believe he will be our number 2 just to get used to English football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 For 1 season i believe he will be our number 2 just to get used to English football. How can he get used to English football by being our number 2? Sporadic appearances won't make that happen. He has to be thrown in at the deep end and he's certainly good enough to hold himself down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 4,400 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 I'm sure 1 year as a number 2 won't hurt. Anyway, that's what i believe will happen. If you believe otherwise, great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DustinC 136 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Alright! We've got Schwarzer! No more of this paying John Ruddy 10m nonsense! Let's LOCK THIS THREAD THE FUCK DOWN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Mark Schwarzer's available on a free. Looks like Chelsea listened to me, called this over a month ago!I bet they're absolutely kicking themselves they turned down £7,000,000 for him. FUCKING LOOOOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubber bullets 1,183 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 To be honest its best that did not come. A good young keeper that needs game time, why spend all of his time on the bench? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Apologise if there's already a topic, but im on my phone so can't use the search feature.If Cech leaves, should we go back in for this guy? Im sure we can negotiate down from what Norwich were demanding last summer and if we sign him it means we won't need to register Schwarzer, also meaning any Cech departure would clear a foreign spot.Now I like Schwarzer but I think he would struggle in long run of games, like Freidel which is why Spurs went to bring Vorm in. Also with Arse signing Ospina and City signing Cabwhatits face, high quality back ups are starting to appear at every club. Even Swansea have Tremmel. Would be worth keeping Mark tho mind, as if we lost 2 keepers im sure we could draft him into the list.It would also be the first baby step into sorting our HG list out, and im not just talking about the required quota.About 3 to 4 million would be a fair price for John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper22 2,418 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 If we are going to sign a HG keeper for 2nd choice, I would like Kasper Schmeichel. And before anyone thinks that's just because of his performance today, just no. He was available on a free this summer and we could've signed him instead of getting Mark on another year deal.... However, if Leicester now want a ridiculous fee then I agree Ruddy would be a pretty good 2nd choice keeper to have. Butland, Krul and Begovic are all also top quality and HG and should be kept an eye on. But if none are available for the cheap(ish) fee that Ruddy would probably be available for then i'd be all for it.All of this is assuming Cech leaves, so this summer if he does now or next summer if he leaves then.EDIT: N.B: Begovic only has 2 years left on his contract. If he hasn't signed a new one by next summer we could maybe get him on the cheap too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDN Blue 7,903 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Eh, what's wrong with Schwarzer?Okay I do get this need for more HG players but signing someone to come into an area where we're already strong doesn't make sense. Even is Cech leaves, Schwarzer proved he's more than capable of being a back-up GK anyway. We've also got Jamal Blackman, who's by no means piss poor at all.If we're going to be selling/bringing in players to satisfy our HG quota there's other players that makes more sense. For example, Mikel is one who could go with Matic, Ramires, Fabregas et al being suited for the central position.We don't need Ruddy nor does Ruddy need us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Eh, what's wrong with Schwarzer?Okay I do get this need for more HG players but signing someone to come into an area where we're already strong doesn't make sense. Even is Cech leaves, Schwarzer proved he's more than capable of being a back-up GK anyway. We've also got Jamal Blackman, who's by no means piss poor at all.If we're going to be selling/bringing in players to satisfy our HG quota there's other players that makes more sense. For example, Mikel is one who could go with Matic, Ramires, Fabregas et al being suited for the central position.We don't need Ruddy nor does Ruddy need us.Preach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The only place to be 11,313 Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 He's homegrown, a decent keeper and would probably cost us with Courtois than we currently pay Cech and Courtois. We don't need him at the moment but next summer he'd be a decent purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svajo 153 Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Homegrown GK is a question for next summer, not now. It will be hard to find someone who is good enough and is willing to be 2nd choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLyon 9,359 Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 I still hope Courtois and Cech stay, but then again Petr is damn too good to be on bench Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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