Robert Green

[BMox81 193]

1 minute ago, akgw13 said:

You guys are aware he is only being signed to help with HG. He will get as much time as Eduardo did. Its a free HG spot who won't play. 

An Injury to whomever will be our No.1 and suddenly its Caballero as No.1 and Green is suddenly on the subs bench. An injury to Caballero....

[the wes 7,212]

Karius error eat your heart out 

[Superblue 6,372]

4 minutes ago, Dingus said:

How old was Cech when he was made No.1?

Cech had been playing in Ligue 1 and for his country for 2 years before we brought him and had a lot of first team experience at a far higher level than Blackman.

It's like saying let's chuck in some random 18 year old and give them a chance because the likes of Messi and Ronaldo were playing first team football at that age.

Chelsea have been blessed with getting hold of two very young keepers in Cech and Courtois, with a lot of first team exposure and experience and above all, good enough to play for us at an early age. These two will go down as amongst the very best keepers within their generation. A lot of keepers won't start peaking until well into their 20's and even into their early 30's so I'm more than happy for Blackman to still be going out on loan and getting first team experience and exposure.

At the moment he is not good enough to start for Chelsea and unlike other positions he isn't going to get substitute appearances here, so will literally have his experience and exposure to first team football completely stunted.

[Jase 43,479]

 

[akgw13 867]

8 minutes ago, Dingus said:

An Injury to whomever will be our No.1 and suddenly its Caballero as No.1 and Green is suddenly on the subs bench. An injury to Caballero....

So basically you'd like Chelsea to carry a 3rd goalkeeper with the potential to be No. 1 just in case the first 2 get hurt? Common. Eduardo didn't play a game for 2 years straight

[Special Juan 28,210]

He will basically handing out bibs, collecting stray footballs, cleaning up Sarri's cigarette butts and pushing goals into position.

[Unionjack 7,531]

Maybe hes going to be a ballboy?

[BMox81 193]

1 minute ago, akgw13 said:

So basically you'd like Chelsea to carry a 3rd goalkeeper with the potential to be No. 1 just in case the first 2 get hurt? Common. 

I'd just like our back up goalkeepers to carry some sort of threat to the No.1 in the event something does happen, we have decent backup.

Are you telling me either Caballero or Green would give you any confidence being in goal? Common.

[Superblue 6,372]

3 minutes ago, Special Juan said:

He will basically handing out bibs, collecting stray footballs, cleaning up Sarri's cigarette butts and pushing goals into position.

I'd happily do that for £20k per week!

[Vesper 30,322]

9 minutes ago, the wes said:

Karius error eat your heart out 

Tricky Trees for real, lolol

[akgw13 867]

Just now, Dingus said:

I'd just like our back up goalkeepers to carry some sort of threat to the No.1 in the event something does happen, we have decent backup.

Are you telling me either Caballero or Green would give you any confidence being in goal? Common.

Caballero is a fine goalkeeper. We have more pressing matters to attend to. our 2nd/3rd gk were both free and one is now HG. I don't know what more you want. 

[Vesper 30,322]

6 minutes ago, Mana said:

He has done a lot of howlers.

I'll never forget his howler v. USA with England in the World Cup.

 

[BMox81 193]

Just now, akgw13 said:

Caballero is a fine goalkeeper. We have more pressing matters to attend to. our 2nd/3rd gk were both free and one is now HG. I don't know what more you want. 

You're kidding yourself if you think that.

[manpe 10,861]

3 minutes ago, Dingus said:

Are you telling me either Caballero or Green would give you any confidence being in goal? Common.

You can't get a much better backup keeper than Caballero, the guy starts for Argentina despite being a substitute.

[akgw13 867]

Just now, Dingus said:

You're kidding yourself if you think that.

I can't believe how worked up you are over a free HG goalkeeper. As countless people have said this makes perfect sense. You might have an issue with Caballero but for league cup games he does the job just fine. Courtois gets lions share of the minutes, as will our next keeper. that Pepe Reina rumour is around, he would be a fine 2nd keeper as well. You're making a mountain out of a molehill with this.

[Vesper 30,322]

4 minutes ago, Unionjack said:

Maybe hes going to be a ballboy?

Sarri's James Dean?

https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/8g5w8x/the-human-v11n1

In the early 90s, I decided to shoot film and video footage of Larry with his James Dean collection. By then I'd already read the books Hollywood Babylon I and II, and knew all of the juicy gossip about James Dean. You know, like his "thriving colony of crabs" and "anonymous sex binges with leather daddies at an East Hollywood S&M bar." And don't forget his reputed nickname, The Human Ashtray, given because he liked to get his pals to put out their smokes on him. 

[BMox81 193]

1 minute ago, akgw13 said:

I can't believe how worked up you are over a free HG goalkeeper. As countless people have said this makes perfect sense. You might have an issue with Caballero but for league cup games he does the job just fine. Courtois gets lions share of the minutes, as will our next keeper. that Pepe Reina rumour is around, he would be a fine 2nd keeper as well. You're making a mountain out of a molehill with this.

You do realise Reina would end up being our No.1 right? Or would you promote Caballero to No.1 with Reina No.2?

Apologies that I don't want sub par/Homegrown players (whatever their position/age) being at our club. Your standards are clearly a lot lower than mine.

[akgw13 867]

Just now, Dingus said:

You do realise Reina would end up being our No.1 right? Or would you promote Caballero to No.1 with Reina No.2?

Apologies that I don't want sub par/Homegrown players (whatever their position/age) being at our club. Your standards are clearly a lot lower than mine.

If we get Reina he is a placeholder until we sign a #1 so we don't get destroyed in GK negotiations & we move on from Caballero as our cost is only his salary. 

For a position that the player hasn't seen the field in 2 years I would be fine having someone as unqualified as you occupying it if you count as HG. The club will play Bulka before Green gets a sniff. 

I don't really care what your standards are if you can't see the logic & reasoning behind this move. You can stew and be angry and rant about this all you want, I am done with the conversation. Have a good day.

[Vesper 30,322]

12 minutes ago, manpe said:

You can't get a much better backup keeper than Caballero, the guy starts for Argentina despite being a substitute.

 

[Superblue 6,372]

11 minutes ago, Dingus said:

I'd just like our back up goalkeepers to carry some sort of threat to the No.1 in the event something does happen, we have decent backup.

Are you telling me either Caballero or Green would give you any confidence being in goal? Common.

The problem is finding that level of keeper and retaining them. We've had Cudicini, Cech and Begovic all as substitute keepers who were all of that standard but none of them were prepared to stick around for very long because they were good enough to go and start for another Prem team a bit lower down the table.

It doesn't make sense for the club to go and buy a really good keeper as second choice, pay a fair chunk of money for them based on the current climate when they are likely to average about half a dozen games a season and then within 12 - 24 months want to leave at likely a loss of their value because they haven't been playing regularly. 

If all the other top clubs had 3 excellent keepers with the two reserves good enough to put substantial pressure on the number 1 I'd happily argue why Chelsea aren't either but its not the case.