Keepers

[Kid Dynamite 9342]

3 top notch keepers at the club, with highly rated Woodman as 4th choice. If Jak Alnwick was between the sticks we would already have been down

[Rayvin 8367]

Agreed - both the backups have done well this year. Not sure I'd even be too worried about Krul leaving now.

[aimaad22 6009]

I thought we were goners when Elliot got injured. Didnt expect Darlow to start this well.

[Christmas Tree 6705]

We'll not keep all three. Elliott and Darlow have both done well and will not want to go back to 2nd and 3rd choice.

 

Nice problem to have though.

[gpirlo68 0]

I think there's a chance Woodman could go to Palace with his dad

[Kid Dynamite 9342]

And probably become the next Forster we wish we had kept. If we can sell Krul for £10mil+ I'd get rid personally. Thought he had gone downhill earlier in the season

[The Fish 12581]

And probably become the next Forster we wish we had kept. If we can sell Krul for £10mil+ I'd get rid personally. Thought he had gone downhill earlier in the season

We'll not get £10m plus, surely?

[gpirlo68 0]

Krul gets injured every year, his injury record will more than likely gets worse now with his acl gone. I still think he's the best keeper we've got but I can understand selling him

[Kid Dynamite 9342]

We'll not get £10m plus, surely?

Young Dutch international who is proven at the highest level? Southampton paid that for Forster from Celtic, Liverpool bought Mignolet for £9mil, Sunderland bought Gordon for £9mil etc.

 

Don't think it's an unreasonable valuation

[toonotl 4698]

Not to be a party-pooper, but I'm not convinced by Darlow.

 

He's a bit of a flapper (similar to Krul without the shot-stopping ability). He punches when he should catch in a lot of situations. He's only really made regulation saves any PL keeper would expect to make.

 

I thought he should have stopped the second goal against Norwich as it was straight at him. He's made hard work of several simple saves since then as well.

 

I don't think he is Premier League standard. I think he'll end up a good Championship keeper.

[Rayvin 8367]

Not to be a party-pooper, but I'm not convinced by Darlow.

 

He's a bit of a flapper (similar to Krul without the shot-stopping ability). He punches when he should catch in a lot of situations. He's only really made regulation saves any PL keeper would expect to make.

 

I thought he should have stopped the second goal against Norwich as it was straight at him. He's made hard work of several simple saves since then as well.

 

I don't think he is Premier League standard. I think he'll end up a good Championship keeper.

 

I guess you're right on that, but I used to think similar things about Elliot... I think Darlow can improve.

[Tooj 17]

Elliot isn't top notch like, he's done better than expected but there's been times when his reactions have been as slow as Steve Harper's last few seasons at the club.