blockhseagull
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I doubt Stains will care if he is playing... they won’t be loaning him out to develop him just to get him off the wage bill.
Massive NO from me though
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[Albion] David Button for £4m? [Now: signed]
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I doubt Stains will care if he is playing... they won’t be loaning him out to develop him just to get him off the wage bill.
Massive NO from me though
saafend_seagull
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3 year deal
Is he too short or too tall?
The Tactician
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Singed
BensGrandad
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The plus point is that Ben Roberts was Buttons GK coach at Charlton so will know all about him his ability and faults so if he is happy to sign him so am I.
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Agreed. Roberts had Stockdale being mentioned for the England squad, Maty Ryan has flourished under his guidance, if anyone is going to get the best out Button it’s Ben Roberts.
Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo
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I’ll trust the clubs judgement on this but I can’t help but feel we don’t have the strength in depth in the GK position that we had last season when we had 3 full internationals covering the position. Pray for a snowy January.
ewe2
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........And now for the serious transfer business......
Regardless of what the club says, I'm struggling to see that there is anything like genuine competition for the starting position here, although I don't think we've had that for the GK position for a long, long time, so I'm not particularly fussed about it.
Certainly interesting to see which of the two back-ups gets the nod in Ryan's absence though.
Certainly interesting to see which of the two back-ups gets the nod in Ryan's absence though.
BensGrandad
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Agreed.
Presumably the keeper on the bench at Watford is the default #2 (at least to start with)?
Quite true.
Personally, think he's starting at a lower level than previously though, particularly with Button.
blockhseagull
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To say I’m underwhelmed with the two goalkeeping signings would be an understatement.
However I do trust Roberts who seems to get the best out of all the keepers he has worked with.
I can’t imagine it’s an easy sell to get a keeper to come here when they know Mat Ryan is going to be ahead of you and not going to get much game time.... the fact we have lost two keepers this summer shows that.
However I do trust Roberts who seems to get the best out of all the keepers he has worked with.
I can’t imagine it’s an easy sell to get a keeper to come here when they know Mat Ryan is going to be ahead of you and not going to get much game time.... the fact we have lost two keepers this summer shows that.
Gabbiano
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Given that Button has signed a 3 year deal and Steele a 2 year deal, potentially with Walton coming into the picture next season we would have 4 first team goalkeepers on the books.
Steele signed for 3 years
redoubtable seagull
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With all due respect, Maenpaa and Krul were hardly regulars with their respective international sides. Maenpaa has played 26 times with his last being a solitary game in the 2016 season and Krul has 8 caps with his last being in 2015.