But can he pass a ball?
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[Albion] Kjell Scherpen - Albion in talks with Ajax Goalkeeper (Signed 16/07/2021)
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Not at the moment, hasn't he done his knee in?
I am a bit surprised by this, given how many keepers we have on our books at the moment. Certainly several more than either left or right backs!
Ooh it’s a corner
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I think it’s several more than left AND right backs put together!
GT49er
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Making sure we get a reasonable fee for him?
HastingsSeagull
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Sturm Gratz and Austrian Prem hardly a bad standard, just not the pinnacle of the PL. If he’s happy for a couple of years developing whilst being paid by us instead of a host club I don’t feel this is a case where there’s a huge rush to move him on. More a wait and see. The very tallest keepers often take a couple more years to fully develop and settle into their body compared to others as well. Being commanding on crosses and a bit of extra reach, to me is better than fast reactions (talking milliseconds difference due to height) but I can understand why instead of either we look at ability on the ball to choose where we focus and looks like we’ve decided he might not suit that (or us) today. Who knows in a year’s time if a new manager comes in though or our defense becomes even more ball playing and less aerially dominant. If we had Ben White and Veltman as our CBs you’d want a monster between the sticks I suspect.
pigmanovich
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Just posted this in the loanee tracker thread but Scherpen has had a second knee surgery in as many seasons. He's expected to be back in training in January: https://www.krone.at/3606281
B-right-on
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Totally forgot about him. Signed a new contract last year until 2027 and he's 2½ years older than Bart but never hear a sniff about him being a first team potential.
pigmanovich
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The Austrian Bundesliga’s Keeper of the Season:
Change at Barnham
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2 out of 3 of the players of the year in Austria are owned by Brighton.
Both the newcomer of the season and goalkeeper of the season.
Top work, Mr Algorithm!
Both the newcomer of the season and goalkeeper of the season.
Top work, Mr Algorithm!
Indeed.
I suspect slightly different outcomes for both though. I can see us selling Baleba and replacing him with Yalcouye. I can only see Sherpen getting sold or loaned again. We already have three keepers at the club capable of starting for the first team.
Simply not true. We don’t even have one keeper capable of starting for the first team according to some on here
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Say we sold Verbruggen, would Scherpen be in the reckoning?
I think we're trying to assemble a keeper 11. He might be a good centre back. Potentially the tallest ever player to play in the EPL.
Gabbiano
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Scherpen, Rushworth, Beadle and Steele will have a thumb war tournament for it.
Silverhatch
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Not sure the Albion ‘sell’ players. We don’t need the money under PSR/FFP. If someone expresses an interest in any player, it’ll be the usual multiple bids until a valuation is met. Caicedo went a year earlier than planned and two clubs ramped it up until TB/PB were made an offer they couldn’t refuse. Of course, the twatterNet will make up endless SHiT…
I’ll be honest, I’d totally forgotten he was still here
LamieRobertson
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And if McGill took part too, that would be the whole gang. Bart to ref.