[Albion] Kjell Scherpen - Albion in talks with Ajax Goalkeeper (Signed 16/07/2021)

[GT49er]

I’ll be honest, I’d totally forgotten he was still here

Has he ever actually been here -apart from pre-season training? Same question as per Sima, Gyokeres, Clarke and others!

 

[pigmanovich]

Has he ever actually been here -apart from pre-season training? Same question as per Sima, Gyokeres, Clarke and others!

Eight appearances in a Brighton shirt by Gyokeres, the rest not really!

 

[AZ Gull]

Has he ever actually been here -apart from pre-season training? Same question as per Sima, Gyokeres, Clarke and others!

Scherpen has played for us in the FA Cup.

 

[GT49er]

Eight appearances in a Brighton shirt by Gyokeres, the rest not really!

Did he? PL - or just cup/pre-season etc.

 

[pigmanovich]

Did he? PL - or just cup/pre-season etc.

All cup appearances - which surely count for more than pre season friendlies?

 

[GT49er]

All cup appearances - which surely count for more than pre season friendlies?

Not sure these days - pre-season friendlies? Being trialled for possible inclusion in the squad. Cup games? = you ain't going to play in the PL, but we'll offer a sop to keep you onside.

 

[Brian Munich]

Has he ever actually been here -apart from pre-season training? Same question as per Sima, Gyokeres, Clarke and others!

I remember Scherpen being our sub keeper at Anfield in that game where Mwepu curled in that long-range beauty. Only really remember because of watching the pre-match drills and thinking how massive he was. He even made Sanchez look diminutive; it would have been comical to watch him warm up with Mat Ryan.

 

[pigmanovich]

Not sure these days - pre-season friendlies? Being trialled for possible inclusion in the squad. Cup games? = you ain't going to play in the PL, but we'll offer a sop to keep you onside.

You might feel differently if we ever win a cup I guess!

 

[Flounce]

Eight appearances in a Brighton shirt by Gyokeres, the rest not really!

And I was someone who thought he looked way out of his depth and bit useless

 

[Gabbiano]

Scherpen takes Verbruggen's vacated spot in the Dutch squad.

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

Scherpen takes Verbruggen's vacated spot in the Dutch squad.

Vacated ? Is he injured?

 

[pigmanovich]

Vacated ? Is he injured?

Yes

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

I remember Scherpen being our sub keeper at Anfield in that game where Mwepu curled in that long-range beauty. Only really remember because of watching the pre-match drills and thinking how massive he was. He even made Sanchez look diminutive; it would have been comical to watch him warm up with Mat Ryan.

He wasn’t our sub keeper that day. Steele was on the bench. Scherpen would have been there as the third keeper that we always take to a game just in case one gets injured in the warm up. He’d have been on the pitch helping warm up the two keepers in the squad.

He’s played for us once in the 2-1 aet Fa Cup win over West Brom in 21-22 season. He’s been on the bench 8 times in the PL and twice in the EFL Cup.

 

[Stato]

In the Austrian Bundesliga team of the season, naturally.

As posted in MY's thread. @pigmanovich had also already posted on here that he'd been named GK of the season, but do wonder whether he might finally get a chance with us. He's 6'8" and Whoscored.com have him down as very strong on penalty saves. May have been a useful option in the FA Cup QF.