He is obviously very comfortable indeed financially but I wonder how fulfilled he feels?
Will he get to 40 or so and regret not playing or will counting his wad prove sufficient consolation?
To be honest I think you are more likely to regret not going to a Premier League team, getting paid more and hoping a chance in the first team to prove yourself comes along than you are to regret playing 200 extra mid-table games in the Championship.
He is obviously very comfortable indeed financially but I wonder how fulfilled he feels?
Will he get to 40 or so and regret not playing or will counting his wad prove sufficient consolation?
To be honest I think you are more likely to regret not going to a Premier League team, getting paid more and hoping a chance in the first team to prove yourself comes along than you are to regret playing 200 extra mid-table games in the Championship.
Yep everyone has the same relaxed opinion about Diego Poyet and his move to west ham ;-)
He is obviously very comfortable indeed financially but I wonder how fulfilled he feels?
Will he get to 40 or so and regret not playing or will counting his wad prove sufficient consolation?
To be honest I think you are more likely to regret not going to a Premier League team, getting paid more and hoping a chance in the first team to prove yourself comes along than you are to regret playing 200 extra mid-table games in the Championship.
I'm not saying he shouldn't have taken the opportunity to go to Newcastle and as you say playing at the top level, which he has done, is obviously fulfilling but he's had splinters in his bottom for 3 plus years now along with the premiership wages.
Money won't be an issue after a 3 year premiership contract so how much of his career does he want to spend on a bench?
He is obviously very comfortable indeed financially but I wonder how fulfilled he feels?
Will he get to 40 or so and regret not playing or will counting his wad prove sufficient consolation?
To be honest I think you are more likely to regret not going to a Premier League team, getting paid more and hoping a chance in the first team to prove yourself comes along than you are to regret playing 200 extra mid-table games in the Championship.
Yep everyone has the same relaxed opinion about Diego Poyet and his move to west ham ;-)
That's a bit of a different case given his potential - with respect to Rob Eliot I'd say the Championship is his level, Diego could well be an established Premier League player if he played his cards right imho.
Poyet needed to play to progress and get the money etc as a result later, I think Rob Eliot has done about as well as he can (and good for him).
Wow 29 years old! Good luck Robbie, I reckon he'll drop down to the championship when his contracts up.
I reckon you're right.
Keepers generally carry on quite a bit longer than outfield players - maybe he's thinking he's got 10 seasons left?
Sure, he's no doubt on good money and has the prestige of being signed to a premiership club. But the 2nd choice keeper is currently injured, so Robbie's on the bench for the 1st team - should the starting keeper suffer injury or sending off, he's putting on the gloves.
He probably stands a better chance of a Wembley appearance than at a Championship club, even as a bench keeper. And if Newcastle were to be relegated, he could be 1st choice for them in the Championship next season anyway!
So instead of a keeper that spills shots we'll have one that doesn't get near them?
Poor memory. He was fine until he played behind Doherty, Francis and Basey
Randolph had to play behind the same back line. I don't remember him getting beaten by many long range dipping shots which were Elliott's Achilles heal. I also seem to remember that the defensive unit was noticeably more comfortable with Randolph playing behind them.
So instead of a keeper that spills shots we'll have one that doesn't get near them?
Poor memory. He was fine until he played behind Doherty, Francis and Basey
Randolph had to play behind the same back line. I don't remember him getting beaten by many long range dipping shots which were Elliott's Achilles heal. I also seem to remember that the defensive unit was noticeably more comfortable with Randolph playing behind them.
No he didn't . He played behind Richardson, Dailly , Sodje and Borrowdale in a run when we won a whole lot of games. Randolph was decent on his line but awful on crosses. He seems to have improved- good on him
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Even if he isn't in the first team, there is still a lot of fulfilment that comes from saying you play for a Premier League club the size of Newcastle
Steve Harper was a sub goalie for about 20 years at Newcastle and is seen as a local hero!
Money won't be an issue after a 3 year premiership contract so how much of his career does he want to spend on a bench?
Poyet needed to play to progress and get the money etc as a result later, I think Rob Eliot has done about as well as he can (and good for him).
If anyone in our squad hung around for 4 years without playing they'd get pelters for being a lazy, money grabbing whatnot.
After he retires and moves to his new home, I somehow suspect he will look back on his career quite happily.
I doubt we would.
Good luck Robbie, I reckon he'll drop down to the championship when his contracts up.
Keepers generally carry on quite a bit longer than outfield players - maybe he's thinking he's got 10 seasons left?
Sure, he's no doubt on good money and has the prestige of being signed to a premiership club.
But the 2nd choice keeper is currently injured, so Robbie's on the bench for the 1st team - should the starting keeper suffer injury or sending off, he's putting on the gloves.
He probably stands a better chance of a Wembley appearance than at a Championship club, even as a bench keeper.
And if Newcastle were to be relegated, he could be 1st choice for them in the Championship next season anyway!
Basey
The difference to me, Randolph seemed more athletic and quicker on his feet than Robbie.