January 2024 Transfer Rumours (D/day starts pg.263)

Scoham said:

Fraser’s had his medical at Hearts ahead of his loan, just needs the paperwork to be done.

https://www.irishnews.com/sport/soccer/steven-naismith-hails-scott-fraser-qualities-as-hearts-close-in-on-loan-deal-FQJFI776XVNXPOOQXMGADRPPBA/

Is that why he's looking for a decorator?

Covered_End_Lad said:

So he's not been sacked and from those quotes he won't ever leave of his own accord. Smells of compensation hunting.

Wrong thread alert!

Any more about Aaron Collins? 

MA said in his press conference we won’t have another in for tomorrow but maybe the end of the week. More hopeful than expecting, they’ll know more in the next few days.

Scoham said:

MA said in his press conference we won’t have another in for tomorrow but maybe the end of the week. More hopeful than expecting, they’ll know more in the next few days.

Haha good timing, the forgotten third keeper.

I thought Lewis Ward will help out with coaching the youngsters. I thought it was mentioned earlier in rumours

ForeverAddickted said:

Friday has got round bloomin' quick hasnt it

MA said there could be more signings by the end of the week. Be warned when you do your preview,🤣

ross1 said:

I thought Lewis Ward will help out with coaching the youngsters. I thought it was mentioned earlier in rumours

The OS announcement mentions he was a player/coach at Swindon, but there’s nothing to suggest he’ll have that role with us. Was only speculation when he was first linked.

MarcusH26 said:

RonnieMoore said:

MarcusH26 said:

I do find the Ward signing a bit weird on the face of it. Unless they really do have no confidence in AMB and Isted , but Ward doesn't really fit the profile of someone that's coming to properly push AMB. 

Always had 3 keepers in the squad .. 

3 senior keepers is a bit of an odd move though? AMB, Isted backed up by Molyeneux and Adegoke would be perfectly fine? Just reminds me of Man City signing Scott Carson , Chelsea with Ross Turnbull or Man United with Lee Grant. 

Maybe this is part of our new big club mentality.

Chunes said:

Signing a third goalkeeper is curious and I'm not going to even pretend I understand it.

Fearful after the Isted injury I reckon. Isted's injury was worse than feared and AMB has a history of using himself like a humsn torpedo and getting his head stoved in. He's only 24 and has to play in a face mask because he's got more career concussions than clean sheets. We don't have a youth keeper who is far enough along to be our bench option and they will have looked at Walker against Cray Valley and decided it's not worth relying on the free agent market in a pinch if one of the keepers goes down again. It's not a bad thing to be honest, having two keepers seems fine until one is injured and then it's sweaty palms every time the keeper goes for something

Garrymanilow said:

Chunes said:

Signing a third goalkeeper is curious and I'm not going to even pretend I understand it.

Fearful after the Isted injury I reckon. Isted's injury was worse than feared and AMB has a history of using himself like a humsn torpedo and getting his head stoved in. He's only 24 and has to play in a face mask because he's got more career concussions than clean sheets. We don't have a youth keeper who is far enough along to be our bench option and they will have looked at Walker against Cray Valley and decided it's not worth relying on the free agent market in a pinch if one of the keepers goes down again. It's not a bad thing to be honest, having two keepers seems fine until one is injured and then it's sweaty palms every time the keeper goes for something

Even so though you can just get an emergency loan. Think he's a bonus coach that can do a job if needed

Pelling1993 said:

Garrymanilow said:

Chunes said:

Signing a third goalkeeper is curious and I'm not going to even pretend I understand it.

Fearful after the Isted injury I reckon. Isted's injury was worse than feared and AMB has a history of using himself like a humsn torpedo and getting his head stoved in. He's only 24 and has to play in a face mask because he's got more career concussions than clean sheets. We don't have a youth keeper who is far enough along to be our bench option and they will have looked at Walker against Cray Valley and decided it's not worth relying on the free agent market in a pinch if one of the keepers goes down again. It's not a bad thing to be honest, having two keepers seems fine until one is injured and then it's sweaty palms every time the keeper goes for something

Even so though you can just get an emergency loan. Think he's a bonus coach that can do a job if needed

It's not always so simple though. You can only get an emergency loan if all the professional goalkeepers at a club are unavailable. That means that if Isted's still out and AMB throws his head at another boot then there's no senior keeper to bring off the bench, you're throwing a kid in to see out a game. You're also reliant on there being a suitable emergency keeper available for loan, and I think we'll be at once bitten twice shy stage after Walker was the best we could get in one market. You might end up in a situation where you can't get someone in who is much better than Ward for 7 days, so you're probably better off having him training with the team and the other keepers every day and feeling comfortable coming in rather than getting a random keeper in to do you a favour. The coaching stuff is definitely a plus as third keepers are usually expected to be a big part of the training and supporting of the main keeper.