A new team has to come in!
Ayala, Shotton and Gestede have already gone. Clayton, Friend, Johnson are on their way. Roberts and Nmecha will go back to City. If we got a reasonable offer for Britt or Fry they’d be away too.
There’s also a chance that if we got a decent offer for Spence or Coulson we’d cash in.
That doesn’t leave much left.
Warnock (or whoever) has a massive rebuilding job on their hands and hardly any time to do it.
The home game with Sheff Wed was the one that did it for me but either way Dimi was head and shoulders above himI also think the two mistake Mejias made early in his Boro career killed his chances with a lot of our fans, probably unfairly in my opinion.
Very true. And that's why I hope it's Warnock and not another 'project'!!
Don’t get me wrong, Dimi was great for us, but those two mistakes (the other being against Leeds I think) really heaped the pressure on Mejias With regards to our fans and smashed his confidence I think.The home game with Sheff Wed was the one that did it for me but either way Dimi was head and shoulders above him
So why hasn’t he played a single league gameMeijas is the best goalie at the club.
So why hasn’t he played a single league game
No mate not at all. But out of the top 4 keepers we’ve had this season he’s the only one not played a league game.Well I hope you are not suggesting all is well backstage and great decisions abound. He is far from perfect, as are all the keepers
No mate not at all. But out of the top 4 keepers we’ve had this season he’s the only one not played a league game.
How can you tell it's a Saturday night?Joe Hart was never one of the best keepers in the world. And he didn't just get rid of him because he couldn't pass a ball. It was also because he's ****
The comment on Pears being teh new Steele is both premature and unfair. But yes, of course Hart is way better then every keeper on our books. Would he be value for money though? I would expect he would be looking for very decent wages by championship standards, if that is where he ends up.How can you tell it's a Saturday night?
2 premier league titles
1 fa cup
2 league cups
4 premier league golden gloves, 3 of which he won 3 times in a row
2 PFA team of the year awards
75 caps for England
467 professional appearances
2 world cup squads and 2 euro championship squads.
Yeah he's proper ****.
Absolute levels above any keeper we currently have at the club. The defence is poor and also lacking confidence. They aren't going to get it from a youngster who shouts a lot but doesn't back it up with his own game.
Pears is the new Jason Steele.
I worry about our keepers. As an ex keeper, sadly never full professional level, too short was the reason, and its true sadly, but I know a good keeper when I see one. Boro have had 4 top quality ones. Platt, Schwarzer, Pears and Crossley. Dimi was decent but just short of top quality. I loved Given, but he messed up so discard him, he played well for us though.
Mejias is better than Pears and Dijon for me, Pears reminds me of Steele. However, none of the 3 are ideal and we could do better. Mejias was superb against Man City in the cup and Arsenal too back in the day, but he has mistakes in him that trouble too.
Crossley was a great on loan signing. His distribution was excellent back then. Superb shot stopper to. 11 Clean sheets in 16 I believeI worry about our keepers. As an ex keeper, sadly never full professional level, too short was the reason, and its true sadly, but I know a good keeper when I see one. Boro have had 4 top quality ones. Platt, Schwarzer, Pears and Crossley. Dimi was decent but just short of top quality. I loved Given, but he messed up so discard him, he played well for us though.
Mejias is better than Pears and Dijon for me, Pears reminds me of Steele. However, none of the 3 are ideal and we could do better. Mejias was superb against Man City in the cup and Arsenal too back in the day, but he has mistakes in him that trouble too.
Crossley was a great on loan signing. His distribution was excellent back then. Superb shot stopper to. 11 Clean sheets in 16 I believe
If anyone thinks Mejias is the answer then we are doomed. He was awful first time around (apart from a couple of cup runs) and very quickly got bumped down to 3rd choice under woody.
He's 31 and made 46 career appearances in his lifetime. That's stealing a living as a professional footballer. My god that's easy money
I don't think any of our 3 keepers are nailed on No1s. I'm pretty confident that Warnock doesn't overly rate either.
You can usually pick up an experienced mid 30 keeper on the cheap or free. You always see people like Keiron Westwood or Lee camp who've been around years being linked with various clubs. I would take either above our lot.
John McLaughlin is available on a free from Sunderland. Linked with a host of champo clubs and a top keeper (from the few times I've seen him).