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James Garner

JK said:
Abousltey.

Noticed that Nixon implied we we be looking at a keeper in January.

I know some people defend Declan to the hilt but if we can sign better then we need to go for it.

Hopefully we are still in the top six come Janurary and if the right players are available we bring them in to push to finish there. However history indicates the owner will be less keen but i too wouldn't condone signing someone just for the sake of it.

Think Olly at DD has this one nailed on, someone like this lad wouldn't make sense as a loan.
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Olly's nailed it with James Garner, just doesn't make sense.

As for a keeper, we had said all summer on the From the Finney pod that Neil wanted to bring in a new number, it was the worst kept secret at the football club so I wouldn't be surprised to see us go on the hunt again in January. As for Rudd, he's certainly improved a bit this season but has had a few ricks and we're only 13 games into the season.

Just imagine if the two big hands he got on the ball in both the Millwall and Reading games kept the ball out the net and we had 2 more points on the board, we'd be sitting second on goal difference had we gone on to draw those 2 games which both looked like doing. I know that's all 'ifs and buts' however, Rudd's shown in the last 18 months he's not up to it and the manager clearly thinks so too. You don't spend all summer trying to sign a new number 1 if you trust your current
 
JK said:
if we can sign better then we need to go for it.
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This is what some people fail to see with goalkeepers. There always seem to be the attitude of ‘he's okay, other positions are more important’.

A solid GK is just as important as a 20 goal striker.

Some people thought we were okay with Stuckmann in goals during our promotion season, and couldn’t see why we had signed Sam Johnstone. Stuckmann was doing okay but there was better available, we did the deal, and it was key to our getting promoted. We need to do the same this time around.
 
kbd_pne said:
This is what some people fail to see with goalkeepers. There always seem to be the attitude of ‘he's okay, other positions are more important’.

A solid GK is just as important as a 20 goal striker.

Some people thought we were okay with Stuckmann in goals during our promotion season, and couldn’t see why we had signed Sam Johnstone. Stuckmann was doing okay but there was better available, we did the deal, and it was key to our getting promoted. We need to do the same this time around.
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I would even argue that a solid GK is even more important than a 20 goal a season striker, especially when there are goals throughout the team as we seem to have.
 
kbd_pne said:
Some people thought we were okay with Stuckmann in goals during our promotion season, and couldn’t see why we had signed Sam Johnstone. Stuckmann was doing okay but there was better available, we did the deal, and it was key to our getting promoted. We need to do the same this time around.
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If anyone who's a clear upgrade becomes available, even on loan, we must go for them no matter the cost - Premier League football is on the line here.

Suspect Darren Randolph may not be happy with Middlesbrough's current relegation battle...
 
Would be great to sign him just so the Rockford Files theme tune could be played again at Deepdale, just as it was leaving the ground in the 70s (I think)
 
sf said:
I can look past the Bristol City goals as we all know what his main weakness is but the goals he let in at Millwall and Reading are harder to forgive.

As i've said in another thread, regardless of his time at Forest, if the management identified Muric as an upgrade on Rudd then we should go back in for him.
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If I was Alex Neil, I'd be onto Forest in January asking about Costel Pantillimon. He's currently out of the picture at Forest and I always thought he was a more than able deputy for Joe Hart at City. Good size, well over 6 foot, and a good age for a keeper, 32, he'd be a decent option IMO. More realistic than some other suggestions.
 
janiejones said:
If I was Alex Neil, I'd be onto Forest in January asking about Costel Pantillimon. He's currently out of the picture at Forest and I always thought he was a more than able deputy for Joe Hart at City. Good size, well over 6 foot, and a good age for a keeper, 32, he'd be a decent option IMO. More realistic than some other suggestions.
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Good keeper. Perhaps if both teams are still around the top six in January Forest may be reluctant to help strengthen a rival.
 
No Danger said:
Good keeper. Perhaps if both teams are still around the top six in January Forest may be reluctant to help strengthen a rival.
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Yeah, that's a good point. I just thought they might want rid. Declan it is then.
 
janiejones said:
If I was Alex Neil, I'd be onto Forest in January asking about Costel Pantillimon. He's currently out of the picture at Forest and I always thought he was a more than able deputy for Joe Hart at City. Good size, well over 6 foot, and a good age for a keeper, 32, he'd be a decent option IMO. More realistic than some other suggestions.
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Yeah he's only on 40k a week no problem to us.....
 
janiejones said:
If I was Alex Neil, I'd be onto Forest in January asking about Costel Pantillimon. He's currently out of the picture at Forest and I always thought he was a more than able deputy for Joe Hart at City. Good size, well over 6 foot, and a good age for a keeper, 32, he'd be a decent option IMO. More realistic than some other suggestions.
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He’s awful.
 
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