FKANorwichExile Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 I assume his agent talked up how in-demand English keepers were for Prem teams to fill their home grown players quota, only for said teams to start shuffling around players for stupid money to avoid FFP rules instead. Now the barrel is being scraped, but if he's happy earning decent money as a backup then fair play to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 Probably still got a pay rise but sitting on a bench is obviously a reality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabby'sThighs Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 I thought he might go to Wrexham as a wild-card move, or back to Wednesday as first-choice. The Barnsley link was strange. This certainly makes sense financially, but it seems odd given Palmer won the Golden Glove last season. Maybe he backs himself to get into the starting line-up. Or, as suggested elsewhere, Palmer may be moving onwards & upwards, which would leave a lovely slot open for Wildsmith. His exit was somewhat mysterious. We may find out in the future why he left us, but I hope he does well either way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 I don't think he will earn a great deal going in as a back-up at West Brom, but I'm not sure he's going in as the cemented back-up. Alex Palmer did win the golden glove in the Championship but his comparative numbers, save percentage, goal prevention, etc, doesn't scream elite-level goalkeeper. It's decent, don't get me wrong, but comparatively speaking Wildsmith has competitive numbers and they're both similar goalkeepers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerphilly Ram Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 Confirmed by West Brom on a 2 year deal. Good luck to him, did a solid job for us in league one. Miggins, DiggerB, RoyMac5 and 4 others 2 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premier ram Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 5 minutes ago, Caerphilly Ram said: Confirmed by West Brom on a 2 year deal. Good luck to him, did a solid job for us in league one. Best wishes Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkshireRam Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 The press release reads like he's been signed as backup, especially: “I’m delighted to welcome Joe to the club. We felt it was essential for Josh Griffiths to go out on loan this season and in Joe we have a really good goalkeeper coming in.'' which reads like he's only been signed so they can send a young keeper out on loan... Very strange 🤔 https://www.wba.co.uk/news/albion-sign-joe-wildsmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inter politics Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 I think Wildsmith and his agent badly messed all this up. Best of luck to him though. The save versus Bolton will be long remembered. SKRam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NottsRam77 Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 On 09/07/2024 at 14:55, Gabby'sThighs said: I thought he might go to Wrexham as a wild-card move, or back to Wednesday as first-choice. The Barnsley link was strange. This certainly makes sense financially, but it seems odd given Palmer won the Golden Glove last season. Maybe he backs himself to get into the starting line-up. Or, as suggested elsewhere, Palmer may be moving onwards & upwards, which would leave a lovely slot open for Wildsmith. His exit was somewhat mysterious. We may find out in the future why he left us, but I hope he does well either way! Money.. end of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabby'sThighs Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 11 minutes ago, NottsRam77 said: Money.. end of Well, money is certainly a factor, and I don't blame players for maximising their income. I was thinking more about the alleged breakdown in relationship between Wildsmith and Warne & the coaching staff, and being dropped for Vickers mid-season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i-Ram Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 25 minutes ago, NottsRam77 said: Money.. end of Says Bitcoin Billy 😂 Tamworthram, NottsRam77, Boycie and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram1988 Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 Surely he must hope to be West Broms number one? Otherwise it will be a strange move to go from our number one to being a bench warmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarterForTen Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 I honestly believe that, even if he had taken the terms offered at Derby, he would not have been out first choice keeper next season. He has the spectacular in him, but I think the gaffer has wanted more from his number one. SKRam, FKANorwichExile and Carl Sagan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal is a Ram Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 4 hours ago, Gabby'sThighs said: Well, money is certainly a factor, and I don't blame players for maximising their income. I was thinking more about the alleged breakdown in relationship between Wildsmith and Warne & the coaching staff, and being dropped for Vickers mid-season. *If* there was a breakdown here, it shows a poor attitude to criticism - the lapses in judgement against Oxford could have cost us dear. Crewton 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NottsRam77 Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 12 hours ago, i-Ram said: Says Bitcoin Billy 😂 😂🙌.. well played sir I hope for his sake hes being paid at least half of his salary in bitcoin otherwise ….insert large lengthly ramble about inflation, a broken global monetary system and the value of the pound in your pocket 😉🤣🤣🙌 i-Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinhectoring Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 On 10/07/2024 at 17:49, inter politics said: The save versus Bolton will be long remembered. Which one do you mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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