jimtastic56 Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 Come on Big Trav , you must know something??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Trav Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 31 minutes ago, jimtastic56 said: Come on Big Trav , you must know something??? Been in talks for months, could be the reason we’ve been linked with goalkeepers? We are definitely interested in the Rotherham keeper but pretty much every championship club is jimtastic56 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiggerB Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 Part of me wants to see how good Wildsmith is without Cash and Nels in front of him? Undoubtedly part of his Golden Glove award is theirs. Expect he moves on unless he’s ends up as one of our top earners on a 3yr contact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ck- Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 (edited) He’s a great reaction saver. He’s good at crosses and commanding to 10-12 yards out. He’s reasonably good at shots he has longer to think about. He’s mostly OKish with distribution, with the odd howler. He is rank awful at judging how quickly he can get to a ball ahead of an attacker at the edge of his area. All just my opinion of course, but I think with those qualities he’s definitely top end championship level. Edited May 9 by ck- Typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkFruitsRam7 Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 30 minutes ago, DiggerB said: Part of me wants to see how good Wildsmith is without Cash and Nels in front of him? Undoubtedly part of his Golden Glove award is theirs. Expect he moves on unless he’s ends up as one of our top earners on a 3yr contact. We saw a whole season without Nelson in front of him. Caerphilly Ram, DiggerB, FlyBritishMidland and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 10 minutes ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said: We saw a whole season without Nelson in front of him. Damn you Facty McFactface! Ramslad1992, DarkFruitsRam7, Caerphilly Ram and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiggerB Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 (edited) 40 minutes ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said: We saw a whole season without Nelson in front of him. For Nels read Foz! Joe has some great qualities but he’s far from the finished article. Does he continue his development with us in a solid defensive unit, or prefer a real fight for the shirt in the PL? I’d be genuinely interested to see how he’d get on. Edited May 9 by DiggerB DarkFruitsRam7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimtastic56 Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 19 minutes ago, DiggerB said: For Nels read Foz! Joe has some great qualities but he’s far from the finished article. Does he continue his development with us in a solid defensive unit, or prefer a real fight for the shirt in the PL? I’d be genuinely interested to see how he’d get on. What about a Prem No3 like Scott Carson ?Hanging around like a lucky mascot . But with a shed-load of medals . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiggerB Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 39 minutes ago, jimtastic56 said: What about a Prem No3 like Scott Carson ?Hanging around like a lucky mascot . But with a shed-load of medals . I’ve always thought Loach may fulfil a similar role to Carson in the dressing room, albeit there is no requirement for “homegrown” players in the EFL, think? Just not as many medals or on 30k/week! jimtastic56 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkFruitsRam7 Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 (edited) 1 hour ago, DiggerB said: For Nels read Foz! Joe has some great qualities but he’s far from the finished article. Does he continue his development with us in a solid defensive unit, or prefer a real fight for the shirt in the PL? I’d be genuinely interested to see how he’d get on. Haha, I love Fozzy but I wouldn't put him in the upper echelons of League One centre halves. I think Wildsmith is a good goalkeeper, and we could do a lot worse than him. I also think we could do better if we wanted, but I'm not sure if I'd make it a priority. Whatever happens, he'll always be a Derby hero. Edited May 9 by DarkFruitsRam7 ck-, FlyBritishMidland, The Scarlet Pimpernel and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiggerB Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 11 hours ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said: Haha, I love Fozzy but I wouldn't put him in the upper echelons of League One centre halves. I think Wildsmith is a good goalkeeper, and we could do a lot worse than him. I also think we could do better if we wanted, but I'm not sure if I'd make it a priority. Whatever happens, he'll always be a Derby hero. True, but Foz was still pretty good individually and with Cash alongside him. DarkFruitsRam7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Buxton's Bat Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 At the risk of opening up another debate on XG.......... I actually like XG as a stat and over a season is a pretty good indicator of the chances created. We had the lowest XG against in the division. I think JW is a very decent keeper and I'd keep him - but the team in front of him shielded him more than any other team shielded their keeper. vonwright, Dordogne-Ram, Norman and 4 others 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinhectoring Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 12 hours ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said: Haha, I love Fozzy but I wouldn't put him in the upper echelons of League One centre halves. If he get over his injuries Fozzie might be in the upper echelons of championship CBs next season. The gift that keeps on giving … Dordogne-Ram, Tamworthram, Premier ram and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkFruitsRam7 Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 4 hours ago, kevinhectoring said: If he get over his injuries Fozzie might be in the upper echelons of championship CBs next season. The gift that keeps on giving … Love him but completely disagree. Nowhere near. kevinhectoring and The Scarlet Pimpernel 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadAmster Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Can someone, anyone, post a link, a trustworthy one, that categorically states that JW has turned down an offer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trappatoni Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 3 hours ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said: Love him but completely disagree. Nowhere near. Every bit as good as Cashin and Nelson when he played CB this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthram Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 22 hours ago, trappatoni said: Every bit as good as Cashin and Nelson when he played CB this season. I wouldn’t necessarily put him quite at that level but then he doesn’t play CB on a regular basis. For me Cashin and Nelson were both far too good for League 1 and Fozzy, provided he had a regular run at playing that position, would a very good CB at League 1 level IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 On 10/05/2024 at 15:24, MadAmster said: Can someone, anyone, post a link, a trustworthy one, that categorically states that JW has turned down an offer? Think that got rumour got debunked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadAmster Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 18 hours ago, Comrade 86 said: Think that got rumour got debunked. Yet folk, all over social media, keep repeating it. Might be me but I've never seen a debunk of it, probably because it's only ever been a FB/X etc rumour that I've never taken seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chesterfield_Ram Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 On 09/05/2024 at 20:48, DiggerB said: I’ve always thought Loach may fulfil a similar role to Carson in the dressing room, albeit there is no requirement for “homegrown” players in the EFL, think? Just not as many medals or on 30k/week! I think Loach plays quite an important, yet under appreciated role at the club. He's at the stage of his career where he's thinking about life after retirement and is working his way through the coaching badges. This combined with his experience must be really helpful to the young keepers at the club. DiggerB and jimtastic56 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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