Carl Sagan Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 On 22/07/2024 at 14:51, oomarkwright said: Why don't keepers catch the ball these days? All they do is punch it away. Annoys me no end. My theory is that it's because the balls are so incredibly light these days, so there's a much greater risk of whether they'll pop straight out. Further, in his prime Shilton was the best keeper in the world - around the time of the Spanish 1982 World Cup. By the time we finally bought him, he was well over the hill. Still decent, but nothing special. Meanwhile, what's going on with Rohan Luthra? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFC1388 Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 Not sure if there is any point bringing Luthra in if he is going to take a spot in the 25 man squad JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 3 hours ago, DCFC1388 said: Not sure if there is any point bringing Luthra in if he is going to take a spot in the 25 man squad Could he go into the U23 squad? I agree we probably don't need him and the lanky Swede. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Hughes Hair Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 As a cynic, I also believed Shilton was over the hill when signing for us. I was so wrong. The best Derby keeper I’ve ever seen. Only Poom comes close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFC1388 Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 9 hours ago, oomarkwright said: Could he go into the U23 squad? I agree we probably don't need him and the lanky Swede. He would be used there but due to his age would need to be in our 25 man squad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crewton Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 Didn't cover himself in glory tonight (not many did tbf). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapeTownRams Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 Absolute howler tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigmaRam Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 Never seen a keeper dive OUT of the way before since I coached under 7’s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Clough Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 I think it showed that he was playing at National League South level last season. I stand by my view that he'd be backup to JThompson in the U21s Reggie Greenwood, Ram@Lincoln and Carl Sagan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyMac5 Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaffsRam Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 Looks like he tried to flick it over the bar but completely missed it. Probably not the kind of chance you want to take when you're on trial... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Ram Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 Shame because he came out and collected well at an attackers feet early on and I was thinking, 'I haven't seen him have too much to do so far in pre season but that was tidy'... but the lethargic flap at a shot straight down the middle of the goal with no real movement is pretty unforgiveable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 It sounds like he's been decent in the training camp, but has probably already lost any credibility with fans after that last night. I'd sooner have Loach back, someone with a bit of experience if the worse comes to the worse - especially if they're taking up a slot on the 25-man squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthram Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 1 hour ago, Ambitious said: It sounds like he's been decent in the training camp, but has probably already lost any credibility with fans after that last night. I'd sooner have Loach back, someone with a bit of experience if the worse comes to the worse - especially if they're taking up a slot on the 25-man squad. I’d say “damaged” his credibility with sensible fans rather than lost it all. He wouldn’t be the first player to have had a poor first game (or so) but turned out to be decent. Premier ram and jono 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerphilly Ram Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 Quotes from Warne in this suggest we’ll offer Luthra a contract; "He's trained with us and he's a great kid," said Warne. "He's been brilliant in training and he will come in as third choice. He's just a young man and I think we will keep him. He's been a great addition." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 25 minutes ago, Caerphilly Ram said: Quotes from Warne in this suggest we’ll offer Luthra a contract; "He's trained with us and he's a great kid," said Warne. "He's been brilliant in training and he will come in as third choice. He's just a young man and I think we will keep him. He's been a great addition." Current evidence shows he can't play goalkeeper though. Is he any good up front? Carl Sagan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee SCREAMER !! Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 34 minutes ago, Caerphilly Ram said: Quotes from Warne in this suggest we’ll offer Luthra a contract; "He's trained with us and he's a great kid," said Warne. "He's been brilliant in training and he will come in as third choice. He's just a young man and I think we will keep him. He's been a great addition." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboto Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 Relax guys. He’ll play as much first team football as Scott Loach did. It will free up opportunities to allow the young keepers to go out on loan and gain valuable experience. Ted McMinn Football Genius, SILVERFOXTHERAMSFAN, Wsm-ram and 6 others 4 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlsonDerby Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 (edited) 7 hours ago, roboto said: Relax guys. He’ll play as much first team football as Scott Loach did. It will free up opportunities to allow the young keepers to go out on loan and gain valuable experience. How some of our fans are too dense to understand this baffles me. Edited July 26 by IlsonDerby Comrade 86 and jono 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crewton Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 I remember Lee Grant dropping a very easy cross at Reading from which they scored the winning goal, between Christmas and NYE 2002. He went on to become a very steady keeper for us and other championship teams. Don't write young keepers off after 1 mistake. jono, scout's dad, Comrade 86 and 5 others 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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