Vince, We got rid of Ruiter as he wasn't very good. Stryke wanted first team football and wasn't going to get it ahead of McLaughlin, pity as I rated him. Isn't the Greek coming as a goalie coach as well? Even at 40 he's better than our Championship keepers.
Yeh but we should of kept styrek If he comes as cover and a coach that’s ok But if McLaughlin gets injured I would prefer a better option
Problem was that Sryjek didn;t want to stay as back up - and we couldn't tell McLaughlin "after being our best player last season, we're going to make you sub keeper for an untested player" really! This Boro lad (proper Boro name isn't it?) is a decent keeper to have as a back up option
I wanted to see him given a chance based on the meagre clips I'd seen but his lack of game time under a few different managers probably tells its own story.
I wanted to see him do well too. But, like you say, no one seemed willing to give him a chance. Pickford, by the same age, had gained a lot of experience on loan at several decent clubs. Stryjek didn't get that. I don't know if that means that he wasn't good enough or if it was that we needed to keep him available but it could be that no one wanted to take him on. Wonder where he'll turn up next.
He was a great prospect a few years back but his stats don't look that good now - 14 goals from 92 games. A bit of a risk taking his injury record into account... "I wanted to get out of my comfort zone on loan at Brighton [during the 2015-16 season] and while I was there, Rashford came through. I came back and never really got that chance again. Injuries were a big thing. Constant ankle injuries is a big one and my ACL two years ago."
I someone on Twitter earlier who said they'd been at the event this evening and that Donald had said 3 or 4 in the next couple of weeks. Sounds like the club may have been keeping their cards close to their chest, which is no bad thing.
Apparently we are after Motherwell scottish international winger Chris Cadden he has a clause which could see him go for 200,000 compo.He is 22 year old and has done over 100 apps for Motherwell