That’s definite rose tinted mateBig shout that chazz. Loved mcshagger but Boaz takes that accolade for me.
That’s definite rose tinted mateBig shout that chazz. Loved mcshagger but Boaz takes that accolade for me.
Is it really? When you have prem u21s on 25k as we found with vale?
Yea, even 20k is really. What’s a championship clubs turnover. £10-15m? 20k is 1m a year. How many staff does the club have to play, let alone 25 senior players. And all the other overheads and expenses.
Particularly for a goalkeeper, I think it’s a lot. It’s a much easier position to fill than say a striker or dazzling winger.
Oh don’t get me wrong a lot of his attributes were Sunday league, but his shot stopping/reflexes were absolutely world class. Like genuinely not a keeper in the world better than him in terms of reflex saves. Catching, distribution, command of box, concentration on the other hand….That’s definite rose tinted mate
Yea, even 20k is really. What’s a championship clubs turnover. £10-15m? 20k is 1m a year. How many staff does the club have to play, let alone 25 senior players. And all the other overheads and expenses.
Particularly for a goalkeeper, I think it’s a lot. It’s a much easier position to fill than say a striker or dazzling winger.
If he's organising the defence and bossing the box, yes, pay the man.But would he have as big of an impact as a successful winger/striker or battling midfielder
Pelkas was rumoured to be on £35k
Yea, even 20k is really. What’s a championship clubs turnover. £10-15m? 20k is 1m a year. How many staff does the club have to play, let alone 25 senior players. And all the other overheads and expenses.
Particularly for a goalkeeper, I think it’s a lot. It’s a much easier position to fill than say a striker or dazzling winger.
Massively disagree there mate. Obviously depends on what system a team is playing and what positions are needed but as a rule, after a goal scorer, a goalkeeper is the most important position to get right as they gain/lose you the most points. Ingram is a very capable goalkeeper at this level but simply not close to Darlow ability wise. Hard to say obviously, but Darlow could be worth 6-9 points in close games over the course of a season. That could be the difference between mid table or a play off place.Outside teams coming down from the prem with parachute payments. 20/25k a week for a keeper is high In the champ. It's difficult because he does compliment us and make us stronger. But would he have as big of an impact as a successful winger/striker or battling midfielder would on or final position. We don't have an endless amount of money unfortunately
Depends how Rosie sees it I guess, Ingram’s stock is quite high at present, I just feel more confident with Darlow in the sticks, no slight on Ingram as he more than proved his worth over the last season but for Rosie’s style I don’t think it’s up for debateagree
darlow is a good keeper, but is he worth 20k+ a week at championship?
is he worth that turnover compared to say ingram
i don't think so
goalkeeper is not the position that is costing us 6th or 10th
Massively disagree there mate. Obviously depends on what system a team is playing and what positions are needed but as a rule, after a goal scorer, a goalkeeper is the most important position to get right as they gain/lose you the most points. Ingram is a very capable goalkeeper at this level but simply not close to Darlow ability wise. Hard to say obviously, but Darlow could be worth 6-9 points in close games over the course of a season. That could be the difference between mid table or a play off place.
Nobody is underestimating the importance of a keeper, but it simply is an easier position to fill with a steady hand on a budget than most others, particularly with the promise of being #1. There are a lot of good keepers out there that would move for game time.
In terms of turnover, a quick google shows Kieron Maguire suggesting clubs without power shoot payments turnover between £15-20m currently. Even with that extra £5m above what I’d guessed at, 20k a week still represents a significant commitment.
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Oh yeah course it is for sure, opinions are like arseholes mate we all have them!Ingram was worth more then 6-9 points to us this season with his displays. Yes darlow is marginally better then Ingram but it's nowhere near as big of a gap as people make it out to be and I'm confident in saying that with my 30+ years of being a goalkeeper at pro teams, coaching keepers at a pro level and scouting them etc..... If money was no object then god yes bring in darlow and pay him that money, but for us it's not a endless supply. So if ( and I've no idea if it is ) it's a choice between darlow and a top striker / winger etc then I'd have to say in my personal opinion, go for the outfield player as they would have a bigger impact for us.
Hopefully we have the financial clout in place to have our cake and eat it though.
Obviously you and others may disagree, but that's part of the fun of this place![]()
He’s Peter ShiltonOh yeah course it is for sure, opinions are like arseholes mate we all have them!
I’m surprised that you wouldn’t place a top keeper higher up the list of necessities for a successful team given your background. Then again, if you don’t see much between Ingram and Darlow then I suppose that’s your reasoning. I just feel personally that there’s a much bigger talent gap between the two even if that does seem harsh on Ingram who’s been a good servant for us.
Also as an aside, I had an inkling I might know who you were and what you said re your background made me think I might be correct. I’ll PM you, I’m probably wrong anyway.
Nah, he’s Rod Arnold and I claim my 5 quid.He’s Peter Shilton