villalad21 Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 8 hours ago, Adam2003 said: spending £18.5m on Ramsdale. They deserve everything they get Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Didn't actually realise he is back and playing for the reserve. Obviously his knee injury was not quite as bad as Wes's one esp when you take into account he is about 10 years older. Do you think he will go out on loan in Jan to get game time or our we happy for him to be number 2? We have too many keepers on the books. Heaton would be one we could actually sell for a bit of money (4-5 mi maybe) even though he is in his mid 30s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 On 20/12/2020 at 15:13, The Fun Factory said: Didn't actually realise he is back and playing for the reserve. Obviously his knee injury was not quite as bad as Wes's one esp when you take into account he is about 10 years older. Do you think he will go out on loan in Jan to get game time or our we happy for him to be number 2? We have too many keepers on the books. Heaton would be one we could actually sell for a bit of money (4-5 mi maybe) even though he is in his mid 30s. We've outgrown him. Heaton is a good shot stopper and is good at catching crosses. But he's main weakness has always been distribution and doing that sweeper keeper role. Emi is superior to him in every field. Emi highlights what a modern keeper should be. Heaton was vital for us staying up but it's now time for both parties to move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 On 20/12/2020 at 14:13, The Fun Factory said: Didn't actually realise he is back and playing for the reserve. Obviously his knee injury was not quite as bad as Wes's one esp when you take into account he is about 10 years older. Do you think he will go out on loan in Jan to get game time or our we happy for him to be number 2? We have too many keepers on the books. Heaton would be one we could actually sell for a bit of money (4-5 mi maybe) even though he is in his mid 30s. Not sure where he can go from here tbh. 34 years old and 3 seasons of being in and out. I think it would take a lot for a manager to take on a senior goalkeeper with his record now. Managers want consistency between the sticks and a 34 year old on big money and serious questions Mark's against fitneds is probably not worth the trouble. Shame. He was a good pick up and what we needed , was worth the punt but football is cruel sometimes. It waits for no man. I think he should reevaluate and maybe will look to being a career No.2 now and start his coaching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStagMan Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 I would rather we kept Heaton as backup - If anything happens to Emi, then we are back in trouble. Get rid of the others in our Keeper collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Well Kalinic is deficiently surplus to requirements and Heaton is above Steer as the second choice. Depends if he thinks that is good enough for him at this stage of his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Willard Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 We aren't in a position to be paying 40-50k a week for a second choice keeper. I also don't want to hinder his career. Loan or sale please. Steer is fine as second choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_Villain Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Having an Argentine and an English goalkeeper... both who have been called up to their respective international sides... as our first and second choice keepers is a very nice problem to have. Heaton will need some time to get back up to speed... but Martinez will know that there is a more than capable keeper to step in if he has a bad run of form or injury... There will be opportunities for Heaton to play, and I reckon Martinez will be happier (and possibly a better player) for such a high standard of direct competition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 I'd like to see Heaton get the nod for the FA Cup game. If he's fit, and the game isn't canceled, he should play because he needs some real minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 On 23/12/2020 at 14:58, TheStagMan said: I would rather we kept Heaton as backup - If anything happens to Emi, then we are back in trouble. Get rid of the others in our Keeper collection. I agree, but very difficult to keep a keeper of his quality, and age happy as a number 2. I'd be incredibly surprised (and delighted) if he is here beyond the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Wainy316 Posted January 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 8, 2021 Feel for him. He must’ve been well up for tonight. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Traitor, going on sky tonight and saying that the rule is the rule, effectively agreeing that the scam of an FA interpreted it correctly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 57 minutes ago, MrBlack said: Traitor, going on sky tonight and saying that the rule is the rule, effectively agreeing that the scam of an FA interpreted it correctly. Really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 (edited) 59 minutes ago, MrBlack said: Traitor, going on sky tonight and saying that the rule is the rule, effectively agreeing that the scam of an FA interpreted it correctly. What? Heaton, you're dead to me! Edited January 21, 2021 by Zhan_Zhuang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skarroki Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Think I'd like him to go on loan for 6 months in the championship and get some form and fitness back, come and fight for the jersey next season or move him on without making too much of a loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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WallisFrizz Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 He didn’t say anything outrageous and makes a good pundit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zab6359 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 On 25/12/2020 at 02:24, Lord Willard said: We aren't in a position to be paying 40-50k a week for a second choice keeper. I also don't want to hinder his career. Loan or sale please. Steer is fine as second choice. Personally I'm happy with the club paying his wages and have him as back up to Emi. We need strength in depth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 5 minutes ago, zab6359 said: Personally I'm happy with the club paying his wages and have him as back up to Emi. We need strength in depth. Yes, though he moved to Villa because he didn’t want to stay as second choice elsewhere and we could offer first team football at the time. Not sure if he’ll be happy staying second choice for long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 12 minutes ago, ender4 said: Yes, though he moved to Villa because he didn’t want to stay as second choice elsewhere and we could offer first team football at the time. Not sure if he’ll be happy staying second choice for long. Heaton is what we needed last season but we've now outgrown him. Time for him to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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