BoroSmoggie 2,678 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Wouldn’t be surprised if he’s coming in as 3rd choice. Club might see it as...Brynn has impressed in training and is seen good enough as 2nd option. Pointless having both him and Dejan sat on bench. Loan Dejan out to get some game time, in the hope he comes back a better keeper to battle for the no.1 stop when he returns. Link to post Share on other sites
GrimsbyBoro 1,956 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Interesting reading he nearly signed for us last January but went with DS instead Link to post Share on other sites
Redcar Rioja 5,872 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 23 minutes ago, wilsoncgp said: There were times at Boro when Brad Jones was better than Mark Schwarzer That must have been in a parallel universe somewhere because Jones wasn't fit to lace Schwarzer's boots. I know at the time the club pedalled the story about how good Jones and Turnbull were and in his naivety Gareth went along with it but nobody in the North Stand ever remotely believed it. I think you may be getting confused with Mark Crossley who had a decent run in the side and impressed the fans. He was considered unlucky by many at the time to lose his place once Schwarzer was back fit. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Blanco 4,900 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 1 minute ago, Redcar Rioja said: That must have been in a parallel universe somewhere because Jones wasn't fit to lace Schwarzer's boots. I know at the time the club pedalled the story about how good Jones and Turnbull were and in his naivety Gareth went along with it but nobody in the North Stand ever remotely believed it. I think you may be getting confused with Mark Crossley who had a decent run in the side and impressed the fans. He was considered unlucky by many at the time to lose his place once Schwarzer was back fit. Have to agree with this. Spot on. The best performance from Brad Jones was having Liverpool’s eyes out by somehow getting 3m quid from them for his services 1 Link to post Share on other sites
RiseAgainst 3,777 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 36 minutes ago, BoroSmoggie said: Wouldn’t be surprised if he’s coming in as 3rd choice. Club might see it as...Brynn has impressed in training and is seen good enough as 2nd option. Pointless having both him and Dejan sat on bench. Loan Dejan out to get some game time, in the hope he comes back a better keeper to battle for the no.1 stop when he returns. That's a very good interpretation, but it still suggests Boro think Bettinelli is the only senior goalkeeper we need. To my mind, he's the one needing to be replaced! The only person I can think of who hates crosses more than Bettinelli is Jesus, and he's been out of the game for a long time. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Donnyboro 694 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 You need 3 goal keepers for training purposes etc wouldn’t read much into it. Brad Jones Was one of the worst keepers I’ve seen for boro 😂 Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie-H 1,322 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Jordan Archer as backup is fine to be honest he had a decent spell for Millwall 3-4 years ago, Bettinelli has had some dodgy moments but he's pulled off some top drawer saves. We got promoted with a nearly 40 year old bearded Greek who had played for Hartlepool until we get back in the Prem I'm not too concerned with our keepers. I'm still hoping we get a reinforcement or 2 in wide midfield and maybe 1 more striker they're that moves that will determine where we end up in my opinion. Also tie down Dijksteel Boro please the sharks will be circling in the summer as he enters his final 12 months. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
BoroBoy1989 229 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 6 minutes ago, Jamie-H said: Jordan Archer as backup is fine to be honest he had a decent spell for Millwall 3-4 years ago, Bettinelli has had some dodgy moments but he's pulled off some top drawer saves. We got promoted with a nearly 40 year old bearded Greek who had played for Hartlepool until we get back in the Prem I'm not too concerned with our keepers. I'm still hoping we get a reinforcement or 2 in wide midfield and maybe 1 more striker they're that moves that will determine where we end up in my opinion. Also tie down Dijksteel Boro please the sharks will be circling in the summer as he enters his final 12 months. Djiksteel already signed a new deal earlier this season Link to post Share on other sites
Denzel Zanzibar 6,931 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Did someone seriously just suggest that Brad Jones was a better keeper than Schwarzer at one stage? Can I have a pint of whatever they're drinking, please? 2 Link to post Share on other sites
AnglianRed 6,229 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 23 minutes ago, Jamie-H said: Jordan Archer as backup is fine to be honest he had a decent spell for Millwall 3-4 years ago, Bettinelli has had some dodgy moments but he's pulled off some top drawer saves. We got promoted with a nearly 40 year old bearded Greek who had played for Hartlepool until we get back in the Prem I'm not too concerned with our keepers. I'm still hoping we get a reinforcement or 2 in wide midfield and maybe 1 more striker they're that moves that will determine where we end up in my opinion. Also tie down Dijksteel Boro please the sharks will be circling in the summer as he enters his final 12 months. I'm also hoping we make it VERY expensive for any clubs that come sniffing around Tav. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Snowblind 1,711 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 (edited) I remember Mark Crossley coming in and losing his place to Schwarzer when he probably should've kept it. Even remember Carlo Nash having a purple patch during a Schwarzer injury. Brad Jones? Nah. Can't remember that one, Wilson! Link to post Share on other sites
sanddancer 1,964 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 (edited) A keeper, we sign a keeper when there are more important places to be filled. I’m sorry this does not fill me with confidence at all. We send a £1 million keeper on loan to bring in another. Not saying it’s not a good thing just worried it’s a smoke and mirrors, Trojan horse signing to cover the inability to sign players we actually need. Link to post Share on other sites
Uwe 3,543 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 22 minutes ago, Denzel Zanzibar said: Did someone seriously just suggest that Brad Jones was a better keeper than Schwarzer at one stage? Can I have a pint of whatever they're drinking, please? Mark Schwarzer 1x Premier League 1x League cup 1x German Cup winner 1x Australian Cup winner Brad jones 2X ENGLISH LEAGUE CUP WINNER 1x Dutch Champion 1x Dutch Cup winner 1x Dutch Super Cup winner 1x Saudi Arabian winner 1x Saudi Arabian Super Cup winner 1x OFC Nations Cup winner Ergo Brad Jones is a superior keeper Scoreboard people 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Uwe 3,543 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 2 minutes ago, sanddancer said: A keeper, we sign a keeper when there are more important places to be filled. I’m sorry this does not fill me with confidence at all. We send a £1 million keeper on loan to bring in another. Not saying it’s not a good thing just worried it’s a smoke and mirrors, Trojan horse signing to cover the inability to sign players we actually need. A backup keeper is not going to fool anybody into thinking we’re addressing our weaknesses (width, creativity finishing) nor is it a trick by the club to try and make us think that And if anyone actually believe that’s what it’s done should probably pick another sport to follow 😂 1 Link to post Share on other sites
liambell42 103 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 4 minutes ago, Uwe said: Mark Schwarzer 1x Premier League 1x League cup 1x German Cup winner 1x Australian Cup winner Brad jones 2X ENGLISH LEAGUE CUP WINNER 1x Dutch Champion 1x Dutch Cup winner 1x Dutch Super Cup winner 1x Saudi Arabian winner 1x Saudi Arabian Super Cup winner 1x OFC Nations Cup winner Ergo Brad Jones is a superior keeper Scoreboard people Schwarzer won 2 prem titles Link to post Share on other sites
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