Almunia is a liability and just as bad as Ankergren, I have zero confidence in him.
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Harper
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Almunia is a liability and just as bad as Ankergren, I have zero confidence in him.
Goldstone Rapper
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We need giant goalkeepers that play like giants.
BensGrandad
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One assumes if it was a replacement for Brez then the club would have him on their radar already
Going by the e mail I received from the Scouting and player recruitment manager I would think not as he is not from the UK .
Marshy
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Given a run of games he would be better than what we have, however I am hopeful we can get a better option in.
Ninja Elephant
Doctor Elephant
- Feb 16, 2009
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Can't understand that at all. Comparing Almunia and Ankergren is basically impossible, considering their pedigree difference.
[MENTION=451]BensGrandad[/MENTION], who did you e-mail at the club?
Super Steve Earle
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Harper has spent his career as a second string keeper and looked like it when he played for us. Knees have gone, hence his lack of agility. Refused team orders to play out from the back and definitely no better than we have. Family won't move South. Remind me, why might he come to Brighton and why would we welcome him?
severnside gull
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Giorgallidis perhaps?
He's the best in Cyprus but I wouldn't hold your breath to be honest for any cypriot keeper to come here, acclimatise, and make an impact.
Not sure I rated Harper any better than what we have - some good points and some not so good and if his family is settled in the north east with the kids at a crucial stage of their schooling, then at this stage in his career it seems an unlikely move in fairness to him.
BensGrandad
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I sent a letter to David Burke and received an e mail back from Darren Wrack whose title is Scouting and Player Recruitment Manager or so his e mail says.
I'm not doing this again. Almunia is a keeper who makes mistake after mistake after mistake. At his age he should be in his prime, he is not. Would you HONESTLY feel comfortable with him in goal?
Ninja Elephant
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- Feb 16, 2009
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It's interesting that they replied, fair play to them for that. Do we think that's the same Darren Wrack who played for Walsall?
BensGrandad
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He is not but you are warm. Wrong nationality this one is not Cypriot.
Ninja Elephant
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- Feb 16, 2009
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Yes, I would. He didn't put a foot wrong for West Ham at the Amex earlier this season, and whilst I don't think he's good enough to play for Arsenal, he would unquestionably be good enough for a Championship team. This is a guy who has played well in the Champions League, after all. If we want a goalkeeper with experience and pedigree, Almunia wouldn't be a bad shout. I can't see it happening, and I don't particularly want it to. But if it did, I wouldn't be complaining.
severnside gull
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Not knocking by the way BG - I think it's great if fans can put information the way of the club if they see what they think might be a real prospect wherever it might be and you have more experience than most. But putting a name into the system now will take a good while in terms of scouting and reports to even consider a move and now is close season. Nothing will happen quickly but even less so perhaps when the player is from a place with no history of providing players to a very tough league - it is a massive transition no matter how good they are.
BensGrandad
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i fully accept what you are saying SG but I am sure that the club have access to more videos and player records than us mere mortals and so anything is possible. I am not expecting the club to pull up trees to try to sign this player but when I wrote their season hadnt finished so it was possible to have sent a scout out to see if he was any good if they so desired having checked him out first.
Gullflyinghigh
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- Apr 23, 2012
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I'm torn, I think he's better than either Brez or Casper but then I don't think it's too much of an improvement over either of them. A couple of years ago I'd have taken him in a heartbeat but now...*shrug* wouldn't be too inspired really...could do a job?
Hey we disagree ho hum personally i'd take tomasz kuszczak any day over almunia but lets leave it at that
Gazwag
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Wouldn't want him back personally also he seemed a right misery when he was a pundit on ESPN for, I think, the Newcastle game and didn't seem to like us much.
severnside gull
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It is indeed
Kinda sneaked beneath the radar as an appointment. Think he initially joined us under Zigor Aranalde and the "old pals network" that was part of his journey away from gambling addiction.
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Ninja Elephant
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- Feb 16, 2009
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Hey we disagree ho hum personally i'd take tomasz kuszczak any day over almunia but lets leave it at that
It's funny, I thought Kuszczak was disappointing for Watford at the Amex. I went into the game telling everyone it would prove to us all he was the guy we should be looking at, the longer term number 1 we all seem to want. I thought he failed the audition to be honest, I was disappointed. But we had Gonzo in goal so no-one noticed.