Argus: Brighton target foreign keeper...

[shaolinpunk]

Targets include Gornik Zabrze's Polish Under 20 international Lukasz Skorupski, who is also on the radar of Spurs and Newcastle and is wanted by German club Borussia Moenchengladback.

Skorupski, 21 tomorrow would prefer a move to England but Poyet may regard him as too much of a gamble.

Could have potential, if he doesn't cost much might be worth it?

“Those who know him well say he lives his life so recklessly he probably can’t even remember when his contract expires”

FLAIR LEVEL: RED

SIGN HIM UP

 

[Rich Suvner]

flairniacs

officially a brilliant addition to the English language

 

[severnside gull]

Just got my Polish colleague at work to translate this page:

Łukasz Skorupski: On broni bramki, a Nawałka jego... - Weszło!

and she says the first line says:

“Those who know him well say he lives his life so recklessly he probably can’t even remember when his contract expires”

FLAIR LEVEL: RED

pretty sure that qualifies as "a gamble"

 

[SULLY COULDNT SHOOT]

YES!!! Look how well Bartek Bialkowski has done just down the road!!!

 

[SeagullBT]

Brad Guzan at Villa! Out of contract in a few weeks, wages might be a problem though. Very decent ' keeper; former MLS 'keeper of the year.

 

[patricksullivan]

Not too bad but not good enough for us and isnt a team player either, also he isnt the sharpest tool in the box!! ( and i mean his IQ is around 60). i have seen him play. They are looking at highly rated goalkeeper from Lithuania who i think is much better and stronger and a top athlete and top professional. this guy is the next BHAFC keeper in my mind.... but what do i know!

 

[rool]

Exactly.

Also, he'll be prepared to work for a quarter of the wages an English keeper would want, and he'll be happy to save costs on away trips by sleeping on the floor in someone else's room.

On the flip side he'll eat all the Swans

 

[StillHateBellotti]

Not a good signing as my 13 year old daughter will spend the whole season wanting to go out with him.......................... Would do my head in...........

 

[supaseagull]

Joe Lewis.

Don't need anyone else.

 

[OSRGull]

No thank you. Championship experienced keeper is needed. Not some Polish goal keeper who's gonna have communication problems with our defence, not to mention he's only 21 and nobody has a clue what he's like.

Man City thought David Gonzalez was good, look what happened there.

 

[brakespear]

Just got my Polish colleague at work to translate this page:

�ukasz Skorupski: On broni bramki, a Nawałka jego... - Weszło!

and she says the first line says:

“Those who know him well say he lives his life so recklessly he probably can’t even remember when his contract expires”

FLAIR LEVEL: RED

sign him up

edit: beaten to it

 

[B.W.]

We need experience I'm afraid...

 

[Basil Fawlty]

If we can fight off Mochengladbach, Spurs and Newcastle for his services. Then it would be simply superb, hopefully something will come of this.

 

[RM-Taylor]

No doubt if he signed out genius fans will just change the Ankergren/Brezovan chant to involve his name.

Na na na na na na na na na na, Lew-cus Scar-Up-Ski, Scar-Up-Ski, Lew-cus Scar-Up-Ski

 

[sydney]

Polish blokes tend to be UNITS due to a childhood of beetroot and benchpressing tractors.

He gets my vote.

absolutely.........and he can do you a bathroom renovation in his free time.

 

[pishhead]

absolutely.........and he can do you a bathroom renovation in his free time.

Not to mention help out azure by picking the fruit for the apple crumbles in the 1901 club.

 

[itszamora]

Sod playing ability, based on the other attributes he possesses it's a no-brainer. SIGN HIM UP.

 

[Ninja Elephant]

Fantastic thread so far.

In all seriousness, he sounds like a proper keeper. Looks mad as a hatter, is a fairly big unit despite his young age and could come in handy around the dressing room for any odd jobs that need doing. Also, the scouting department at Newcastle has done rather well recently, so if they're interested he must be a bit of a player.

 

[Rodney Thomas]

“Those who know him well say he lives his life so recklessly he probably can’t even remember when his contract expires”

There's not enough people like this in football these days. They used to be all over the place.

Sign him up!

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Nonsense. We need to go Dutch. History is littered with terrible South American keepers: it's been the one consistent weakness in the Brazil national side. They're all El Loco nutter types or flappy panic merchants. The only half decent one I can remember (I'm talking about being successful in this country here) plays for those GOOBERS up the A23, and even he wasn't great last season after a few excellent years.

My logic for requesting a Dutch keeper is that they tend to be immense, occasionally with a large degree of FLAIR thrown in for good measure. There haven't been many shit Dutch keepers around, but plenty of good ones: Edwin Van Der Saar, Ed De Goey, Kuipers for a time, Hans Van Breukelen, Theo Snelders, Tim Krul, Dorus De Vries, as well as not to mention the Premier League's joint FLAIREST current keeper, Michel Vorm (an honour shared with the very non Dutch Ali Al Habsi).

Let's go Dutch, Gus. Or Omani.