[Albion] Bart Verbruggen SINGS a 5-year deal

[Triggaaar]

My Dutch/ajax supporting mate hates 80% of players. Including veltman

Your Dutch/Ajax supporting mate clearly knows nothing about football.

He loves this guy.

Oh shit

 

[GT49er]

Yep, we have some good young talent at the club in goalkeeping postions, but that's exactly what the are, young.

Another season or two, and one or either could be knocking on the door of the first team squad.

Rushworth is more than a year older than Verbruggen!

Edit: Beaten to it!

 

[GT49er]

Duplicate post.

 

[GT49er]

Players don't develop in a straight line. Steele has just had the best season of is career at the age of 32.
McGill is happy to stay at the club to be the #3 - Rushworth who is the England u21 #2 is looking to play #1 for a side this season and he won't get that at the Albion. Beadle is likely to get that at Oxford. And Sanchez is not happy sitting on the bench so will be sold. And Verbruggen is here with an eye to the future, will presumably come in to be the #2 and play the cup games , potentially more, at least and fits the RDZ style And i guess the club want to see more from Scherpen or he's not in favour - so a further loan for him.
(and presumably club can recall keepers if they need to )

Only in January!

I think Scherpen is probably a gonna as far as an Albion career is concerned.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Only in January!

I think Scherpen is probably a gonna as far as an A;bion career is concerned.

Keepers can be recalled if the playing one gets an injury..

 

[chaileyjem]

Er yeah. So all of that kinda ties into my 'not impressive enough' conclusion...

Get it but Recoiling a bit from framing what are an England u21 and an England u18 keeper as “not impressive enough”.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Get it but Recoiling a bit from framing what are an England u21 and an England u18 keeper as “not impressive enough”.

I was replying to the comment:

'Incredible signing. But cain't help but feel sorry for Steele and all the other impressive young keepers coming back from loan.'

So clearly - regardless of what their levels are or international achievements they have - they are 'not impressive enough' to make the step up! Hence paying out £16m for a keeper.

 

[Guinness Boy]

So far we’re having a fantastic window

 

[Pevenseagull]

If he's better than Steele and becomes our number 1 I'll have to get used to it.

Always have a lot of time for goalkeepers. Hard decisions to make. I'd be a rubbish football manager, we'd still have Nicky Rust in goal it I had to make decisions like that (unless he chose to retire).

I don't even have any antipathy towards Sanchez.

 

[albionalex]

Keepers can be recalled if the playing one gets an injury..

Don't think that's correct.

They can only be recalled during the transfer windows.

 

[JBizzle]

Don't think that's correct.

They can only be recalled during the transfer windows.

I think you can if you are unable to field a squad with two fit goalkeepers, but only if it's a short term loan. I can't see us doing that though given that we have 218 goalkeepers at the club.

Palace are a good example last season (the one time they are an example), when they lost their two main keepers (Guaita and Johnstone) and had to field their youth keeper (Whitworth) but couldn't recall Butland from his loan at Man U.

 

[albionalex]

I think you can if you are unable to field a squad with two fit goalkeepers, but only if it's a short term loan. I can't see us doing that though given that we have 218 goalkeepers at the club.

Palace are a good example last season (the one time they are an example), when they lost their two main keepers (Guaita and Johnstone) and had to field their youth keeper (Whitworth) but couldn't recall Butland from his loan at Man U.

There aren't any short term loans anymore, only full season or half season.

My understanding is that players can only be recalled during the transfer window and there has to be a prior agreement in place that the parent club has the right to recall.

 

[dazzer6666]

Keeper rule is quite (deliberately I think) vague :

V.7.6. not more than two Temporary Transfers shall be registered by a Club at the same time except that there shall be excluded from that number: V.7.6.1. any Temporary Transfer which become permanent; and

V.7.6.2. the Temporary Transfer of a goalkeeper which in its absolute discretion the Board may allow in circumstances it considers to be exceptional;

 

[SeagullsoverLondon]

Thought he played well last night. Not much he could do about the goals. Very comfortable on the ball. One dodgy pass, but his passes out to the wings were excellent. It will be interesting to see who gets the number one spot this season

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Thought he played well last night. Not much he could do about the goals. Very comfortable on the ball. One dodgy pass, but his passes out to the wings were excellent. It will be interesting to see who gets the number one spot this season

He did, but surely Steele starts, one game apart did really well last season.

 

[Hugo Rune]

He did, but surely Steele starts, one game apart did really well last season.

I’m sure he will. I think Bart needs to work really hard to get the shirt, let him have some competitive cup games rather than friendlies to prove himself. Steele has done enough last season be the current No.1.

 

[macbeth]

imagine steele will probably start the season as number one. really don’t think it’ll be too long however until bart is undisputed first choice

 

[maresfield seagull]

But will JS be happy to go back Into the shadows Now he's had another taste of being no 1?

 

[dadams2k11]

But will JS be happy to go back Into the shadows Now he's had another taste of being no 1?

That's the beauty of competition.

 

[pocketseagull]

Thought his passing was unreal, very assured, we have meaningful competition between the sticks.