New young keeper

[James Bond's body double]

Just seen this on Sky Sports.

Building for the future.

Brighton are lining up a move for Plymouth goalkeeper Christian Walton | Latest Football Transfer News | Sky Sports

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Interesting - how many keeper do we need?

I assume this means the end for Brez?

 

[Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ]

Interesting - how many keeper do we need?

I assume this means the end for Brez?

Or the end of East?

 

[Willy Dangle]

Re: New Keeper!!!

Is this a development squad

 

[James Bond's body double]

Would think but this guy is only 17 so can't see him getting near first team for quite a while.

 

[GingerBeerMan]

This is EXACTLY what we need, a young understudy to learn for the future. We have a great first choice 'keeper, a great goalkeeping coach and soon to have amazing training facilities. He could really reach his potential with us an hopefully move through the ranks to be first choice in ten years.

 

[Mackenzie]

Aspinal was at the Plymouth game on Saturday.....now we know why!

 

[James Bond's body double]

Wonder what sort of money they would demand for him?

 

[Ninja Elephant]

Aspinal was at the Plymouth game on Saturday.....now we know why!

He is yet to play for Plymouth due to his age.

But a goalkeeper called Walton! Get him in. I miss Mark Walton. He was the best player ever to wear number 15 for us as a squad number... until recently!

 

[Springal]

We do struggle in the DS for goalkeepers I think.

 

[terryberry1]

Wonder what sort of money they would demand for him?

Brez and £50

 

[James Bond's body double]

Brez and £50

mmmmm not sure Brez is a great number 3, 4 or 5

 

[ees complicated no?]

Id rather get rid of Casper than Brez.

 

[Jim D]

Or the end of East?

East gone West?

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Good. We have a dismal record of bringing through young keepers from our own youth scheme.

Will Packham? Pretty poor. Chris May? One appearance I think. Mark Ormerod hung around for a few years but was hardly a prospect in demand from other teams. Nicky Rust came from Arsenal I think so wasn't a youth team graduate. Brian McKenna- one appearance, four goals conceded. There are no doubt many more who've failed to make the grade, bobbing around the local non league scene.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Aspinal was at the Plymouth game on Saturday.....now we know why!

I did speculate that he was on a scouting mission at Plymouth on the matchday thread. Fulham are also interested and back in October the papers were speculating on a £300k bid coming in.

 

[James Bond's body double]

Who is our goalkeeping coach now, did Tony Godden not leave?

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Beasley? Or was that last week? Plus we also have Mervyn Day at the club in some sort of scouting capacity I believe, a man who knows a thing or two about goalkeeping.

 

[James Bond's body double]

Oh yeah Mervyn Day thanks Edna forgot about him.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Good. We have a dismal record of bringing through young keepers from our own youth scheme.

Will Packham? Pretty poor. Chris May? One appearance I think. Mark Ormerod hung around for a few years but was hardly a prospect in demand from other teams. Nicky Rust came from Arsenal I think so wasn't a youth team graduate. Brian McKenna- one appearance, four goals conceded. There are no doubt many more who've failed to make the grade, bobbing around the local non league scene.

John Sullivan played one or two first team games, has been at Millwall and Charlton since leaving us, although not as a no. 1 keeper but decent enough.