kjgood
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cant see it elsewhere but BBC Sport says
Niki Maenpaa [Brighton - Bristol City] Free
Niki Maenpaa [Brighton - Bristol City] Free
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[Albion] Niki Maenpaa
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Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
Great move for Niki if true.
- Jul 7, 2003
- 47,645
I wish him lots of luck. It'd be great to see him really get a chance in the Championship. He's a very decent keeper, who was very unlucky at times here.
macbeth
Dismembered
Deserves to be No. 1 somewhere. Very underused in his time here
father_and_son
Well-known member
Nice guy and great professional. Deserves the no.1 shirt somewhere.
British Bulldog
The great escape
- Feb 6, 2006
- 10,974
Fully agree edna.
OzMike
Well-known member
Bristol City are a good team and will be pushing for promotion this season, good luck to him.
Left Footer
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one year contract with an option for a further year.
Tom Hark Preston Park
Will Post For Cash
- Jul 6, 2003
- 72,401
Model professional and a tremendous keeper
Whoever signs NM is getting an absolute STEAL
Whoever signs NM is getting an absolute STEAL
Badger Boy
Mr Badger
- Jan 28, 2016
- 3,658
He never let us down, but didn't really have the chance to. Am I right in thinking he only played in 1 league game for us? But kept a clean sheet as I recall, and then was straight back out of the team again.
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
Well to be fair, if he was 'tremendous' he would be our first team keeper!, but certainly seemed to be more tham competent in the few games he played for us, and has earned his chance to have a crack at being a number one for someone in the Championship.
Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
Solid dependable keeper, the Bristol City fans will like him.
Tom Hark Preston Park
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- Jul 6, 2003
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Disagree vehemently. The Albion have always been overly blessed in the keeper department in recent years. NM is right up there with the best. DO keep up!
Disagree vehemently. The Albion have always been overly blessed in the keeper department in recent years. NM is right up there with the best. DO keep up!
On what evidence do you base your 'tremendous' assessment
He seems a nice chap, and a model pro, but in terms of seeing him actually play - he kept one clean sheet, against a terrible Rotherham (they had 2 shots on target), and played a handful of cup games (including that shambles at Lincoln).
I hope he is a huge success, as he seems decent, and I like Bristol City, but I think you're getting a bit carried away...
Tom Hark Preston Park
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- Jul 6, 2003
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On what evidence do you base your 'tremendous' assessment
He seems a nice chap, and a model pro, but in terms of seeing him actually play - he kept one clean sheet, against a terrible Rotherham (they had 2 shots on target), and played a handful of cup games (including that shambles at Lincoln).
I hope he is a huge success, as he seems decent, and I like Bristol City, but I think you're getting a bit carried away...
When did NM ever let us down? All those nothing cup ties? Truly amazed at this ridiculous after-timer appraisal of the player. Only criticism I'd have of the player is his apparent lack of ambition and over-readiness to warm the bench for a couple of seasons now. Player should have been aiming far higher IMHO
If you are discounting the 'nothing cup ties', then he made exactly TWO saves, in his entire three year Albion career!
Nobody is criticizing the guy. I'm just questioning your appraisal of his ability, based on very little evidence. He might be brilliant - my point is simply that we don't KNOW if he's very good or not.
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
Disagree vehemently. The Albion have always been overly blessed in the keeper department in recent years. NM is right up there with the best. DO keep up!
Also a tad difficult to assess how 'tremendous' a player is until you have seen him play enough games!
Sorry, all these superlatives, 'tremendous', 'brilliant', 'fantastic', 'legendary', they are all bandied about far too frequently for me, it downgrades the term.
Tom Hark Preston Park
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- Jul 6, 2003
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Ridiculous after-timer downgrading appraisal of the player's abilities IMHO
Better keeper than anybody on Liverpool's books for example. IMHO, like.
Better keeper than anybody on Liverpool's books for example. IMHO, like.
Ridiculous after-timer downgrading appraisal of the player's abilities IMHO
We'll leave you to it Tom. The only 'ridiculous' thing on this thread is that anyone (well, you specifically) feel they have enough evidence to actually make any appraisal of his abilities.