If Krul had played we would have kept a cleansheet yesterday...
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Thunder Bolt
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Can't open that at work, what's the tweet from the highly reliable Andy Naylor?
The same Andy Naylor that claims Newcastle fans were expecting a European placed finish to the season because of our decent start, despite that being unmitigated horse shit.
Just a Rafa quote
Rafa on Krul's move: "He knew our decision. They announce now but we knew before: I wish him all the best. We have enough keepers." #bhafc
AZ Gull
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Well, it turns out that Rafa was correct; the FA registrations booklet for September has now been released and it shows that Krul's permanent transfer was completed on September 8, twelve days before Albion announced it on September 20.
It also means that Krul was on loan to Albion for precisely 8 days (using up, remember, our one remaining loan from a fellow Premier League club).
It all seems a little odd; why would Albion not announce the permanent signing the day it happened? Why would they ask Newcastle to keep it quiet (which, based upon Rafa's comment, they obviously had)? Why sign Krul on a loan deal in the first place, rather than permanently, that was then converted to a permanent deal only 8 days later?
Well, it turns out that Rafa was correct; the FA registrations booklet for September has now been released and it shows that Krul's permanent transfer was completed on September 8, twelve days before Albion announced it on September 20.
It also means that Krul was on loan to Albion for precisely 8 days (using up, remember, our one remaining loan from a fellow Premier League club).
It all seems a little odd; why would Albion not announce the permanent signing the day it happened? Why would they ask Newcastle to keep it quiet (which, based upon Rafa's comment, they obviously had)? Why sign Krul on a loan deal in the first place, rather than permanently, that was then converted to a permanent deal only 8 days later?
I think that maybe the player himself was undecided and thought he'd take the loan to see how things were, then once here realised that we as a football club were worth signing permanently for!!
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Well, it turns out that Rafa was correct; the FA registrations booklet for September has now been released and it shows that Krul's permanent transfer was completed on September 8, twelve days before Albion announced it on September 20.
It also means that Krul was on loan to Albion for precisely 8 days (using up, remember, our one remaining loan from a fellow Premier League club).
It all seems a little odd; why would Albion not announce the permanent signing the day it happened? Why would they ask Newcastle to keep it quiet (which, based upon Rafa's comment, they obviously had)? Why sign Krul on a loan deal in the first place, rather than permanently, that was then converted to a permanent deal only 8 days later?
There was a lot going on just before the deadline. One player failing a medical, another set to come but a team mate got injured etc. Our recruitment team were spinning plates, so it's possible that a quick loan deal was signed on the understanding it was always going to be converted.