Adam legzdins

ablueclaret · Post by **ablueclaret** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 4:35 pm

These young players who never are quite ready, who never will be quite ready because we are a club frightened to give them a chance.
You will always support everything SD does just as you despised everything EH did.

SkiptonClaret · Post by **SkiptonClaret** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 4:38 pm

Nice "work" if you can get it, hopefully we won't see much of him, if at all. Now back to the real business of signing those two or three younger players for the first team, looking forward to seeing who they are.

HendricksHair · Post by **HendricksHair** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 4:39 pm

Walton wrote:I haven't been impressed by Pope when I've seen him.

His kicking in particular was woeful last Tuesday, with one from his hands looping out before reaching half way, and two real shanks with his left foot which only made it about 30 yards.

A decent PL team would capitalise on that. They'd press him and force him to kick with his left, and mop up the miskicks. There aren't any other PL keepers that poor with their wrong foot, being able to welly it at least half way is a bare minimum requirement for anything above Sunday League, surely.

So I take it you've seen every other Premier League sides 2nd choice keeper play then?

UpTheBeehole · Post by **UpTheBeehole** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 4:40 pm

Walton wrote:A decent PL team would capitalise on that. They'd press him and force him to kick with his left, and mop up the miskicks. There aren't any other PL keepers that poor with their wrong foot, being able to welly it at least half way is a bare minimum requirement for anything above Sunday League, surely.

I remember Liverpool coming to us at a time when Mignolet was under a lot of flak for his lack of composure on the ball, and had even been dropped. They started Jones, but he had to go off injured, and on came Mignolet. The crowd were straight onto him and Barnes and Ings chased every ball to him down. Loads went out of play, and his head had gone. He still hasn't shaken off those doubts about him.

ablueclaret · Post by **ablueclaret** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 4:40 pm

You've got to be joking Skipton it's experience we need, back ups then more experience and then yes you've guessed it a little more experience. It's all that counts at this level.

whiffa · Post by **whiffa** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 4:43 pm

Done deal apparently.

http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sp ... rnley_fc//

burnmark · Post by **burnmark** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 4:43 pm

ablueclaret wrote:Pope is fine, but this signing makes no sense at all other than wasting a bit more money and clogging up a place.

The cost will be peanuts.

Steve-Harpers-perm · Post by **Steve-Harpers-perm** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 4:43 pm

ablueclaret wrote:You've got to be joking Skipton it's experience we need, back ups then more experience and then yes you've guessed it a little more experience. It's all that counts at this level.

Ablue have you considered actually trying to attend some matches on the turf then you might release some of your obvious frustrations actually during the 90 minutes?

Walton · Post by **Walton** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 4:46 pm

HendricksHair wrote:So I take it you've seen every other Premier League sides 2nd choice keeper play then?

Just looking through a list.

Don't think I've seen Nordfeldt at Swansea play, Maenpaa at Brighton, Eduardo at Chelsea or Lossl at Huddersfield. Seen Coleman at Hudds play once, keeping a clean sheet in the playoffs.

Otherwise I've seen all other PL keepers play quite a few games, yeah.

UpTheBeehole · Post by **UpTheBeehole** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 4:48 pm

We've paid a fee for him. Hope it isn't anything over £250k

kentonclaret · Post by **kentonclaret** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 4:51 pm

250 bars of Twix has been mentioned on Twitter.

UpTheBeehole · Post by **UpTheBeehole** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 4:51 pm

kentonclaret wrote:250 bars of Twix has been mentioned on Twitter.

Extortionate!

Long Time Lurker · Post by **Long Time Lurker** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 4:52 pm

ClaretTony wrote:What's that got to do with the potential signing of a goalkeeper as cover?

Quite a bit. If we had splashed out and bought an expensive keeper closer to the ability of Heaton we would be in a position to spend less on a winger, centre half or a support striker.

Seems like a good bit of business to me. Like others have said Pope moves up a spot, honouring any promises we might have made to him, we have third place cover, Mitchell can go out and get some game time and Legzdins has an outside chance at some premier league football and the opportunity to improve by learning from the best. Everyone wins, can't really see how anyone can grumble at that, but I'm not surpised that some have.

PictoPirate · Post by **PictoPirate** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 4:56 pm

Not surprised by the signing (we needed a third choice who hopefully won't play and we have one) surprised it's a 3 year deal though.

HendricksHair · Post by **HendricksHair** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 5:02 pm

Walton wrote:Just looking through a list.

Don't think I've seen Nordfeldt at Swansea play, Maenpaa at Brighton, Eduardo at Chelsea or Lossl at Huddersfield. Seen Coleman at Hudds play once, keeping a clean sheet in the playoffs.

Otherwise I've seen all other PL keepers play quite a few games, yeah.

my point being why is everyone moaning about Legzdins signing as 3rd choice when every PL team has a keeper of the same or worse standard as their 3rd choice

ablueclaret · Post by **ablueclaret** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 5:04 pm

Another albatross around our necks if we get relegated.

BertiesBeehole · Post by **BertiesBeehole** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 5:04 pm

Can't believe some of the posts on this thread

Top Claret · Post by **Top Claret** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 5:05 pm

Jambounchained wrote:Marquee signing AT LAST

More like a tent

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 5:06 pm

Strange signing, Robinson brought alot of knowledge and experience at the top, this guy brings experience of playing in League Two. We should've gone for Shay Given.

Leisure · Post by **Leisure** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 5:08 pm

KRBFC wrote:Strange signing, Robinson brought alot of knowledge and experience at the top, this guy brings experience of playing in League Two. We should've gone for Shay Given.

Maybe we did but he didn't fancy being 3rd choice keeper after a successful career!

Leisure · Post by **Leisure** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 5:09 pm

ablueclaret wrote:Another albatross around our necks if we get relegated.

So who should we have signed???

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 5:10 pm

Leisure wrote:Maybe we did but he didn't fancy being 3rd choice keeper after a successful career!

Possibly, I think Heaton became a better keeper when Robinson joined, I don't see this guy offering anything in terms of development to either keeper which for me makes it a strange signing.

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 5:12 pm

Jimscho wrote:Another one who doesn't understand.Would you really want to see an inexperienced youngster in goal in the Premier League.

Hang on, I'm experienced. But I'm nowhere near as good as Connor Mitchell.

ablueclaret · Post by **ablueclaret** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 5:14 pm

We're stolid, very stolid.

HendricksHair · Post by **HendricksHair** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 5:17 pm

Amazing that some would rather our 3rd choice keeper be a 21 year old who's highest level in 1st team football is Conference North... rather than a 30 year old who has been playing in the championship for the past 3 seasons

dsr · Post by **dsr** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 5:18 pm

Walton wrote:I haven't been impressed by Pope when I've seen him.

His kicking in particular was woeful last Tuesday, with one from his hands looping out before reaching half way, and two real shanks with his left foot which only made it about 30 yards.

A decent PL team would capitalise on that. They'd press him and force him to kick with his left, and mop up the miskicks. There aren't any other PL keepers that poor with their wrong foot, being able to welly it at least half way is a bare minimum requirement for anything above Sunday League, surely.

If a keeper gets the ball on his wrong foot and under pressure, then the ability to knock it sideways for a throw in will do. There are lots of attributes you want a goalkeeper to have, and ability with the ball at his feet that high up the list.

ablueclaret · Post by **ablueclaret** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 5:18 pm

We could have purchased a young keeper from another side, it is not beyond our scope, although it feels like it.

HendricksHair · Post by **HendricksHair** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 5:20 pm

ablueclaret wrote:We could have purchased a young keeper from another side, it is not beyond our scope, although it feels like it.

But then you'd moan that we aren't giving Mitchell a chance?

Tall Paul · Post by **Tall Paul** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 5:20 pm

ablueclaret wrote:We could have purchased a young keeper from another side, it is not beyond our scope, although it feels like it.

For example?

bartons baggage · Post by **bartons baggage** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 5:23 pm

ablueclaret wrote:We could have purchased a young keeper from another side, it is not beyond our scope, although it feels like it.

And how would the said young keeper gain experience?

ablueclaret · Post by **ablueclaret** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 5:23 pm

Have we not a recruitment team who scout the Leagues?

The policy is buy experience, everything is about experience, not very exciting or dynamic experience, but bags of it, it is the way to the trap door.

DCWat · Post by **DCWat** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 5:27 pm

ablueclaret wrote:Have we not a recruitment team who scout the Leagues?

The policy is buy experience, everything is about experience, not very exciting or dynamic experience, but bags of it, it is the way to the trap door.

Hendrick, Gray, Brady, Taylor, Pope. Everything isn't about experience, it's about balance but sadly your views are not balanced enough to be able to see that.

More will be added before the end of August so how about stopping with the one line tedious analogies until then, at least.

Ashingtonclaret46 · Post by **Ashingtonclaret46** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 5:28 pm

Nothing wrong with this signing. He played in both league games against Blackburn last season, only conceded 1 goal and Birmingham picked up 4 points, nothing wrong with that at all.

Poor lad being classed as old by ablue --he's younger than Tom Heaton.

ablueclaret · Post by **ablueclaret** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 5:30 pm

I'll leave you all to salivate on this one.

Darthlaw · Post by **Darthlaw** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 5:30 pm

ABlueLiar will shortly suggest a young GK from the scottish football league who has been looked at by the top six in the PL. Someone who could have been a real talent had SD given them a chance, if not in the nets then even playing in front of the back four.

Unfortunately not many were interested in joining BFC due to an uncommitted manager who, based upon evidence, wanted to join Palace in the summer. Now we're stuck with 'geriatrics'.

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 5:32 pm

Saxoman wrote:What's the problem? Would you rather not have back up?

Some of them want back up, but a younger version of Heaton and of equal or better quality

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 5:34 pm

ablueclaret wrote:I'll leave you all to salivate on this one.

Good, don't let the door hit you on the way out.

ashtonlongsider · Post by **ashtonlongsider** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 5:37 pm

I thought we were looking to sign Shay Given as 3rd choice? More like for like with Robinson and someone who could have proved a valuable asset with his knowledge and experience.

Darthlaw · Post by **Darthlaw** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 5:40 pm

Maybe Given didn't fancy sitting on the bench (effectively retiring from playing) for the remainder of his career?

Walton · Post by **Walton** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 5:45 pm

I'm struggling to see the sense in filling up 3 out of just 25 squad slots with 3 keepers. Ship one out, and have a promising youngster who doesn't need registering as third choice.

SalisburyClaret · Post by **SalisburyClaret** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 6:18 pm

Welcome Adam

Can't be many Burnley' players with a Z in their surname - can there?

SkiptonClaret · Post by **SkiptonClaret** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 6:21 pm

SalisburyClaret wrote:Welcome Adam

Can't be many Burnley' players with a Z in their surname - can there?

Peter Zelem for those of us of a certain vintage.

Leisure · Post by **Leisure** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 6:22 pm

Walton wrote:I'm struggling to see the sense in filling up 3 out of just 25 squad slots with 3 keepers. Ship one out, and have a promising youngster who doesn't need registering as third choice.

But the youngster would have to be under 21 to be eligible to play and there aren't many (if any) PL clubs who would have a keeper so young on their bench.

Marlonspants · Post by **Marlonspants** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 6:26 pm

ablueclaret wrote:We could have purchased a young keeper from another side, it is not beyond our scope, although it feels like it.

Why hasn't this complete tool been banned?

Spends everyday of his life slagging the club off.
The sad two hat.

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 6:27 pm

We sign an older keeper who won't play, people complain.

If we signed a younger keeper who wouldn't play, people would complain.

We had Cisak with us for 2 yrs and he barely got a mention on here a lot of the time, because the complainers forgot about him.
The same will happen with this lad, people will have their complaints and then forget we've got him most of the time.

SGr · Post by **SGr** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 9:03 pm

ClaretTony wrote:What's that got to do with the potential signing of a goalkeeper as cover?

Well to me, it looks like me stating what we also need.

And the tone of that comment is that this window is not filling me with confidence.

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 9:17 pm

Sidney1st wrote:We sign an older keeper who won't play, people complain.

If we signed a younger keeper who wouldn't play, people would complain.

We had Cisak with us for 2 yrs and he barely got a mention on here a lot of the time, because the complainers forgot about him.
The same will happen with this lad, people will have their complaints and then forget we've got him most of the time.

Didn't Cisak consider taking some sort of legal action against the club, something to do with a hand injury?

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 9:39 pm

SGr wrote:Well to me, it looks like me stating what we also need.

And the tone of that comment is that this window is not filling me with confidence.

Which still has nothing to do with this. We've always known that a no 3 goalkeeper was coming in.

Good window so far.

Right_winger · Post by **Right_winger** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 9:45 pm

ClaretTony wrote: Good window so far.

You must be very easily pleased. We've signed 1 player marginally better than what we've already got, 1 good prospect, 2 old reserves and an absolute disaster of a goalkeeper who's barely managed to muster a career in the lower leagues.

Very poor from our recruitment team so far. I'm hoping there's going to be fireworks in the next couple of weeks.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 10:27 pm

Tall Paul wrote:30 years old is geriatric?

Be ABC standard's yes it is

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