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I hope Ding are watching this situation closely

by Alan Partridge » 17 Apr 2008 10:38


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by TFF » 17 Apr 2008 10:46

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If he won't sit on the bench at City why would he want to sit on the bench at Reading?

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by Dirk Gently » 17 Apr 2008 10:50

Hmmm, much too impetuous - has half a dozen rushes of blood to the head every game. Yes he makes some great stops but he also gives too many away through going for what he shouldn't.

Good shot-stopper, lousy judgement.

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by Alan Partridge » 17 Apr 2008 10:52

Dirk Gently Hmmm, much too impetuous - has half a dozen rushes of blood to the head every game. Yes he makes some great stops but he also gives too many away through going for what he shouldn't.

Good shot-stopper, lousy judgement.


He's 21.

He's not going to be the finished article yet but his loan spells have been mightily impressive and he will get better with games. He MAY start as second fiddle to Hahnemann who only has 1 year left, is 36 and already hinted about a return to the States. He would be far more likely to take his place than 22 year old Joe Hart's at City.

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by Big Ern » 17 Apr 2008 10:58

Don't rate the lad to be honest.


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by Kes » 17 Apr 2008 12:05

Better off trying to get Ashdown back.

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by Coppelled Streets » 17 Apr 2008 12:13

Dirk Gently Hmmm, much too impetuous - has half a dozen rushes of blood to the head every game. Yes he makes some great stops but he also gives too many away through going for what he shouldn't.

Good shot-stopper, lousy judgement.


Exactly, but enough of Hahnemann.

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by Winvey » 17 Apr 2008 12:32

Was pretty damn good against Arsenal at the start of the season. Not great at coming for crosses but a pretty good prospect.

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by Ian Royal » 17 Apr 2008 21:28

Questions are:

Is he better than Hahnemann? I'd say not yet.
Is he likely to want to play understudy to Hahnemann when he wants to leave City for first team football? Doesn't seem likely as Hahnemann has 1 -2 years left in him.
Is Reading an attractive club for him? Maybe
Are his wages likely to be a little high for us? Maybe.

Thats my thinking and I don't think it looks very likely.


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by Royal Rother » 17 Apr 2008 22:22

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Dirk Gently Hmmm, much too impetuous - has half a dozen rushes of blood to the head every game. Yes he makes some great stops but he also gives too many away through going for what he shouldn't.

Good shot-stopper, lousy judgement.


He's 21.

He's not going to be the finished article yet but his loan spells have been mightily impressive and he will get better with games. He MAY start as second fiddle to Hahnemann who only has 1 year left, is 36 and already hinted about a return to the States. He would be far more likely to take his place than 22 year old Joe Hart's at City.


Joe Hart is only 20.

I don't rate Schmeichel any higher than Federici.

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by The 17 Bus » 18 Apr 2008 07:59

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Dirk Gently Hmmm, much too impetuous - has half a dozen rushes of blood to the head every game. Yes he makes some great stops but he also gives too many away through going for what he shouldn't.

Good shot-stopper, lousy judgement.


He's 21.

He's not going to be the finished article yet but his loan spells have been mightily impressive and he will get better with games. He MAY start as second fiddle to Hahnemann who only has 1 year left, is 36 and already hinted about a return to the States. He would be far more likely to take his place than 22 year old Joe Hart's at City.


Joe Hart is only 20.

I don't rate Schmeichel any higher than Federici.


And there is the rub, if we dont allow Fed a chance of a run in the team we will never know how good he might be, a new keeper may not be required, possibly swapping what we have might be worth a try at some point, but probably next season.

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by rg6royal » 18 Apr 2008 20:21

Would be a good signing but tbh i dont see it happening...

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by Southbank Old Boy » 19 Apr 2008 08:51

I'm not sure I think either Fed or Schmeichel are good enough for a mid table Premiership side.

I don't see either being better than Marcus.


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by chilipepper91 » 19 Apr 2008 12:37

Eriksson's said that Hart is his number 1. Whatever happened to Isaksson? I'd be happy to see Schmeichel here - he looked alright in the few games he played for City...

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by Doyler » 20 Apr 2008 00:22

chilipepper91 Eriksson's said that Hart is his number 1. Whatever happened to Isaksson? I'd be happy to see Schmeichel here - he looked alright in the few games he played for City...
Agreed, definitely a brilliant shot stopper, the decision - making may not be completely up to scratch but that will come as he gets more games under his belt.

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by bobby1413 » 20 Apr 2008 00:35

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If he won't sit on the bench at City why would he want to sit on the bench at Reading?



Agree.

I do believe Hahnemann is underated and overlooked sometimes. This season he has saved us from 5-0 loses to draws, wins and narrow loses. Fair enough his distrubution isn't the best, BUT, he has been with the (championship winning) team for years, is motivational, reliable, and been very good this season.

Casper has a lot of potential, and I'd expect someone more established than Reading to step in. From what I've seen of him, he has the potential to be as good as his pappa.

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Re: I hope Ding are watching this situation closely

by Royal Rother » 20 Apr 2008 04:17

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chilipepper91 Eriksson's said that Hart is his number 1. Whatever happened to Isaksson? I'd be happy to see Schmeichel here - he looked alright in the few games he played for City...
Agreed, definitely a brilliant shot stopper, the decision - making may not be completely up to scratch but that will come as he gets more games under his belt.

Did you realise that you were describing Federici perfectly?

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