Laudrupsleftfoot 12,228 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 3 hours ago, Bluekev said: We don’t have the money to buy a keeper who would be head and shoulders above all the others in the league. I’d rather we spent money on defenders who will make the keepers job easier. People said the same last year with the ‘McLaughlin’s more than good enough’ chat and look where that left us. Not going to write Butland off completely until we’ve seen him but let’s be honest it’s an uninspiring signing. Bluekev 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSuedeSambas 56,383 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 3 minutes ago, Laudrupsleftfoot said: People said the same last year with the ‘McLaughlin’s more than good enough’ chat and look where that left us. Not going to write Butland off completely until we’ve seen him but let’s be honest it’s an uninspiring signing. Butland is levels above McLaughlin tbh. McLaughlin was always a Hearts level keeper at best. Never ever understood why he was so highly rated among some people within our support. plymouthranger, Loyal-Bear and graeme_4 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RM Monitor And Standards Officer 112,837 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 4 minutes ago, Laudrupsleftfoot said: People said the same last year with the ‘McLaughlin’s more than good enough’ chat and look where that left us. Not going to write Butland off completely until we’ve seen him but let’s be honest it’s an uninspiring signing. Butland is more than a few levels above mclaughlin mate falkirkNS, rbt1548, theredhandofNewcastle and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laudrupsleftfoot 12,228 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 1 minute ago, BlueSuedeSambas said: Butland is levels above McLaughlin tbh. McLaughlin was always a Hearts level keeper at best. Never ever understood why he was so highly rated among some people within our support. 1 minute ago, RFC55 said: Butland is more than a few levels above mclaughlin mate I don’t disagree, just think the attitude/justification from some has been similar. It’s such a key position for a club like us that a guy who does a job won’t do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky. 7,107 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 5 hours ago, The Dude said: Mind when folk were moaning about Gio not signing Dutch players/using the Dutch market? We've now gone 180 and are moaning at Beale for doing the thing GvB was criticised for not doing. Point isn't about signing players from manager's home country, more the fact we spend a lot of time in that market. Think you're missing the point slightly, the Dutch thing was probably more about the intrigue of players we knew little about, in a fresh market, backed by a manager who knows them who we wanted to trust. With Beale, this could be Gerrard, Gio, Warburton, even Murty, so far. That market is all too familiar to us hence the lukewarm reaction, also without too much gain or success in the time it has become familiar either. AljayBoy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude 20,027 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 5 minutes ago, Marky. said: Point isn't about signing players from manager's home country, more the fact we spend a lot of time in that market. Think you're missing the point slightly, the Dutch thing was probably more about the intrigue of players we knew little about, in a fresh market, backed by a manager who knows them who we wanted to trust. With Beale, this could be Gerrard, Gio, Warburton, even Murty, so far. That market is all too familiar to us hence the lukewarm reaction, also without too much gain or success in the time it has become familiar either. It was literally something that was complained about. 'Dutch manager and coaches and we're not utitlising the Dutch market that they all know'. Now an English boss with English coaches does it, it's lazy. J-Maestro 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RM Monitor And Standards Officer 112,837 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 6 minutes ago, Marky. said: Point isn't about signing players from manager's home country, more the fact we spend a lot of time in that market. Think you're missing the point slightly, the Dutch thing was probably more about the intrigue of players we knew little about, in a fresh market, backed by a manager who knows them who we wanted to trust. With Beale, this could be Gerrard, Gio, Warburton, even Murty, so far. That market is all too familiar to us hence the lukewarm reaction, also without too much gain or success in the time it has become familiar either. So because people don’t know about the Dutch market that’s exciting even if the players could end up shite? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky. 7,107 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Just now, RFC55 said: So because people don’t know about the Dutch market that’s exciting even if the players could end up shite? Sadly aye. Tell me you weren't more excited for Dragan Mladenovic coming in than you were Alex Rae. Not sure why, but that's always the one I go back to . Folk just generally more likely to give players more of a chance if they are less familiar. NorthernLights 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky. 7,107 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 3 minutes ago, The Dude said: It was literally something that was complained about. 'Dutch manager and coaches and we're not utitlising the Dutch market that they all know'. Now an English boss with English coaches does it, it's lazy. Point I'm making is if we already spent time in the Dutch market, and Gio continued, we'd probably have people giving off the same accusations. Mind even when we got linked with players in Belgium all the time, folk gave Ross Wilson the lazy comments too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RM Monitor And Standards Officer 112,837 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 4 minutes ago, Marky. said: Sadly aye. Tell me you weren't more excited for Dragan Mladenovic coming in than you were Alex Rae. Not sure why, but that's always the one I go back to . Folk just generally more likely to give players more of a chance if they are less familiar. Not really as I’d always quite liked Alex tae as a player falkirkNS 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky. 7,107 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 7 minutes ago, RFC55 said: Not really as I’d always quite liked Alex tae as a player Perhaps I was just young and a sucker for the marketing behind the Serbian Zidane tag . Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Godfather 75,671 Posted April 25, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2023 9 minutes ago, Marky. said: Perhaps I was just young and a sucker for the marketing behind the Serbian Zidane tag . You fell for the 'Enter the Dragan'. I know I did when we got 'The Egil has landed' YankeeGer, JM1872, Marky. and 6 others 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.E.C. 19,594 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 1 hour ago, The Godfather said: You fell for the 'Enter the Dragan'. I know I did when we got 'The Egil has landed' Dick heads to Ibrox. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude 20,027 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 14 minutes ago, G.E.C. said: Dick heads to Ibrox. Reminded me of one of my favourite headlines I've written: YankeeGer and Albertz85 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa6995 3,785 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Get a good Ten years out him then 🧐 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloUSAGers 1,431 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 3 hours ago, BlueSuedeSambas said: Butland is levels above McLaughlin tbh. McLaughlin was always a Hearts level keeper at best. Never ever understood why he was so highly rated among some people within our support. McLaughlin played his part in getting us past PSV. Otherwise, meh. Says a great deal that he couldn’t take the job from McGregor when it was all but handed to him. Albertz85 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
downviewbear 152 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 6 hours ago, Laudrupsleftfoot said: People said the same last year with the ‘McLaughlin’s more than good enough’ chat and look where that left us. Not going to write Butland off completely until we’ve seen him but let’s be honest it’s an uninspiring signing. Which goalkeeper we could realistically get would you call an inspired signing ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
falkirkNS 6,298 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 4 hours ago, The Dude said: Reminded me of one of my favourite headlines I've written: Were you writing about yersel mr self ego. Smile 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
YankeeGer 53 Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 Would be an incredible improvement on the doss we have in goals now. McGregor, great servant and club man but time's up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
graeme_4 37,504 Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 13 hours ago, RFC55 said: Not really as I’d always quite liked Alex tae as a player I knew Alex’s brother, Sting. LochendBilly, VERITAS VOS LIBREBETS and Hadron Collider 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude 20,027 Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 6 hours ago, falkirkNS said: Were you writing about yersel mr self ego. I must have missed my spell as Rangers’ goalkeeper. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeparateEntityMyArse 55,339 Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 10 hours ago, graeme_4 said: I knew Alex’s brother, Sting. Mate that's cringy imo. But..."It's Probably Me" graeme_4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
graeme_4 37,504 Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 3 hours ago, SeparateEntityMyArse said: Mate that's cringy imo. But..."It's Probably Me" Knew his other brother as well, X Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiamondDan 2,386 Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 I actually do know his brother, great guy as well 👍 graeme_4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Specky Forum Organiser 69,532 Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 Not as bad as Nevile Neville but Ray Rae has always cracked me up Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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