Kieran Wright

[stevemac 5,002]

1 hour ago, plymouthranger said:

He probably will, they need homegrown quotas for even their league squads. 
 

It’s why the likes of Carson are still at City, they’d never want to play him but 3rd choice keepers are never going to be used. They like experienced players with experience who won’t command big wages or upset anyone, McLaughlin fits into that and he counts as homegrown English. Don’t be surprised if he ends up at the likes of a Palace as a 3rd choice

Still there because he's a leader and very good friends with ederson, solid professional.

[BlueSuedeSambas 53,793]

39 minutes ago, Somemightsay7 said:

It's as if people don't know the EPL rules and why all the big clubs have old, terrible 3rd choice keepers they never expect to play, just because they're English. 

McLaughlin could get a 3rd choice EPL move if he wanted. 

I know the rules perfectly fine, I just think there’s plenty of keepers you would look to sign to fill that slot before Jon McLaughlin came into anybody’s thinking. 

[Darth Bear 15,097]

Was our 4th choice keeper not one of those out of contract this season?

Might as well have someone from the youth team take over a place that is basically used for training and see how they develope. If they warrent a higher place in the pecking order then that will be a bonus, if not replace them down the line with another player from the youth setup.

 

[Jimfanciesthedude 24,552]

3 hours ago, BlueSuedeSambas said:

I know the rules perfectly fine, I just think there’s plenty of keepers you would look to sign to fill that slot before Jon McLaughlin came into anybody’s thinking. 

Probably not for a lower league team, someone like Sheffield United would probably utilise him as 3rd choice freeing up a space outfield for a non english trained player

[J-Maestro 11,110]

6 hours ago, The Dude said:

Relatively, the ‘terrible’ English third choices are all levels above McLaughlin.

Carson, Butland, Heaton, and even Forster are all far superior keepers to McLaughlin. 

Lee Grant?

[J-Maestro 11,110]

1 hour ago, Jimbeamjunior said:

Probably not for a lower league team, someone like Sheffield United would probably utilise him as 3rd choice freeing up a space outfield for a non english trained player

There’s been plenty of shite 2nd/3rd choices in the EPL too, don’t get why people are acting surprised he could go there.

[J-Maestro 11,110]

5 hours ago, BlueSuedeSambas said:

I know the rules perfectly fine, I just think there’s plenty of keepers you would look to sign to fill that slot before Jon McLaughlin came into anybody’s thinking. 

There’s not likely to be 20 better homegrown choice keepers willing to be 3rd choice and have no chance of playing. Especially with his experience playing here.

[The Dude 20,026]

26 minutes ago, J-Maestro said:

Lee Grant?

He retired a year ago. Also had a couple years of PL experience and a decade in the Championship. Most of McLaughlin's career has been League One

[BlueSuedeSambas 53,793]

33 minutes ago, J-Maestro said:

There’s been plenty of shite 2nd/3rd choices in the EPL too, don’t get why people are acting surprised he could go there.

Because he’s shite. He was a career league 1 level keeper before he came to us.

[J-Maestro 11,110]

9 minutes ago, The Dude said:

He retired a year ago. Also had a couple years of PL experience and a decade in the Championship. Most of McLaughlin's career has been League One

Lee Grant was first choice for one year in the Premier League and then was 3rd choice at one of the top clubs. There’s absolutely no reason McLaughlin wouldn’t be an option for the lower half.

[J-Maestro 11,110]

1 minute ago, BlueSuedeSambas said:

Because he’s shite. He was a career league 1 level keeper before he came to us.

He will fit right in with the rest of the 3rd choice keepers then.

[BlueSuedeSambas 53,793]

6 minutes ago, J-Maestro said:

He will fit right in with the rest of the 3rd choice keepers then.

Most of them have third choices keepers who were established at Championship level. It might happen, but it’s highly unlikely.

[J-Maestro 11,110]

1 minute ago, BlueSuedeSambas said:

Most of them have third choices keepers who were established at Championship level. It might happen, but it’s highly unlikely.

He’s played in the Champions League, don’t really care where he goes as long as it’s not here tbh. Just don’t think it’s a crazy proposition that he’d be 3rd choice for a Fulham, Burnley or Luton.

[hammer93 15,057]

McLaughlin isn't signing for a premier league club regardless how rank we reckon the third choice goalies are

[The Dude 20,026]

13 hours ago, J-Maestro said:

Lee Grant was first choice for one year in the Premier League and then was 3rd choice at one of the top clubs. There’s absolutely no reason McLaughlin wouldn’t be an option for the lower half.

And he was first choice in the Championship for a decade. McLaughlin had one season in the Championship and a career spent in League One. Most teams in the bottom half don’t need to shoehorn an old English player into their squad to meet homegrown rules. 

[RFC55 108,972]

Mclaughlin came to us on a free to be second fiddle to shagger, there were no EPL sides scrambling around trying to make him their 3rd choice at that time and I’m willing to bet none will this time 

[toolongawake 1,205]

On 29/05/2023 at 10:42, The Dude said:

He met it last season too and wasn’t even registered iirc

Would have been fourth in the pecking order at best last summer though so would have been there as a paperwork excercise only.

If he goes into this season as third choice then its plausible he may be required in a kit.