P/T Indie wrote:Brad Friedal isn't getting any younger and didn't Houllier let him go at L'pool.
In a year or two Lewis could replace him as No 1 in the meantime Pboro could always suggest a loan back deal.
essex_shrimp wrote:why would he want to be a sub keeper come on?
why not play for peterboro there still got chance of promotion and with new boss darrren ferguson and if peterboro do not go up then join a championship team?
aston villa no chance i say
Ntini wrote:P/T Indie wrote:Brad Friedal isn't getting any younger and didn't Houllier let him go at L'pool.
In a year or two Lewis could replace him as No 1 in the meantime Pboro could always suggest a loan back deal.
The position of goalkeeper works very differently to that of outfield players. If you're good enough and wait for your chance, then you never know.
Steve Harper is the obvious example at Newcastle, waited for years under Shay Given but is now respected as the number one (providing he can stay fit). Given then moved to Man City, where Joe Hart stuck at it and has now ousted a really good keeper for the number 1 spot.
If Joe Lewis plays his cards right, and more importantly takes his chance when it comes along, I can't see why he wouldn't be able to play in the Premier League.
The Marksman wrote:Ntini wrote:P/T Indie wrote:Brad Friedal isn't getting any younger and didn't Houllier let him go at L'pool.
In a year or two Lewis could replace him as No 1 in the meantime Pboro could always suggest a loan back deal.
The position of goalkeeper works very differently to that of outfield players. If you're good enough and wait for your chance, then you never know.
Steve Harper is the obvious example at Newcastle, waited for years under Shay Given but is now respected as the number one (providing he can stay fit). Given then moved to Man City, where Joe Hart stuck at it and has now ousted a really good keeper for the number 1 spot.
If Joe Lewis plays his cards right, and more importantly takes his chance when it comes along, I can't see why he wouldn't be able to play in the Premier League.
Steve Harper: yep, after mainly sitting on the bench for Newcastle for 10-15 years he finally got his chance at being first choice at the age of 33, and then for a time this season was demoted to no.2 again beneath Tim Krul. That went really well for him.
Bad example aside, your point is kind of the wrong way around: "If you're good enough and wait for your chance, then you never know." Outfielders get more injuries, are subbed more and are rotated more than goalkeepers, so you have more chance as an outfielder of making first team appearances. As a no.2 goalkeeper you'll be lucky if you get selected for Carling Cup games.
A keeper needs first team football to gain experience. For every Joe Hart there is a David Martin, an Iain Turner, a Tomasz Kuszczak, a Stephen Bywater, even Scott Carson wasted 3 years sitting on the bench at Liverpool, and Chris Kirkland 5 years. Can anyone say that any of them improved in that time?
If I was him and I wasn't being signed to be first choice, I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole, certainly not at the age of 23. Better to do a Kieran Westwood and go to the Championship and be a regular.
CASS wrote:Not going anywhere says the Chairman....unless !!
http://www.talksport.co.uk/sports-news/ ... -lewis-bid
Seasider9601 wrote:Some interesting comments on The Posh forum on the subject.
Quote, "let him go. There are better keepers around."
http://www.theposhforum.co.uk/forumv2/v ... =1&t=18787
marky No.1 wrote:CASS wrote:Not going anywhere says the Chairman....unless !!
http://www.talksport.co.uk/sports-news/ ... -lewis-bid
“I’m not going to hold Joe Lewis back but let’s not forget no-one really heard of Joe Lewis until we bought him.”
Unless you are a Shrimp of course
Seasider9601 wrote:Some interesting comments on The Posh forum on the subject.
Quote, "let him go. There are better keepers around."
http://www.theposhforum.co.uk/forumv2/v ... =1&t=18787
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