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Lighty64

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Given that non-HG is obviously an issue for us why did we renew Vorm and ever sign Gazzaniga, is there anyone at the club who thinks it is wise to take up 2 non-HG slots for backup GKs ?

perhaps the club knows that none of our youth Keepers are ready to step up yet. just because they would be 3rd choice it doesn't mean they would be ready if Lloris or Vorm got injured.
 

ButchCassidy

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perhaps the club knows that none of our youth Keepers are ready to step up yet. just because they would be 3rd choice it doesn't mean they would be ready if Lloris or Vorm got injured.
And presumably Gazinga is being groomed to step into the backup or eventually even starting GK role. If we bought him to be GK3 forever then that is silly, but if he saves us shopping for a new Vorm in a years time that’s probably 25m saved.
 

Lighty64

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And presumably Gazinga is being groomed to step into the backup or eventually even starting GK role. If we bought him to be GK3 forever then that is silly, but if he saves us shopping for a new Vorm in a years time that’s probably 25m saved.

if we had a youth keeper ready to make the step I could totally understand promoting 1, but as you say Gazzaniga might be seen as Vorm's eventual replacement until 1 is ready.

just to make the home grown up would be suicidal, imagine we have Lloris injured, Vorm gets injured v a shit team but we need to win to qualify for the KO's of the CL, those same fans would forget that statement and be calling for someone's head
 

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if we had a youth keeper ready to make the step I could totally understand promoting 1, but as you say Gazzaniga might be seen as Vorm's eventual replacement until 1 is ready.

just to make the home grown up would be suicidal, imagine we have Lloris injured, Vorm gets injured v a shit team but we need to win to qualify for the KO's of the CL, those same fans would forget that statement and be calling for someone's head
Or heaven forbid we spend a little bit more than we did to purchase Gazzaniga and buy a HG GK to free up another slot in the squad.
 

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Or heaven forbid we spend a little bit more than we did to purchase Gazzaniga and buy a HG GK to free up another slot in the squad.
Or, you know, just get the player our manager asks for. We’ve got four or five players I’d be happy to leave out of our squad over Gaz, so I’m not sure we are super worried about HG at the moment.
 

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Or heaven forbid we spend a little bit more than we did to purchase Gazzaniga and buy a HG GK to free up another slot in the squad.

oh I can just imagine it, we should of gone for Butland

Us: Jack we won't you to join us

Jack: why are you selling Lloris

Us: No you will be his back up

Jack: No thanks I need 1st team football, I'll never get in the England team sitting on the bench
 

Lighty64

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Or, you know, just get the player our manager asks for. We’ve got four or five players I’d be happy to leave out of our squad over Gaz, so I’m not sure we are super worried about HG at the moment.

we need 1 more to comply with CL to have a full squad
 

am_yisrael_chai

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Or, you know, just get the player our manager asks for. We’ve got four or five players I’d be happy to leave out of our squad over Gaz, so I’m not sure we are super worried about HG at the moment.
ITK suggests differently hence my question to Trix
 

am_yisrael_chai

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oh I can just imagine it, we should of gone for Butland

Us: Jack we won't you to join us

Jack: why are you selling Lloris

Us: No you will be his back up

Jack: No thanks I need 1st team football, I'll never get in the England team sitting on the bench
Who said anything about Butland
 

Lighty64

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Who said anything about Butland

no one you mentioned spend more than on Gazzaniga, I'm just saying believe it or not there are not many English keepers that are HG, and the ones that are would want 1st team football. there may be some further down the leagues, but Gazzaniga had PL experience
 

Lighty64

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so who should we of got @dtxspurs, tell me 1 keeper other than Heaton who I doubt wants to be a bench player, or would stick with Burnley for European football this season
 

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so who should we of got @dtxspurs, tell me 1 keeper other than Heaton who I doubt wants to be a bench player, or would stick with Burnley for European football this season
Southampton currently has 3 on their team. I mean I don't really care there are plenty of goalies in the championship whom I'm sure would love to be on Spurs as a backup, but buying a 3rd string goalie that was Non HG was stupid.
 

Lighty64

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Can we not just leave a space empty? I'm sure other clubs have done this before in recent years.

Poch obviously wants to have his full quota I'd expect, so he doesn't have to break the news to 1 of his players they are not involved, like Lamela pre injury, and Foyth when Lamela was fit
 

Lighty64

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Southampton currently has 3 on their team. I mean I don't really care there are plenty of goalies in the championship whom I'm sure would love to be on Spurs as a backup, but buying a 3rd string goalie that was Non HG was stupid.

Poch has to want them, McArthey has just gained 1st team, Foster wants out because he is no longer 1st team, don't know their 3rd, but he is 3rd for a reason. They have to be good enough if called upon.

going back a few years didn't we have to play a youth in our final match, he is now in the lower leagues.

3 games at Southampton I believe, that counts as experience ?

didn't Poch sign him for Southampton? and 3 games + 1 for us is better than someone never ever played at this level. please give me names the pair of you, that would join knowing they would be 2nd or 3rd choice.
 
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