Paul Robinson

[Kingstheman]

Sorry, had to quote this as there wasn't an 'Agree x100' option to click. That would be a great day in the history of the Premiership.

Street parties across the land.

 

[ajspurs]

Street parties across the land.

You're damn right.

 

[mpickard2087]

Well I quite like Stoke


















Not really.

 

[Davo99]

I'd rather Krul, Vorm, Howard, Given or even maybe Reina if he'd be affordable and up for it?

 

[jonathanhotspur]

I'd rather Krul, Vorm, Howard, Given or even maybe Reina if he'd be affordable and up for it?

What's happened to Reina? Does he just need a change of scenery or something?

 

[Davo99]

I think so. I don't really see what's keeping him at Liverpool at the moment and I for one think he's the best Premiership keeper going and he's playing for a pretty shit side right now. He's probably on huge wages but he'd be an amazing signing, especially given his age. He's a top class keeper.

 

[mpickard2087]

I see that Kean is adament he wont quit, Im sure the Blackburn fans will be thrilled with that news!

 

[jonathanhotspur]

I think so. I don't really see what's keeping him at Liverpool at the moment and I for one think he's the best Premiership keeper going and he's playing for a pretty shit side right now. He's probably on huge wages but he'd be an amazing signing, especially given his age. He's a top class keeper.

I've seen him being beaten at his near post a few times and heard about him dropping a few clangers-that's all. I think he had the hump with those American cowboys and I often got the sense that he's worn out from being at a club that's lurching from one crisis to another.

 

[Davo99]

If he were to be available and affrdable, what a fantastic signing that would be. Easily the best we could possibly get in my opinion.

 

[jonathanhotspur]

Wow. A very brief search and I unearthed this...

Ask him how his form for Liverpool has been this season and his answer comes in the form of one blunt, no nonsense word: "Bad!”
So, on the eve of the Reds' FA Cup Final battle with Chelsea, it comes as no surprise when he insists even an heroic, match-winning display like he enjoyed in the 2006 version - when he led Liverpool to a penalty shoot-out triumph over West Ham – will offer no personal consolation.
"If I am man of the match, it won’t change anything – the mistakes I’ve made this season wouldn’t be forgotten by me,” is his own, demanding take on an indifferent campaign from the highly regarded keeper.
“I don’t think my season has been good at all. It has been below my standards and I know I haven’t been great. There have been a number of mistakes by me.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/pepe-reina-criticises-own-play-this-season-818469

Days later and he's making another costly mistake against the Chavs.

 

[Kingstheman]

I've seen him being beaten at his near post a few times and heard about him dropping a few clangers-that's all. I think he had the hump with those American cowboys and I often got the sense that he's worn out from being at a club that's lurching from one crisis to another.

Yep, near post comment, spot on.

 

[mpickard2087]

I think Reina has throughout his time at 'Pool been prone to the odd clanger from time to time, and I have always thought he is a bit of a flapper when it comes to dealing with crosses but it gets overlooked due to his shotstopping and that his distribution is top notch for a keeper. Certainly an improvement on what we have though.

Maybe this year he is just been in a bad run of form and could do with a pastures new, as ever doubt we could afford him though!

 

[Davo99]

He may not have had the best season, but we can't forget how good he actually is and can be for years to come. A back five of this would be top notch;

__________________Reina__________________

Walker____Gallas_____Kaboul____Ekotto

With Gallas rotating with Caulker. Very promising.

 

[jonathanhotspur]

'I went from elation one minute to depression the next as the realisation dawned that Liverpool were going nowhere fast,' says Reina in his new autobiography. ​

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'When I signed my contract in April 2010 I hoped that better times were just around the corner, a feeling that was fuelled by the promises of improvement from people at the club.​

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'It didn't take me long to feel that their promises were hollow. I felt betrayed. Our owners were at war with each other, the club's debts were spiralling out of control and a change in manager had failed to dispel the feeling that we were on the road to nowhere.​

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'Arsenal had made their determination to sign me clear by offering £20m, a phenomenal amount for a goalkeeper. Part of me felt that I was well within my rights to consider my future even if I did so with a heavy heart.​

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'When Liverpool received the bid, they rejected it. This was not because I had been told that I was too good a keeper to leave. The reason I was given was quite different - and it left me feeling down. I was told that my continued presence was crucial to the sale of the club. I was simply a bargaining chip in the sales process.​

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...rpool-owners-stopped-joining-Arsenal-20m.html​

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[Kingellesar]

Reina is a shite keeper, he had a good season or two a few years ago but other than that he makes quite a few mistakes. Wouldn't touch him, plus Liverpool would want a ridiculous amount for him.

As for Robinson, said in another thread love the guy, if he ever came back as a back up or coach that'd be great but he is not what we should be looking for now, we need a young quality keeper.

 

[Kingstheman]

'I went from elation one minute to depression the next as the realisation dawned that Liverpool were going nowhere fast,' says Reina in his new autobiography. ​

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'When I signed my contract in April 2010 I hoped that better times were just around the corner, a feeling that was fuelled by the promises of improvement from people at the club. ​

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'It didn't take me long to feel that their promises were hollow. I felt betrayed. Our owners were at war with each other, the club's debts were spiralling out of control and a change in manager had failed to dispel the feeling that we were on the road to nowhere.​

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'Arsenal had made their determination to sign me clear by offering £20m, a phenomenal amount for a goalkeeper. Part of me felt that I was well within my rights to consider my future even if I did so with a heavy heart.​

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'When Liverpool received the bid, they rejected it. This was not because I had been told that I was too good a keeper to leave. The reason I was given was quite different - and it left me feeling down. I was told that my continued presence was crucial to the sale of the club. I was simply a bargaining chip in the sales process.​

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...rpool-owners-stopped-joining-Arsenal-20m.html​

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I feel depressed about football reading that last bit.

 

[jonathanhotspur]

He may not have had the best season, but we can't forget how good he actually is and can be for years to come. A back five of this would be top notch;

__________________Reina__________________

Walker____Gallas_____Kaboul____Ekotto

With Gallas rotating with Caulker. Very promising.

The thing I've learned about having a flapper between the sticks is that at least they'll come for crosses and whatnot. Even Cech gets accused of flapping and he is still outstanding at times. I would take Reina, yes. I think he needs a change of scenery.

I'm going to be greedy, though, and ask for an upgrade on Ekotto.

I feel depressed about football reading that last bit.

Why's that?

 

[Kingstheman]

Why's that?

Perhaps I am reading too much into it.

It is to do with the whole buying and selling of clubs, that the power over a club isn't in the fan's hands and then realising that at the moment it is OK, we are reading about other clubs, but could one day it be Spurs.

If Reina was sold to raise funds for player purchasing, fine, a football reason, if he is kept because he is too good to sell, a football reason - we can all understand (like it or hate it) a sale/non-sale for footballing reasons. But it seems, no, it was a completely business reason divorced from the sport.

My view of Spurs is a bit too romantic, I suppose, but I hope never to read about such matters and Tottenham.

 

[jonathanhotspur]

Perhaps I am reading too much into it.

It is to do with the whole buying and selling of clubs, that the power over a club isn't in the fan's hands and then realising that at the moment it is OK, we are reading about other clubs, but could one day it be Spurs.

If Reina was sold to raise funds for player purchasing, fine, a football reason, if he is kept because he is too good to sell, a football reason - we can all understand (like it or hate it) a sale/non-sale for footballing reasons. But it seems, no, it was a completely business reason divorced from the sport.

My view of Spurs is a bit too romantic, I suppose, but I hope never to read about such matters and Tottenham.

People have their issues with Levy but I'd be awfully sorry to see the back of him-that's all I can say, really.

 

[Kingstheman]

People have their issues with Levy but I'd be awfully sorry to see the back of him-that's all I can say, really.

I agree with you on that.