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  SaintBobby said:
I hate it when news outlets, such as BBC Solent, use the term "understand".

 

E.g. "The BBC understands that Capello will become Russian manager".

 

Presumably everything they report is what they "understand".

 

But they tend to add in the word "understand" to mean "we kind of think this, but aren't wholly sure".

 

Which isn't really the dictionary definition of "understand"....

It tends to mean that they have it from a good source, who does not want it attributed to them. In that sense it is a notch up from pure speculation.

Posted
  Thedelldays said:
I have never ever heard of this player

 

Surely this makes you fully qualified to comment that he is potentially the best goalkeeper In the world or utter sh*te and not good enough for us. This is how mongboards work, right?

Posted
  trousers said:
Lawrence Hall ‏@LawrencePFCHall HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA the scummers are after Gillingham's keeper now! #DownBeforeItEvenStarts #Pompey

 

:facepalm:

 

  Torrent Of Abuse said:
So I guess they have a keeper now?

 

They have. His name is Tom Kinsley, he's seven years old and plays for Ventor Primary. He won a competition at school to be one of Pompey's trialists and go on tour with them to Spain.

 

Michael Appleton said:

 

"He's a great prospect for the future but because of the situation we're in, we might have to throw him straight into the first team. I'm sure he can handle the rigours of the modern game, he's young, keen and as long as he's not gone past his bedtime, full of energy. We just need to move on some of the more experienced players so that we can afford his pocket mon...er, wages"

Posted
  Thedelldays said:
Does that mean he won't be as good as how hart in 5 years?

 

It means he'll get about 4 National caps, suffer a massive drop in form and confidence not reach his potential and Gillingham wil release him on a free or he'll end up playing in Turkey.

Posted
  Winchester Red said:
Ha ha

 

We want the money, but we want to keep the player as well

 

Why not? He's unlikely to get many first team games, especially as he will hopefully be 3rd choice keeper when we bring someone else in. Would suit all parties.

Posted
  Lighthouse said:
Why not? He's unlikely to get many first team games, especially as he will hopefully be 3rd choice keeper when we bring someone else in. Would suit all parties.

 

He's not going to learn much in the 4th division though. Would be happy for him to be loaned out to play but lg1 and up I should think.

Posted
  buctootim said:
He's not going to learn much in the 4th division though. Would be happy for him to be loaned out to play but lg1 and up I should think.

butland, AKA new joe hart played a mighty 24 games in that league

and he is going to be amazing apparently

Posted
  buctootim said:
He's not going to learn much in the 4th division though. Would be happy for him to be loaned out to play but lg1 and up I should think.

 

Unless he keeps a clean sheet in every League 2 game he plays, he is clearly still learning. Staying in a familiar environment with the same coaches and players is also going to help his confidence.

Posted
  Lighthouse said:
Unless he keeps a clean sheet in every League 2 game he plays, he is clearly still learning. Staying in a familiar environment with the same coaches and players is also going to help his confidence.

 

Disagree. Hes (apparently) a good keeper because he has talent and has been schooled well by top notch La Liga coaches in Spain. All Lg2 is likely to teach him is bad habits.

Posted
  buctootim said:
Disagree. Hes (apparently) a good keeper because he has talent and has been schooled well by top notch La Liga coaches in Spain. All Lg2 is likely to teach him is bad habits.

what about butland..

the amazing jack butland..?

Posted
  MOSaint said:
How about we buy him and loan them Forecast for the season?

 

Although I sense your post is made in jest, Saints have reportedly offered Forecast to Gillingham as part of this deal.

Posted

Reading a Gills fan @DamoJarrett ask Saints fans on twitter what they think of Forecast is quite amusing.

He reckons he's heard it's £1.75m + Forecast. Or £2.5m.

 

Which would value our Tommy at £750k!!

Posted

Paul Gascoigne went to a fancy dress party one time and he thought he'd go as a gangsta rappa. He even went and done the black-face cos he's MAD innit and like a child so he don't know no better. He went out first with Jimmy Fivebellies to have some jars and then they rocked up at the party dressed in matching gold tracksuits, and Paul burst through the main doors all like "Way-ay! It's me... Paulo Gazzanigga!" but it turned out it was actually the FA Awards dinner and no-one else was in fancy dress!

 

He never played for England again.

Posted
  Saint_DB said:
Reading a Gills fan @DamoJarrett ask Saints fans on twitter what they think of Forecast is quite amusing.

He reckons he's heard it's £1.75m + Forecast. Or £2.5m.

 

Which would value our Tommy at £750k!!

 

I heard it was £2.5m with Forecast and £1.75 without!

Posted
  Bailey said:
Although I sense your post is made in jest, Saints have reportedly offered Forecast to Gillingham as part of this deal.

 

Yes, but Gillingham think it's something to do with the 6 o'clock weather report

Posted
  Saint_DB said:
Reading a Gills fan @DamoJarrett ask Saints fans on twitter what they think of Forecast is quite amusing.

He reckons he's heard it's £1.75m + Forecast. Or £2.5m.

 

Which would value our Tommy at £750k!!

 

Without doubt, the most expensive piece of Sh*t in history

Posted
  dune said:
Gazzaniga is a bit of a mouthful. I think it should be abbreviated if he plays for us.

As long as we use the first 5 letters of his name...... I think it would be wrong for us to use the last 4.

Posted
  SaintRichmond said:
Without doubt, the most expensive piece of Sh*t in history

 

nowhere near it, we paid about 4 million and 3 years salary for that totally useless pair of Ecuadorians.

I am totally convinced that that deal was the root of all our past problems, that and appointing Gray and Wadsworth that is.

That wonder package must have cost the club somewhere in the region of 8/9 million. 5 years for TF at 5K a week doesn't even come close.

Posted

Gills fan in the office here seems to think it's a done deal (he's been raving about the player for ages) and asked me this morning how good Forecast is. It was hard to deliver that news gently...

Posted
  Bearsy said:
Paul Gascoigne went to a fancy dress party one time and he thought he'd go as a gangsta rappa. He even went and done the black-face cos he's MAD innit and like a child so he don't know no better. He went out first with Jimmy Fivebellies to have some jars and then they rocked up at the party dressed in matching gold tracksuits, and Paul burst through the main doors all like "Way-ay! It's me... Paulo Gazzanigga!" but it turned out it was actually the FA Awards dinner and no-one else was in fancy dress!

 

He never played for England again.

 

Bearsy is a legend.

Posted
  Thedelldays said:
why will we all of a sudden sign two keepers......we have only let bart go

Dovey went as well. Adkins alluded to it in his interview at the weekend."1 if not 2, keepers and 1 if not 2, central defenders."

Posted
  krissyboy31 said:
Dovey went as well. Adkins alluded to it in his interview at the weekend."1 if not 2, keepers and 1 if not 2, central defenders."

I think we will see 1 of each come in...

some are getting hysterics saying we NEED 2 keepers and 2 CB...when we clearly do not

Posted
  Thedelldays said:
why will we all of a sudden sign two keepers......we have only let bart go

 

Because if Forecast goes we still only have 2 keepers.

Posted
  Thedelldays said:
maybe he will stay and be keeper no.3

 

Why would we farm in out on loan last season, in the Championship, get rid of 2 of the keepers ahead of him and make him no 3 in the Premier League?

Posted
  krissyboy31 said:
Why would we farm in out on loan last season, in the Championship, get rid of 2 of the keepers ahead of him and make him no 3 in the Premier League?

because when was the last time keeper 3 for any team was called upon

it is the one position you are allowed to make emergency loans

 

I would suggest any keeper we could get on an emergency loan for a period of weeks (should the unthinkable happen) would be better than a teenager as no.3

Posted

I think you might be right about CB's we might only see one come in if Dan Seaborne does enough to convince the management that he can make it after his injury. I think we'll almost certainly see two keepers come in as Forecast is clearly not rated as he never came close to challenging Bart of No 2 status last year. A PL squad needs three keepers so I wouldn't be surprised to see a youngster and a more experienced player come in before the end of August.

Posted

The last time a No 3 was needed was when Liverpool had Reina and Doni sent off in quick succession and Brad Jones had to step in towards the end of last season.

Posted

I'd feel so sorry for Gillingham if we fobbed them off with Forecast, who is barley Blue Square south standard.

 

I think we'll end up getting this kid without the next few days, and then the immediate GK issue is sorted. We may get another in august if Forecast does go, but I think getting 1 GK in was priority - 2 is a bonus.

Posted
  S-Clarke said:
I'd feel so sorry for Gillingham if we fobbed them off with Forecast, who is barley Blue Square south standard.

 

I think we'll end up getting this kid without the next few days, and then the immediate GK issue is sorted. We may get another in august if Forecast does go, but I think getting 1 GK in was priority - 2 is a bonus.

 

To be honest I dont think we will be able to trick them into taking Tommy as part of any potential deal. If they have seen him play then we don't stand a chance of shifting him. I would hope this or a move for an equally decent keeper is next on the agenda for Adkins and Cortese. Have any ITK people heard any more on our interest in Paulo Gazzaniga ?

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