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He had a trial at Everton.......wonder why they didnt sign him?

 

Because we contacted his agent to tell him that we are looking for him to be our number one keeper this season.

I don't care if Adkins said he is no 3, the fact is Boruc when match fit will start every game for Saints.

He knew Everyon only wanted him as an option for the bench.

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Bart was a good keeper for us, and very loyal. Blackpool aside, he was solid and did his job as back-up for Kelvin when called upon.

 

Boruc looks absolutely quality though, can't believe we've signed him! Would personally loan out Gazza for a few months to a Championship team to get him some experience, with Kelvin as #2 to Boruc.

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Remember him being great at Celtic, Peter Schmeichel esque big presence everything seems to hit him... any reason he seems out of favour with Poland? hasnt played for them for a while has he?

 

I believe he had a big fall-out with the national team management and declared himself unavailable for selection.

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Brilliant, finally got what appears to be a class GK. If he's anywhere as good as Niemi then our defence will be getting a real shot in the arm and the team will have saved a pile of points.

 

One thing I noticed from the videos is that he seems to like to push the ball back into play in a lot of his saves. Looks like our defenders will have to be sharp on clearing the ball.

 

Hopefully he'll go straight into the team.

 

 

He's not "Saints Fit" yet

 

I expect he "chose" us because Everton would not guarentee him No 1 over Howaed ??

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Bloody Hell!!!

 

First we play a brilliant second half (always the most important half of a game!), then we sign an experienced - and high quality - keeper and all in 24 hours. Blimey, do you think NA and NC have been finally taking some advice from this message board!?

 

What a signing, he'll be our first choice Premier League keeper almost immediately, not as NA has initially indicated number 3; he's at his peak in age and experience. I agree with some of the Celtic fans, he may just make the difference that keeps us up. Kelvin has never been a PL keeper. A great shot stopper and loyal Saint, he has never led his defence enough for me, he's almost too shy. It is the part of the game he fundamentally is weak in and in this league its punishable. I am hoping we now have a leader as well as a shot stopper at the back.

 

This could turn out to be the best signing of the summer IMHO.

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Bloody Hell!!!

 

First we play a brilliant second half (always the most important half of a game!), then we sign an experienced - and high quality - keeper and all in 24 hours. Blimey, do you think NA and NC have been finally taking some advice from this message board!?

 

What a signing, he'll be our first choice Premier League keeper almost immediately, not as NA has initially indicated number 3; he's at his peak in age and experience. I agree with some of the Celtic fans, he may just make the difference that keeps us up. Kelvin has never been a PL keeper. A great shot stopper and loyal Saint, he has never led his defence enough for me, he's almost too shy. It is the part of the game he fundamentally is weak in and in this league its punishable. I am hoping we now have a leader as well as a shot stopper at the back.

 

This could turn out to be the best signing of the summer IMHO.

 

They said the same on Sunday Supplement this morning. Said they were surprised he was our number 1 goalkeeper for the Man City game. They thought we would've strengthened this position and they even said Adkins knew we needed a new GK hence the pursuit of Jack Butland.

 

Boruc is a top, top signing. Will give Gazzaniga a good run for his money initially but after 4 or 5 games, I can see Boruc becoming a permanent feature in our side. These are the sort of signings that should've been done within 2/3 weeks of the window opening but its done now and as others have already said, he has the ability to win us points on his own. Really pleased.

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Asked a Fiorentina fan about Boruc. His answer roughly translates to:

 

"Boruc has been first choice since Frey left and has been quite good over the last couple of seasons. Actually, amongst the team's best over the course of a whole season. Fiorentina has seen a huge clearout after some terrible seasons, and the owners need to regain the backing of the fans. The new keeper Viviano is born in Florence and is a fan of the club having attended lots of games. The fans see him as one of their own. And he's a good keeper, so this signing makes sense"...

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Asked a Fiorentina fan about Boruc. His answer roughly translates to:

 

"Boruc has been first choice since Frey left and has been quite good over the last couple of seasons. Actually, amongst the team's best over the course of a whole season. Fiorentina has seen a huge clearout after some terrible seasons, and the owners need to regain the backing of the fans. The new keeper Viviano is born in Florence and is a fan of the club having attended lots of games. The fans see him as one of their own. And he's a good keeper, so this signing makes sense"...

 

Delighted we have Boruc !

He came in to Fiorentina before Frey left, think it was to cover injury to Frey. Once Artur got between the sticks Frey was never seen again and moved on. As for his time at Celtic,he played under WGS who knew a good keeper when he saw one ! This is a great signing and could prove to be the best of the season...for nowt !

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prefer this one

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Somehow they seem to make that costume work better don't they :)

 

I have a feeling Boruc will turn out to be a very good signing for us. Its a great to have 3 proper keepers now after a few seasons of only having 2 real keepers as well as a certain Tommy Forecast. This signing can only help us and has certainly strengthen us in the goal keeper department.

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He had a trial at Everton.......wonder why they didnt sign him?

 

How do they 'trial' a goalie? I mean they either have nothing to do all day or pick six out of the back of the net through lousy defending. You can't set up either in training so how? Anyway the Toffees already have Tim Howard who seems to be top notch still so why would they need an old silver stopper to challenge him?

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Delighted with this... Boruc was always a favourite of mine when he played for Celtic. Went off the rails to a degree during the latter part of his time in Glasgow but seems to have got his mind back on football again.

 

Would expect him to be number 1 sooner than you think. He'll have kept himself fit and would have been training with somebody since he got released.

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He had a trial at Everton.......wonder why they didnt sign him?

 

He was at the Monday game between Everton and Newcastle and ready to sign as they had photo's of him in the tunnel. It was only on the Tuesday I believe we got in contact with his agent and said we want him as our number one.

Boruc had a change of mind as Everton told him he would be the understudy to (Whatever his name is who jumps up in the air when a striker is in on goal)

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Congratulations to a great transfer! Great man and still a good goalkeeper. He has not played recently in the national team and Euro 2012, beacuse He had an argument with national coach, who said that Boruc will never play in his team.

 

Boruc - Legia Legend! During his playing Celtic He went with Legia fans to the away game and climbed on the fence, starting chants :D

 

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Congratulations to a great transfer! Great man and still a good goalkeeper. He has not played recently in the national team and Euro 2012, beacuse He had an argument with national coach, who said that Boruc will never play in his team.

 

Boruc - Legia Legend! During his playing Celtic He went with Legia fans to the away game and climbed on the fence, starting chants :D

 

 

He's as mad as a box of frogs! Brilliant! :D

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He was at the Monday game between Everton and Newcastle and ready to sign as they had photo's of him in the tunnel. It was only on the Tuesday I believe we got in contact with his agent and said we want him as our number one.

Boruc had a change of mind as Everton told him he would be the understudy to (Whatever his name is who jumps up in the air when a striker is in on goal)

Therefore we should play him at Everton. Will be very keen to show them what they missed...

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Think he'll probably play tomorrow evening and then it will be decided for Saturday.

 

Today's U21 game has just been called off

 

Edit: wake up Trousers....WC was talking about the League Cup game, not the reserve/U21 game

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Celtic fan here.

 

Boruc has been my hero for a very long time (I am also a keeper) and I'm glad he is now a Premiership player. He loves telling his defenders what for. Kept the scores respectable in the big games (CL, Finals, etc) but was reliable to a howler or 2 in his second-to-last season because he got overweight, and couldn't really be arsed with Glasgow. Commanding as eff in the crosses, and will take out 6 of his own players if he needs to. Moves like a cat, and is a beast at saving penalties an one-one-ones. Probably the closest thing to having Peter Schmeichel in goals nowadays. Won't be going on International Duty any time soon as he had a fall-out with the manager. If he keeps himself fit, Southampton will have one of the top 5 keepers in the league.

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Delighted we have Boruc !

He came in to Fiorentina before Frey left, think it was to cover injury to Frey. Once Artur got between the sticks Frey was never seen again and moved on. As for his time at Celtic,he played under WGS who knew a good keeper when he saw one ! This is a great signing and could prove to be the best of the season...for nowt !

 

I wonder if WGS had anything to do with recommending him to us?

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very similar thought to that I recall .......when Brian Clough signed Peter Shilton ......and was asked why ?

 

Cloughie said.....because he'll earn us 18 points a season ......and he was right ..

What can you say about Peter Shilton? Peter Shilton is Peter Shilton, and he's been Peter Shilton since the year dot.

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Congratulations to a great transfer! Great man and still a good goalkeeper. He has not played recently in the national team and Euro 2012, beacuse He had an argument with national coach, who said that Boruc will never play in his team.

 

Boruc - Legia Legend! During his playing Celtic He went with Legia fans to the away game and climbed on the fence, starting chants :D

 

Brilliant ! Was he a Legia Ultra in his younger days ?

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