1 | James Trafford - 2025/26

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

I thought he was excellent. Made the right decisions all game

 

[sh249]

Did well. Really good start.

 

[01cravend]

It's almost like the 85% save percentage, multi league goalkeeping records and not conceding a single goal at u21 euros wasn't a fluke.. Just a superb keeper.

 

[David Silva]

Nothing wrong with that, well played

 

[Jonas.shaffer]

There will be a learning curve on the ball. I think a large part of our fanbase takes what Ederson does on the ball for granted at this point, but it was a solid debut.

 

[Macca77macca]

Well in the Traff! Love it

 

[oldius]

Sharp and commanding, an excellent debut.

 

[FromPollockToSilva]

That pass to Reijnders to start the move for the third. Well done Jimmy T

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

There will be a learning curve on the ball. I think a large part of our fanbase takes what Ederson does on the ball for granted at this point, but it was a solid debut.

Thought he was as good as we could have wished. It wasn’t 100% fluent in the buildup as he’s still learning that and you could see his brain working at times, but it got better as the game went on.

Saved everything he could and helped create the third goal.

Don’t need Donnarumma. Hopefully Ortega will stay as the understudy/cup keeper and we buy a decent back up next summer.

 

[Blue-Ghana]

excellent debut

 

[MCFC1993]

His aim today would have been to make us 2nd guess Donnarumma and he's done that.

 

[Jonas.shaffer]

Hopefully Ortega will stay as the understudy/cup keeper and we buy a decent back up next summer.

I'm curious how Ortega is feeling right now, not starting today...

You have to imagine he thought he'd be the starting GK today with Eddy out and Trafford just being signed. Will he be okay being the backup? Time will tell, but it's late in the window, so..

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I'm curious how Ortega is feeling right now, not starting today...

You have to imagine he thought he'd be the starting GK today with Eddy out and Trafford just being signed. Will he be okay being the backup? Time will tell, but it's late in the window, so..

He’ll either stay for the money or leave for game time.

Guess it’ll depend on if he has any ambitions of getting into the German World Cup squad.

 

[5 Hit Gibbon]

I thought he was solid today. He fitted straight in. I honestly wouldn't be too worried if he was our first choice keeper.

 

[McfcBibby]

Very good debut. The pass for our third was superb

 

[jimharri]

Did today mark the end of an era? The changing of the guard? Any other cliché you want to use?

 

[Otamendi's Beard]

Thought he was as good as we could have wished. It wasn’t 100% fluent in the buildup as he’s still learning that and you could see his brain working at times, but it got better as the game went on.

Saved everything he could and helped create the third goal.

Don’t need Donnarumma. Hopefully Ortega will stay as the understudy/cup keeper and we buy a decent back up next summer.

Fully agree. JT should be our number 1.

 

[Blue_Lightsaber]

Absolutely excellent!

Scrap the Donnarumma signing.. keep Ortega as a backup!

 

[skillman]

Steady. And that’s everything I want in a keeper.

Reminds me a bit of having Hart in net, you know he’ll make difficult saves look easy and just generally be a solid goalkeeper.

Brilliant pass to start the move for the third goal too.

 

[come-on-barney]

That was a take the shirt off me performance. Crazy if we replace him, our keeper for the next ten years!