FredTilson said:
Martin* said:
Having two keepers at a similar age and similar level of ability inevitably causes friction. In my opinion Joe needs an experienced keeper who is approaching the end of his career to learn from. Who that is I’m not sure but he doesn't need to be a top class one given the handful of games they will play a season. Maybe a Mark Schwazer or Brad Friedel are the type we should be aiming for.
Freidel is too old. Maybe Julio Cesar? He is 33. Still a great keeper when on song. Arsenal are offering only 1 million quid for him. His salary though would be 3x as much as Pantillimon.
Is age that much of an issue and especially for a goalkeeper? I don't think so and especially not with the fitness of todays footballers/athletes. Brad Friedel would be a great signing yet clearly at 42 he wouldn't be a long term solution.
Could give some great experience to Joe though. Schwarzer recently joined Chelsea and not once did I think that he's too old, even at 40 - I thought it was a clever signing.