James Trafford joins City | 5 Year Contract

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

I give it 5mins of his debut before the Matchday Forum turn on him.

Good thing the match day forum is nothing like our match going crowd lol

 

[Zin 'messiah' Zimmer]

Forced due to his outside interest, and clearly happy to transition in over the next 12 months; expectations and comparisons to those before him naturally exist; we’ll never see the same ability on the ball as Eddie, he’s been a perfect 10 for me, a mean 8 across the board, however, we evolve alongside the inertia of the game, and would be unfair to concentrate on the differences at 22, Eddie is a freak but Trafford is a better shot stopper already, becoming extremely dominant aerially, over the last season and in frame….

We’ve got one of the many let go back, fingers crossed he mirrors those of the same pot, shining at the top level!

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

Welcome back James!

 

[MikeF]

Do they still do Top Trumps? I reckon he’d stand a chance of winning that round in height.

I used to love getting Big Joe’s card knowing I’d beat anyone on height with him. And don’t forget the 1/4 of an inch!!

 

[jrb]

James Manchester sounds much better.

 

[bluemc]

The BBC article regarding the signing, written by Red Shirt Shamoon, is a mess.

It claims the fee is both £27m and £31m, citing different sources. Then says City had matching rights so stepped in when Newcastle offered £27m.

Good luck to the lad. Got to admire the confidence and self belief that he'd find his way back. Sets us up nicely for the future if he continues to develop as we all hope.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Fantastic news!

The best young English goalkeeper has returned home, having spent two years learning his craft, including a year under City legend, Vinnie.

And a nett fee of £7 million is a bargain for a player of James' ability and potential.

Welcome back, James.

A bargain, and yet the bbc decided to up £27m to £31m so they could announce it as a record for a British keeper, typical bbc slant

 

[Thaksinssoldier]

Brilliant signing. Never makes sense having two overseas keepers so brining back a player of his caliber is a massive boost to the squad makeup and long term solution

 

[handsofstone]

A bargain, and yet the bbc decided to up £27m to £31m so they could announce it as a record for a British keeper, typical bbc slant

Its £31mil but we had a 12.5% sell on clause which is why its getting reported as £27mil

 

[jimharri]

Do they still do Top Trumps? I reckon he’d stand a chance of winning that round in height.

I used to love getting Big Joe’s card knowing I’d beat anyone on height with him. And don’t forget the 1/4 of an inch!!

6'6", according to Wikipedia.

 

[kurious oranj]

A bargain, and yet the bbc decided to up £27m to £31m so they could announce it as a record for a British keeper, typical bbc slant

It is £31m, but Burnley give us the £4m sell-on fee back.

 

[Rodri’s ACL]

Be interesting to see what sort of playing time he’ll get this season.

 

[SiMCFC]

Welcome back James, hope he absolutely smashes it!

 

[jimharri]

Over 150 senior games already. Not bad for a 22 year old.

 

[IrishBloodEnglishHeart]

A bargain, and yet the bbc decided to up £27m to £31m so they could announce it as a record for a British keeper, typical bbc slant

I notice BBC put an * against Wirtz's cost when he's mentioned at £100m*

 

[jrb]

Can the OP please amend the headline and change (Trafford) to Manchester.

Thanks.

 

[Vienna_70]

He's no ONANA

Thank fuck for that!

 

[BertTrautmann'sParachute]

Does he track back?

 

[KS55]

I hope it goes well for him; he is one of our own. He is a blue.

 

[KS55]

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Does he track back?

No. Pep likes his keeper 40 yards out.