Confirmed Signing Mark Travers

[maccavennie]

Good on you Marko - you do loads proud!

When do we get our free tickets buddy, my pal, best friends 4 eva

 

[bullybeef]

Let’s just hope Pickford doesn’t get injured to begin with, don’t think it’s the worst signing we’ve ever made some premier league experience and still relatively young for a gk so can improve. I’d imagine he’s not on big wages and a relatively small fee paid under the circumstances it’s a smart signing.

You won’t be saying that if balls are whizzing past him in to the back of the net mate.

 

[Lanolin]

It's just weird at his age, there's maybe other decent quality keepers in their mid 20s at premier league clubs who are happy to never play but can't think of any.

I just don't think it is, it's really common. Obviously there aren't necessarily loads at once at any given time purely because of how age works, but as a basic principle it's something that happens all the time. Just thinking about Everton, we signed Robles at 23, Mucha at 27, Wessels at 28, Olsen at 30 etc. Virginia was younger when we signed him but is now 25 and suggested last year he'd have been happy to stay here, Wright wasn't signed as back up but was second choice here for basically all his mid 20s. In short, probably the majority of back up keepers we've had over the last 25 years have been in that bracket, but everybody seems to have forgotten and decided they were all in the Begovic mould.

 

[Neiler]

When do we get our free tickets buddy, my pal, best friends 4 eva

We need a third, me and you need to throw down our handfuls of free pies to the bag man In the tiers below and sell them for £2 Pound cheaper than the club.

 

[pfim]

Good news, onto the next.

 

[Blast_of_Cannock]

Being a Premier League backup keeper is by far the best job that exists on this planet.

I disagree. Being a premier League manager is better. Getting a £5m payoff for being absolutely shabite. Then walking into a new job and doing it again.

 

[Drico]

What’s the connection, can you divulge?

Neiler is Mark Travers.

In many ways, welcome, Mark.

 

[Simon Buttle]

Solid signing this, Travers is a decent keeper.

 

[Exeter_Gently]

@Neiler can I just congratulate you on your long arms.

 

[MikeH72]

@Neiler thank you for not diving for Douc’s shot x

 

[Timbucktoo]

That`s a good back up keeper to have, and with a 4 year deal its better than having to go looking for someone to fill the gap every summer. Hope he gets a few games to keep him sharp and to let our Jordan that he has competition if he goes off form for too long.

 

[PhilRegan]

Real statement signing this one

 

[Exeter_Gently]

Real statement signing this one

It's not Phil...it's just us signing a back up goalkeeper.

 

[PhilRegan]

It's not Phil...it's just us signing a back up goalkeeper.

Well when you put it like that

 

[Exeter_Gently]

Well when you put it like that

I do remember the days of statement signings though mate...I remember them all turning out to be pure,high grade Bumgas.