Emergency Goalkeeper loans.

quasi modo · December 18, 2014

After seeing Newcastle could be forced to play a 17 year old gk against Sunderland in the derby, because the other 3 are injured.

What are peoples opinions on it?

Personally I don't think you should be able to bring one in, it wouldn't happen in any other position on the pitch.

Didn't we brong Baardsen in on a similar deal and he was awful.

toffeejack · December 18, 2014

it's just bad luck - you should have to deal with it. the transfer window is 14 days away!

remember when we had steve watson up front because all of our strikers were injured, emergency loans only apply to keepers do they? why?

Moomin · December 18, 2014

We'd have to have one if Howard got injured and Robles was left in goal for a few games.

Someone would have to do an escape to victory on his arm to save us.

Boxcar Ira · December 18, 2014

If it was us in need - all for it
Any other team - no way, completely disagree with them

neil999 · December 18, 2014

think they should but only if they have no-one over 16 who can play, dont see the problem in playing a 17 year old

graeme2911 · December 18, 2014

We got Westerveld on emergency loan. I think that was the time when Martyn was injured, Wright had fallen over the "do not use this goal for practice" sign during practice and Iain Turner had been sent off vs Blackburn for handling outside the box! Left us with John Ruddy who was about 18 at the time.

I can see the need for them. It's a specialist position, and unlike others can't be filled in easily - think Cahill playing as striker when we had none, or Hibbert and Lucas Neill as our CBs one game!
That much pressure on a 17 year old kid in the T&W derby isn't fair on the kid.

Moomin · December 18, 2014

We should send them Robles.

The Cowboy · December 18, 2014

You have to allow emergency cover for goalies. A club will usually have 2 regular keepers, it's unfair to keep any more on your books as they'll rot in the reserves. It's not like other positions where you can push a CB out to LB, so get two injured keepers and you're screwed.