Balague: Reina definitely joining Barca

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

Jones was originally bought as third choice and to replace Cavalieri. He qualifies as homegrown and is a reasonable keeper, nowhere near as bad as some suggest.

If the Oldham game was anything to go by then that whole team bar one or two should go, it was an awful performance, shameful.

On true form he is nowhere near as good as Reina, the problem was Reina has only played well half a season in the last three. Coincidentally his return to form came after a spell out.

[milky]

Nope, you're still thinking of them when they were first choice. Cuidicini has gifted goals Jones would get slaughtered for if he did the same. Given has really gone off the boil as he's got older. Some would suggest he wasnt that good in his prime.

 

Friedel used to be here and was shite with a captial 'S.'

 

Not the point I was making. He said he couldn't think of any decent back up goal keepers in the league. The keepers I mentioned were a few off the top of my head who were second choice keepers in recent times, who would definitely be classed as 'decent'.

[PaulMcC]

We'd have beat Everton at Goodison if we had a better keeper than Jones.

[Brownie]

We'd have beat Everton at Goodison if we had a better keeper than Jones.

 

A better linesman as well!

[JermainePennant]

I find it baffling why for so many years we have had utter shite as our second choice keeper when I look at small clubs with better options then us.

 

We should have an experienced pro as backup not players who ain't good enough for championship, we have been extremely lucky that reina has never had a long injury because our back up for him is appalling.

[MLB]

I would be surprised if Jones was still here next season. He's not a bad keeper or anything but we could do with better.

[JermainePennant]

Lets be honest brad jones is a very bad keeper, he shits himself when the ball goes near him and its a worry anytime the ball goes on to the box when he's in goal, he was second choice at boro in the championship.

 

He seems like a nice guy and good to have around squad but he should be nowhere near the first team.

[G Richards]

I think the way to go with back up goalies is to get an accomplished keeper who is near the end of their career, such as when we had Paul Jones a few years ago. They won't let you down, if called on, but at the same time the bulk of their career is behind them, so their development won't stagnate while sitting on the bench.

 

Then if you have a top prospect who is not quite your number one yet, but he does need to play, then you should loan him out to see plenty of action, and if he proves himself e.g. Courtois for Chelsea, then at some point you will bring them back to be your number one.

 

This model is the future. Get on board folks. A clear number one. An older back up who has seen it all before, and a very talented younger keeper who is out on a meaningful loan to gain more experience. That's what I'd like to see at LFC.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Cuidicini, Friedel, Given, off the top of my head (stretching the use of the term 'decent' here, I know).

 

There are plenty.

Anders Lindergaard, Costel Pantilimon, Lukasz Fabianski.

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

We'd have beat Everton at Goodison if we had a better keeper than Jones.

 

Useless bastard I know. Pepe however never cost us a goal.

[dennis tooth]

Lets be honest brad jones is a very bad keeper, he shits himself when the ball goes near him and its a worry anytime the ball goes on to the box when he's in goal, he was second choice at boro in the championship.

 

He seems like a nice guy and good to have around squad but he should be nowhere near the first team.

 

This

[dennis tooth]

I dont think he was, zig.

 

Lots of people seem to think you can have another world class keeper waiting to step in when the first choice is injured or whatever. Never going to happen because the other keeper wants to play.

 

I dont agree with the hysteria some people have towards Jones. Undoubtedly, Reina is the better keeper but, I dont think Jones has made as many gaffe's as reina did during his shaky spell.

 

That's not a criticism of Reina per se nor, an effort to build Jones up. He's a capable back up keeper.

 

That said, if Reina were to leave, I'd expect the club to replace him with someone of similar quality.

 

 

Eh?

 

Brad Jones (footballer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Derby County (loan) [edit]

 

At the end of March, Jones joined Derby County on loan for the remainder of the 2010–11 season.[7] Jones made his début in a 4–1 loss to Cardiff City and went on to concede 16 goals in his seven games at Derby, including another four against Burnley (2–4) and three against Norwich City (2–3). He came in for criticism from Derby manager Nigel Clough after his mistake let Bristol City take an early lead in Derby's final home game of the season, in a match the club eventually lost 2–0. It turned out to be Jones' last Derby game.[8] He was an unused substitute in Derby's 2–1 defeat at Reading on the last day of the Championship season before returning to Liverpool, after being replaced by academy goalkeeper Ross Atkins

 

Last season gone, Reina played 31 times and kept 14 clean sheets Brad played 7 and kept 2 and its clear Brad was in the best form of his life and Pepe almost at his worst is still comfortably better.

[laddo]

I would be surprised if Jones was still here next season. He's not a bad keeper or anything but we could do with better.

 

I wouldn't. He signed a new contract earlier this year. He isn't leaving.

[rainman]

I think that we should bring back Peggy.

[Red Banjo]

My preference would be to tell Barcelona they can fuck themselves

[KMD7]

My preference would be to tell Barcelona they can fuck themselves

 

This.

[Section_31]

Brad Jones is wank, I never understood why being a backup keeper means you're allowed to be shit.

[WhiskeyJar]

Pepe is class. Comparing him with Jones? Its like comparing The Beatles with One Direction.

[SCOUSE TAPAS]

The two bookies who I know of who have a book on Pepe both now have him at 1/3 to be at Barca at the start of next season.

[Guest San Don]

Pepe is class. Comparing him with Jones? Its like comparing The Beatles with One Direction.

 

Who is seriously doing that, though?

[gingerhulk]

got 3-1 a few weeks ago for him to end up at barca.

[WaltonRed]

I'd like Vorm or Begovic

 

I'm worried we'll go for Given or Shwarzer on bosmans

[Jairzinho]

No chance we'd have them as first choice, surely?

[MLB]

No chance we'd have them as first choice, surely?

 

 

Zero chance. Schwarzer would be an excellent reserve keeper but I think the reason he is leaving is for first team football.

[Jairzinho]

Zero chance. Schwarzer would be an excellent reserve keeper but I think the reason he is leaving is for first team football.

 

Said on another thread, I'd have Palop. He's out of contract and would be decent back up.