New GK

[CountryRoyal]

Was AAH are first senior signing there since Hahnemann?

No, would be Stuart Taylor. AAH was first senior signed to start though yeah.

[From Despair To Where?]

Was AAH are first senior signing there since Hahnemann?

No, would be Stuart Taylor. AAH was first senior signed to start though yeah.

Graham Stack?

[WestYorksRoyal]

Was AAH are first senior signing there since Hahnemann?

No, would be Stuart Taylor. AAH was first senior signed to start though yeah.

Graham Stack?

My bad - I was definitely referring to 1st choice keepers. Over a decade without needing one between Hahnemann and AAH, and a revolving door since then.

[CountryRoyal]

Was AAH are first senior signing there since Hahnemann?

No, would be Stuart Taylor. AAH was first senior signed to start though yeah.

Graham Stack?

Good shout!

[YorkshireRoyal99]

Would like to say I trust our scouting but we haven’t really got it right since AAH - and don’t think he was even signed to be first choice

Anyway sounds like the Button deal is now back on

In fairness, our transfers since the Al-Habsi era have been (er-hem) suspect to say the least. It's not like we have been specifically bad in the goalkeeping department, although it's been more bad than good for me.

Button comes with a fair bit of criticism and doesn't appear to be at his peak anymore but think there are still a fair few pluses with this. Experienced which is always a positive for me, will be useful in guiding the likes of Andresson/CBC if they remain at the club (i.e. not shipped out on loan) and also seems like a goalkeeper who can play with the ball at his feet. L1 would be his level at a guess, maybe could do a job lower end Championship.

A 12 month deal with the option of a further year (or just 2 years in general) and then see whom out of CBC/Andresson is ready, if either, would be sensible.

[Stranded]

James Earnshaw now reporting that Button deal is "very close" but Pereria is still a live option as well.

Whilst not massively sold on Button - you don't get to play over 350 games in a career if you are shit - appreciate he may now be shit and wasn't in the past, but will give him the benefit of the doubt that playing regularly again, unlike at WBA, will bring out the best in him.

[Sutekh]

James Earnshaw now reporting that Button deal is "very close" but Pereria is still a live option as well.

Whilst not massively sold on Button - you don't get to play over 350 games in a career if you are shit - appreciate he may now be shit and wasn't in the past, but will give him the benefit of the doubt that playing regularly again, unlike at WBA, will bring out the best in him.

Football Insider reporting the deal is all agreed. Button only signed a new 2 year deal at WBA in May but will be allowed to move to Reading on a free transfer.

[Snowflake Royal]

James Earnshaw now reporting that Button deal is "very close" but Pereria is still a live option as well.

Whilst not massively sold on Button - you don't get to play over 350 games in a career if you are shit - appreciate he may now be shit and wasn't in the past, but will give him the benefit of the doubt that playing regularly again, unlike at WBA, will bring out the best in him.

Paul Brooker got 338 and he was bobbins.

[Stranded]

James Earnshaw now reporting that Button deal is "very close" but Pereria is still a live option as well.

Whilst not massively sold on Button - you don't get to play over 350 games in a career if you are shit - appreciate he may now be shit and wasn't in the past, but will give him the benefit of the doubt that playing regularly again, unlike at WBA, will bring out the best in him.

Paul Brooker got 338 and he was bobbins.

Well he wasn't bobbins, no player is at that level but take your point. However, much harder to get to that number of games as a GK when there are less slots available - you have to be of a fairly decent level to get that many. Outfield players can shift around and come off the bench more than a keeper ever will.

He definitely was a decent keeper in his Fulham/Brentford days, if he is now, we'll just have to hope.

[Orion1871]

James Earnshaw now reporting that Button deal is "very close" but Pereria is still a live option as well.

Whilst not massively sold on Button - you don't get to play over 350 games in a career if you are shit - appreciate he may now be shit and wasn't in the past, but will give him the benefit of the doubt that playing regularly again, unlike at WBA, will bring out the best in him.

Paul Brooker got 338 and he was bobbins.

Vickers only has one and he's the G.O.A.T.

[NathStPaul]

What he will do is give us a bit of a presence and command of set pieces you'd hope. Very tall lad.

[Stranded]

What he will do is give us a bit of a presence and command of set pieces you'd hope. Very tall lad.

Yet only 2cm taller than Bouzanis - 1.91m to 1.89m and 3cm shorter that Andresson.

[Hound]

I think that is prob a big part of the thinking

Still yet to really find out when and where he has been rubbish other than last season at wba

[NathStPaul]

What he will do is give us a bit of a presence and command of set pieces you'd hope. Very tall lad.

Yet only 2cm taller than Bouzanis - 1.91m to 1.89m and 3cm shorter that Andresson.

Still maintain Andresson should have been given the opportunity this season, height being a big reason for it. You're going to get a lot more long ball and direct play in League 1 and having a big presence in goal is relatively important IMO.

[Snowflake Royal]

I can tolerate Button, he has been good, and he is experienced. I'd rather we used Andresson (or rather had already used him enough to find out he's up to it or we should release him), and it still begs the question why sign Bouzanis at all.

But Pereira would be just utterly baffling.

[WestYorksRoyal]

Bouzanis signing made no sense. Fine if Andresson and Southwood were not trusted as no. 1, but to sign 2 keepers and block off their pathway made little sense. Similarly, surely Button and Pereira can't both be true?

[CountryRoyal]

Surprised he wants to come after we practically made him cry at one of the Brentford aways.

Yeah he’s not what he was, but neither are we and I’d prefer him to some rando with 7 appearances.

[Orion1871]

Thought Bouzanis was basically a mate of Tom Ince when they were at Liverpool together, so the Inces got him a job with us.

[Hound]

Thought Bouzanis was basically a mate of Tom Ince when they were at Liverpool together, so the Inces got him a job with us.

Think you might be right there

He isn’t awful in saying that. Would be ok with him starting

[NathStPaul]

Surprised he wants to come after we practically made him cry at one of the Brentford aways.

Yeah he’s not what he was, but neither are we and I’d prefer him to some rando with 7 appearances.

Wasn't that during the time Nick Blackman had turned into prime Pele? Button got some top quality abuse that day.