Federici - the best keeper in the Championship?

[Cypry]

I'm not interested in other clubs 'keepers but even if Fed was deemed good enough for back up in the top flight we would know about it.

Why not show me any evidence, amongst all the wild speculation that goes on throughout any transfer window, of the slightest top flight interest in our goalkeeper.

All I remember is panic over losing McCarthy.

I heard Adie Williams claiming Kebe had had just 6 decent games this season when his recent absence has shown just how blunt we look without him...........................

If Federici is the best in this division he must be one of a very poor bunch that no one deems good enough for the top flight.

If I get it right, you're saying that Feds can't be the best keeper in the Championship because no Premier league sides tried to poach him in the recent Window?

What a load of codswallop!!!

Feds ain't gonna want to move to warm the bench, or sit in the reserves for a PL side, he'll want to be starting, or at least in with a shout of starting....
How many Premier League sides signed new first / second choice keepers in the Window? None that I can think of.....

And why would we hear anything if a side approached Hammond, simply to be told "bugger off, he's ours"?

We have taken points from a number of games this season, not least vs Coventry at the weekend, on the strength of Feds performance, meanwhile I cannot think of any games this year since the first six (where we were defensively frail), where he can be held to account for us losing any points. That to me makes him at minimum, a very good 'keeper.


Incidentally, if he's not the best in the Championship, then who is? From what I've seen I can't think of many candidates....

Sandman has a brother.

That's constructive....

Am I not allowed to disagree with you?

It's my view that Feds is the best keeper at this moment in the Championship.
You, obviously believe that he is not, in which case you must believe that someone else is....so, who is, in your opinion, the best keeper in the Championship, if it's not Feds?
Simple question, should get a simple answer hopefully....

[Woodcote Royal]

The floor is all yours, TBM, to dispute my view with some hard evidence.

I'm not sure why this is the case, but I'm certain TBM has it right. The regulations you were quoting earlier are FIFA ones right? There's probably some FA/Football League/Premier League convention that dictates the 6 month rule doesn't apply to domestic transfers.

Well, I'm quite happy for him to produce it.

I'm certain players at least have the right to have discussions with other clubs once they are in the last 6 months of their contract, which only seems fair to me and was all I suggested in the first place.

[melonhead]

i used to worry about him- but he has improved imeasurably in controlling his box, and coming fro crosses.

and now he is ace

[sandman]

I'm not interested in other clubs 'keepers but even if Fed was deemed good enough for back up in the top flight we would know about it.

Why not show me any evidence, amongst all the wild speculation that goes on throughout any transfer window, of the slightest top flight interest in our goalkeeper.

All I remember is panic over losing McCarthy.

I heard Adie Williams claiming Kebe had had just 6 decent games this season when his recent absence has shown just how blunt we look without him...........................

If Federici is the best in this division he must be one of a very poor bunch that no one deems good enough for the top flight.

If I get it right, you're saying that Feds can't be the best keeper in the Championship because no Premier league sides tried to poach him in the recent Window?

What a load of codswallop!!!

Feds ain't gonna want to move to warm the bench, or sit in the reserves for a PL side, he'll want to be starting, or at least in with a shout of starting....
How many Premier League sides signed new first / second choice keepers in the Window? None that I can think of.....

And why would we hear anything if a side approached Hammond, simply to be told "bugger off, he's ours"?

We have taken points from a number of games this season, not least vs Coventry at the weekend, on the strength of Feds performance, meanwhile I cannot think of any games this year since the first six (where we were defensively frail), where he can be held to account for us losing any points. That to me makes him at minimum, a very good 'keeper.


Incidentally, if he's not the best in the Championship, then who is? From what I've seen I can't think of many candidates....

Sandman has a brother.

No, It just means there are other people who have eyes and a brain.

[Woodcote Royal]

[peterroyal76]

I'm not interested in other clubs 'keepers but even if Fed was deemed good enough for back up in the top flight we would know about it.

Why not show me any evidence, amongst all the wild speculation that goes on throughout any transfer window, of the slightest top flight interest in our goalkeeper.

All I remember is panic over losing McCarthy.

I heard Adie Williams claiming Kebe had had just 6 decent games this season when his recent absence has shown just how blunt we look without him...........................

If Federici is the best in this division he must be one of a very poor bunch that no one deems good enough for the top flight.

If I get it right, you're saying that Feds can't be the best keeper in the Championship because no Premier league sides tried to poach him in the recent Window?

What a load of codswallop!!!

Feds ain't gonna want to move to warm the bench, or sit in the reserves for a PL side, he'll want to be starting, or at least in with a shout of starting....
How many Premier League sides signed new first / second choice keepers in the Window? None that I can think of.....

And why would we hear anything if a side approached Hammond, simply to be told "bugger off, he's ours"?

We have taken points from a number of games this season, not least vs Coventry at the weekend, on the strength of Feds performance, meanwhile I cannot think of any games this year since the first six (where we were defensively frail), where he can be held to account for us losing any points. That to me makes him at minimum, a very good 'keeper.


Incidentally, if he's not the best in the Championship, then who is? From what I've seen I can't think of many candidates....

Sandman has a brother.

No, It just means there are other people who have eyes and a brain as long as they agree with me.[/quote]

[Pete10]

Steve Death all day .Jack got him for a song . 12 years of service ,Just superb. Shame more are not like him now.

[TBM]

The floor is all yours, TBM, to dispute my view with some hard evidence.

I'm not sure why this is the case, but I'm certain TBM has it right. The regulations you were quoting earlier are FIFA ones right? There's probably some FA/Football League/Premier League convention that dictates the 6 month rule doesn't apply to domestic transfers.

Well, I'm quite happy for him to produce it.

I'm certain players at least have the right to have discussions with other clubs once they are in the last 6 months of their contract, which only seems fair to me and was all I suggested in the first place.

http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/RulesAndRegu ... 201112.pdf

Rule C1(j)

Within 7 days of the first Saturday in May, or the date of the last
competitive Match of the Club’s first team, whichever is the later, the Club
must give notice in writing to the Player indicating that either the Club
offers a re-engagement or, if appropriate, exercises any option contained
in the agreement.

And then:

If, by the time specified for such notice to be served, the Player has not
received notice exercising an option or offering a further re-engagement
under paragraph C1(j) of this Rule, the Player is free to make such
enquiries or approaches as thought fit to secure employment when the
agreement or renewal of it terminates.

[sandman]

Sandman has a brother.

No, It just means there are other people who have eyes and a brain.

No, It just means there are other people who have eyes and a brain as long as they agree with me.

People with brains also know how to quote properly. They also come up with something other than an irrational personal dislike to present their argument. Basically I don't mind people disagreeing just come up with something more convincing than Woodcote has

[Forbury Lion]

Adie Williams, who probably knows a thing or 2 about goalkeepers, believes Federici is the best goalkeeper in this country outside the Premier League.

Were the other keepers on a golfing weekend in Spain when he said this?

[JimmytheJim]

Woodcote is such a oxf*rd

[Royal Rother]

Never met him but WR reminds me of DI Insch, a character in Stuart MacBride's excellent detective series.

Fat, eats too many sweets, loses his temper every 5 minutes and goes purple every time he does. I think he died from heart attack in the end, so just go careful WR!

[TBM]

Never met him but WR reminds me of DI Insch, a character in Stuart MacBride's excellent detective series.

Fat, eats too many sweets, loses his temper every 5 minutes and goes purple every time he does. I think he died from heart attack in the end, so just go careful WR!

I've given him the "hard facts" and still haven't received my apology

[BR2]

Never met him but WR reminds me of DI Insch, a character in Stuart MacBride's excellent detective series.

Fat, eats too many sweets, loses his temper every 5 minutes and goes purple every time he does. I think he died from heart attack in the end, so just go careful WR!

I always imagine him as Littlejohn or Kelvin MacKenzie.

[Woodcote Royal]

Never met him but WR reminds me of DI Insch, a character in Stuart MacBride's excellent detective series.

Fat, eats too many sweets, loses his temper every 5 minutes and goes purple every time he does. I think he died from heart attack in the end, so just go careful WR!

I've given him the "hard facts" and still haven't received my apology

Some of us have a living to earn, TBM and my day started at 05.00 this morning.

Although I remain convinced that there are concessions for players who are within 6 months of the end of their contract, I have yet to find it and you have provided solid evidence to the contrary so, fair play.

Having said that, I don't think you can claim to have been right about everything in this thread.

I'm touched by RR's concern but, whilst I would love to loose a few stone, it takes a lot more than a frank exchange of views to raise my blood pressure (recently measured as normal) and surely Jimmy the Jim's brief contribution says more about him than me.

[dean horrix legend]

The save at the start of the second half was top class, people in the pub saying it just hit him, what rubbish!

[MmmMonsterMunch]

Top top save tonight - AGAIN.

POTS for me & this coming from a McCarthy fan....

Fed has been different class this year. If he doesn't win POTS it's a travesty quite frankly.

[paultheroyal]

ALOL. Nowhere fecking near it.

Fancy shot-stopper, then average at everything else.

[paultheroyal]

Adie Williams, who probably knows a thing or 2 about goalkeepers, believes Federici is the best goalkeeper in this country outside the Premier League.

Yes Adie being a well respected goalkeeper himself.

Agree with BF, not the best keeper at the club and absolutely nowhere near the best in the league.

[paultheroyal]

he's a good keeper (comparedto say Whitehead, Howie or Shepperd) but oxf*rd me he's no where near top Championship keeper.

i would agree that he's not the best keeper at the club, that is clearly McCarthy.