The Cat Posted 23 March, 2015 Share Posted 23 March, 2015 The silence on Forster is deafening. What do you want? Hourly updates? It's obvious he's out for the rest of the season so there's not much anyone can say that makes a great deal of difference to anything now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatlesaint Posted 23 March, 2015 Share Posted 23 March, 2015 The silence on Forster is deafening. To be fair Clarkey you jumped to the conclusion he would be out for over a year the other day without hearing anything concrete from the club ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baird of the land Posted 23 March, 2015 Share Posted 23 March, 2015 Interesting quote from Davis on the Echo website. Not sure if he's making a point about situation before Watson came in or just simply praising the coach. “I think if you’ve got a sloppy goalkeeper coach that is not too interested in anyone else other than their number one then if something like this occurs then, obviously, you’re not going to be ready. ....Obviously, Dave puts his work in and puts his effort in and puts sessions on for all four goalkeepers, not just for me." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuki Posted 23 March, 2015 Share Posted 23 March, 2015 Kelvis played well against Burnley and showed his quality and spirit. I hadn't seen him play before but the TV experts over here said he was an experienced goalkeeper and will be reliable back up. I am happy with that and the Saints seem to be too!! Yuki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatlesaint Posted 23 March, 2015 Share Posted 23 March, 2015 Interesting quote from Davis on the Echo website. Not sure if he's making a point about situation before Watson came in or just simply praising the coach. “I think if you’ve got a sloppy goalkeeper coach that is not too interested in anyone else other than their number one then if something like this occurs then, obviously, you’re not going to be ready. ....Obviously, Dave puts his work in and puts his effort in and puts sessions on for all four goalkeepers, not just for me." Ummm, well wasn't the suggestion that if you were not in the first team Poch wasn't particularly interested in the players ? Maybe it was the same for his coaching staff ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 23 March, 2015 Share Posted 23 March, 2015 KD stood by us when we were relegated and WHU came knocking. Happy for him to stand between the posts for the last 8 games. Reckon he will rise to the occasion and will play important part in us getting to Europe. Will be the stuff of legends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 23 March, 2015 Share Posted 23 March, 2015 Blimey Alps, have the happy pills finally kicked in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Give it to Ron Posted 23 March, 2015 Share Posted 23 March, 2015 Forster is seeing a specialist now.....source my boss who is sat near him who just text me...he is on crutches(Forster) I did ask him had he dropped them yet :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 23 March, 2015 Share Posted 23 March, 2015 Happy for him to stand between the posts for the last 8 games. Reckon he will rise to the occasion and will play important part in us getting to Europe. Will be the stuff of legends. You said very different things about him in 2012/13 when we were struggling at the start of the season with him in goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 23 March, 2015 Share Posted 23 March, 2015 You said very different things about him in 2012/13 when we were struggling at the start of the season with him in goal. I dont recall saying anything about him (I'm sure you'll go and look). And even if I did - so f**king what ? Jesus, go get a life.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrensup Posted 23 March, 2015 Share Posted 23 March, 2015 I dont recall saying anything about him (I'm sure you'll go and look). And even if I did - so f**king what ? Jesus, go get a life.. can't change opinion shocker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 23 March, 2015 Author Share Posted 23 March, 2015 Forster is seeing a specialist now.....source my boss who is sat near him who just text me...he is on crutches(Forster) I did ask him had he dropped them yet :-) If he dropped one he probably wouldn't venture too far off his chair to retrieve it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BARCELONASAINT Posted 23 March, 2015 Share Posted 23 March, 2015 not at all hopeful about this, i have an awful feeling we are about to see another Jrod situation after another "nothing" incident. Really hope i'm wrong and it is just about a couple of weeks rest in time for Everton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 23 March, 2015 Author Share Posted 23 March, 2015 not at all hopeful about this, i have an awful feeling we are about to see another Jrod situation after another "nothing" incident. Really hope i'm wrong and it is just about a couple of weeks rest in time for Everton. No chance for Everton I wouldn't have thought. At this stage I would settle for him being out for the season. Beyond that and its a major pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 23 March, 2015 Share Posted 23 March, 2015 surprised we have not heard anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 23 March, 2015 Share Posted 23 March, 2015 Blimey Alps, have the happy pills finally kicked in? Clearly not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersonic Posted 23 March, 2015 Share Posted 23 March, 2015 The reason we haven't heard anything is because the club/player probably don't know themselves. Rather than a general member of society going to the hospital and undergoing an x-Ray and several other excersises, FF is likely to undergone a multitude of tests and get opinions from many experts. He's not likey to play again this season so why the big rush? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 23 March, 2015 Share Posted 23 March, 2015 The silence on Forster is deafening. What were you expecting them to do? We normally only get an injury update at the pre-match press conference/interviews that the manager does. The Everton press conference and interview will be on 2nd April. We may get it before perhaps through social media, but they may still not know for certain what is wrong and as we've seen with Rodriguez its pretty pointless putting a timeframe on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 23 March, 2015 Share Posted 23 March, 2015 If its a knee injury then you will not get a particularly good scan result for atleast 48 hrs due to swelling etc. I expect they performed a Lachmans test which is where the 'not looking good' quotes have appeared from however this is inconclusive. Either way he is likely to be out for atleast a few weeks. They'll be updates when they have some Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BotleySaint Posted 23 March, 2015 Share Posted 23 March, 2015 KD stood by us when we were relegated and WHU came knocking. Happy for him to stand between the posts for the last 8 games. Reckon he will rise to the occasion and will play important part in us getting to Europe. Will be the stuff of legends. Totally agree. He did well when he came on and deserves a chance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Give it to Ron Posted 23 March, 2015 Share Posted 23 March, 2015 The reason we haven't heard anything is because the club/player probably don't know themselves. Rather than a general member of society going to the hospital and undergoing an x-Ray and several other excersises, FF is likely to undergone a multitude of tests and get opinions from many experts. He's not likey to play again this season so why the big rush? Exactly he was only at the specialist at about 4pm at the Nuffield so shame on him for not letting us know what Dr said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faz Posted 23 March, 2015 Share Posted 23 March, 2015 Kelvis played well against Burnley and showed his quality and spirit. I hadn't seen him play before but the TV experts over here said he was an experienced goalkeeper and will be reliable back up. I am happy with that and the Saints seem to be too!! Yuki Love this. If practice makes perfect, Kelvis must be bloody brilliant after 13 months of nothing but practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint-Fred Posted 23 March, 2015 Share Posted 23 March, 2015 I think you're missing the point. Premier League Clubs can't loan anyone outside of the windows. In theory we could beg for an emergency loan but as MLG says it won't be granted as we have an incredibly experienced keeper (560 odd appearances) on the bench, and if we lose him another keeper who has already played in Premier League matches and elsewhere. Plus Cropper. None of those players qualify as "the bloke from the front row". I think Newcastle had two keepers down and had to put a kid in earlier this season. Gazza with Cropper on the bench? We'd have to lump it I'm afraid. It's a pain not having our first (or second) choice keeper but there is no emergency here therefore no emergency loan would be granted. (We might still sign an out of contract player, but I doubt it.) I do get it I was talking about if Kelvin was injured not with him here, I just don't see why any club would have more than 3 keepers on their books as this rule favours those who don't have development players then? A couple of years ago didn't man city get fulop when given was injured and hart was on loan.? Surely man city of all teams have some depth? Better off with just three and emergency loan someone of experience in the case of injury rather than be forced into playing players before they are ready? Anyway all rather invalid unless KD gets injured! I was only joking about Cech anyway, just making a point that one of the best keepers in the world is sitting on the bench and that it is not outside the realms of possibility that someone could get him on an emergency loan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redslo Posted 23 March, 2015 Share Posted 23 March, 2015 You said very different things about him in 2012/13 when we were struggling at the start of the season with him in goal. To be fair, KD doing poorly in 2012 and doing well now would be the reason it would be the stuff of legends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo-Saint Posted 23 March, 2015 Share Posted 23 March, 2015 Kelvis played well against Burnley and showed his quality and spirit. I hadn't seen him play before but the TV experts over here said he was an experienced goalkeeper and will be reliable back up. I am happy with that and the Saints seem to be too!! Yuki You shock me, I thought you'd been with us since the league 1 days. Sure I saw you at Stockport away, you looked gutted when they snatched that late equaliser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarniaSaint Posted 23 March, 2015 Share Posted 23 March, 2015 If its a knee injury then you will not get a particularly good scan result for atleast 48 hrs due to swelling etc. I expect they performed a Lachmans test which is where the 'not looking good' quotes have appeared from however this is inconclusive. Either way he is likely to be out for atleast a few weeks. They'll be updates when they have some The voice of reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeSaint55 Posted 23 March, 2015 Share Posted 23 March, 2015 KD stood by us when we were relegated and WHU came knocking. Actually, he was in the Car Park at WHU ready to sign until he was recalled..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 23 March, 2015 Share Posted 23 March, 2015 KD stood by us when we were relegated and WHU came knocking. Actually, he was in the Car Park at WHU ready to sign until he was recalled..... His missus didn't want to move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo-Saint Posted 24 March, 2015 Share Posted 24 March, 2015 As loyal as Le Tiss then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 24 March, 2015 Share Posted 24 March, 2015 KD stood by us when we were relegated and WHU came knocking. Actually, he was in the Car Park at WHU ready to sign until he was recalled..... I'll take his word for it over yours, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmel Posted 24 March, 2015 Share Posted 24 March, 2015 KD stood by us when we were relegated and WHU came knocking. Actually, he was in the Car Park at WHU ready to sign until he was recalled..... N/T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raging Bull Posted 24 March, 2015 Share Posted 24 March, 2015 From what I remember KD was training with Rob Green and on the cusp of signing for West Ham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Wolf Posted 24 March, 2015 Share Posted 24 March, 2015 From what I remember KD was training with Rob Green and on the cusp of signing for West Ham Yes because the club may have gone out of business and he has a family and a future to think of. Yet as soon as it got sorted down here, he tore up the contract (metaphorically) and stayed with us and it doesn't seem like he even needed to think about it much. I think he genuinely loves the club, fans and area of Southampton. Anyone who says Kelvin isn't loyal is a bit cynical. A true Saints legend IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadkill Posted 24 March, 2015 Share Posted 24 March, 2015 I'm just recovering from a knee injury and I can add a little more on what I experienced from a diagnosis perspective. My knee swelled up very quickly which apparently is an indicator of ligament damage. They test if you can resist them pushing against your leg from several angles, but it's difficult to test for damage to the ACL when the knee is swollen because of its location. It needed an MRI and then analysis to determine that (luckily for me) I just had torn muscles around the knee. Although a scan will be done in a matter of days it can be a week or more for the radiologist to write the report, for a private patient anyway. For Saints this will obviously be accelerated. Hopefully it's not serious for Fraser and it's just strained ligaments, but I fear the worst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Posted 24 March, 2015 Share Posted 24 March, 2015 I had an ACL playing football. It is excruciatingly painful and is never quite the same again, although I didn't have quite the treatment I expect Fraser will if he has the same injury. However, i imagine that as a keeper it could be pretty drastic with all the jumping and landing. Still, fingers crossed. Watch out for the Davis howlers to come! ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 24 March, 2015 Share Posted 24 March, 2015 I don't have a problem with Kelvin standing in, but I am very worried in case HE gets injured! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom & Gerry Posted 24 March, 2015 Share Posted 24 March, 2015 In 2012 we did not have the defence we have now. Kelvin will be perfectly adaquate for most games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint86 Posted 24 March, 2015 Share Posted 24 March, 2015 KD stood by us when we were relegated and WHU came knocking. Actually, he was in the Car Park at WHU ready to sign until he was recalled..... I believe he held on to the very last minute in the hope there would be some money, A CLUB(!!!) and a contract.... there was and he turned around. Don't dress that up any differently. You only have to look at his quotes at the time when he could see the "save our saints" collections and his appreciation at the fans pitching together to help keep the team and club going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 24 March, 2015 Share Posted 24 March, 2015 I do get it I was talking about if Kelvin was injured not with him here, I just don't see why any club would have more than 3 keepers on their books as this rule favours those who don't have development players then? A couple of years ago didn't man city get fulop when given was injured and hart was on loan.? Surely man city of all teams have some depth? Better off with just three and emergency loan someone of experience in the case of injury rather than be forced into playing players before they are ready? Anyway all rather invalid unless KD gets injured! I was only joking about Cech anyway, just making a point that one of the best keepers in the world is sitting on the bench and that it is not outside the realms of possibility that someone could get him on an emergency loan. No recollection of your example at all, besides, the rules have changed since any time when Hart might have been loaned out by Man City. There is no opportunity at all for Prem clubs to take players on loan outside the transfer window, emergency or not. Emergency loans are a one-way street towards Football League clubs. Teams don't need to register under 21s on the Premier League player list anyway (though clubs do, presumably as it's easier to do it in bulk than on individual cases if they need to add someone), and it's somewhat unlikely given the separate need for registration for Development squad matches that the Prem won't know how many keepers a side has on their books anyway. We also can't recall Boruc outside the transfer window due to it being a season long loan. The quirk with "end of season" is worth investigating, I've seen other players come back to clubs to be available, but Boruc is not listed on the Saints player list from February anyway http://www.premierleague.com/content/dam/premierleague/site-content/News/publications/squad-lists/premier-league-squad-lists-january-2015.pdf which implies to me that he won't be allowed to play, even though he's actually registered for Saints. Though there is a technicality in which clubs CAN add non-contract players, and MUST list all over 21 players available in their squad on the list to begin with, so it could even be possible to work around that - worst case scenario if they REALLY wanted Boruc to fill in (only possible in the first place if Bournemouth don't play in the play-offs) Saints could maybe release Boruc and re-sign him as an out of contract player (though I don't know if there's still a registration date cut-off for out of Transfer Window transfers or if it would apply in that case). It's all pretty hypothetical anyway, would people want to risk the noted nutcase Boruc in that kind of situation when he's burned his bridges with the club? What is clear is that Saints aren't at the 25 player limit. And for what it's worth, the "we'll be alright, we've got a good defence", "Kelvin is loyal so therefore somehow that makes him competent" and "he hasn't made any mistakes Forster wouldn't have" arguments I've seen on here so far are all just a little bit naive. He is a significant downgrade and a much greater risk than Forster. The bloke gets beaten at his near post with startling regularity, is a far more ponderous kicker with less range, is a lot less quick with his reflexes, and has a kicking habit of chucking the ball into open play to make clearances which is more of a risk than a kick from hands every time he does it. I will readily accept that he's more adept at collecting crosses near the edge of the 6 yard box and command his area at this stage, and he saved the two routine efforts and one decent dive asked of him last weekend, but we're looking at 2 months of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 24 March, 2015 Share Posted 24 March, 2015 I had an ACL playing football. It is excruciatingly painful and is never quite the same again, although I didn't have quite the treatment I expect Fraser will if he has the same injury. However, i imagine that as a keeper it could be pretty drastic with all the jumping and landing. Still, fingers crossed. Watch out for the Davis howlers to come! ;-) 15 years (and two tidying up surgeries) removed from having my ligaments ruined for me (some ACL damage and PCL was all over the place), the only thing wrong with my knee is that I'm bone-on-bone where my knee's smooth cartilage was also smashed to pieces - the ligaments are absolutely fine now and the physio actually told me to build them up to protect the rest of it! The first 3 years afterwards were pretty dodgy though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 24 March, 2015 Share Posted 24 March, 2015 I believe he held on to the very last minute in the hope there would be some money, A CLUB(!!!) and a contract.... there was and he turned around. Don't dress that up any differently. You only have to look at his quotes at the time when he could see the "save our saints" collections and his appreciation at the fans pitching together to help keep the team and club going.It was a phone call from Cortese that got him to stop his move to WHU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 24 March, 2015 Share Posted 24 March, 2015 There is no opportunity at all for Prem clubs to take players on loan outside the transfer window, emergency or not. Emergency loans are a one-way street towards Football League clubs. This is not strictly true. Section V.7.6.2 of the Premier league rules state "the Temporary Transfer of a goalkeeper which in its absolute discretionthe Board may allow in circumstances it considers to be exceptional;" This was mooted by Newcastle Utd before Xmas, and the understanding was that exceptional circumstances would mean that the club had only one fit professional keeper. So although technically such a transfer can take place, there is no way this could be applied to Saints since we clearly currently have at least three fit pro keepers (Davis, Gazza and Cropper) not forgetting Will Britt and Chris Johns are also probably classified as professionals. Premier League Rules: http://m.premierleague.com/content/dam/premierleague/site-content/News/publications/handbooks/premier-league-handbook-2014-15.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 24 March, 2015 Author Share Posted 24 March, 2015 No recollection of your example at all, besides, the rules have changed since any time when Hart might have been loaned out by Man City. There is no opportunity at all for Prem clubs to take players on loan outside the transfer window, emergency or not. Emergency loans are a one-way street towards Football League clubs. Teams don't need to register under 21s on the Premier League player list anyway (though clubs do, presumably as it's easier to do it in bulk than on individual cases if they need to add someone), and it's somewhat unlikely given the separate need for registration for Development squad matches that the Prem won't know how many keepers a side has on their books anyway. We also can't recall Boruc outside the transfer window due to it being a season long loan. The quirk with "end of season" is worth investigating, I've seen other players come back to clubs to be available, but Boruc is not listed on the Saints player list from February anyway http://www.premierleague.com/content/dam/premierleague/site-content/News/publications/squad-lists/premier-league-squad-lists-january-2015.pdf which implies to me that he won't be allowed to play, even though he's actually registered for Saints. Though there is a technicality in which clubs CAN add non-contract players, and MUST list all over 21 players available in their squad on the list to begin with, so it could even be possible to work around that - worst case scenario if they REALLY wanted Boruc to fill in (only possible in the first place if Bournemouth don't play in the play-offs) Saints could maybe release Boruc and re-sign him as an out of contract player (though I don't know if there's still a registration date cut-off for out of Transfer Window transfers or if it would apply in that case). It's all pretty hypothetical anyway, would people want to risk the noted nutcase Boruc in that kind of situation when he's burned his bridges with the club? What is clear is that Saints aren't at the 25 player limit. And for what it's worth, the "we'll be alright, we've got a good defence", "Kelvin is loyal so therefore somehow that makes him competent" and "he hasn't made any mistakes Forster wouldn't have" arguments I've seen on here so far are all just a little bit naive. He is a significant downgrade and a much greater risk than Forster. The bloke gets beaten at his near post with startling regularity, is a far more ponderous kicker with less range, is a lot less quick with his reflexes, and has a kicking habit of chucking the ball into open play to make clearances which is more of a risk than a kick from hands every time he does it. I will readily accept that he's more adept at collecting crosses near the edge of the 6 yard box and command his area at this stage, and he saved the two routine efforts and one decent dive asked of him last weekend, but we're looking at 2 months of this. Boruc won't play for us again. It wasnt a happy ending. Otherwise agree with all you say re Kelvin and Forster. Nobody gets better after 14 months not playing in their late 30s and whilst he made good saves on Saturday, he always could. Its the other aspects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_Tony Posted 24 March, 2015 Share Posted 24 March, 2015 I wouldnt get in a panic; KD can do a job for the rest of the season. We're pretty much guaranteed 7th spot, and anything more will be a bonus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard Posted 24 March, 2015 Share Posted 24 March, 2015 I wouldnt get in a panic; KD can do a job for the rest of the season. We're pretty much guaranteed 7th spot, and anything more will be a bonus. I'm not panicking but I would reaaally like to finish above Spurs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simo Posted 24 March, 2015 Share Posted 24 March, 2015 Anyone else see Arry's piece in the sun about Bournemouth and how they did well to get Boruc from CELTIC!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Wayman Posted 24 March, 2015 Share Posted 24 March, 2015 What is certain 'though is that team coaches will be telling their players to put Kelvin under pressure from the get-go, long balls into the box, long range shooting hoping to cash in on any rustiness in his game at age 38. He'll need to be focused for 90 mins even if he has relatively little to do for most of the afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Wayman Posted 24 March, 2015 Share Posted 24 March, 2015 Anyone else see Arry's piece in the sun about Bournemouth and how they did well to get Boruc from CELTIC!? Don't be too harsh on the old codger, he did after all call it quits because he couldn't keep up anymore and maybe it's what we don't know that tells more of his story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeeBee Posted 24 March, 2015 Share Posted 24 March, 2015 See Cech is looking for regular football. Would be a great addition in the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 24 March, 2015 Share Posted 24 March, 2015 See Cech is looking for regular football. Would be a great addition in the summer. Never ever happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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