Echo News Southend United boss Phil Brown set to decide on new goalkeeper

[Murkey_Mouse]

There's a young goalkeeper going out on a season loan from man utd could it be us

PB did say he don’t want a keeper with no experience.

 

[Yer Blues]

There's a young goalkeeper going out on a season loan from man utd could it be us

Given your track record on here I'd put my house on it not being us.

 

[Tampa Blue]

Covolan of Torquay looked pretty useful at both ends of the pitch

 

[Evening Echo]

SOUTHEND United manager Phil Brown is looking to end his search for a new goalkeeper this week.

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[Ex-SouthendUnitedEmployee]

Size of him. He filled the goal and good **** stopper. Reminded me of Steve Collis

 

[Ex-SouthendUnitedEmployee]

PB did say he don’t want a keeper with no experience.

Am I assuming we are talking about Nathan Bishop?

 

[Murkey_Mouse]

Am I assuming we are talking about Nathan Bishop?

I don’t think we get him, as I rather have an keeper with conference experience as he would know what to expect at that level. Torquay keeper would be an good start.

 

[kentblues]

We already have a very good young goalkeeper so PB is right to be reluctant to go for developing someone elses. Need a good experienced number one, who is strong and can stand up to more direct NL approach particularly crosses. corners etc.. Then it will be Seaden's challenge to prove he's better- as it was for Bentley vs Paul Smith..

 

[wiggy]

Am I assuming we are talking about Nathan Bishop?

Bloody hope not.....too short and timid for park football!

 

[Supershrimper]

I don't think we necessarily need a goalkeeper that has played at National League level, just as long as how is a proven goalkeeper. If we can get a goal keeper to step to down from the EFL to the national league then I think that would be ok.

 

[RobM]

don’t talk wet. What a load of dribble :(

My memory f Spittle was - he received a throat-high back-pass from Mark Beard (in a Friendly) and exclaimed "Ooh-er!"

 

[rlb999]

I bet he’s not going to decide. I bet this one will drag on for a while.
I’d take Marek Stech.

 

[Andy_S]

A non league transfer rumour Twitter account (who knew such a thing existed), has suggested our shortlist is Marek Stech, Adam Smith, Ryan Boot and Bishop.

The first three are pretty believable in my opinion, but I can’t see why Bishop would want to come back, nor why we would think he was suitable for the NL.

 

[MisterStubbs]

Marek Stech would be my first choice, very good keeper at lower league level.

 

[cerbera45]

Reice Charles-Cook of Welling is still only 27 but has over 50 appearances at L1 level, worth a punt imho

 

[SUFCGoals]

A non league transfer rumour Twitter account (who knew such a thing existed), has suggested our shortlist is Marek Stech, Adam Smith, Ryan Boot and Bishop.

The first three are pretty believable in my opinion, but I can’t see why Bishop would want to come back, nor why we would think he was suitable for the NL.

Adam Smith, one of the trio (along with Tom Hopper) known for infamously recording a video with some locals on a pre-season tour in Thailand with Leicester City.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

A non league transfer rumour Twitter account (who knew such a thing existed), has suggested our shortlist is Marek Stech, Adam Smith, Ryan Boot and Bishop.

The first three are pretty believable in my opinion, but I can’t see why Bishop would want to come back, nor why we would think he was suitable for the NL.

Adam Smith was one of the Leicester trio sacked for the Thai sex tape, so is presumably good mates with Tom Hopper. That will likely count against us once Hopper tells him not to expect to be paid.

Of the three - I'm not interested in an inexperienced loanee - Ryan Boot is the most intriguing from a cursory glance at their wiki pages. He's the youngest of the three and only has the one backward move - understandable for a keeper needing first team opportunities - and seems to have established himself as a regular at Solihull, winning their player of the season award last year and getting a good amount of games under his belt. It appears he's good enough with the ball at his feet to have played some friendlies as an outfield player when at Port Vale, which suggests he may be able to read the game and pick a pass. Plus he has none of the character issues of the other two, such as playing for W*** H**.

The other two seem to be journeymen who have had first team opportunities at multiple clubs but lost their place each time.

 

[Lincoln Shrimp]

Reice Charles-Cook of Welling is still only 27 but has over 50 appearances at L1 level, worth a punt imho

Prone to making some glaring errors. I remember watching him whilst playing for Coventry and seeing goal highlights and he was all at sea.

 

[Medway Blue]

A non league transfer rumour Twitter account (who knew such a thing existed), has suggested our shortlist is Marek Stech, Adam Smith, Ryan Boot and Bishop.

The first three are pretty believable in my opinion, but I can’t see why Bishop would want to come back, nor why we would think he was suitable for the NL.

Marek Stech stands out for his experience, but Ryan Boot is very intriguing.

 

[Lemon Lyman]

Prone to making some glaring errors. I remember watching him whilst playing for Coventry and seeing goal highlights and he was all at sea.

if he signs maybe the guys can get him to do a column then