Welcome James Trafford

[PeterParker]

Deal done according to romano.
40 mil.

Edit: 27mil

[Harry Dowd scored]

Excellent news brilliant shot stopper

[Scatman]

He'll have to change his surname.

[PeterParker]

Excellent news brilliant shot stopper

According to City Report he will be number 2 with Eddie set to stay as number 1
Briliant if true. Sold him for 17 mil to get him back for 40 just to be a backup.

[Nigels Tackle]

Deal done according to romano.
40 mil.

27m

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36008970 ... newcastle/

[Mase]

£27m according to Romano

[PeterParker]

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=139 ... 6256368207

[trueblue64]

It's 27m, City inserted a matching clause as well as buying back clause. Newcastle bid 27m so we matched it.

[Nigels Tackle]

any idea how much we're paying for him?!

[zuricity]

so he's coming in on a free ?

[Harry Dowd scored]

Excellent news brilliant shot stopper

According to City Report he will be number 2 with Eddie set to stay as number 1
Briliant if true. Sold him for 17 mil to get him back for 40 just to be a backup.

No way will he be a back up for long

[stupot]

Excellent news brilliant shot stopper

According to City Report he will be number 2 with Eddie set to stay as number 1
Briliant if true. Sold him for 17 mil to get him back for 40 just to be a backup.

No way will he be a back up for long

You're right - a year isn't long.
Seriously though it's up to him to prove he's worth the number 1 spot when he plays. Eddie got lots of little knocks last year but he's certainly not as bad as you're making out he is.
Likewise when Trafford plays let's hope he plays like his last 2 Championship seasons and not his PL one.

[Harry Dowd scored]

Excellent news brilliant shot stopper

According to City Report he will be number 2 with Eddie set to stay as number 1
Briliant if true. Sold him for 17 mil to get him back for 40 just to be a backup.

No way will he be a back up for long

You're right - a year isn't long.
Seriously though it's up to him to prove he's worth the number 1 spot when he plays. Eddie got lots of little knocks last year but he's certainly not as bad as you're making out he is.
Likewise when Trafford plays let's hope he plays like his last 2 Championship seasons and not his PL one.

Eddie has got a few problems these days, the stupid rushing out of goal & wiping out the opponent has nearly cost us games, indeed we can count ourselves lucky he hasn’t had more red card. Also this distribution often puts our defenders under pressure, not the best under pressure from deep crosses into area, Trafford will be numero uno for Christmas, also when Trafford was in prem he had pub defenders in front of him.

[stupot]

Excellent news brilliant shot stopper

According to City Report he will be number 2 with Eddie set to stay as number 1
Briliant if true. Sold him for 17 mil to get him back for 40 just to be a backup.

No way will he be a back up for long

You're right - a year isn't long.
Seriously though it's up to him to prove he's worth the number 1 spot when he plays. Eddie got lots of little knocks last year but he's certainly not as bad as you're making out he is.
Likewise when Trafford plays let's hope he plays like his last 2 Championship seasons and not his PL one.

Eddie has got a few problems these days, the stupid rushing out of goal & wiping out the opponent has nearly cost us games, indeed we can count ourselves lucky he hasn’t had more red card. Also this distribution often puts our defenders under pressure, not the best under pressure from deep crosses into area, Trafford will be numero uno for Christmas, also when Trafford was in prem he had pub defenders in front of him.

He's always rushed out of goal crazily , it's not a recent thing. His distribution is fantastic, we notice the very odd poor one because it's so odd. I think he's very good with crosses personally unlike Ortega who was horrendous and Eddie had a few pub players in front of him last season, with no Rodri protection any keeper would have been exposed with the lack of legs in midfield.

[Nigels Tackle]

hadn’t realised how tall trafford is - 6’6”!

[patrickblue]

He'll have to change his surname.

Maybe we should christen him Swampy

[zuricity]

He'll have to change his surname.

Maybe we should christen him Swampy

Swampy mac Swamp ?

[zuricity]

Stolen from the Beeb.

" Better to get him while he is still young. They wouldn't want an old Trafford in goal, too leaky."

[Bluemoon4610]

It's 27m, City inserted a matching clause as well as buying back clause. Newcastle bid 27m so we matched it.

Not heard of a matching clause before. Did we also have a sell-on percentage? As that would come back to us, wonder if some part of the smaller price was just a sell-on reduction?