City Loyal Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 David James will choose not to re-sign - if we offer him another year. 3 reasons 1. He won't be prepared to play League 1 football on Leaague 1 money - and unless someone in the Championship offers him a deal he will retire I think. 2. Wages - we won't be able to afford him in League 1, ridiculous for us to be paying a GK £20K pw in L1. James won't want to play for the money we will be able to afford. Clearly there will be cost cutting , reduced squad size etc reduced wages, and even if SL wants to go on paying him the gap between what he earns and what the rest earn will be even larger in L1 and I doubt DM wil be happy with that - squad unity etc 3. DM is going to rebuild the squad (wether we stay up (in our dreams) or not and I think he will have his own GK in mind. You don't rebuild with a 42 yr old at No 1 CR I agree - I think DM will have his own keeper in mind in the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the frampton balti Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 And for that reason, I'd say probably not to keeping him as a coach... I find it bizarre that he would not be offered a player / coaching role . A new keeper coach seems like an unneccessary expense given our current financial restraints. He must be off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Key Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 I don't think you can blame David James for every mistake that Bristol City have in the defence because 9 times out of ten it is the defence. However he has made some great saves such as last game against Blackpool as that was world class however he has made some bad school boy errors such as the one against Ipswich when he kicked it straight at Chopra. Overall, he is a good Championship goalie which we should keep as a coach once he decides to end his playing career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC Jordan Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Should never have offered him and Gerken a contract. Henderson should have been told he'd be our no.1 this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carey 6 Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 I think he has an issue with either his knees or his hips which make putting his foot through the ball too painful. Just an observation mixed with a lot of guesswork but I remember his kicking being one of his strengths earlier in his career. Unfortunately our team are so stupid they rarely make themselves available for a short pass or throw, which would be a much better use of the ball than another sliced kick. It's his hips, I only found this out Saturday, maybe a centre back to take goal kicks in the second half if the pain is too bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityhead Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 It's his hips, I only found this out Saturday, maybe a centre back to take goal kicks in the second half if the pain is too bad? This just about sums up the sorry state our club is in at the moment! A goalkeeper too old to kick, jump or dive due to his bad hips, so we'll get the centre half to take the kicks - unbelievable! He was at fault for the third Blackpool goal as he missed the ball trying to jump and put it over the bar allowing their player to head in at the back post. Some blinkered people on here talk about his intelligence and professionalism - even after he admits failing to prepare properly for some games and his distribution is poor - why would anybody want to keep a player that gives so little - I was hoping DM would sort the problem out but either his hands are tied due to DJ contract or he is not the manager we need! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippy273 Posted February 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 This just about sums up the sorry state our club is in at the moment! A goalkeeper too old to kick, jump or dive due to his bad hips, so we'll get the centre half to take the kicks - unbelievable! He was at fault for the third Blackpool goal as he missed the ball trying to jump and put it over the bar allowing their player to head in at the back post. Some blinkered people on here talk about his intelligence and professionalism - even after he admits failing to prepare properly for some games and his distribution is poor - why would anybody want to keep a player that gives so little - I was hoping DM would sort the problem out but either his hands are tied due to DJ contract or he is not the manager we need! I think quite simply, Gerken should be in goal if this is the case. Would rather a fully fit keeper than a keeper with poor hips! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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