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Well, she rose through the ranks in eight years, ended up with the National FA, and now she's on the way to a top division club, so she's clearly talented. Whenever I've read her or watched her I always found her inspiring, empathetic and eloquent; the kind of coach I'd want to be coached by. I wish her well.
As for Rangers, I view this the same as I view a player leaving. Do we have the knowledge to recruit someone better?
I get over-excited too, Nix! And you've nailed it - it's very hard to test.
I'm a fully paid-up member of the Goalkeepers' Union. But...
In the amateur game many, many great goalies never get a chance because management are reluctant/hesitant/scared to change the player in the one position that they (usually) have no experience or understanding of. They are scared because you can chance a young outfield player in a different position, hoping that someone will cover for him or coax him through, but a goalie is a different thing, isn't it?
He's a bit young, isn't he? He's a bit thin, isn't he? He's a bit quiet, isn't he? He's a bit loud, isn't he?
There's always a reason to not make the change, whereas in every other position management find reasons to make changes:
He's faster than X, we'll bring him in? He works harder than X? He's stronger... etc.
In the professional game, I wonder if many goalkeeping careers are wasted in the same way.
I really haven't seen enough of him to call that one, Nix, sorry.
He looks to have all the physical attributes, but it's his mental attributes that will probably decide if he becomes first choice so soon. How would that pressure affect him? How would he react on the very big days? How would he react to a dip in the team's form, or his form? How would he cope with being a playmaker should Cifuentes bring us down that road? etc
Maybe he blows everyone away in pre-season training and claims the gig, maybe he gets a year out on a good loan.
Edit: I think we'd prefer to exclude randomers just so we can keep the craic between ourselves? If so, I'll only approve entrants that I recognise immediately. If I haven't approved you, please PM me and I'll sort it out straight away. I promise that I will be very discreet about info/allergies/past incidents about stealing policemen's helmets.
Back in the 80's and 90's I used to sell and write a bit for AKUTR's.
I used to marvel at Dave's work ethic, his consistency, his artistry, his ability to put out inventive and intelligent content over and over and over again.
Now I feel the same about your work.
It's incredibly difficult. And it's incredibly difficult to make it look easy.
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