Joel Robles

Walken · July 21, 2017

MorgsGoat said:
Really isnt a vast difference between Robles and Stek, both utterly average.

there is, stecklebeaut is utterly attrocious, we have to hope pickford is a huge success and doesn't get injured if he is the back up to him, if robles was back up I'd be sound with that, but koeman has treated him poorly and the lad wants to get out and fight for a number spot, perfectly understandable, but leaves us with very poor back up options

bobbydigital · July 21, 2017

Adam-GOTTV said:
Still laugh when I think about him steaming out of his box to take Sam Vokes clean out against Burnley last season.

Still laugh when I think about the penalty he took at Upton Park in the FA Cup maybe 4 years ago. Ran up from about 10 metres outside the box and thumped it into the bar so hard thought the goal was about to fall down.

Bluerover · July 21, 2017

From the Echo - time 16.05....

Koeman, it is believed, is ready to sell the former Atletico Madrid man and discussions over signing Vitesse's Elroy Roon have already happened.
Roon, 28, would cost the Blues around £1m and the experienced shot-stopper could provide back-up for new No1 Pickford and competition for Stekelenburg.

ChicagoToffee · July 21, 2017

I will be sad to see Robles go - clearly rate him more than the herd. Hope he finds a good fit at Deportivo - been a good servant to the club. Not a single bitch / complaint when he sat behind Howard, Stek, took Stek's job then got shuffled back.

Adios, amigo. Vaya con dios.

ToffeeTim · July 22, 2017

Joey66 · July 22, 2017

ToffeeTim said:
SELL

Another Dutch keeper, can't be worse than the Stek?
Good look to Robles 10 clean sheets last season in completions will do well where ever he goes,
Pickford has to produce the goods now, as two Dutch elderly keepers will not push him that hard!

ijjysmith · July 22, 2017

Bluerover said:
From the Echo - time 16.05....

Koeman, it is believed, is ready to sell the former Atletico Madrid man and discussions over signing Vitesse's Elroy Roon have already happened.
Roon, 28, would cost the Blues around £1m and the experienced shot-stopper could provide back-up for new No1 Pickford and competition for Stekelenburg.

ROOOONNN-EEYYY

BlueLlama · July 22, 2017

Joey66 said:
Another Dutch keeper, can't be worse than the Stek?
Good look to Robles 10 clean sheets last season in completions will do well where ever he goes,
Pickford has to produce the goods now, as two Dutch elderly keepers will not push him that hard!

Roon is 28 mate, not exactly elderly.

ToffeeTim · July 22, 2017

Joey66 said:
Another Dutch keeper, can't be worse than the Stek?
Good look to Robles 10 clean sheets last season in completions will do well where ever he goes,
Pickford has to produce the goods now, as two Dutch elderly keepers will not push him that hard!

Not good enough is he Joe. SELL while he can bring us in a fee. Stek ok to be a no.2. Joel will want to play but isn't close to being good enough to start.

devogue · July 22, 2017

Joey66 said:
Another Dutch keeper, can't be worse than the Stek?
Good look to Robles 10 clean sheets last season in completions will do well where ever he goes,
Pickford has to produce the goods now, as two Dutch elderly keepers will not push him that hard!

He is 28

Joey66 · July 22, 2017

devogue said:
He is 28

Stek is 34 !
Yes sell as RK only likes Dutch keepers let's see if ten clean sheets can be kept with the current crop of keepers!

4737carlin · July 22, 2017

ToffeeTim said:
Not good enough is he Joe. SELL while he can bring us in a fee. Stek ok to be a no.2. Joel will want to play but isn't close to being good enough to start.

Stek is ok as a number 2 if Pickford plays every single game of the season but should a situation come up when Pickford is out we need someone there who can actually still play, Stek has been past it for a long time. As for Joel he was good enough to start for us plenty of times last season, this season we will have a lot of Europa league games and League Cup games, we cant play Stek in those but we could play a keeper who will accept he wont be starting over Pickford.
We need another keeper because Joel wants to leave, which is fair enough, Joel has to understand he wont start in front of a player we spent 30m on and we need to accept he wants to go and source a replacement

BigBlueConk · July 22, 2017

Robles over Stek, but do not want either and would wish them both well at lower division clubs.

ToffeeTim · July 22, 2017

Joey66 said:
Stek is 34 !
Yes sell as RK only likes Dutch keepers let's see if ten clean sheets can be kept with the current crop of keepers!

Yes Joe you are correct. He only signs Dutch keepers. Especially keepers from that well known Dutch suburb of Sunderland. :Blink:

Walken · July 22, 2017

ToffeeTim said:
Not good enough is he Joe. SELL while he can bring us in a fee. Stek ok to be a no.2. Joel will want to play but isn't close to being good enough to start.

He really isn't, he's absolutely terrible