Good middle of the night. @FoxSoccer have broken the news…
“Former U.S. international Brad Friedel is set to leave Villa Park to join Tottenham Hotspur, sources have confirmed to FOX Soccer.
The 40-year-old goalkeeper, having finished a three-year run at Aston Villa, will move to White Hart Lane on a free transfer, with an announcement from Spurs expected early Friday.”
Probably a good move, yet I confess I’m inert. It may be the hour…
Pathetic. He’s no better than Cudicini. Just like Pienaar for Krancjar – cheap and NO improvement.
Get your cheque book out and buy Foster. Great season with a bad team….
Also prone to making howlers and it might be that Levy wants to spend the money upfront rather than the back. Only so much in the coffers.
Mind you this is where Levy and Harry disagree. Harry wants “now” players who will improve us immediately and Levy wants “sell on value” players so we don’t end up with a bunch of old men. Perhaps Harry wants to build a team of grandads from the back.
Pat Jennings is still on our books isn’t he, the best keeper we have ever had, at one point rated No1 in the world above Gordon Banks.
Friedel may as well have announced his retirement for all the game time he’s going to get.
I can’t believe a 40 year old is going to be our first – or even second coice.
At least, I bloody hope not.
I think he would have retired if it wasn’t for the fact he was made bankrupt last year.
the begining of the end.expect arry to leave within months and financial meltdown by the end of the year!
Yes Gomes has made some high profile gaffs this year. But also the year before he was up their as player of the season for a truly great year. Smells of Robbo to me, gets crucified by the press which, in turn gets to him, resulting in a dip in form.
Keepers dont peak until into their 30’s. Gomes has just reached 30. And we’re planning on replacing him with someone whos 40? A keeper likely to improve his inefficiencies with one thats only going to go downhill from here?
Doesn’t make sense to me (As good as Friedel has been). I’d rather get Robbo back in who is back to somewhere near his best and has taken himself out of the spotlight by retiring from International football.
Stinks of being tight for the sake of it, just like the Pienaar deal and just like putting in a low bid for Dimeao (If this bid is true)
the freidel move if true is to replace pletikosa who has left (with the hump i may add)”arry” will have someone in mind to replace go-mess, i would like given or at a push foster or dare i say it robinson.
Friedel is looking for 1st team football, he won’t be coming in to be 3rd choice and not even get on the bench. Cudicinis signed up again so he’ll be coming in as 1st choice. Unless he’s being bought in to coach Gomes which I cant see as we already have a goalkeeping coach who has been lauded up until Christmas for how great Gomes had been. Harry said Gomes was going to be our No1 still next year so if this is true it shows you can’t believe a thing he’s talking about.
Oh please a manager has to say these things to boost the confidence of a player, try and remember everything you read is PR and not the gospel.