Arsenal after Carson

[Gomez]

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It would be sad to see him go but I can't see him ever catching up with Reina and if he's not happy being number two then better to sell with 2 years on his contract than cut price in a year or so.

 

They paid £12m for an unproven prospect. They can pay a hell of a lot more than £5m for Carson.

FFS if he was at Southampton or Charlton they'd be talking about £10m for him because he's English.

[CarraLegend]

Rip their hands off for £5m

[Leo No.8]

Carson for me is currently the best English goalkeeper, I'd say considering his age we'd want a lot more than £5m if we were to sell him.

 

However, one thing to be mindful of is it's always a great situation for a goalkeeper when he's playing in a crap side, he gets to make loads of saves. The mark of a truly great keeper is the one who can do absolutely nothing for 88 minutes then pull off a great stop.

 

Not taking anything away from him though, Carson has been absolutely brilliant for Charlton.

[Cobs]

swap him for Henry

 

[Hieronymus Bosch]

  CarraLegend said:

Rip their hands off for £5m

 

Defo wouldn't sell him - might rip their hands off, though...

[Knox_Harrington]

  Cobs said:

swap him for Henry

 

This is the sort of business acumen lacking in the Anfield hierarchy.

 

EMPLOY COBS!

[Guest Red & Green]

  CarraLegend said:

Rip their hands off for £5m

 

Me too!

 

Great shot stopper but I don't think he dominates his area well enough.

 

Much prefer the way Reina plays as a sweeper keeper (last Saturday aside!)

 

For me Ben Foster is the best English keeper.

[Bigal]

I wouldnt sell him at all.

 

very good goal keeper

 

  Red & Green said:

 

For me Ben Foster is the best English keeper.

 

NO. HE. ISNT.

[Knox_Harrington]

  Bigal said:

I wouldnt sell him at all.

 

very good goal keeper

Surely there's a figure at which you'd sell him?

[Bigal]

  Knox_Harrington said:

Surely there's a figure at which you'd sell him?

 

of course there is, but I wouldnt sell him if we dont have someone better lined up, like a reina clone with patience

[Gomez]

  Bigal said:

I wouldnt sell him at all.

 

So you'd keep him for the next two years knowing he will go on a free and not sign a new contract as he is unhappy?

Or would you replace Reina with him?

 

  Bigal said:

NO. HE. ISNT.

Very true, on current form it's DJ, but we know he crumbles in the big matches, never really liked Robinson, though he was there by default, Carson will be the future England number 1, and we should exploit the English tax that is added to every England player fringe or established.

[Bigal]

  Gomez said:

So you'd keep him for the next two years knowing he will go on a free and not sign a new contract as he is unhappy?

Or would you replace Reina with him?

 

but I dont know that and nor do you. Might sound daft this but, couldnt the boss keep him sweet in the meantime?

 

Or possible rotation?

 

If we had carson at the club may he have a got a game earlier in the season when Reina was out of form?

[Guest Red & Green]

  Bigal said:

I wouldnt sell him at all.

 

very good goal keeper

NO. HE. ISNT.

 

YES.HE.IS

 

IMHO!

[Bigal]

  Red & Green said:

YES.HE.IS

 

IMHO!

 

I.M.H.O. NO. HE. ISNT.

 

Edited February 13, 2007 by Bigal

[Stevie H]

wouldn't carson be one of our home-grown british players after that fifa ruling thing comes in?

[Guest Red & Green]

  Bigal said:

I.M.H.O. NO. HE. ISNT.

 

 

Opinions like 'a******s'

 

We've all got one!

 

I.M.H.O

 

[Gilps]

Considering who good and how young they both are, it isn't going to be sustainable having both Reina and Carson at the club in the long term. So we'd be mad not to look at a serious offer, even if it is a pity that it would allow Arsenal to solve a long term problem of their own.

[Bigal]

  Red & Green said:

Opinions like 'a******s'

 

We've all got one!

 

I.M.H.O

 

 

exactly, we will agree to disagree.

 

you are wrong

 

  Gilps said:

Considering who good and how young they both are, it isn't going to be sustainable having both Reina and Carson at the club in the long term. So we'd be mad not to look at a serious offer, even if it is a pity that it would allow Arsenal to solve a long term problem of their own.

 

tell them to go and f*** themselves.

 

Cutting noses and face spiting is the way forward I think

Edited February 13, 2007 by Bigal

[Will]

Let them have him. For £5m I would drive him there myself (all the way across London....) - he's hardly anything special, just English.

[Bigal]

  Will said:

Let them have him. For £5m I would drive him there myself (all the way across London....) - he's hardly anything special, just English.

 

not a bad save from Del Piero though

[Boca]

Padelli is anxious to join us permanently in the summer, so maybe £5-6m for Carson and Padelli as back up to Pepe wouldn't be such a bad deal.

[Gomez]

  Will said:

Let them have him. For £5m I would drive him there myself (all the way across London....) - he's hardly anything special, just English.

 

Not the point, because he is English, he is worth more than £5m. Bent, Bale, Walcott, Young. None of them are worth what they have either been sold for or have been offered.

[Jiggy Hates Jazz]

  Knox_Harrington said:

This is the sort of business acumen lacking in the Anfield hierarchy.

 

EMPLOY COBS!

 

[Clay Davis]

think hes pretty good, unproven though.

if arsenal really wanted him - then we really should be getting around £8-£10m for him. its only fair if you look at the english market.

[McBain]

He's enhanced his reputation in part because he's playing in a poor side and has a lot of shots to save. In a team like Liverpool (or Arsenal) you get maybe one or two a game and you have to make them. That's why Pepe is so good. When the oppo get their chance he invariably keeps it out

 

Carson could be agreat keeper but we haven't seen it yet. Talk of £5m is off though. If it's Arsenal then quote em double that. Charlton would pay £5m