Can't complain if Ramsdale's media connect leads to a better fee.

Qwiss right, but that's a deeply compromised source with a direct financial stake in framing things a certain way. People are already treating this story as gospel, when its anything but.

      Coombs that's a deeply compromised source

      Making a mental note to refer to my brother this way!

      I can't see the problem here. It's highly likely to be a true story (or as true as football leaks ever are) due to the Steve Round factor—the part that would be left out would probably be that Round was already considered halfway behind the curve.

      If Ramsdale's media connect helps us move him on and helps him get ahead, so much the better. And if Arteta is ruthless with the squad but also consistently makes good decisions, so much the better.

          Burnwinter all true, but my more academic sensibilities balk at what feels like shoddy journalism. Especially in the context of social media engagement farmers.

            3 months later

            Sicario2 - Tier 1 haha

            He won us the game, didn't he? Watched the game in a pub in Bristol and ended up chatting to a Spurs fan (howwwww?). He was quite shocked to hear me opine Raya is better than Ramsdale, but he clearly is.

              Mirth Good way of putting it, he has total confidence at the moment.

                He's the golden glove winner from last season as well. He is a huge part of what we do as a defensive unit and how we retain control and initiate attacks. We need to begin to put some respek on his name.

                Being slow to recognize this is as bad as being slow to recognize that Saka is world class...

                can imagine hes trying to have the game of his life every week given that he knows the manager gets tired of goalkeepers at an astonishingly quick pace

                The saves were great but what sets Raya apart was something that he made look simple. There was a low cross right infront of goal that he jumped ahead and claimed, which would've otherwise been a likely goal. Onana faced the exact same kinda cross and just watched the ball go across him.

                  banduan this is his big under appreciated superpower. Claiming crosses and preventing chaos in the box. And then being able to turn this into offense. Really llle this guy. Always thought it was a massive upgrade

                      He's got his confidence now. Really hope it continues throughout the season with 0 errors leading to goals. But we can't be relying on him to make worldies every game. Not sustainable and we will eventually pay.

                      Claudius I seem to remember a recent interview where he attributed this change to the much-maligned Inaki Cana (during their common time at Brentford). Having said that, I have no idea whether or not his reputation is deserved.

                        21 days later

                        Was a big decision to replace a fan favourite with this guy but it has paid off in absolute spades.

                        I was so confident he'd comfortably gather every ball played into the box today. So calm and just so, so good.