Smithies medical

[Is Dom Is Good]

No, he was shite.

Based on what exactly?

[Ramsey is god]

So a bloke that was dubbed the next english keeper was utter sh!te..more just that we didnt give him a chance and he never had any certainty about his spot, thus a lack of confidance

Players get dubbed with being the next best english talent all the time. I remember when Jermaine Pennant was going to be the next best thing. Same as Lee Camp was dubbed as the future England keeper.

I never once saw anything to suggest he was going to be good for us. I assume you are basing your views on seeing a few saves from reading 3 years ago?

[Harryboy]

Fark sake how long does a medical take at Rangers

[Ginger Ninja]

Based on what exactly?

Based on the fact he was second choice in the championship at Reading, couldn't knock Green (a guy who supposedly can't kick or organise a defence) off the number 1 spot, and the fact that when he did, he was utter shite.

[Ginger Ninja]

Players get dubbed with being the next best english talent all the time. I remember when Jermaine Pennant was going to be the next best thing. Same as Lee Camp was dubbed as the future England keeper.

I never once saw anything to suggest he was going to be good for us. I assume you are basing your views on seeing a few saves from reading 3 years ago?

Kiran richardson too. And Michael Johnson of Man City.

[Awin]

Still not too late to get Bentley (who I would prefer to smithies)

http://www.echo-news.co.uk/sport/blues/13610388.Southend_United_manager__Daniel_Bentley_will_be_disappointed_if_he_misses_out_on_move_to_QPR/?

[Midgeyboy]

Fark sake how long does a medical take at Rangers

The time it takes to smoke 20 B&H, eat a Dominoes 2 for 1 tuesday offer, play a few games of FIFA with uncle Tone, do a couple of bongs all while being strappad to a ECG machine just to make it look professional.

[Ramsey is god]

out of interest, how many people have seen Bentley or Smithies on a regular basis? I certainly havnt and in all honesty, couldnt tell you who the better one is. Would like to hear the opinion of someone who has seen both a fair bit?

[Awin]

Bentley made the PFA team of the year last year as well as winning all 3 club awards - aged 22

Smithies had not won any award since 2010 and is Aged 25

Other than the little I've seen I have nothing more than that. Whoever we get in will get my full support and cost a shed load less than Green.

[MYU]

With all this talk about replacing Green with Smithies or Bentley it got me thinking about how good they are because tbh i've never watched either of them play.

Green last time out in the Championship in 2013/4 had an average rating of 6.84 and averaged 27.4 passes per game at 55.9%. He also average 2.7 saves a game, .01 from inside the .1 yard box, 1.3 from inside the penalty area and 1.2 from outside the box.

In season 2014/15 Smithies played 44 games for an average rating of 6.50. He averaged 25.5 passes a game at a success rate of 37%. Per game he also averaged 3 saves, .2 from inside the 6 yard box, 1.6 from the penalty area and 1.2 form outside the box.

Bentley is harder to analysis due to him playing in the 4th tier last season however 21 clean sheets in 42 games is no mean feet and at the age of 22 seems to be a much more promising prospect that Smithies.

I still don't understand how we let McCarthy go. In his last season at Reading in the Championship he had an average rating of 7.00, averaged 28.2 passes at 45.6% success rate whilst making 3.9 saves a game whilst also only shipping 56 goals.

To sum it all up the board by discarding McCarthy has stuffed up, by potentially keeping Green especially on his wages has stuffed up, by looking to buy Smithies has stuffed up and by effectively giving up on Bentley has stuffed up. Hence I have come to the conclusion that they stuffed up.

Hope they know that they stuffed up too, if not that's worrying.

[Hitman34]

Still not too late to get Bentley (who I would prefer to smithies)

http://www.echo-news.co.uk/sport/blu..._move_to_QPR/?

the kid really wants to join us, just offer the 1.5 mil ffs

21 clean sheets in 44 games. come on ffs, do something effing right for a change.

[Ramsey is god]

Bentley made the PFA team of the year last year as well as winning all 3 club awards - aged 22

Smithies had not won any award since 2010 and is Aged 25

Other than the little I've seen I have nothing more than that. Whoever we get in will get my full support and cost a shed load less than Green.

Ah ok, that does help, thanks. Guess it would seem Bentley is the one we want. Does seem strange to me that a keeper winning that many accolades at such a young age and yet they only wanted £2 mil (i think that is the price someone quoted on another thread)

[nasser95]

With all this talk about replacing Green with Smithies or Bentley it got me thinking about how good they are because tbh i've never watched either of them play.

Green last time out in the Championship in 2013/4 had an average rating of 6.84 and averaged 27.4 passes per game at 55.9%. He also average 2.7 saves a game, .01 from inside the .1 yard box, 1.3 from inside the penalty area and 1.2 from outside the box.

In season 2014/15 Smithies played 44 games for an average rating of 6.50. He averaged 25.5 passes a game at a success rate of 37%. Per game he also averaged 3 saves, .2 from inside the 6 yard box, 1.6 from the penalty area and 1.2 form outside the box.

Bentley is harder to analysis due to him playing in the 4th tier last season however 21 clean sheets in 42 games is no mean feet and at the age of 22 seems to be a much more promising prospect that Smithies.

I still don't understand how we let McCarthy go. In his last season at Reading in the Championship he had an average rating of 7.00, averaged 28.2 passes at 45.6% success rate whilst making 3.9 saves a game whilst also only shipping 56 goals.

To sum it all up the board by discarding McCarthy has stuffed up, by potentially keeping Green especially on his wages has stuffed up, by looking to buy Smithies has stuffed up and by effectively giving up on Bentley has stuffed up. Hence I have come to the conclusion that they stuffed up.

OI!!! Leave the stats to the statto

I was looking at those figures too actually and it looks like smithies has potential but hasn't really shown it in the last couple of years. Wouldn't be averse to his signing of course but if we could go for either, certainly Bentley would be my absolute first choice.

[MYU]

A post from one of their fans:

JoeBlogs2 says...1:15pm Tue 18 Aug 15
I am Happy for QP ha ha ha to take second best, anyway they only wanted Bentley on the cheap cos they a small London club

Good now let’s all move on and offer Dan a new improved contract ASAP Ron Martin with a £2.5 Million sell clause with other clauses like when he gets his full England call up … with a 30 % any future transfer fees etc

In a couple of year we know Dan will prove himself at England’s No 1 ( he even looks like Hart ) and we get £2.5 million plus in the Bank

[nasser95]

A post from one of their fans:

JoeBlogs2 says...1:15pm Tue 18 Aug 15
I am Happy for QP ha ha ha to take second best, anyway they only wanted Bentley on the cheap cos they a small London club

Good now let’s all move on and offer Dan a new improved contract ASAP Ron Martin with a £2.5 Million sell clause with other clauses like when he gets his full England call up … with a 30 % any future transfer fees etc

In a couple of year we know Dan will prove himself at England’s No 1 ( he even looks like Hart ) and we get £2.5 million plus in the Bank

Not surprised, he looks a top talent to be honest.