Ali Al-Habsi

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1989
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Ali Al-Habsi

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If you believe SSN, we're "understood" to be in for him:

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528, ... 39,00.html

As a second/third choice GK, can't think of many better myself.

Szczesny, Al-Habsi, Mannone next season? Yes please.
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No thank you, another Coco waiting to happen :banghead:
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Surely you jest, there's no way I'd take this guy. Much rather have Fabianski. And before you all try and hate on that, recall the fact he had a great season with us this year up until his injury.
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The Qatar Goal keeper Aba Dabadis has just been found with 500kg of coke,
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Barriecuda wrote:Surely you jest, there's no way I'd take this guy. Much rather have Fabianski. And before you all try and hate on that, recall the fact he had a great season with us this year up until his injury.
Better - Yes . . . . . Great - No
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Need the Ajax keeper, sounds like he wants out there
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Will be pissed if we end up with him. He's alright, not great. Probably on a par with Fabianski to be honest.

How fucking hard is it though? Stop being a bunch of tight *word censored*, pissing about with cheapo journeymen & sign a top class, proven international keeper ie Stekelenburg. Then we save ourselves the annual comedy goalkeeping merry go round & all this nonsense between the sticks would be sorted for a decade or so.

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Monkeymaw wrote:The Qatar Goal keeper Aba Dabadis has just been found with 500kg of coke,
:shock:
His Brother Aba Dabadat was also originally arrested but has just been released.
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Are we gonna use our "warchest" to launch a "swoop"? 8)
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Post by Irish Gooner »

Does he wear trousers like alot of the middle east keepers.

Buffon to Ali Habsi

Typical.
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Post by Expat Gooner »

Question is, do we want Szczesny as number 1 or a big name to be brought in for next season (not that it will happen).

IMO get rid of Almunia and bring in Habsi as #2 keeper.
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Expat Gooner wrote:Question is, do we want Szczesny as number 1 or a big name to be brought in for next season (not that it will happen).

IMO get rid of Almunia and bring in Habsi as #2 keeper.
Szczesny is a decent keeper, but by no means perfect. He's still prone to the odd error, needs to work on his distribution & as seen in the CC final needs to learn to command his area a bit better. If nothing were to change & we retain the current goalkeeping crop, i'd have Szczesny as number 1. However I think he needs a few years to learn the trade from a seasoned pro. Stekelenburg & Szczesny as numbers one & two is my preferred choice.
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1989 wrote:If you believe SSN, we're "understood" to be in for him:

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528, ... 39,00.html

As a second/third choice GK, can't think of many better myself.

Szczesny, Al-Habsi, Mannone next season? Yes please.
Well 2 out of 3 ain't bad. I can't believe you'd still want to retain him though....every bit as substandard as Flapper and Almunia
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1989 wrote:If you believe SSN, we're "understood" to be in for him:

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528, ... 39,00.html

As a second/third choice GK, can't think of many better myself.

Szczesny, Al-Habsi, Mannone next season? Yes please.

please god no :roll:
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