Hope so, sounds as if it’d be a real coup

I can’t see this Manning being the one...this guy is expected to go to the PL isn’t he?

I’d go... kaminski Nyambe Lenihan Williams JRC Rothwell Holtby Johnson Dolan Arma Brereton

No point explaining mate. Some genuinely not interested in anything that doesn’t serve their Ill-informed opinion. Say what you’ve gotta say and then communicate only with anyone who has anything constructive to say. Scroll past the mood hoovers and you’ll be reet. Thanks for sticking your neck on the block. It’s an unforgiving position but it’s appreciated...by most ??

Hahah it’s fine! You’ll be getting me in bloody trouble you! ?

How on earth have you got that to look like I typed it!? ??

Sounds like what we need.

Have you seen him play?

Thanks ??

Think it might have some legs...hope so!

Info or opinion? Sounds good.

??? so funny how many are stepping forward now to tell us how distraught they were with Raya’s sale....i do wonder how many would be as quick to nail their colours to this mast if he’d had a shocker and was getting bombed off to League 1..but that’s life!

I don’t know. If he doesn’t go to Brentford then again he doesn’t work with the keeper coach there. Then if the the keeper coach doesn’t go to Arsenal he doesn’t get that chance either....it’s not like every top club in the land want him. It’s a specific set of circumstances. Had we kept him another year COULD we have got £5m? Maybe. Did Brentford’s run at the playoffs increase his demand? As I’ve said, it’s a bloody fantastic move for him and I wish him all the best. Everything has aligned. But the keeper I saw for a couple of seasons was no world beater. £3m with a decent sell on was easily enough for me at the time. Had we signed a Kaminski at the time I don’t think we’d have given Raya a second thought.

That’s the key point here. The fact that we didn’t have a keeper nailed down before we let him go was scandalous. Piss poor. But no one is telling me that David Raya was / is a world beater. £3m was absolutely enough for him at the time. I’d have pushed for a higher sell on based on him being developed by us. For what it’s worth, I’m going to stick my neck out and say that Kaminski is much more of what we need in terms of consistency. Raya will undoubtedly be number 2 long term at Arsenal and he’s perfectly placed to develop in that role.

Watching Kaminski yesterday gave me a real taste of what it’s like to get players at their peak in terms of age and development. It wasn’t a world class performance but he was in complete control in terms of decision making etc. He looked assured. He didn’t have the air of a young player who may be erratic or an old player who might not last the season as their bodies begin to fail... It’s been a long time since we got players who aren’t either developing or at the end of their careers. This is due to cost, in particular in the domestic market. So my hope is that we go out to Europe for a Cb and Lb this week. Go and find assured players aged 25-29 to slot in amongst the young players.

Keeper looks assured. First time I’ve seen that in goal since Robinson. Needs a CB and LB in there to help him out.

With Mowbray giving more debuts to academy players the notion that he DOESNT back young players is just odd. Mowbray signed Chapman twice so Chapman is ‘on’ Mowbray if you know what I mean? Whereas he admitted last week that he hadn’t even properly seen Dolan before he signed and Yet Dolan takes Chapmans place on the bench...the reason quite clearly is that one of them dies as the manager asks and the other doesn’t. It’s clear to me that Chapman was a shoe in to get games this season until Dolan turned up.

I think that’s very harsh and based on the score line not the game. I saw distinct patterns of play in and out of possession today. From the high press, to overlapping full backs and the way we Johnson and Travis made space for Holtby. Such things were never present under Coyle.

All about opinions. I can’t remember many fans being too bothered. They’ll say they were bothered now like...because Arsenal are buying! ???

All about opinions. I know what I saw and Raya is not a top keeper. He may become one but he isn’t. Arsenals decision to buy Raya isn’t because he’s blown anyone’s socks off it’s because of his relationship to the coach. Good luck to him. Fantastic move...but I feel the need to use terminology that is often mentioned on here. Lets not re-write history on Raya. When we sold him, very few if any were too bothered. He was a very inconsistent performer.

I watch a bit of youth football and my 13yr old niece has a cracking left peg on her. I said to my wife the other day that I’d genuinely play her in front of Amari’i Bell. I meant it. Literally like playing with 10 men! ???

Kaminski has the feel of an accomplished keeper. Very much in control...

I’ve never agreed with you more. Cracking performance. Absolutely scandalous that we haven’t signed a CB and a LB. Got the makings of a decent little team there. The young lads are a fantastic. Dolan in particular looks like a player! We will definitely cause a lot of teams problems. We just need to SORT THAT DEFENCE!! ? ffs Tony, sort it out.

Cunningham not in the Cardiff squad either...

7 players in the match day squad who have previously, or currently play in our youth set up. ?