Lewis Esquire 0 Posted July 31, 2015 I expect this signing will be announced in the next 24 hours. We''ve been heavily linked with him for a while and Blackburn, his parent club have now released him. You can''t get much better than a FREE third goalkeeper. Let''s hope he doesn''t bring his dad with him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ReadingCanary 0 Posted July 31, 2015 He was in John Lewis the other day so yeah... reckon he''s ours Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lewis Esquire 0 Posted July 31, 2015 Is that a genuine observation? I couldn''t tell you what he looks like (no I haven''t googled him). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monty13 2,231 Posted July 31, 2015 I find it a bit strange Bunn left being backup with us just to be back-up at Villa, can''t see him displacing Guzan. I suppose the chance of a signing on fee is nothing to be sniffed at.Kean would be a good 2nd/3rd keeperI assumed the reason we are after a 3rd keeper is so Rudd can get another full season on loan, somewhere in the championship? Preston hopefully. Better than him spending another year bench warming when he needs to continue developing, with a recall clause that would make sense to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BroadstairsR 2,159 Posted July 31, 2015 "I assumed the reason we are after a 3rd keeper is so Rudd can get another full season on loan, somewhere in the championship? Preston hopefully. Better than him spending another year bench warming when he needs to continue developing, with a recall clause that would make sense to me."Yes.That makes a lot of sense. Another plus note is that JR has seemed to be back to his best in pre-season. He had a few dodgy moments at times in the Chumps.Rudd''s break through with us is getting overdue as well. Lambert used him as number two all those seasons ago and he did quite well in the one (?) Premier League outing he had. Rikki DeLaet didn''t think so though.It was still the correct thing to do to use the admirable Mark Bunn during Ruddy''s long injury lay-off though, IMO. Now it would appear to be less necessary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZLF 274 Posted July 31, 2015 I only see kean coming in as the spare third keeper while rudd keeps the bench warm and plays in cup games. I just dont see rudd going out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Branston Pickle 3,652 Posted July 31, 2015 Agree ZLF - very much doubt another keeper would see Rudd going anywhere, most PL sides have 2 ''first choice'' + a decent reserve Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Splendid Rush 2 Posted August 1, 2015 Has now signed. See official site. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blurboy1980 36 Posted August 1, 2015 I''m curious what a third string keeper makes does anybody know. Besides practice you''re never going to see much playing time Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tetteys Jig 830 Posted August 1, 2015 I was hoping Rudd could go off on short term loan with a recall clause now. He needs games.Is his dad Steve btw or u just saying it because of the coincidences. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,811 Posted August 1, 2015 [quote user="Blurboy1980"]I''m curious what a third string keeper makes does anybody know. Besides practice you''re never going to see much playing time[/quote]It seems to be working well for Richard Wright.As for Kean, my gut instinct was thinking that we should keep him as number two and send Rudd out on loan for the season to get more experience. But Kean is actually younger than I thought, and is the same age as Rudd, so I''m not sure what that would achieve.Whoever is number three is September/October will probably go on a month''s loan to a Championship club having a injury crisis though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul101 93 Posted August 1, 2015 bunn would have got a nice big signing on fee and maybe a pay rise Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AJ 1,218 Posted August 1, 2015 I don''t think they''re related, at least there''s nothing to suggest they are.Interesting comments he''s been brought in to "challenge Rudd" - should they be challenging Ruddy or has he got something written into his contract! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites