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Post by allezlesrouges on Feb 14, 2021 13:15:59 GMT
Schmeichel is older than I thought though at 34
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Post by CrackityJones on Apr 15, 2021 10:58:48 GMT
Signed a contract extension so will be warming the bench until 2025
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Post by gimli on Apr 15, 2021 11:37:57 GMT
www.lcfc.com/news/2104837/danny-ward-extends-leicester-city-stayCan't really blame him since he's probably getting paid well at Leicester and in any other job you'd be stupid to turn down a higher wage to do nothing in order to drop down a level and get paid less to do more work, but it's a real shame from a Welsh perspective. Barring something unexpected like Schemeichel getting a long term injury or leaving Leicester, I imagine this effectively ends Ward's prospects of being Hennessey's heir to the #1 shirt. I expect Hennessey will get a starting job in the Championship next season so should be getting picked ahead of Ward then, and he probably has two or three seasons left in him at that level. Surely one of the young GKs will have broken through at a decent level by the the time Hennessey can no longer do a job for us.
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Post by fiveattheback on Apr 15, 2021 12:00:59 GMT
27 years old and he's only played 72 league games with almost all of them coming between 2015 and 2017, wasted his promise as a footballer.
I wouldn't be so sure on Hennessey starting for a Championship side, not many will want a 34 year old on high wages. I know keepers play longer but how many more years does he realistically have in him?
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Post by walesgolfmadrid on Apr 15, 2021 12:07:10 GMT
It's obviously disappointing for us. It could well be now him not playing a league game between the age of 23 and 32, should he see out his contract there and Schmeichel stay fit.
That's still some way off happening, and there could be a loan or an injury in there to prevent that from happening, but he could have no complaints if that were to be the case and that's a ridiculous situation to put himself in.
I'm also not sure on Hennessey being a Championship starter. He may be, but things won't necessarily work out like that for him and he could easily move to the wrong club.
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Post by gimli on Apr 15, 2021 13:13:00 GMT
True, perhaps I'm being overly optimistic about Hennessey. Thinking about it, he's probably more likely to chase the money than playing time at this stage in his career, so I could see him just taking a back up job in the Prem and see out his career in comfort.
If, however, he prioritises playing over pay, I don't think he'd have much trouble finding a Championship club.
Either way, I think Hennessey keeps the #1 shirt for Wales until one of the younger generation break through. I think Ward's missed his window. Really hope Barden and one or two of the other U21 GKs get good loans next season. We desperately need some new blood coming through.
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Post by erasedcitizen on Apr 15, 2021 13:25:54 GMT
True, perhaps I'm being overly optimistic about Hennessey. Thinking about it, he's probably more likely to chase the money than playing time at this stage in his career, so I could see him just taking a back up job in the Prem and see out his career in comfort. If, however, he prioritises playing over pay, I don't think he'd have much trouble finding a Championship club. Either way, I think Hennessey keeps the #1 shirt for Wales until one of the younger generation break through. I think Ward's missed his window. Really hope Barden and one or two of the other U21 GKs get good loans next season. We desperately need some new blood coming through. Ward still has a decade or so ahead of him. I wouldn't say he's missed his window yet, but it's certainly closing on him.
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Post by gimli on Apr 15, 2021 13:32:40 GMT
I'm sure he'll be in and around Wales squads for the 5 years or so at least, but unless he becomes a starter soon someone younger will come along to inherit the shirt from Hennessey.
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Post by erasedcitizen on Apr 15, 2021 13:36:42 GMT
You have to wonder whether Ward will inherit Schmeichel's gloves when he eventually leaves Leicester or if they will bring someone else in. If they are still sniffing around the top half, is Ward good enough for that level?
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Post by fiveattheback on Apr 15, 2021 15:09:14 GMT
You have to wonder whether Ward will inherit Schmeichel's gloves when he eventually leaves Leicester or if they will bring someone else in. If they are still sniffing around the top half, is Ward good enough for that level? A long contract would suggest they do see some kind of future for him. I remember all the talk being that Ward was being brought in as Schmeichel's replacement if/when he was sold but that's not materialised Thing is how likely is Schmeichel to move? He's 34 and I can't see many better clubs than Leicester being interested
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Post by walesgolfmadrid on Apr 15, 2021 16:17:33 GMT
You have to wonder whether Ward will inherit Schmeichel's gloves when he eventually leaves Leicester or if they will bring someone else in. If they are still sniffing around the top half, is Ward good enough for that level? They're a very ambitious club, there's no chance Ward becomes number one there when Schmeichel eventually money on one way or another.
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Post by dai on Apr 15, 2021 18:27:39 GMT
Even if Hennessey becomes a bench warmer in the Championship (doubtful) he's still a better keeper than a bit part playing Ward.
Let's not forget we had Paul Jones doing a job for us till he was nearly 40 and clubless in his last year (unless I'm completely wrong), so I'm pretty sure Hennessey is more than capable of doing a job for quite a few more years yet.
Regarding Ward signing another contract, I've slagged Bale off for staying for the money in Madrid, so I'd be contradicting myself saying Ward's actions are fair enough. But Bale is obviously on another level financially. Ward has always lacked ambition imo though.
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Post by 1gwaunview on Apr 15, 2021 18:34:10 GMT
Our weakest position now, with no one on the horizon as far as I can see. Not brilliant going into the Euros without a goalkeeper who plays matches. Hennessey to start for me.
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Post by danybont on Apr 15, 2021 19:03:57 GMT
Even if Hennessey becomes a bench warmer in the Championship (doubtful) he's still a better keeper than a bit part playing Ward. Let's not forget we had Paul Jones doing a job for us till he was nearly 40 and clubless in his last year (unless I'm completely wrong), so I'm pretty sure Hennessey is more than capable of doing a job for quite a few more years yet. 100% agree with this, wouldn't start Ward for Wales at any point when Hennessey is fit. Let's just hope that Wayne doesn't get a dubious haircut for his 100th cap and we concede 5! Re the pipeline, we have to hope Dan Barden is the man to get game time at Norwich and that Davies is a first teamer for Stoke for a while. The relative longevity of keepers is definitely a positive in every case where Wales is concerned.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2021 18:24:28 GMT
Bit of waste really isn't it but we all know that but i guess in wards defence maybe he didn't realise that Schmeichel is a terminator,the guy never seems to miss any games from injury does he.
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Post by insertname on Jun 12, 2021 15:23:11 GMT
Can mods merge this with the Danny Ward thread, there probably is one but I can’t find it.
Fair fucks to the guy, I’ve been critical of him and his attitude but for a reserve keeper to play to that standard was impressive. Literally did everything he could and mo(o)re to keep us in it. You can see how he’s come on because he was all over the place for the first 20 minutes in the first game against Slovakia in 2016
I just hope for God’s sake that he gets a great offer after this tournament although it feels a bit wrong that (as I suspected) Leicester will get a profit for essentially “land banking” him for a few years.
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Post by hooky on Jun 12, 2021 15:42:29 GMT
He looks a #1 and he should make sure he plays #1 for a club.
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Post by fiveattheback on Jun 12, 2021 18:46:30 GMT
More than justified his selection. Hennessey doesn't make a couple of those saves
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Post by allezlesrouges on Jun 13, 2021 8:18:06 GMT
If he keeps playing like this he will attract interest. He might even get paid a bit more to be number 1 somewhere. I hope he does because if he can do that as a number 2 he must be a star waiting if he gets regular mins as a a no.1
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Post by jbt95 on Jun 13, 2021 9:23:13 GMT
Issue is he's just signed a new contract with Leicester.
Hopefully Brendan is watching and plays him in all the non Prem matches, starting with the Community Shield.
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Post by melynwy on Jun 13, 2021 13:59:01 GMT
He seems an exceptional close-range shot stopper with good reactions, though his all-round game isn't particularly impressive.
Not much in it between him and Hennessey for me, though Hennessey doesn't seem to have an obvious strength in any area of his game, which Ward obviously does.
He's certainly justifying his selection now - he looked very shaky in the first couple of games when Hennessey and Davies got injured back in November - Ward was 3rd choice then wasn't he?!
It's a bit of a shame that he's pushing 28 getting this chance to shine.
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Post by njdragon on Jun 13, 2021 15:54:57 GMT
He seems an exceptional close-range shot stopper with good reactions, though his all-round game isn't particularly impressive. Not much in it between him and Hennessey for me, though Hennessey doesn't seem to have an obvious strength in any area of his game, which Ward obviously does. He's certainly justifying his selection now - he looked very shaky in the first couple of games when Hennessey and Davies got injured back in November - Ward was 3rd choice then wasn't he?! It's a bit of a shame that he's pushing 28 getting this chance to shine. When called up he has been brilliant for club and country. He had an excellent season with Huddersfield when they were promoted but Liverpool wouldn’t let them sign him at the time. Real pity as he also played well for Liverpool When called upon
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Post by 1gwaunview on Jun 13, 2021 18:38:30 GMT
Excellent performance yesterday. Had my doubts about him, but after France and the Swiss a worthy selection as our No1 now.
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Post by oldman on Jun 14, 2021 8:00:22 GMT
Issue is he's just signed a new contract with Leicester. Hopefully Brendan is watching and plays him in all the non Prem matches, starting with the Community Shield. Kasper Schmeichel will be 35 soon, so maybe Leicester have extended Ward's contract to succeed him. Hopefully with a few more good saves in the Euros it will be sooner rather than later.
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Post by insertname on Jun 20, 2021 18:12:18 GMT
He continues to go up in my estimation, there’s something reassuring about his body language and the way he seems to be treating it all like a bit of a laugh. Must be great for a defender to play in front of. Compare that with that fucking dodgepot Szcesny (who inexplicably plays for a big club) last night who looked like a broken man in the last ten minutes when under similar pressure.
I think he’ll make a good signing for a decent prem club.
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Post by walesgolfmadrid on Jun 20, 2021 19:06:30 GMT
Goalkeeper sorted for the next 4-6 years
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Post by dai on Jun 20, 2021 19:10:17 GMT
If he continues this, will probably be keeper of the tournament surely?
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Post by insertname on Jun 20, 2021 19:19:14 GMT
If he continues this, will probably be keeper of the tournament surely? Not really that much to do today apart from be a reassuring presence- could he have possibly have been positioned a bit better for the goal meaning he didn’t take that extra step that made it impossible for him to get back to save the shot that went in? Probably being harsh. Either way I don’t think any other keeper has stood out positively in terms of being a key player for their side, so Ward should definitely be a leading contender for best keeper.
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Post by allezlesrouges on Jun 21, 2021 9:24:30 GMT
He continues to go up in my estimation, there’s something reassuring about his body language and the way he seems to be treating it all like a bit of a laugh. Must be great for a defender to play in front of. Compare that with that fucking dodgepot Szcesny (who inexplicably plays for a big club) last night who looked like a broken man in the last ten minutes when under similar pressure. I think he’ll make a good signing for a decent prem club. This is why I felt he did well in Euro 2016 against Slovakia, his body language was really calming and he looked so chilled out/confident He's definitely keeper of the tournament so far
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Post by richierich333 on Jun 21, 2021 10:59:36 GMT
If he can't get a gig as a first teamer after this then it's his own fault because there WILL be offers. You can't stay backup GK for that long and not want to leave.
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