Caoimhín Kelleher

Left foot wrote:

We have a bit of a goalkeeper arms race at the moment (pun intended)

4 keepers pushing for the no1 jersey.

As of today I would say the order looks like the below but can change drastically after just a few games at clubs.

1. Randolph - Premier League number 2. If he plays games for West Ham he'll stay number 1. If not, another player could leapfrog him.

2. Bazunu - if he doesn't get a loan and play first team football he'll lose his place as number 2. If he does play and randolph doesn't, he'll be the number 1.

3. Kelleher - looks to be staying at Liverpool as number 2.

, if he gets any sort of run of games for Liverpool he'll jump 2 places to the number 1 choice.

4. Travers - if he gets a loan move or becomes number 1 at Bournemouth and the others don't play regularly then he'll jump to number 1. Outside chance at the moment.

All in all its Randolphs shirt to lose and there are a few that will be looking to take his place.

I'd actually prefer to see Kelleher in goal. He is a couple of years older than Bazunu, has more experience than him and he has done well in the high profile games we played. Rochdale felt they needed to give Bazunu a rest towards the end of last season so he wasnt playing for them. I've a feeeling we are gonna need some goalkeeping heroics to pull a few points out of the bag in the September matches. I'd go Kelleher, Bazunu, Randolph and Travers, with Randolph then slipping out once the next tournament rolls around.

34 yr.old Rob Elliot, like Randolph, is now a Premier League second choice after signing a two year deal with Watford, but like Kieren Westwood whose next club is currently unknown I cannot imagine him playing for Ireland again. The young keepers are the future, Kelleher and Bazunu the stand-outs at the moment, Travers still capable of breaking through.

Banjaxed wrote:

Coupled with the possibility that this world.Cup campaign would be Randolph's last for Ireland. Yes he's not over the hill age wise as far as a goalkeeper goes, but given the quality we have coming up behind him it makes logical sense to blood them as much as possible.

A 37 year old Randolph won't be going to Euro 2024 should we qualify. His move to West ham shows he is a pragmatic head on his shoulders. I don't think it will be any different at international level.

I wouldn't be surprised to see Randolph retire from international football after this campaign. If he's going to be having problems with injuries he'll want to be resting up once the international break happens rather than traveling around Europe play two or three games a week.

And wouldn't be surprised to see him retire from football all together when his West Ham contract is up in two years, which is mid way through the Euro '24 qualifiers.

kevin100 wrote:

No sign of Kelleher in either of their pre season games tonight. Bit strange he hardly has another injury does he? There was rumours a few weeks ago they intended on loaning him out!

Seen that and cant see anything related to injury etc. The sooner he gets a loan out the better.

Liverpool play Mainz on Friday, was reading hes expected to start that game.

Played the first half. Seems to have gone well.

In the shticks again tonight vs Hertha Berlin.

irishmufc wrote:

He was very poor for the first goal. He needs to be coming out for that in swinging ball going into his 6 yard box especially when he had a clear view of it.

The second was a fantastic finish but given it's at his near post and a difficult angle for the striker, he really should be saving that tbh.

Nonsense, his defense failed to deal with the first one and had little chance of saving it at what was point blank range.

The second was an absolute rocket, no goalkeeper was getting near that.

Bandwagon wrote:

irishmufc wrote:

He was very poor for the first goal. He needs to be coming out for that in swinging ball going into his 6 yard box especially when he had a clear view of it.

The second was a fantastic finish but given it's at his near post and a difficult angle for the striker, he really should be saving that tbh.

Nonsense, his defense failed to deal with the first one and had little chance of saving it at what was point blank range.

The second was an absolute rocket, no goalkeeper was getting near that.

You think he wasn't at fault at all for either goal?! Take off the green tinted specs.

For the cross I could understand if the players were bombarding/running towards him but it looked like the defence thought he was going to come out and claim it. He's big enough, had a clear sight of it and should have come out to at least punch it away imo.

For the second, It was a fantastic powerful shot and I'd be less critical on that one given the pace but the angle favours him and he arguably should have anticipated it quicker in getting his arms ready.

Wings? They're only the band The Beatles could have been.