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Chris Davies outlines why James Beadle is ‘the right keeper’ for Birmingham City

Birmingham Mail 09:25, Wed 5 Aug

Quokkasskip   0
Replying to Kroblues   08:38, Thu 6 Aug
I do and I would prefer Alfie to be playing this season
Maybe too early for 16 yo keeper

As RAG said, Beadle just keeping Alfie’s shirt warm
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newblue   1
Replying to Quokkasskip   08:40, Thu 6 Aug
You think we should see a 16 year old in goal for us? Give the lad a chance to mature a bit.
‘Comically negative’ - Colin Robinson
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Brummagem   0
Replying to HughBlue2   08:45, Thu 6 Aug
HughBlue2
PR FC strikes again. Signing him on loan with no option to buy is a poor deal for the club.

We are developing someone else’s keeper for 2 years for no benefit of our own.

Beadle is fine. I hope he improves this season. He has potential for sure but he needs to have a “coming of age” season in the next couple of years to really determine how far he may go in the game.

I don’t have any ill feeling towards Beadle. I just think given he’s embarking on his 4th season in the championship and needs to be judged with that in mind - he is not a rookie.


I hear this said a lot that we are developing someone else’s keeper.

If he is, as hoped, part of our promotion winning side, then it doesn’t matter if we have helped develop him as he would have contributed significantly to us getting promoted which is the aim - as much as I would like him on a perm, if he helps us get promoted no one will look back thinking we helped BHA develop him.
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Bagel   1
Replying to Quokkasskip   08:58, Thu 6 Aug
Beadle is too young and unpredictable for a promotion campaign so we should... play the untested child doing his GCSEs.

Genius.
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Tarquin   2
Replying to Bagel   09:00, Thu 6 Aug
The only reason I am against signing Beadle is having to listen to the morons at the game slagging him off and reading the twaddle on here every week.
Stick yer flag up yer arse.
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JohnP   1
Replying to Brummagem   09:21, Thu 6 Aug
Has a side ever been promoted without key players being loans? Probably not the relegated teams but most other sides use loans, and if they go up they often get signed.
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Brummagem   0
Replying to JohnP   09:24, Thu 6 Aug
The Arsenal promotion trio spring to mind (think all 3 were loan)…
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b34blues   0
Replying to JohnP   09:25, Thu 6 Aug
We had a few when we got promoted with the 3 lads from arsenal alone and I can’t remember who else that season was on loan but we had them 3 alone from arsenal who was great for us so it does work
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newblue   0
Replying to b34blues   09:27, Thu 6 Aug
Most prem teams won’t arrange loans till late on. I hope we pick up a couple of more.
‘Comically negative’ - Colin Robinson
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