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https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news...bristol-rovers
Cardiff City FC can confirm that goalkeeper Joe Day has joined Bristol Rovers on loan.
The 30-year-old's loan deal at the League One side will run until 30th June 2021.
We'd like to wish Joe all the best while at the Memorial Stadium.
Joe's loan switch follows today's return of Aden Flint and Tom Sang from their loan spells at Sheffield Wednesday and Cheltenham Town respectively
https://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news...joe-day-signs/
Give Sang the 90 v Forest.
Let's be honest, it's a right old juggling act, trying to keep the wage bill under Uncle Vincent's limits.
Yep. There are far more difficult ones to get off the books.Quote:
Originally Posted by tforturton
They're not just his limits.Quote:
Originally Posted by tforturton
Another Super buy by Warnock!😂Quote:
Originally Posted by jon1959
Won't see him no more.
Agreed, didn't we treble his weekly wage from £2k to £6k......to come in as 3rd choice behind two very good, established keepers? That's one I'd definitely question the "transfer committee" on. Surely you have an academy keeper as your 3rd choice between the sticks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ianto13
I guess the plan was to offload Smithies, but then Etheridge did his hamstring in the first game of the season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gnojek
Warnock came out and said that he fully expected us to sell one of Smithies or Etheridge (hence why Smithies wasn't even on the bench at Wigan) but after Etheridge's injury he pulled the plug.Quote:
Originally Posted by LeningradCowboy
Fair enough, didn't realise thatQuote:
Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa
Yes, he came from Newport for treble his wages, £1500 basic at County I was told by a good source. And then, as stated above, it looked liker Smithies was to be offloaded (another expensive Warnock signing). I think the only played part of that first game, went on loan to Wimbledon last January and hasn't had a look in here. I feel sorry for the player, he obviously came here with high hopes and it hasn't worked out for him. And then we signed Phillips so the writing was on the wall.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gnojek
I expect we are funding a large part of his wages with Rovers paying the rest, which is as good as we can expect right now. He needs games to impress club to take him in the summer.
I watched him playing for County in a few of their big cup games and he looked decent.
There were 3 or 4 clubs in for Day, they'll be paying the majority if not all of his wage.Quote:
Originally Posted by cardiff55
Spot on .Quote:
Originally Posted by LeningradCowboy
I seem top remember we had to move quickly so the club may have been close to losing Neil and then jumped for Day Cwnty first teamer was likely to be a bit more expensive in wages .
:xmasthumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by tomcat
How you can criticise Warnock for signing Smithies is beyond me!Quote:
Originally Posted by cardiff55
Because he paid £3.5m, then had him sat on the bench for a whole season and then looked to offload him summer 2019. All for £3.5m and a suspect £30k per week wages. He only came back in when Etheridge was injured last season. I have always liked Smithies when he was with Huddersfield and QPR and he was good last season, but decidedly average this season. I preferred Etheridge but one of them had to go.Quote:
Originally Posted by cityhammer
We were going into the premier league with Brian Murphy as our backup goalkeeper, we needed someone who could step in if Etheridge got injured and could also put pressure on him for his place, Smithies was widely regarded as one of the best in the league at that point (and probably still is today), £3.5m is a relatively modest fee for a premier league club to pay and Smithies has gone on to serve the club very well. An excellent signing.Quote:
Originally Posted by cardiff55
We had to sign a keeper in the PL and that's cheap. Smithies has had a bit of a drop off this year but that's going to happen, he's only human and let's be honest, who has played anywhere near their best, with the exception of Kieffer Moore.Quote:
Originally Posted by cardiff55
Is the correct answer. Plenty to criticise Warnock for but signing Smithies is not one of them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Swbluebird
started well then