[Devongone]

Sam Johnstone got some raves I agree, I hope he lives up to them for West Brom. I used to like Daniel Bentley a lot at Southend but he's been unable to escape this thing of having two ways of playing. He's won matches almost single-handed for Brentford, but he has made some dreadful howlers. Most of the time at Southend he was the best keeper in the lower divisions ...... but even there he had a worrying mistake in him.

I agree Angus Gunn is a possibility but does the move to Southampton signal first team chances or vital seasons in his development standing or sitting in a queue?

Keepers coming from Man Utd worry me because in De Gea they have a first choice who they could sell for big money if they were willing to put their faith in a youngster. They clearly don't rate their youngsters enough, because they follow a similar path. Youth internationals caps, out on loan/s, transfer out.

BUT there are Premier League opportunities which should be available to an up and coming young keeper - Watford, Bournemouth (bet Ramsdale's loan and his youth caps aren't enough to get him near the fist team), ARSENAL !!!! (Cech used to be a big favourite of mine until he had to resort to the crash-helmet - and they just don't get Ospina), Cardiff, Palace to name a few. Wolves at least recognised the importance of a keeper in signing Rui Patricio. More than any other player goalies can't get used to handling all the stuff that goes right and wrong for them in baby games, coach-driven youth football, training ....... they do it out in front of a crowd and when they make a mistake they have to pick up the pieces of their psyche out in public.