Good luck to him. Seriously cannot see that he will be anything but a reserve there, but he deserves the chance to give it a go and, even being a reserve on Premiership wages, he cannot really go wrong can he?
Can't blame him for grabbing the chance. But if he's good enough for a shot a the prem then we ought to be looking forward to a fee. Fairly and squarely on the shoulders of TJ and MS that we are not.
Jackson must be wondering what to do, the banter he has had with Hamer and Hughes over the last couple of years Evina who got involved at times has also gone
As Yann keeps telling us, dont worry, we have all the summer to try and find a new keeper, new manager, new forwards, new midfielder and new defenders!
Good luck to him if he is going to be the number one. If not I don't understand why players go to sit on the bench. Granted he will be getting more money but the supposed love of the game that footballers have is clearly a load of rubbish.
Good luck to him if he is going to be the number one. If not I don't understand why players go to sit on the bench. Granted he will be getting more money but the supposed love of the game that footballers have is clearly a load of rubbish.
Or he has enough confidence in his own ability to think he can be number 1.
Jackson must be wondering what to do, the banter he has had with Hamer and Hughes over the last couple of years Evina who got involved at times has also gone
Maybe he can concentrate on his job. Or make new Friends.
Good luck to him but i think he will be a well paid & frustrated player, watching Kasper Schmeichel for the next couple of seasons.
Im surprised he has chosen Leicester if he wanted the pay increase/new challenge, considering how desperate he seemed to play when he found himself on the bench for us but if he believes in his ability then i hope he makes it, just don't see it personally unless Schmeichel gets a nasty injury.
Whilst not the best keeper I have seen playing for us he was on his day a brilliant keeper and always a huge personality. Good luck Ben and I hope you go on to have a great career. Now I wonder who will be wearing our no.1 jersey next season....????
Whoever comes in sure has a lot of work to do - we need to find the equal of or improve upon Kermorgant, Stephens/Poyet, Hamer, Dervite, Cort and possibly Morrison - just to stay roughly where we are ie relegation material. We have lost a lot of solid Championship/L1 experience.
Ben Hamer @BenHamer21 Just like to place on record my thanks to @CAFCofficial for 3 fantastic years and for all your support! I wish you all the best!
But team-mate Ben Hamer has warned Poyet about leaving SE7 too soon. He said: "You can go to the Premier League too soon and find yourself on the fringes. Here he would easily play another 45-plus matches next season - that's how good he is. "I don't want to see him not even on the bench or making the squad - it would be a talent missed. He is a credit to his parents - totally down to earth and well-mannered."
The biggest disappointment is we're losing these players and receiving no transfer fees to put towards replacements. Teams around us must be rubbing their hands together knowing they can pick up Championship standard players for free. If we'd sold Dervite, Hamer and some other players and got a bit of money we could be looking towards some decent replacements but given Roland's apparent dislike of spending and the FFP rules we're limiting our options for getting in equivalent or better talent. It'll be more of a kick in the teeth if Morro and Poyet walk as well. It's a real shame that the excellent business we did constructing a squad to rocket out of L1 and survive in the Championship is being dismantled with no monetary gain on our part. Hopefully the scouts are on the go full pelt and we'll bring in much better replacements. It'll be tough though
Can't knock him for the payrise and to get out of the loony bin, but seriously Leicester and Hull have to be the two worst dumps in this country. Bet he'll still head straight to Bluewater after training just to escape the cackness...
Can't knock him for the payrise and to get out of the loony bin, but seriously Leicester and Hull have to be the two worst dumps in this country. Bet he'll still head straight to Bluewater after training just to escape the cackness...
Leicester perhaps but 30 mins outside is very nice.
Fairly good Keeper at championship standard , Better than Schmeichel- No Premier league standard - Personally I think not , Thanks Ben for a Solid couple of years , Hope the Leicester bench is comfortable
Not the most important factor but we'll miss his distribution, and kicking under pressure. I genuinely believe he kicks better with his "wrong" foot than some keepers do with their favoured one. Possibly prone to the odd lapse in concentration and never keen to acknowledge a mistake, but he was excellent for us, winning a championship and having some important big moments since.
Good luck to another member of the team that CP built.
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Thanks for everything, Ben. He had his critics, but I thought he was a good goalkeeper for us. Bit disappointing he's leaving to be a number 2 though.
I always thought there was more to come from Hamer and maybe Leicester is where he'll fulfill that potential.
Oh, what could have been...
Evina who got involved at times has also gone
Good luck to him though.
I'm sure it will all work out in the end
Im surprised he has chosen Leicester if he wanted the pay increase/new challenge, considering how desperate he seemed to play when he found himself on the bench for us but if he believes in his ability then i hope he makes it, just don't see it personally unless Schmeichel gets a nasty injury.
Ben Hamer
@BenHamer21
Just like to place on record my thanks to @CAFCofficial for 3 fantastic years and for all your support! I wish you all the best!
He's gone.
"I don't want to see him not even on the bench or making the squad - it would be a talent missed. He is a credit to his parents - totally down to earth and well-mannered."
See you Ben, thanks for everything and good luck at your new club.
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Premier league standard - Personally I think not , Thanks Ben for a Solid couple of years , Hope the Leicester bench is comfortable
Good luck to another member of the team that CP built.