Wanderers were thrown into a goalkeeping crisis on Thursday after Scott Shearer broke an ankle in training just days after deputy Jamie Younghad suffered a hamstring injury in the game with Shrewsbury. Young has been ruled out until the new year, while Shearer is also out for several months. Paul Lambert has until 12 noon on Saturday to bring in a loan 'keeper to cover for the trip to Bradford or be forced to play a Youth Teamer. Fulham's Ricardo Batista, previously on loan at Wycombe, is said to be top of the list, with West Ham's James Walker, Everton's Iain Turner and Hull City's Matt Duke having also been considered. The latter two also having spent loan spells at Wycombe.
Wanderers went out of the Football League Trophy on Tuesday evening after going down 2-0 at Swansea City in front of less than 50 travelling fans. Both Swansea's goals came in four minute spell during the first half. Guillem Bauza opened the scoring on 29 minutes when he converted from six yards. Paul Anderson doubled the lead four minutes later with another close range effort. Wanderers had the better of the second period but failed to find the net and so exit their second cup competition of the season. The tie saw Paul Lambert give a debut to Bolton loanee goalkeeper Przemyslaw Kazimierczak, while second half substitute Derek Duncan also made his competitive debut in a Wanderers shirt having signed in the close season. There was good news for Wycombe, with Will Antwi returning from injury to make a First Team for the first time since his appearance in the League Cup semi-final with Chelsea back in January. Wycombe: Kazimierczak, Antwi, Martin (sub 78 Duncan), Johnson (sub 58 Christon), McCracken, Williams, Woodman, Boucaud, Bloomfield, Sutton, Reid - subs not used: Oakes, Fielding, Stockley - Att: 5,922 (away section 43)
Excitingly enough (?), I actually was at this game - and no, I’m not making it up just to claim the heroic FAN POINTS for being sad enough to go to a far-flung Tinpot Trophy game on a school night - I went purely for Tommy Tickov reasons.
I remember sitting next to Reuben Reid’s dad on the night.
Swansea absolutely shat all over us, and played as close to Partridgean “liquid football” as I’ve ever seen in the lower leagues. Can’t remember much about Mr. Kazimierczak, but obviously didn’t too much for his career here if he was only allowed to feature in the Tinpot.
All this reference to Swansea City has brought the stench of the toilets at the old Vetch Field back to my mind, what a horrible night it was. Can't believe that was 28 years ago!!
As much as Kenilworth road is a pit ment for tiny people,It probably ranks pretty well against most grounds of that age. Late 90s Elm Park always springs to mind. When they were all just big crumbling terraces with a fence the word facilities would do most of them an undeserved honour.
Can only remember going to Elm Park on one occasion, mid 70s. Sat high up in the stand on one side. My father drove his car and got a parking ticket, we never went again!
Did Loftus Road a few times and always stood close to the electricity pylon (?) that was positioned to one side behind the goal.
Also did Watford a bit, used to park in the town centre - my mother would go shopping - and we'd walk down to the ground.
Must have been before football hooliganism became a thing because I don't remember ever feeling uncomfortable going to those grounds.
Hand on heart.....has anyone actually seen him play?
I would bet my left hand, (and right hand) that our coaching team know more about the new goalkeeper and Bishop than all of us put together.
It does seem odd though that there isn't a gk available on loan from the prem. What about Begovic, Foster, Martinez?
My guess is that the club wanted a permanent gk with a potential sell on fee. Maybe that's why a deal couldn't be agreed on Bishop. I reckon we wanted a permanent or option for permanent.
I was at the 1950 semi-final at Brentford in which Krupa and Mickrut played but unfortunately, Mickrut was limping from the start and was one of two players who were not really fit enough to risk. With no substitutes then this was taking a risk too far. Krupa was a tall centre half and Mickrut a real threat upfront when fit.
Apologies if this has been posted elsewhere but was there ever an official announcement from either club that Bishop was coming to us or was it always just rumour/social media/press expressions of interest and oriental whispers?
Nothing official but said in an interview "We were after one player and if you put two and two together you wouldn't be far off" words to that affect at the height of the speculation. As good as confirmed and nods from Journos and itk fans with contacts who would know.
Trained with us for more than a week I believe too, All drawn out to long in the end but understandable to some extent when you've invested training time and you don't expect to be dicked around by one of the world's biggest clubs.
But while he was training with us, finding a house in Marlow, the season about to begin and with everything all set to be signed...a club at our level should have had at least two other highly rated keepers and their agents on hold, just in case the deal feel through. Otherwise it's a shambles.
I do wish you would post on the fan’s Facebook page, your wit and command of irony/sarcasm would have some of the louder voices on there completely bemused.
Not sure how much of this is sarcasm tbh, just to add I'm not disagreeing the gamble hasn't paid off, and it's difficult to comment on how prepared we were with no insider knowledge of what else was happening or what assurances we received so I'll leave that there.
I agree, but I suppose there had to come a point where the deal was just limping while poor old Tyla was being slaughtered online and possibly by the crowd for a few more weeks. If anything was a shambles though I lay that at ManU's door.
@glasshalffull I struggle sometimes with comments on here (as no doubt everyone does at some points)...I suspect Facebook would ruin my view of the average football fan for me for good. (Which is also why I do not Twitter!)
@StrongestTeam the lowest form of wit is my default, sadly. I just cannot work out what the Plan B shriekers thought the club should have done when it looked right until the death as if the deal was signed and sealed...and which proven keepers Gareth and Dobbo could have kept sitting around turning down other jobs while waiting to see if - a deal that looked solid - came off or not.
As Lee Harrison has now confirmed that Bishop trained with the club for the week prior to the start of the season, I think it is fair to say that the deal was all but signed. If there hadn't been a deal on the table Bishop would not have been training at Wycombe. Wycombe have been utterly p'd about and shafted by Man U.
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From COTN:
Friday 28th September 2007
Wanderers were thrown into a goalkeeping crisis on Thursday after Scott Shearer broke an ankle in training just days after deputy Jamie Younghad suffered a hamstring injury in the game with Shrewsbury. Young has been ruled out until the new year, while Shearer is also out for several months. Paul Lambert has until 12 noon on Saturday to bring in a loan 'keeper to cover for the trip to Bradford or be forced to play a Youth Teamer. Fulham's Ricardo Batista, previously on loan at Wycombe, is said to be top of the list, with West Ham's James Walker, Everton's Iain Turner and Hull City's Matt Duke having also been considered. The latter two also having spent loan spells at Wycombe.
Przemysław Kazimierczak played at Swansea City in the JPT in October 2007.
aha, yes.
looks like it was this, according to COTN:
SWANSEA 2 WYCOMBE 0
(Tuesday 9th October 2007)
Wanderers went out of the Football League Trophy on Tuesday evening after going down 2-0 at Swansea City in front of less than 50 travelling fans. Both Swansea's goals came in four minute spell during the first half. Guillem Bauza opened the scoring on 29 minutes when he converted from six yards. Paul Anderson doubled the lead four minutes later with another close range effort. Wanderers had the better of the second period but failed to find the net and so exit their second cup competition of the season. The tie saw Paul Lambert give a debut to Bolton loanee goalkeeper Przemyslaw Kazimierczak, while second half substitute Derek Duncan also made his competitive debut in a Wanderers shirt having signed in the close season. There was good news for Wycombe, with Will Antwi returning from injury to make a First Team for the first time since his appearance in the League Cup semi-final with Chelsea back in January. Wycombe: Kazimierczak, Antwi, Martin (sub 78 Duncan), Johnson (sub 58 Christon), McCracken, Williams, Woodman, Boucaud, Bloomfield, Sutton, Reid - subs not used: Oakes, Fielding, Stockley - Att: 5,922 (away section 43)
Excitingly enough (?), I actually was at this game - and no, I’m not making it up just to claim the heroic FAN POINTS for being sad enough to go to a far-flung Tinpot Trophy game on a school night - I went purely for Tommy Tickov reasons.
I remember sitting next to Reuben Reid’s dad on the night.
Swansea absolutely shat all over us, and played as close to Partridgean “liquid football” as I’ve ever seen in the lower leagues. Can’t remember much about Mr. Kazimierczak, but obviously didn’t too much for his career here if he was only allowed to feature in the Tinpot.
Probably his current £23.5k per week contract compensates the inconvenience!
Nathan Bishop will also have his 12 month rental property in Marlow as a memory of the whole experience...
All this reference to Swansea City has brought the stench of the toilets at the old Vetch Field back to my mind, what a horrible night it was. Can't believe that was 28 years ago!!
How bad are we talking? Worse than Kenilworth Road?
Getting the hot dog passed through a cage, as the tea bar was segregated from the away fans, it was catering for.
That's my overriding memory of the Vetch field.
The Vetch will always be associated with our defeat there 48 hours after losing to Liverpool.
Wherever you are in the world an alarm goes off in your brain whenever The Vetch Field is mentioned
Oh yes! They could be smelt a good way before we even reached the ground. By comparison Kenilworth Road is just quaint.
As much as Kenilworth road is a pit ment for tiny people,It probably ranks pretty well against most grounds of that age. Late 90s Elm Park always springs to mind. When they were all just big crumbling terraces with a fence the word facilities would do most of them an undeserved honour.
Can only remember going to Elm Park on one occasion, mid 70s. Sat high up in the stand on one side. My father drove his car and got a parking ticket, we never went again!
Did Loftus Road a few times and always stood close to the electricity pylon (?) that was positioned to one side behind the goal.
Also did Watford a bit, used to park in the town centre - my mother would go shopping - and we'd walk down to the ground.
Must have been before football hooliganism became a thing because I don't remember ever feeling uncomfortable going to those grounds.
An electricity python would make it an uncomfortable away day.
Why is everyone so obsessed with Bishop?
Hand on heart.....has anyone actually seen him play?
I would bet my left hand, (and right hand) that our coaching team know more about the new goalkeeper and Bishop than all of us put together.
It does seem odd though that there isn't a gk available on loan from the prem. What about Begovic, Foster, Martinez?
My guess is that the club wanted a permanent gk with a potential sell on fee. Maybe that's why a deal couldn't be agreed on Bishop. I reckon we wanted a permanent or option for permanent.
Don’t laugh but I believe Begovic is being linked with Manure.
If he genuinely doesn't want to play football, then it's a good move for him.
Nice "little" pension for a couple of years!
I was at the 1950 semi-final at Brentford in which Krupa and Mickrut played but unfortunately, Mickrut was limping from the start and was one of two players who were not really fit enough to risk. With no substitutes then this was taking a risk too far. Krupa was a tall centre half and Mickrut a real threat upfront when fit.
Apologies if this has been posted elsewhere but was there ever an official announcement from either club that Bishop was coming to us or was it always just rumour/social media/press expressions of interest and oriental whispers?
Nothing official but said in an interview "We were after one player and if you put two and two together you wouldn't be far off" words to that affect at the height of the speculation. As good as confirmed and nods from Journos and itk fans with contacts who would know.
He was at the Burton game
Trained with us for more than a week I believe too, All drawn out to long in the end but understandable to some extent when you've invested training time and you don't expect to be dicked around by one of the world's biggest clubs.
But while he was training with us, finding a house in Marlow, the season about to begin and with everything all set to be signed...a club at our level should have had at least two other highly rated keepers and their agents on hold, just in case the deal feel through. Otherwise it's a shambles.
I do wish you would post on the fan’s Facebook page, your wit and command of irony/sarcasm would have some of the louder voices on there completely bemused.
Not sure how much of this is sarcasm tbh, just to add I'm not disagreeing the gamble hasn't paid off, and it's difficult to comment on how prepared we were with no insider knowledge of what else was happening or what assurances we received so I'll leave that there.
Still think we should have held out for Bishop
I agree, but I suppose there had to come a point where the deal was just limping while poor old Tyla was being slaughtered online and possibly by the crowd for a few more weeks. If anything was a shambles though I lay that at ManU's door.
@glasshalffull I struggle sometimes with comments on here (as no doubt everyone does at some points)...I suspect Facebook would ruin my view of the average football fan for me for good. (Which is also why I do not Twitter!)
@StrongestTeam the lowest form of wit is my default, sadly. I just cannot work out what the Plan B shriekers thought the club should have done when it looked right until the death as if the deal was signed and sealed...and which proven keepers Gareth and Dobbo could have kept sitting around turning down other jobs while waiting to see if - a deal that looked solid - came off or not.
I find Twitter fine because you can control what you see on there.
There's a nice little community of Wycombe fans on there I've found
As Lee Harrison has now confirmed that Bishop trained with the club for the week prior to the start of the season, I think it is fair to say that the deal was all but signed. If there hadn't been a deal on the table Bishop would not have been training at Wycombe. Wycombe have been utterly p'd about and shafted by Man U.