Sol thewall Bamba Posted 22 January Share Posted 22 January 2 hours ago, Leicester_Loyal said: No-one would be stupid enough to buy this bloke, except us. Genuinley wonder when he leaves on a free next summer what level he gets a team at. Could see him going to Wrexham in League 1 by that time, can't see even a bottom end Champ team going for him on a free. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UniFox21 Posted 22 January Share Posted 22 January 20 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said: Genuinley wonder when he leaves on a free next summer what level he gets a team at. Could see him going to Wrexham in League 1 by that time, can't see even a bottom end Champ team going for him on a free. If anyone in Prem or Champ were interested, they'd have moved for him by now. His disaster show last season has to have put huge numbers off 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stopharage Posted 22 January Popular Post Share Posted 22 January If Ward had a shot at a move elsewhere, he’d let it in. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCCFox96 Posted 22 January Share Posted 22 January 10 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said: Genuinley wonder when he leaves on a free next summer what level he gets a team at. Could see him going to Wrexham in League 1 by that time, can't see even a bottom end Champ team going for him on a free. I thought similar about Ward's potential next club being Wrexham. A few reasons it makes sense for them over any other club imo: 1) Their current #1 - Okonkwo - is on loan from Arsenal. They don't have a goalkeeper permanently on their books who is good enough for top end League 2 or higher. Howard is 37 years old and out of contract in the summer, Lainton is a sick note and out of contract in the summer, and their other goalkeeper is young and has never played in English football before. They'll need to do something there very soon. 2) Since their takeover they have made a big push to bring international football back to North Wales at the Racecourse, and put it 'on the map' for football a bit more. Signing a Welsh international would be a coup that continues that push. The Welsh international connection is the only reason I had any sort of optimism about the Cardiff rumours. 3) Ward is a Wrexham boy and was in their academy as a youth player before Liverpool. A return home might appeal. 4) Wrexham - if promoted to League 1 - have one of the more likely budgets to better bridge the financial gap between Ward's current contract versus what he'll be on when his time at Leicester is up. I agree with you that I don't see a Championship side or above taking him as a #1. Unless a bigger club picks him up as #3 for home grown GK cover, then I think he'll drop down to League 1. Wrexham standout as one of the sides who might take a punt. Feels like pipe dream stuff he voluntarily wants to go this summer and we can find a taker. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozartfox Posted 24 January Share Posted 24 January On 22/01/2024 at 18:15, LCCFox96 said: I thought similar about Ward's potential next club being Wrexham. A few reasons it makes sense for them over any other club imo: 1) Their current #1 - Okonkwo - is on loan from Arsenal. They don't have a goalkeeper permanently on their books who is good enough for top end League 2 or higher. Howard is 37 years old and out of contract in the summer, Lainton is a sick note and out of contract in the summer, and their other goalkeeper is young and has never played in English football before. They'll need to do something there very soon. 2) Since their takeover they have made a big push to bring international football back to North Wales at the Racecourse, and put it 'on the map' for football a bit more. Signing a Welsh international would be a coup that continues that push. The Welsh international connection is the only reason I had any sort of optimism about the Cardiff rumours. 3) Ward is a Wrexham boy and was in their academy as a youth player before Liverpool. A return home might appeal. 4) Wrexham - if promoted to League 1 - have one of the more likely budgets to better bridge the financial gap between Ward's current contract versus what he'll be on when his time at Leicester is up. I agree with you that I don't see a Championship side or above taking him as a #1. Unless a bigger club picks him up as #3 for home grown GK cover, then I think he'll drop down to League 1. Wrexham standout as one of the sides who might take a punt. Feels like pipe dream stuff he voluntarily wants to go this summer and we can find a taker. If Carlsberg wrote threads on FT - then 2) & 3) above would be that thread. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingsX Posted 24 January Share Posted 24 January On 22/01/2024 at 12:15, LCCFox96 said: I thought similar about Ward's potential next club being Wrexham. A few reasons it makes sense for them over any other club imo: 1) Their current #1 - Okonkwo - is on loan from Arsenal. They don't have a goalkeeper permanently on their books who is good enough for top end League 2 or higher. Howard is 37 years old and out of contract in the summer, Lainton is a sick note and out of contract in the summer, and their other goalkeeper is young and has never played in English football before. They'll need to do something there very soon. 2) Since their takeover they have made a big push to bring international football back to North Wales at the Racecourse, and put it 'on the map' for football a bit more. Signing a Welsh international would be a coup that continues that push. The Welsh international connection is the only reason I had any sort of optimism about the Cardiff rumours. 3) Ward is a Wrexham boy and was in their academy as a youth player before Liverpool. A return home might appeal. 4) Wrexham - if promoted to League 1 - have one of the more likely budgets to better bridge the financial gap between Ward's current contract versus what he'll be on when his time at Leicester is up. I agree with you that I don't see a Championship side or above taking him as a #1. Unless a bigger club picks him up as #3 for home grown GK cover, then I think he'll drop down to League 1. Wrexham standout as one of the sides who might take a punt. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyFOX12 Posted 25 January Share Posted 25 January Bollocks, what happened with the Cardiff rumour? Did they sober up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiritwalker Posted 25 January Share Posted 25 January On 19/01/2024 at 07:51, ozleicester said: Can we change the title of this tthread... its depressing Maybe Danny Ward - DOWN BUT NOT OUT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox_favourite Posted 1 February Share Posted 1 February Just imagine a team where Danny Ward and Matt Turner are your options as number 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazly Posted 1 February Share Posted 1 February It does look like he is hanging around. The rumours were all too good to be true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Fannieri Posted 1 February Share Posted 1 February Once Smithies retired and Iversen had gone on loan to Stoke, it always felt Ward would stay as experienced cover in the event either Mads or Jakub get injured 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyKopCorner Posted 1 February Share Posted 1 February Get this bozo off the books and it’d be the best transfer window in over 5 years 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzFOX Posted 1 February Share Posted 1 February 2 hours ago, Claudio Fannieri said: Once Smithies retired and Iversen had gone on loan to Stoke, it always felt Ward would stay as experienced cover in the event either Mads or Jakub get injured Experienced cover at what exactly? Making booboos and conceding goals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzFOX Posted 1 February Share Posted 1 February Ward is a like a bad fart that is still lingering at the club. A reminder in the background that the Bodgers nightmare really happened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobyfox Posted 1 February Share Posted 1 February 1 minute ago, cruzFOX said: Ward is a like a bad fart that is still lingering at the club. A reminder in the background that the Bodgers nightmare really happened I remember last season reading the comments on FT and thinking that he’s not as bad as people are making out. Eventually I realised he was! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkyrobot Posted 1 February Share Posted 1 February 15 minutes ago, cruzFOX said: Experienced cover at what exactly? Making booboos and conceding goals? Hes the most experienced at delivering regular no-look starfishes tbf. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxTimmy2 Posted 1 February Share Posted 1 February What a cock tease this was. crap 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalletFox Posted 1 February Share Posted 1 February 5 minutes ago, FoxTimmy2 said: What a cock tease this was. crap You can’t comment on this thread so close to the deadline, it will give people false hope something was happening late in the window … 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fazzyfox Posted 1 February Share Posted 1 February Please stop bumping this thread, I’m running out of fireworks and the neighbours are getting p****d off with me 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle27 Posted 1 February Share Posted 1 February (edited) Looks like he’s trying his look at the apprentice 🤔 Edited 1 February by Turtle27 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vazman Posted 1 February Share Posted 1 February Still here then, will no one take him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daggers Posted 1 February Share Posted 1 February Another window and we fail to farm him out by subbing his wages and save money. Farcical. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFS Posted 2 February Share Posted 2 February 2025. Another Rudkin fooking masterclass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzFOX Posted 2 February Share Posted 2 February I'm now convinced we are stuck with Ward forever! Proper jobs-worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iancognito Posted 2 February Share Posted 2 February 1 hour ago, cruzFOX said: I'm now convinced we are stuck with Ward forever! Proper jobs-worth. TBH if my boss handed me a £40k a week deal to sit and do nothing I'd snap his hand off. He's only going to get half that at best at any other club. It's a short career you get what you can. Whoever gave him that deal is the issue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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