Mid Calder Jambo Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 The Livingston management team were at Dunfermline on Wednesday to run the eye over some of our players. I know someone who works in the hotel that the Livingston management team and players/trialists are staying in. This person regularly speaks to the management team about football in general and they were asking his opinion of Elliot and Basso. Now my source was at every Hearts game last season and is a family member so pretty reliable. Personally I think that Elliot would have found his level if he went to Livingston, a bit like Wyness, who was a good Division 1 player but never Premier quality. Basso well anywhere other than hearts would do me. Lets see what develops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drylaw Hearts Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 I would imagine they'd have very disappointed that neither Elliot or Basso played on Wednesday then ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meadows Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 i would imagine Basso's wages would be a huge stumblimg block.. Plus (tin hat time) i dont think he is that bad a keeper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawrrrrrrr Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 to add to this Livi have just released there only keeper and had a french trialiist in goals yesterday Please let it be true, an awful keeper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosanostra Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 to add to this Livi have just released there only keeper and had a french trialiist in goals yesterday Please let it be true, an awful keeper He played well at Fester v Hobos - the 1-1 game. Made a blinding save from Fletcher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Sexington Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 to add to this Livi have just released there only keeper and had a french trialiist in goals yesterday Please let it be true, an awful keeper Agreed. I'm a bag of nerves every time he plays. He's capable of great saves but equally capable of ludicrous howlers that even Zibbi would be ashamed of. Time to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stupid Sexy Flanders Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 i would imagine Basso's wages would be a huge stumblimg block..Plus (tin hat time) i dont think he is that bad a keeper. Agreed, don't think he is a bad keeper at all. I couldn't believe he was blamed for that goal at Killie, when he played a simple pass to Neilson, who fell on his arse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Gosling Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Livi have new Italian owners who could front slightly higher wages. There may be truth to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Gosling Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Basso's agent owns Livingston. It'll be a goer then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imeantasong Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 The Livingston management team were at Dunfermline on Wednesday to run the eye over some of our players. I know someone who works in the hotel that the Livingston management team and players/trialists are staying in. This person regularly speaks to the management team about football in general and they were asking his opinion of Elliot and Basso. Now my source was at every Hearts game last season and is a family member so pretty reliable. Personally I think that Elliot would have found his level if he went to Livingston, a bit like Wyness, who was a good Division 1 player but never Premier quality. Basso well anywhere other than hearts would do me. Lets see what develops. And he gave glowing reports I hope? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJGJ Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 still to be proved/disproved if he is a decent goalie -- needed 5/6 games in a row to see if he could challenge as number one --- we still need another goalkeeper though as number one -- I'm not sure I have enough faith in McDonald and Banks age means he is never getting better just steadily worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosanostra Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Think i remember him being quoted as being on a fairly high wage. Better lose the epense and go with Banks and McDonald. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Chat Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Think i remember him being quoted as being on a fairly high wage. Better lose the epense and go with Banks and McDonald. ?7,000 a week according to the EEN a couple of weeks ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosanostra Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 ?7,000 a week according to the EEN a couple of weeks ago In that case, get him punted asap. No way will he be going to Livi if that's true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Gosling Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 In that case, get him punted asap. No way will he be going to Livi if that's true. But his agent owns them. I'm sure some dodgy deal would be wrangled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosanostra Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 But his agent owns them. I'm sure some dodgy deal would be wrangled. I guess you never know. 7k a week????? Goddammit Vlad, what the hell goes on in that head of yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Sexington Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 I guess you never know. 7k a week????? Goddammit Vlad, what the hell goes on in that head of yours? Best not to think about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Gosling Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 I guess you never know. 7k a week????? Goddammit Vlad, what the hell goes on in that head of yours? He sounds like a Mindaugas signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosanostra Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 He sounds like a Mindaugas signing. He sounds like a titanic waste of money, whoever signed him. When added to the Beslija, Makela, Jose G, Neil McCann money the club also spent, it really is quite startling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJGJ Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 He's on nowhere near ?7k a week -- this was a figure his agent asked for in contract negotiations to extend his contract. His current deal is less than half that and he has 1 more year to run. Remember the club he came from and his prev clubs -- no way were they paying high salaries to reserve goalkeepers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarhead Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 still to be proved/disproved if he is a decent goalie -- needed 5/6 games in a row to see if he could challenge as number one --- we still need another goalkeeper though as number one -- I'm not sure I have enough faith in McDonald and Banks age means he is never getting better just steadily worse. I've read several times that some people don't have a great deal of faith in McDonald. I'm wondering why this is? The only answer I can think of is that he is an unknown quantity at the top level but the same could be said of Gordon when he made his debut. The guy could be great or he could be a disaster. We'll never find out until we give him some game time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudi must stay Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Agreed. I'm a bag of nerves every time he plays. He's capable of great saves but equally capable of ludicrous howlers that even Zibbi would be ashamed of. Time to go. made 1 mistake mate. From a Hartley free-kick that swerved like crazy and i'd imagine many keepers would make. Would keep him tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.N.T.H. Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Basso's hellish. His mistake against Celtic, and his hellish 'headless chicken-esque' run out at St Midden aren't forgotten. Punt him to Livi with Fat Clum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Sexington Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 made 1 mistake mate. From a Hartley free-kick that swerved like crazy and i'd imagine many keepers would make. Would keep him tbh He had a howler at Love Street as well mate. He's pish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudi must stay Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 He had a howler at Love Street as well mate. He's pish. on his debut. Course he's going to be nervous, we didn't lose though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Sexington Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 on his debut. Course he's going to be nervous, we didn't lose though Haha. It's irrelevant if it was his debut and if we lost or not. He's supposed to be a pro footballer. It was only a game against St Midden, not Milan at the San Siro. Bottom line is, he make me nervous when he's in goals. And I bet his defence feels the same. Punt him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudi must stay Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Haha. It's irrelevant if it was his debut and if we lost or not. He's supposed to be a pro footballer. It was only a game against St Midden, not Milan at the San Siro. Bottom line is, he make me nervous when he's in goals. And I bet his defence feels the same. Punt him. or even Celtic at the Parkhead. where he had a blinder. Tbh i feel nervous now when Banks is in goals he isn't the same keeper as he was 2/3 years ago which is why we need to give guys like Basso atleast a chance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Sexington Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 or even Celtic at the Parkhead. where he had a blinder. Tbh i feel nervous now when Banks is in goals he isn't the same keeper as he was 2/3 years ago which is why we need to give guys like Basso atleast a chance I think we'll have to agree to disagree on this one mate. Like I said earlier, he is capable of great saves but I always have the nagging feeling that the next Makalambi moment is never far away. I'm not saying Banks is the answer either though...too small for my liking. I'd actually like to see Csaba bring someone in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bighusref Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 made 1 mistake mate. From a Hartley free-kick that swerved like crazy and i'd imagine many keepers would make. Would keep him tbh Don't forget Kilmarnock away's (the first time) efforts. Total bomb scare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie-Brown Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 this article says an un-named french goalkeeper played part of Livingston's match yesterday. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/livingston/7516143.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudi must stay Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Don't forget Kilmarnock away's (the first time) efforts. Total bomb scare. and the second time when he kept us in the match by himself. Sure he's made mistakes every keeper does, but he's had a few great games which suggest he has a future here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie-Brown Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 and the second time when he kept us in the match by himself. Sure he's made mistakes every keeper does, but he's had a few great games which suggest he has a future here As Jamie MacDonald appears to be going to the Germany training camp and not Basso then I'd say his future prospects at Hearts aint looking too great at this moment in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spennyboy Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 I thought Clum was off to ICT?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudi must stay Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 As Jamie MacDonald appears to be going to the Germany training camp and not Basso then I'd say his future prospects at Hearts aint looking too great at this moment in time. yeah but that's got nothing to do with football imo, just that he mouthed off to Romanov about that new contract Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.N.T.H. Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Just read that Livi's new 'keeper has packed it in after 6 days. Once he'd toured the McArthur Glen and Almondvale Centres, he realised what a sh*thole he'd moved to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bighusref Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 and the second time when he kept us in the match by himself. Sure he's made mistakes every keeper does, but he's had a few great games which suggest he has a future here When he averages a howler every two games I couldn't care if he was Cruikshank reincarnate every second game. Awful 'keeper, get rid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johanes de Silentio Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 According to the BBC Radio Scotland website, 'an unnamed French Goalkeeper' played the first half in a Livi friendly at at the weekend. Basso? Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Basso had an excellent game in the 'must win' versus Kilmarnock just prior to the split last season. We were rank that day and he made save after save. Then he was booted out as a 'contract rebel' despite being another of those players with more than a year to go. I think he has faults as a goalie, but I would rather see him in the goals than Banks. As for MacDonald, I know that people state on here that he is 6ft 1 - but he doesn't look that on the pitch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jam Tarts 1874 Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Basso had an excellent game in the 'must win' versus Kilmarnock just prior to the split last season. We were rank that day and he made save after save. Then he was booted out as a 'contract rebel' despite being another of those players with more than a year to go. I think he has faults as a goalie, but I would rather see him in the goals than Banks. As for MacDonald, I know that people state on here that he is 6ft 1 - but he doesn't look that on the pitch! Basso rather than Banks?! aye right! Once again allowing your anti-Romanov agenda cloud your judgement. I have watched Basso lots in the reserves last season, he is not up to standard and only has his agent and his inability to command the confidence of his defenders to blame for his departure. His mistake in the 1-1 with Celtic last December summed him up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Basso rather than Banks?! aye right! Once again allowing your anti-Romanov agenda cloud your judgement. I have watched Basso lots in the reserves last season, he is not up to standard and only has his agent and his inability to command the confidence of his defenders to blame for his departure. His mistake in the 1-1 with Celtic last December summed him up. Will you post your Private Fraser picture again? I like it. I haven't seen Basso in the reserves. In the first team he has made a few mistakes - in his first year in the SPL. Banks is a journeyman - as his career shows - and he never suggests that he is capable of the big saves which Basso can make. He makes fewer mistakes than Basso though. I think we need to sign a goalkeeper. But if we don't then I would prefer to see Basso in goals for us. That is all irrespective of the nonsense contract dispute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wicker Man Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Rumour on Talk 107 - Basso was fighting with another player and has been dumped by Csaba. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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