HeartsandonlyHearts Posted October 6 Posted October 6 Just now, HeartsandonlyHearts said: I’m certainly not knocking him. He’s trying to do something alien to him. He’s better in the middle or at least farther up the field.
tartofmidlothian Posted October 6 Posted October 6 12 minutes ago, Threedoorsdown said: Ageu came with a £1.7m transfer fee. The average salary in the Bundesliga is £42k a week. I don't think he moves to Scotland for a hearts salary, perhaps we have paid him a large signing fee to artificially keep his salary in line with other squad members, but it's not as if the guy was a complete flop in Germany either. I'm not complaining, three clean sheets. I reckon you're right about the signing fee and the fact he's one of our better paid players, I just don't think we would have broken our structure for him. What's our top wage, 5k a week, maybe an extra grand or two for a special player? Plus part of Jamestown's MO seems to be finding the quality required without going over budget. His days as a Bundesliga keeper seemed to be behind him after Union, but that doesn't mean he's not potentially the best keeper in our league. Anyway, you're right, no complaints. He's obviously value for money whatever we're paying.
Threedoorsdown Posted October 6 Posted October 6 1 minute ago, tartofmidlothian said: I reckon you're right about the signing fee and the fact he's one of our better paid players, I just don't think we would have broken our structure for him. What's our top wage, 5k a week, maybe an extra grand or two for a special player? Plus part of Jamestown's MO seems to be finding the quality required without going over budget. His days as a Bundesliga keeper seemed to be behind him after Union, but that doesn't mean he's not potentially the best keeper in our league. Anyway, you're right, no complaints. He's obviously value for money whatever we're paying. I honestly can't see it. The average salary in the Bundesliga 2 was nearly £10,000 in 2019. We aren't paying him £5,000 per week, the numbers just don't add up.
rossi_1983 Posted October 6 Posted October 6 2 hours ago, Batistuta87 said: Think he got it exactly right to be fair and rather than over-committing and possibly fouling him he's just stood his ground and made himself really difficult to beat. Even setting himself up for Boyle to hit it first time he's got his angles spot on and as soon as he takes a slightly heavy touch he's out: Then just makes himself big, limiting the angles he has for a shot: Really good goalkeeping IMO. I had only seen it live and thought he was slow to come out, but those stills show how good his positioning actually was. He did a drill in the warm up where Gallagher took a touch near the angle of the 6 yard box then Schwolow closed the angle and blocked every shot. Body shape was exactly like the bottom photo, and leaves very little area for the striker to score. Looks almost like ice hockey style goal keeping that Petr Cech was so good at
sac Posted October 6 Posted October 6 7 minutes ago, tartofmidlothian said: I reckon you're right about the signing fee and the fact he's one of our better paid players, I just don't think we would have broken our structure for him. What's our top wage, 5k a week, maybe an extra grand or two for a special player? Plus part of Jamestown's MO seems to be finding the quality required without going over budget. His days as a Bundesliga keeper seemed to be behind him after Union, but that doesn't mean he's not potentially the best keeper in our league. Anyway, you're right, no complaints. He's obviously value for money whatever we're paying. Shanks will be on £10k pw I’d guess?
Poseidon Posted October 6 Posted October 6 On 27/09/2025 at 20:24, davie1980 said: That save he made where the ball just bounced into the box and he was about 12 yards from his goal was mad. Went full stretch, two handed plucking it out the air. Seemed a tad unneccesary. One for the cameras? I'm about 2 weeks too late but it was another great example of putting himself in a position to be able to react if the Falkirk boy managed to chip it over him and also to react and get it if he didn't. Often you'd see goalies rush out and gather it comfortably if it transpired like against Falkirk but be completely out of it if the attacker gets enough contact to chip it over
TheBigO Posted October 6 Posted October 6 43 minutes ago, rossi_1983 said: I had only seen it live and thought he was slow to come out, but those stills show how good his positioning actually was. He did a drill in the warm up where Gallagher took a touch near the angle of the 6 yard box then Schwolow closed the angle and blocked every shot. Body shape was exactly like the bottom photo, and leaves very little area for the striker to score. Looks almost like ice hockey style goal keeping that Petr Cech was so good at Going to show these stills to my daughter. It's perfect goalkeeping frankly. His shape in the third one is so technically good. I never understand GKs who collapse in the positions. So often get beat over their heads, it such a weird move but so so common. His "Z" is a thing of beauty!!!!
naeclue Posted October 6 Posted October 6 43 minutes ago, Threedoorsdown said: I honestly can't see it. The average salary in the Bundesliga 2 was nearly £10,000 in 2019. We aren't paying him £5,000 per week, the numbers just don't add up. Derek McInnes said that Schwolow was offered more money elsewhere, but he came to Hearts as he wanted to play - he seems to have been a back up for a while. At 33 I figure he has made a few Euro already, and Hearts have a great story at the moment. He seemed to be having a great time on Saturday.
Threedoorsdown Posted October 6 Posted October 6 6 minutes ago, naeclue said: Derek McInnes said that Schwolow was offered more money elsewhere, but he came to Hearts as he wanted to play - he seems to have been a back up for a while. At 33 I figure he has made a few Euro already, and Hearts have a great story at the moment. He seemed to be having a great time on Saturday. He did, that doesn't really mean anything though, could have been offered £15k elsewhere and £12k at Hearts. 33 is old in footballing terms by not in general life. The lad has a wife and two kids and no doubt outgoings to reflect what he has been earning. I can believe that finances weren't first motivation for joining us, but if you aren't in the mix with other clubs financially it usually doesn't matter what else is on offer. The obvious cavaet to this being if players are coming to the end of their careers and joining their boyhood clubs..
HMFC01 Posted October 6 Posted October 6 23 hours ago, OTT said: - Very true. He's a huge improvement over Zander. It feels a bit like when we brought Jon McLaughlin in. Just streets ahead of the incumbent (Hamilton?) A really, really, really smart signing to have made. You cannot challenge at the top end of the league with a keeper who is stopping just short of chucking them in. That's my comparison also, McLaughlin. Watching AS at Freiburg (on the TV mind) he was the type of Hearts keeper I would have liked at the club. At the time there was no chance we could afford him. Great timing to get him now. Like a dream. What I can't remember is did I watch AS before we signed McLaughlin, during him at Hearts, or after. It might have even been when we had Zlamal. Anyways not important. It's crucial Id say having an organised defence for him. Otherwise you'd get different results. He works better that way. Back to McLaughlin again. Having him and Haring were important. When they both left or injured the defence went to crap . Berra and Souttar. It was a struggle. Really important having key players like Schwolow, Beni or Devlin. It helps Halkett and Findlay and vice versa. Good core part of the team. It's not extraordinary that the Boyle best chance came from a player playing out of position, McEntee. He's been great filling in. Just seems like a weakness that position at the moment. The keeper done well to close Boyle down put him off.
boag1874 Posted October 6 Posted October 6 45 minutes ago, Threedoorsdown said: He did, that doesn't really mean anything though, could have been offered £15k elsewhere and £12k at Hearts. 33 is old in footballing terms by not in general life. The lad has a wife and two kids and no doubt outgoings to reflect what he has been earning. I can believe that finances weren't first motivation for joining us, but if you aren't in the mix with other clubs financially it usually doesn't matter what else is on offer. The obvious cavaet to this being if players are coming to the end of their careers and joining their boyhood clubs.. FWIW I agree with you. I think we've shelled out a bit more than normal on his wages. He might not be the top earner (as that'll likely be Shankland) but he's going to be up there. I think it was the right move mind, we badly needed a quality keeper & so far he looks the part. He's also Gorgie as **** already.
AC Mallin_51 Posted October 6 Posted October 6 (edited) Just seen a lot of the extended highlights back now. The big man was loving it when we scored! Just feel like he gets it, dono, just got a feeling that Schwolow will be a name remembered around Gorgie Edited October 6 by AC Mallin_51
hmfc_liam06 Posted October 6 Posted October 6 12 minutes ago, AC Mallin_51 said: Just seen a lot of the extended highlights back now. The big man was loving it when we scored! Just feel like he gets it, dono, just got a feeling that Schwolow will be a name remembered around Gorgie He absolutely was. I spent more time watching him to mental than going mental myself, was proper great to see!
JamboAl Posted October 6 Posted October 6 22 minutes ago, AC Mallin_51 said: Just seen a lot of the extended highlights back now. The big man was loving it when we scored! Just feel like he gets it, dono, just got a feeling that Schwolow will be a name remembered around Gorgie Fans favourite like Big Gilles? Probably.
Daveandal Posted October 6 Posted October 6 2 hours ago, naeclue said: Derek McInnes said that Schwolow was offered more money elsewhere, but he came to Hearts as he wanted to play - he seems to have been a back up for a while. At 33 I figure he has made a few Euro already, and Hearts have a great story at the moment. He seemed to be having a great time on Saturday. I sure it was well documented at the time Gullies Rousset was offered substantially more money by Sunderland but chose Hearts as Edinburgh offered a much better quality of life for his family, it also had a French language school. Although money is massively important other factors can tip the balance.
Mr Moncler Posted October 6 Posted October 6 7 hours ago, Stupid Sexy Flanders said: I thought he was really slow off his line when Boyle hit the bar on Saturday. Thought Schwolow should have been favourite to reach the ball first. I could be wrong. It’s more McEntee sleeping a bit that lets Boyle in for me…wouldn’t blame Schwolow in this instance. I did think he was a bit flappy at corners at ibrox but hopefully that was debut nerves. Im pretty optimistic about him. On Clark he looks done here he’s not even someone you’d be happy coming in for a game or two now, just looked so dodgy start of the season. Got his chance and blew it.
Madjambo21 Posted October 6 Posted October 6 4 hours ago, tartofmidlothian said: I reckon you're right about the signing fee and the fact he's one of our better paid players, I just don't think we would have broken our structure for him. What's our top wage, 5k a week, maybe an extra grand or two for a special player? Plus part of Jamestown's MO seems to be finding the quality required without going over budget. His days as a Bundesliga keeper seemed to be behind him after Union, but that doesn't mean he's not potentially the best keeper in our league. Anyway, you're right, no complaints. He's obviously value for money whatever we're paying. I'm sure this was mentioned somewhere that even though we paid a record fee his salary was within our budget. I'd imagine it's above 5k now though.
Dick Dastardly Posted October 6 Posted October 6 1m37 seconds Schwolow involved in a "bizzare" moment
OTT Posted October 6 Posted October 6 2 hours ago, Daveandal said: I sure it was well documented at the time Gullies Rousset was offered substantially more money by Sunderland but chose Hearts as Edinburgh offered a much better quality of life for his family, it also had a French language school. Although money is massively important other factors can tip the balance. Here's hoping as we grow under Bloom, the money we can offer can increase and it becomes a much tougher decision for players.
Canscot Posted October 6 Posted October 6 6 hours ago, Threedoorsdown said: He did, that doesn't really mean anything though, could have been offered £15k elsewhere and £12k at Hearts. 33 is old in footballing terms by not in general life. The lad has a wife and two kids and no doubt outgoings to reflect what he has been earning. If he is anything like most Germans I have known, he will still have the first € he earned😂
Smithian Posted October 7 Author Posted October 7 On 13/09/2025 at 18:55, Smithian said: Is it too early for me to assume our wonderful German addition is going to end up 150 appearances for Heart and retire a club legend for having started many glorious matches? I should have just redone this post when I made this thread. This man is a lock someday for legend status. I think Gordon pre-broken leg was best shot stopper we’ve had in a while, but Schwolow is best with ball at his feet and out of the box that we’ve had … in a while!
OTT Posted October 7 Posted October 7 On 06/10/2025 at 10:29, Batistuta87 said: Think he got it exactly right to be fair and rather than over-committing and possibly fouling him he's just stood his ground and made himself really difficult to beat. Even setting himself up for Boyle to hit it first time he's got his angles spot on and as soon as he takes a slightly heavy touch he's out: Then just makes himself big, limiting the angles he has for a shot: Really good goalkeeping IMO. Really good breakdown of it. I've saw a few folk on twitter joke that because of how good Halks & Findlay have been, that we don't actually know how good Schwolow is. I'd push back against that slightly with the above, and the few saves he's had to make. Everything he's done so far in maroon (or yellow ) has been excellent and he's stopped the leakiing of silly goals. @This is My Story Podcast - I think a couple of episodes ago, Corbett mentioned about Arfield thinking Schwolow had a mistake in him/ looked a bit uncomfortable with the ball at his feet - thought it was a really interesting point, because its obviously came from someone far more knowledgeable about that than your average fan. So far, I think he's looked a much stronger keeper than both Gordon (at 42) and Zander. Looking at when he's had the ball at his feet, I think his distribution by and large has been solid, and where he's intended the ball to go, has been where the ball has ended up. The obvious comparison is maybe Gordon who naturally isn't comfortable with the ball at his feet, and it shows. Schwolow, to me doesn't look particularly fazed when the ball comes back to him. We're obviously going to concede goals at some point under him and it will be interesting to see how Arfields' thoughts around that stack up. Although they didn't count, its worth maybe noting the chopped off goal for Rangers at Ibrox where he was impeded, could have been stronger? and then Boyles offside goal too, although nobody really expects the keeper to make the save in that kind of 1v1 anyway. He reminds me a lot of Jon McLaughlin in how quickly he looks to have settled. Being forced into changing a keeper without the incoming keeper having a preseason with the players isn't ideal, but I think we can be very, very pleased with how he's settled in. We look a much more formidable defensive unit now.
Dazo Posted October 7 Posted October 7 36 minutes ago, OTT said: Really good breakdown of it. I've saw a few folk on twitter joke that because of how good Halks & Findlay have been, that we don't actually know how good Schwolow is. I'd push back against that slightly with the above, and the few saves he's had to make. Everything he's done so far in maroon (or yellow ) has been excellent and he's stopped the leakiing of silly goals. @This is My Story Podcast - I think a couple of episodes ago, Corbett mentioned about Arfield thinking Schwolow had a mistake in him/ looked a bit uncomfortable with the ball at his feet - thought it was a really interesting point, because its obviously came from someone far more knowledgeable about that than your average fan. So far, I think he's looked a much stronger keeper than both Gordon (at 42) and Zander. Looking at when he's had the ball at his feet, I think his distribution by and large has been solid, and where he's intended the ball to go, has been where the ball has ended up. The obvious comparison is maybe Gordon who naturally isn't comfortable with the ball at his feet, and it shows. Schwolow, to me doesn't look particularly fazed when the ball comes back to him. We're obviously going to concede goals at some point under him and it will be interesting to see how Arfields' thoughts around that stack up. Although they didn't count, its worth maybe noting the chopped off goal for Rangers at Ibrox where he was impeded, could have been stronger? and then Boyles offside goal too, although nobody really expects the keeper to make the save in that kind of 1v1 anyway. He reminds me a lot of Jon McLaughlin in how quickly he looks to have settled. Being forced into changing a keeper without the incoming keeper having a preseason with the players isn't ideal, but I think we can be very, very pleased with how he's settled in. We look a much more formidable defensive unit now. Fair summary and with agree regarding the two goals that were chopped off. He should have been stronger at ibrox and Boyle’s offside goal was slipped past him a little too easily imo. As you said though and I agree a one on one should really result in a goal every time. That said I’m delighted we’ve got him and have zero fears going forward. I can only see him getting stronger and better.
Cruyff Posted October 7 Posted October 7 Never really been properly tested yet. But so far. Solid as a rock.
The Hogfather Posted October 7 Posted October 7 On 06/10/2025 at 13:45, Threedoorsdown said: He did, that doesn't really mean anything though, could have been offered £15k elsewhere and £12k at Hearts. 33 is old in footballing terms by not in general life. The lad has a wife and two kids and no doubt outgoings to reflect what he has been earning. I can believe that finances weren't first motivation for joining us, but if you aren't in the mix with other clubs financially it usually doesn't matter what else is on offer. The obvious cavaet to this being if players are coming to the end of their careers and joining their boyhood clubs.. This could very well be the same situation as Naismith. He'll have made good money at Hertha Berlin, Schalke and Union Berlin. Who knows what he's on and what he turned down. Whatever he's being paid though, he seems good value for it so far.
Scott980612 Posted October 18 Posted October 18 Still not conceded! little to do but long may this run continue
Marvin Posted October 18 Posted October 18 Who was the last keeper we had who can kick the ball? Niemi maybe?
jr ewing Posted October 18 Posted October 18 3 minutes ago, DxB Hearts said: Still no idea if he’s good or not 😂 Cool dude 😎
Boris5115 Posted October 18 Posted October 18 4 minutes ago, DxB Hearts said: Still no idea if he’s good or not 😂 He's good don't worry about that.
Mikey1874 Posted October 18 Posted October 18 32 minutes ago, Scott980612 said: Still not conceded! little to do but long may this run continue 9 minutes ago, indianajones said: A new Hearts record breaker.
Jamb04life Posted October 18 Posted October 18 Even though he’s not had much to do, he has a presence about him and you get the sense the defenders trust him. Such an upgrade on Clark
Cruyff Posted October 18 Posted October 18 Different story next weekend. He might actually get a test.
Kendoll Posted October 18 Posted October 18 Was even throwing the ball to the Killie players the night just to alleviate his boredom. I'm a fan, seems to have the trust of his defence which is always important, feel like that's what Clark never had this term.
jamboinglasgow Posted October 18 Posted October 18 29 minutes ago, Jamb04life said: Even though he’s not had much to do, he has a presence about him and you get the sense the defenders trust him. Such an upgrade on Clark I do think he has a multiplier effect on a defence that was already strong.
mr fox Posted October 18 Posted October 18 1 hour ago, DxB Hearts said: Still no idea if he’s good or not 😂 He is good but massive credit to halks and Findlay
RobNox Posted October 18 Posted October 18 1 hour ago, DxB Hearts said: Still no idea if he’s good or not 😂 I'd be more than happy if we finish the season still none the wiser
BigStein Posted October 26 Posted October 26 His calmness in mopping up attacks is such a great attribute
whodanny Posted October 26 Posted October 26 The guy was fantastic, and calm as you like. He's a keeper. 😊
RustyRightPeg Posted October 26 Posted October 26 On 18/10/2025 at 22:06, mr fox said: He is good but massive credit to halks and Findlay It’s a two way street, they defend at the level they are because they’re confident of what’s behind them.
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now