Just reading some of Gabriel Slonina's accomplishments

...in his career so far.

Second youngest player ever to sign in the MLS, after Freddie Adu.

Youngest ever MLS goalkeeper, and subsequently the youngest goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet after his debut finished 0-0.

He broke the record for most clean sheets by a goalkeeper aged under 21, with his 9th, when he was still just 17. He subsequently set the record at 16 when he left Chigaco.

At 18, he was the US national team's youngest ever goalkeeper.

When transferring to Chelsea, it was the highest fee any team had ever paid for an MLS goalkeeper. Chelsea have since broken that record again.

And now, he's likely to be booed off the Oakwell turf next weekend, what a career highlight that will be

 

He's crap mate. Stealing a wage. Board out. Sack the coach. Shoot the club cat!

 

Why shoot the club cat. Bit extreme.

 

Hopefully the board have made a good signing here with this kid, we'll have to wait and see.
But then who goes out on loan, Smith or Killip ?.
It shows how important the loan market is of course, even though with most of them, we know we won't get to sign them after the loan ends.

 

Yep it would be a CATastrophe!

 

So you think we will get hammered next weekend then ?

 

I hope he has a stormer in the next two so that by the time we’re back at Oakwell things are all rosy again

 

Ideally, I'd have prefered Smith to go out on loan mate so he doesn't miss vital games and continues to grow and experience first team football to keep his progression going, however, I just really do not rate Killip, so I think it's an issue, because if this new lad picks up and injury & Smith isn't here, we will be relying on him...

 

He also appeared, as an extra, in High School Musical 4 playing the bass drum in an over exuberant marching band, whilst wearing Brad Friedl junior net keeping gloves. Fact.

 

No, it was a joke, mate.

 

Has he had any game time with Chelsea, or the U.S Intl team ?.
His previous transfer fees would suggest he's got some quality about him, even for his young age.

As for Smith, I'm wondering if something has happened already, what with him not playing the other night.

 

He's never played for Chelsea’s first team, but does have 1 cap for the US, a 2-1 friendly defeat to Slovenia.

Nothing has happened to Smith. Clarke said a month or so ago that Smith's one for the future, and the plan was always to bring another keeper in.

 

Has he played Tuesday night in December at Oakwell?

Me neither

 

I have a feline you are right.

 

That's almost the purrfect joke!

 

What we have a cat? I demand to know why there hasn’t been an update on its welfare and performance. As a paying customer i have a right to be updated. Hope the new *** group take this as a priority to the top of the first meeting.

 

Do we still have a cat?

 

if he's as good as peter bonetti he'll do