Bywater to Spurs

[-G-Man-]

according to Sky Sports News, Paul Jewell has said the fee has been agreed and the transfer will be made offical very soon.

Derby County goalkeeper Stephen Bywater could be heading back to the Premier League with Tottenham Hotspur.

Bywater, who was third choice for the Rams at one stage last season, is being lined up for a move to White Hart Lane.

The 27-year-old joined Derby from West Ham United for £375,000 in August 2006 and has made 62 appearances.He was signed by Billy Davies and proved a key figure in the team that won promotion from the Championship in 2006-7.

Bywater was an ever-present in the top flight last season until he damaged his shoulder at Newcastle shortly before Christmas.

Lewis Price came in for nine games and, by the time Bywater was fit, manager Paul Jewell had landed Roy Carroll from Rangers and Price had been installed as number two.

A four-month loan spell at Ipswich Town followed for Bywater. He played 17 games but the Tractor Boys did not follow up their interest and he returned to Derby.

He has been training and playing during pre-season – he started Tuesday’s victory over Rushden & Diamonds – but Jewell recently admitted that the Rams could not run with three keepers in the Championship and one of Bywater or Price could leave.

Bywater would find himself behind Brazilian Heurelho Gomes at Tottenham. Gomes was signed by Spurs boss Juande Ramos from Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven only last month.

I know the Scum need a number 2 keeper after offloading Cerny to QPR and Robbo to Blackburn but surely there are better options then the keeper who kept goal for the worst teamin Premier League history. It looks as if they are signing players just for the sake of it.

[Shotgunjim]

Good signing as a backup - although I had hopes for Alnwick.

[-G-Man-]

i thought he looked shocking at derby at the start of the season. but i suppose you dont remember the saves, you only remember the fuck ups.

[Shotgunjim]

Agreed - he has premiership experience and more than likely wont moan when he doesnt play for 5 months.

[-G-Man-]

Agreed - he has premiership experience and more than likely wont moan when he doesnt play for 5 months.

Thats the same reason i like Phil Senderos for us!

he's blonde, he's shit, he plays when no ones fit!!

[steve10574]

according to Sky Sports News, Paul Jewell has said the fee has been agreed and the transfer will be made offical very soon.



I know the Scum need a number 2 keeper after offloading Cerny to QPR and Robbo to Blackburn but surely there are better options then the keeper who kept goal for the worst teamin Premier League history. It looks as if they are signing players just for the sake of it.

I thought we had signed some foreign kid for few hundred thou?

[Shotgunjim]

An italian but he is too young and needs to aclimatise...