Mark Travers G Bournmouth b.1999

[seanfhear]

My god I thought he was that and more when we played him in 2015
Has he got a Dorian Grey ? ?

[tommy_c12000]

I haven’t seen it discussed on here yet, but Begovic’s move to everton has presented a great chance to Mark. Bournemouth have been unable to replace Amir yet, and may back Mark if he does well preseason. Mark has started all the preseason games so far so fingers crossed things will go well! It’s conceivable we could have young goalkeepers starting for championship and league one promotion chasing sides, as well as another young keeper playing all the cup games and being primary back up for league games for one of the top European sides

[Trequartista20]

Bournemouth are today reportedly in for Bailey Peacock-Farrell, and almost signed Freddie Woodman recently, his even going so far as to have a medical with the club, before injuries at Newcastle meant the move was eventually nixed.

I'd be (very pleasantly) surprised if Travers was Bournemouth Number 1 this season.

[livehead1]

Mark Travers starts today for Bournemouth in the Premier League. Best of luck.

Who's this Closed Account fella!?

[tetsujin1979]

Who's this Closed Account fella!?

it was cfdh_edmundo, he asked for his account to be deleted a little while ago

[tommy_c12000]

Travers with a clean sheet today in league cup vs MK Dons. He seems to have done okay and made one very good save.

Kilkenny was MOTM as a holding midfielder, which Scott Parker said is how he sees him during an interview this week. I wonder if he has the defensive side for a holding midfielder. Perhaps, more like the style of Pirlo… Either way, it’s great to see him do so well preseason and now in league cup. He has a genuine chance at breaking through this year

[Olé Olé]

Travers, Kilkenny, Robinson and O'Shea all starting tonight.

[samhaydenjr]

Saw the game on TV today - Travers made one good save from a Robinson shot - could possibly have done better with O'Shea's goal, but no chance with Robinson's. Looked vulnerable under crosses but got one good punch away late in the game.

[Olé Olé]

Do you think that re O'Shea's? It was close range and O'Shea accounted for the fact that it was close range by putting down into the ground. Travers couldn't have got down to that in my view.

[Eirambler]

I don't think he was at fault for the O'Shea goal, it was a great header. He still looks vulnerable from crosses though and I'd say he is unlikely to hold on to the jersey at Bournemouth unfortunately. On the face of it he has all the attributes to make it as a top keeper but something seems to be missing - possibly just confidence, but that's hugely important. Well behind Bazunu and Kelleher in the Ireland setup at this point I'd say.

[Olé Olé]

I wonder would a good year of 40 games at League One or Two or the SPL or even on the continent just help him with that confidence piece? It just feels like it to me.

[ColourfulPeanut]

Would help him massively I'd say. There's a big difference between him and Bazunu in confidence just watching them play. Bazunu looks completely unfazed by everything. A year getting peppered with shots down at Rochdale had to have been good for him.

Our keepers need to play now more than anything. It's hard to see Travers keeping his spot at Bournmouth just from watching him play so far.

[Stuttgart88]

I watched Bournemouth vs QPR from 75 mins onwards on SKY last night. Bournemouth were 2-1 up at the time and that's how it finished. Travers was busy throughout the bit I saw. One really super diving save from a header and then 3 or 4 good saves, including one from close range in the 6th or 7th minute of injury time. Only blot on his copybook was a flap at a corner that he missed completely, the ball landing on a QPR's guy's head from only a yard or two out that bounced safely into Travers' arms after a scramble. It could just as easily have bounced straight into the net and it'd have been a direct error, but he deserved his luck.

He has a fantastic physical presence. He makes the goals look tiny. Once or twice he went to cover a shot going over the bar and his reach was about 2-3 feet higher than the crossbar. In fact after one good save he followed up with an agile tip over but the shot was probably already a fair bit over the bar.

Overall very good but I'd like to have seen him deal with that corner better. It left a little nagging doubt in my head, especially after Tadic caused so much trouble in Belgrade with his pin-point corner delivery.

[tetsujin1979]

His passing wasn't great
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[pineapple stu]

Well, is that on him or is that how Bournemouth play?

[Stuttgart88]

I was going to add I didn't notice anything one way or the other wrt distribution. I'd say Bazunu's international passing stats are strong but augmented by short 5-10 meter passes inside his own box, giving him 20 completed passes per match of no degree of difficulty whatsoever.

[JR89]

Good to see Travers doing well at club level and Parker trusting him to be their number one this season. GK is a position we've got sown up for years to come.

[Stuttgart88]

There's a tweet doing the rounds (yesterday) of Travers making a super save at the weekend. Dangerous inswinging free kick, forward gets a head on it, Travers dives left to push it away. Quality save.

[tetsujin1979]

This one?
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[Stuttgart88]

No, it was another one from a dangerous inswinging free kick where the forward gets a head on it and Travers dives left to push it away.

[Kingdom]

it was cfdh_edmundo, he asked for his account to be deleted a little while ago

Ah uwe Fuchs, Caleb was one of the good guys.

[Diggs246]

Ah uwe Fuchs, Caleb was one of the good guys.
Its pretty weird no? Just stop posting

[samhaydenjr]

Another clean sheet for Travers today - that's six in twelve games this season and only eight goals conceded - https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/58853030 - definitely deserves to be in the conversation about Ireland's No.1 which seems to be just focused on Kelleher and Bazunu recently (certainly in the media). I also want to change my position somewhat - I felt it might still be important to have a stopgap goalkeeper or two with a bit more experience for the next campaign, particularly if Randolph retires - the likes of Christy Pym, Max O'Leary, Jack Bonham or Kieran O'Hara. But I'm now happy for for the three youngsters to be our goalkeeping options from now, notwithstanding injuries or the emergence of another star

[sadloserkid]

On paper (and I wouldn't be suggesting this) he'd be the natural first choice. He's playing regularly (unlike Kelleher) and doing it a division higher than Bazunu with a relatively big club at that level. He did fluff his lines slightly when he got his shot of course.

[TonyD]

Another clean sheet for Travers today - that's six in twelve games this season and only eight goals conceded - https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/58853030 - definitely deserves to be in the conversation about Ireland's No.1 which seems to be just focused on Kelleher and Bazunu recently (certainly in the media).

In fairness, Stephen Kenny has always been keen to mention the three keepers, not just Bazunu and Kelleher. It does indeed look good for us for that position for some time to come, with all three of them being young, particularly as it’s generally felt that keepers improve with age.

[irishfan86]

Given so many postponements I ended up watching this one on TV. Travers looked pretty good to me, made a very good save from short range early on. Only beaten by a pen. Could still be a competitor for our No. 1 shirt in long term.

[Demesne Lad]

For all the lively debate about Kelleher v Bazunu for the Ireland no. 1 shirt, Travers remains the one who is playing far, far more regularly than Kelleher and at a higher level than Bazunu: 26 games, 11 clean sheets, for a team lying second in the EFL Championship; concedes an average of just under one goal/game.

[ontheotherhand]

Travers has us right where he wants us.

Much better at getting across the goal from side to side than either of the other two.

And before anyone starts, that's just a sad attempt at a pun on the word traverse.

[JR89]

For all the lively debate about Kelleher v Bazunu for the Ireland no. 1 shirt, Travers remains the one who is playing far, far more regularly than Kelleher and at a higher level than Bazunu: 26 games, 11 clean sheets, for a team lying second in the EFL Championship; concedes an average of just under one goal/game.

He's tipping along nicely alright but of the three he would be seen as the most old school style of keeper. Feel this will more often than not lead to him being third choice among the keepers.

[liamoo11]

For all the lively debate about Kelleher v Bazunu for the Ireland no. 1 shirt, Travers remains the one who is playing far, far more regularly than Kelleher and at a higher level than Bazunu: 26 games, 11 clean sheets, for a team lying second in the EFL Championship; concedes an average of just under one goal/game.

He has done great . He had a nightmare against Serbia and cost us a point that night. His footwork that night was so poor for rhe goals he conceded. Most keeper s can make a great highlights reel of saves the really good ones have excellent footwork the travers just didn't show that night

[Demesne Lad]

Who'd be a goalkeeper? No shortage of rumours and speculation this weekend, but Eddie Howe is reported to be unhappy with the keepers he found at Newcastle and wants to bring in Dean Henderson from Man Utd. (Evening Chronicle). So one of the Toon's keepers would have to leave, and Bournemouth have been enquiring about Freddie Woodman, who had a successful 6 months at Swansea last season (nufcblog) The Bournemouth no.2, Norwegian international Nyland, is out of action for perhaps the next 8 weeks. So if Woodman does go south, will he back-up to Travers, or the Cherries' new no. 1, with promotion in mind?

[Trequartista20]

Travers is very much the established number one at Dean Court and has been, in many supporters' eyes, Bournemouth's player of the season so far. By all accounts he was was excellent again yesterday and I'd be very surprised if he lost his place in the team for absolutely no good reason to a journeyman like Woodman.

[Stuttgart88]

I agree with the above point except that 24 is a very young age to be considered a journeyman!

[pineapple stu]

Who'd be a goalkeeper? No shortage of rumours and speculation this weekend, but Eddie Howe is reported to be unhappy with the keepers he found at Newcastle and wants to bring in Dean Henderson from Man Utd. (Evening Chronicle).
Just crying out for Kelleher to join in September!

[Diggs246]

Howe has an issue that if he buys someone its has to be a "name" and be bought at 3 times their actual value
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[Trequartista20]

I agree with the above point except that 24 is a very young age to be considered a journeyman!

Fair point!

[ifk101]

Mark Travers - 9

For a young, developing goalkeeper, his concentration is a precocious trait. He had very little to do for the first 51 minutes, before being called into action and with the strength of his right hand, keeping out a close range header. Perhaps if that went in and Birmingham had halved the deficit, things would have been even more difficult after Jefferson Lerma's red card.

His second big save, though, from Lukas Jutkiewicz, was the pick of the bunch. A superb display of athleticism. Travers keeps making key saves at key moments in a match.

https://www.dorset.live/sport/football/football-news/magic-first-half-fight-second-6628855

Rating from last night's game against Birmingham.

[tommy_c12000]

https://twitter.com/afcbournemouth/status/1492559526410735617?s=21 A nice post to flick through. He’s having an incredible season. He must be pushing Bazunu hard now for the number one spot. Deserves some game time in March

[liamoo11]

https://twitter.com/afcbournemouth/status/1492559526410735617?s=21 A nice post to flick through. He’s having an incredible season. He must be pushing Bazunu hard now for the number one spot. Deserves some game time in March
Doing fantastic not sure ramsdale is much of an upgrade on him so bournmouth have really struck gold with their keepers. For us though I think Kenny has to pick a keeper and give him gametime and bazunu has the jersey so it's his to lose. Don't think it possible to rotate 3 young keepers like we have even though I'd love to see Kelleher as number 1. Travers had the chance against Serbia to be the number 1 keeper and unfortunately didn't take it.

[ColourfulPeanut]

Howe has an issue that if he buys someone its has to be a "name" and be bought at 3 times their actual value
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The only player Newcastle signed noticeably above market value was Chris Wood and he's hardly a name. I think that's a bit of a myth.

[Bielsa´s irish]

I will give him a match to return to confidence. The Serbia away was hard for a youngster with a few dozens of matches

[Trequartista20]

Signs new five-year contract.

https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/20241649.mark-travers-signs-new-five-year-contract-afc-bournemouth/

[OMTY]

Bournemouth heavily linked to signing Neto from Barcelona. Big competition for Travers.

[Eirambler]

He won't be coming from Barca to sit on the bench. Not for long anyway. And Bournemouth won't be paying the kind of wages he'll be looking for to bring in a bench warmer either.

Bournemouth are likely to struggle this season so it will seem an easy decision to replace Travers when they have a few poor results, if he even gets that long.

Looks like potentially all three Championship promotion winning keepers will be replaced by their clubs in the Premier League. Samba has already left Forest with Henderson coming in, Rodak likely to be replaced by Leno (second time this will have happened to Rodak at Fulham) and Travers by Neto. If/when either Fulham or Bournemouth get relegated expect Leno/Neto to move on elsewhere and the clubs to turn back to Rodak/Travers again in the Championship.

[tetsujin1979]

Just turned 33 so should still be in good shape for a goalkeeper. Looks like the move to Barcelona stalled his career - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neto_(footballer,_born_1989)#Career_statistics
He played more league games in his last season at Valencia(34) than total games for Barcelona(21) in the three years since moving to the Camp Nou
Only one cap for Brazil, but that's not surprising given who's ahead of him.

[CSAD]

He won't be coming from Barca to sit on the bench. Not for long anyway. And Bournemouth won't be paying the kind of wages he'll be looking for to bring in a bench warmer either.

Bournemouth are likely to struggle this season so it will seem an easy decision to replace Travers when they have a few poor results, if he even gets that long.

Looks like potentially all three Championship promotion winning keepers will be replaced by their clubs in the Premier League. Samba has already left Forest with Henderson coming in, Rodak likely to be replaced by Leno (second time this will have happened to Rodak at Fulham) and Travers by Neto. If/when either Fulham or Bournemouth get relegated expect Leno/Neto to move on elsewhere and the clubs to turn back to Rodak/Travers again in the Championship.

Well then he’s in for a surprise when he arrives.

The flip side to it is there’s no way he’d come to Bournemouth from Barca unless he had high wages.

[JR89]

While he's been back up most his career it was back up to Buffon and Ter Stegen. Can't see why Bournemouth are wasting good money on a keeper when it was probably the last position that needed any improvement.

[CSAD]

While he's been back up most his career it was back up to Buffon and Ter Stegen. Can't see why Bournemouth are wasting good money on a keeper when it was probably the last position that needed any improvement.

Can’t see why Bournemouth would desperately trying to persuade a back up keeper to be their first choice literally a few days before the PL starts unless…well he isn’t being signed as first choice.

[Eirambler]

Travers will almost certainly start this weekend as Neto will only be just in the door, but after that Neto will be pushing to play so it feels like it will only be a matter of time until he gets his run in the team - unless he turns out to be terrible in England which can happen sometimes with continental imports.

This doesn't seem like the best use of Bournemouth's resources given how weak their defence looks, but probably an agent has offered him and he's available on a free (albeit with high wages) so they've decided to go for it.

At the same time, it can't exactly be argued that Travers is some kind of flawless super keeper - he's an excellent shot stopper but is not near as comfortable with the ball at his feet as Bazunu or Kelleher (or probably Neto given his background). His command of his area improved significantly last season but whether it's up to Premier League standard remains to be seen.

[Olé Olé]

Was Travers their POTY last year? And they're going to sign a Championship level full back and midfielder (Fredericks and Tavernier) and one goalkeeper to keep them up? God help them..