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The two of them will be fighting it out and unless Salinger is better than Smith ( something we don’t know yet) then I think it’s possible Gray might stick with Smith who has been excellent on a consistent basis.He certainly stuck and give Bursik every chance..

We haven’t spent money on a keeper for no reason , we spent money on one to come in and challenge the one we have. The money we spent on one though doesn’t automatically guarantee that he’s just going to walk in and take over either, he have to earn that right..

As to Smiths mistakes/ errors that are getting highlighted I think all keepers do at some point make them and I doubt very much Salinger hasn’t went through his whole career so far without making any either ..

Thought it was a bit daft tbh in some righting off Smith to a degree after a preseason game against a superior team when he wasn’t at fault .I suppose that’s the nature of the beast though when a team loses in there always needs to be someone to blame.
TBF, I haven't really read the Ajax game thread, so my views are based on this discussion only.

I think the better the keeper, the few the errors. They will all make mistakes, I pointed out Smith's tendency for an error because I've seen them unfold in games I've attended. I've no idea as to how frequent Sallinger's howlers will be, but hope for fewer

I never said anything about spending money guaranteeing a start in the side either. However, if we wanted back up only, it's fair to say there would have been plenty budget options. For me this is an indication that Gray/McKay/ Chief Scout feels there is an area where we need to strengthen.

I feel there's quite a leap from writing Smith off, to wanting Sallinger to be a better keeper though, that's probably a more accurate picture of the general consensus?