Cherries: Former England keeper James training with Groves' squad (From Bournemouth Echo)
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Cherries: Former England keeper James training with Groves' squad
9:39am Thursday 27th September 2012 in Sport
By Neil Perrett
FORMER England goalkeeper David James has today linked up with Cherries for training.
The 42-year-old, who was released by Bristol City at the end of last season, is expected to be assesed during the next two days before a decision is made as to whether he could feature against Walsall on Saturday.
Current first choice Shwan Jalal has kept one clean sheet in eight league games and the 15 goals conceded by Cherries sees them hold the joint second worst defensive record in League One.
James played for Watford, Liverpool, Aston Villa, West Ham, Manchester City and Portsmouth during an illustrious career.
He was capped 53 by England and his last appearance came in the 2010 World Cup quarter-final defeat to Germany. He also became the oldest World Cup debutant when he lined up in South Africa aged 39.
Based in Newton Abbot, James trained with League Two outfit Exeter in July and has worked with both Cherries boss Paul Groves and advisor Harry Redknapp in the past.
Comments(68)
DPCDPC
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9:54am Thu 27 Sep 12
lionheart
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10:00am Thu 27 Sep 12
Seriously I've always rated James and if Friedel can play to Premier League standard at 41 then sign him up.
Frankiesbackfromhollywood
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10:05am Thu 27 Sep 12
CourtOffside
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10:11am Thu 27 Sep 12
No pressure Grovesy..
*Waves white handkerchief*
winton cherry
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10:36am Thu 27 Sep 12
B.F.G
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10:37am Thu 27 Sep 12
ducky24
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10:38am Thu 27 Sep 12
db1477
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10:52am Thu 27 Sep 12
Brighton Beacher
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10:54am Thu 27 Sep 12
pete woodley
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10:59am Thu 27 Sep 12
pauls55
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11:19am Thu 27 Sep 12
Local fan
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11:22am Thu 27 Sep 12
Noel.
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11:39am Thu 27 Sep 12
Yes he can be brilliant, but can also be a liability. With our defensive weaknesses he could be exposed too often when he's having a bad day.
CourtOffside
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11:47am Thu 27 Sep 12
Noel. wrote:His bad days are still better than Jalal's best.
Isn't his nickname Calamity James for a reason.
Yes he can be brilliant, but can also be a liability. With our defensive weaknesses he could be exposed too often when he's having a bad day.
batman_cherry
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11:49am Thu 27 Sep 12
lionheart
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11:58am Thu 27 Sep 12
CourtOffside wrote:Harry Director of Football and David James First Tam Coach with Fletch his assistant after Max Demin comes to his senses and gets rid of all the clowns we have at the moment.
Welcome to the new gaffer... I mean keeper. Cos he's here to play. Not to be lined up as the next manager. Absolutely no question of it. None.
No pressure Grovesy..
*Waves white handkerchief*
Or am I just dreaming.
AFCBNeil
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12:02pm Thu 27 Sep 12
CourtOffside wrote:Agreed!
Noel. wrote: Isn't his nickname Calamity James for a reason. Yes he can be brilliant, but can also be a liability. With our defensive weaknesses he could be exposed too often when he's having a bad day.His bad days are still better than Jalal's best.
stevobath
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12:06pm Thu 27 Sep 12
Would be a good signing certainly no worse than Jalal.Id rather be reading about Groves & his gofer getting the sack & a decent manager being hired.
AfcbBlues
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12:06pm Thu 27 Sep 12
At least we should have some fun with James, has he still got probably the best afro of all time ??!!
alasdair1967
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12:06pm Thu 27 Sep 12
alasdair1967
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12:09pm Thu 27 Sep 12
Lord Spring
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12:10pm Thu 27 Sep 12
goodoldecho
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12:19pm Thu 27 Sep 12
Noel.
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12:19pm Thu 27 Sep 12
AFCBNeil wrote:So you think, but his bad days occurred when he had international/premie
CourtOffside wrote:Agreed!
Noel. wrote: Isn't his nickname Calamity James for a reason. Yes he can be brilliant, but can also be a liability. With our defensive weaknesses he could be exposed too often when he's having a bad day.His bad days are still better than Jalal's best.
r league calibre defenders in front of him.
afcb-mark
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1:00pm Thu 27 Sep 12
Groves Out Brooks Out Tom Get Lost.
afcb-mark
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1:04pm Thu 27 Sep 12
redboob
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1:19pm Thu 27 Sep 12
just have to get sven in and it'll be the whole of the country laughing at us not just the whole of league 1
there were rumours of david james and the manager's job in the summer, coincidence?
Red but blue
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1:27pm Thu 27 Sep 12
FrankiesbackfromhollMy sentiments exactly. It's turning into a circus. No strategy, no plan. Can we expect Gazza to get a run out sometime soon?
ywood wrote:
they are putting a big tent up over Dean Court this weekend, pretty much a full circus is now on view!!
Roband65
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1:37pm Thu 27 Sep 12
Football banning order yob
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1:45pm Thu 27 Sep 12
Cherryfan
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1:46pm Thu 27 Sep 12
matt68
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1:53pm Thu 27 Sep 12
lockandload
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1:55pm Thu 27 Sep 12
Spend more of the club's money on even more players. When does Pitman arrive on no doubt Championship wages? lol
Its not going to work Tom cos your whole idea is flawed because of the clueless manager and relative you have in place
CherrySi
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1:55pm Thu 27 Sep 12
goatty
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2:28pm Thu 27 Sep 12
Sounds like Quicksands is becoming more like an Old Folks Home.
Tom ' no knowledge ' Mitchell watched a DVD of James and thought he would be a good addition. Trouble is that the DVD was 10 years old and he didn't realise it......
goatty
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2:29pm Thu 27 Sep 12
winton cherry wrote:Just heard Tom 'no knowledge' wants to sign up Geoff Hurst.
Whatever next ???????
ASM
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2:31pm Thu 27 Sep 12
give groves 2 more games, that will be 2 more defeats, then the pressure is too much for mitch so he'll give a seemingly desperate james the managers job or a proven yes man in big fletch
unfortunately mitch isn't going to easily give away the extravagant lifestyle for his entourage until the club is on the brink of being bust, the fans continue to pay to watch the rubbish, they will keep dishing it up
Northstand_dan
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3:15pm Thu 27 Sep 12
FrankiesbackfromhollVery funny, lol - made i chuckle
ywood wrote:
they are putting a big tent up over Dean Court this weekend, pretty much a full circus is now on view!!
The Renegade Master
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3:32pm Thu 27 Sep 12
Once the dust has settled on another rubbish defeat to Walsall this weekend, Groves & Brooks will be shown the door with James & Fletch taking over on a caretaker basis. After ten games and ten consecutive victories AFCB hit the top spot in League One and their positions are made permanent. UTCIAD!
nat-365
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3:52pm Thu 27 Sep 12
Square Old Codger
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4:21pm Thu 27 Sep 12
CherryHammer
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4:38pm Thu 27 Sep 12
prestonsouthend
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4:44pm Thu 27 Sep 12
matt68
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5:18pm Thu 27 Sep 12
Ashleyafcb
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5:26pm Thu 27 Sep 12
Nat1234
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5:42pm Thu 27 Sep 12
stevobath wrote:But he couldnt get in the EXETER side ,, THAT SAYS IT ALL...
James The Ringmaster?
Would be a good signing certainly no worse than Jalal.Id rather be reading about Groves & his gofer getting the sack & a decent manager being hired.
alasdair1967
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5:55pm Thu 27 Sep 12
afcb-mark
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5:55pm Thu 27 Sep 12
goatty wrote:Ha Ha.Tom must now have enough DVD'S to open up his own Blockbusters. God help if he starts putting the wrong one's in, we'll end up with Tom Cruise McCally Kulkin or maybe even Peirs Bronson in the team.
Biggest circus in football.Eddie Mitchell's big top with him as ringmaster with all the clowns running around him.
Sounds like Quicksands is becoming more like an Old Folks Home.
Tom ' no knowledge ' Mitchell watched a DVD of James and thought he would be a good addition. Trouble is that the DVD was 10 years old and he didn't realise it......
Northstand_dan
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5:58pm Thu 27 Sep 12
http://www.youtube.c
om/watch?v=f8HecAG24
-A
lionheart
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6:18pm Thu 27 Sep 12
afcb-mark wrote:One injured eleven, the stiffs who are not going to get in the first X1, then what's left is the first team squad.
Have we got enough players to field four teams yet? If not we must be very close. Welcome David, the more the merrier. Ooops sorry nothing is very merry at Dean Court later is it.
Groves Out Brooks Out Tom Get Lost.
phil1965
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6:55pm Thu 27 Sep 12
Oakdale12
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7:11pm Thu 27 Sep 12
The Renegade Master wrote:I wish
Our new manager has just arrived!
Once the dust has settled on another rubbish defeat to Walsall this weekend, Groves & Brooks will be shown the door with James & Fletch taking over on a caretaker basis. After ten games and ten consecutive victories AFCB hit the top spot in League One and their positions are made permanent. UTCIAD!
ParkstonePete
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7:15pm Thu 27 Sep 12
alasdair1967 wrote:You need to appraise youself of the differece between criminal and "professional" prosecutions and to read the facts of the case.
time for a rant not a fan of chelsea nor john terry but who the hell do the fa think they are? the man was found not guilty in a court of law yet the fa see themselfs above the judicial system ! end of rant
The standard of proof required in a Court of Law is that of "beyond reasonable doubt". The jury in the case were not persuaded by the prosecution the it was beyond reasonable doubt that Terry has racially abused Ferdinand.
The standard of proof in a professional court is that of "balance of probability". In the case of the FA charge the panel believed on the balance of probability that Terry had abused Ferdinand.
In addition you need to read the judges comments following the Court case, he clearly beleived that Terry had commited the crime for which he had been charged despite the decision of the jury.
Football banning order yob
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7:22pm Thu 27 Sep 12
mossymk1cherries
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7:29pm Thu 27 Sep 12
oxoncherry2
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7:30pm Thu 27 Sep 12
Richard 1976
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7:58pm Thu 27 Sep 12
Richard 1976
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8:02pm Thu 27 Sep 12
FrankiesbackfromhollI remember about 20 years ago going to watch Sheffield Utd at Barnsley and the home team coming out to ' bring on the clowns'. Maybe someone from DC should phone up Oakwell and see if they still have it to borrow. Mind you it would be only playable on a grammaphone.
ywood wrote:
they are putting a big tent up over Dean Court this weekend, pretty much a full circus is now on view!!
West moors 1
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8:22pm Thu 27 Sep 12
WHYNOT
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8:35pm Thu 27 Sep 12
alasdair1967 wrote:he is guilty as sin, the only reason he was found not guilty by a jury was because they were most probably chelsea fans
time for a rant not a fan of chelsea nor john terry but who the hell do the fa think they are? the man was found not guilty in a court of law yet the fa see themselfs above the judicial system ! end of rant
lionheart
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9:27pm Thu 27 Sep 12
Richard 1976 wrote:Send in the Clowns was recorded by Frank Sinatra and others. Is that the one you mean?
FrankiesbackfromhollI remember about 20 years ago going to watch Sheffield Utd at Barnsley and the home team coming out to ' bring on the clowns'. Maybe someone from DC should phone up Oakwell and see if they still have it to borrow. Mind you it would be only playable on a grammaphone.
ywood wrote:
they are putting a big tent up over Dean Court this weekend, pretty much a full circus is now on view!!
Rustyfootballer
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10:03pm Thu 27 Sep 12
gameon
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11:41pm Thu 27 Sep 12
Tinie temple
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11:46pm Thu 27 Sep 12
ParkstonePete wrote:How busy are you?
alasdair1967 wrote:You need to appraise youself of the differece between criminal and "professional" prosecutions and to read the facts of the case.
time for a rant not a fan of chelsea nor john terry but who the hell do the fa think they are? the man was found not guilty in a court of law yet the fa see themselfs above the judicial system ! end of rant
The standard of proof required in a Court of Law is that of "beyond reasonable doubt". The jury in the case were not persuaded by the prosecution the it was beyond reasonable doubt that Terry has racially abused Ferdinand.
The standard of proof in a professional court is that of "balance of probability". In the case of the FA charge the panel believed on the balance of probability that Terry had abused Ferdinand.
In addition you need to read the judges comments following the Court case, he clearly beleived that Terry had commited the crime for which he had been charged despite the decision of the jury.
ParkstonePete
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7:38am Fri 28 Sep 12
Tinie temple wrote:Not too busy to correct the misconception of alasdair. Is it not important for people to be fully aware of the facts?
ParkstonePete wrote:How busy are you?
alasdair1967 wrote:You need to appraise youself of the differece between criminal and "professional" prosecutions and to read the facts of the case.
time for a rant not a fan of chelsea nor john terry but who the hell do the fa think they are? the man was found not guilty in a court of law yet the fa see themselfs above the judicial system ! end of rant
The standard of proof required in a Court of Law is that of "beyond reasonable doubt". The jury in the case were not persuaded by the prosecution the it was beyond reasonable doubt that Terry has racially abused Ferdinand.
The standard of proof in a professional court is that of "balance of probability". In the case of the FA charge the panel believed on the balance of probability that Terry had abused Ferdinand.
In addition you need to read the judges comments following the Court case, he clearly beleived that Terry had commited the crime for which he had been charged despite the decision of the jury.
Perhaps not in your world!
stevobath
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12:34pm Fri 28 Sep 12
Nat1234 wrote:Well I'd take him over ur two keepers.I tink thered still be problem if Jalal & Flapavan were BOTH in goal.He cant be any worse.Cant remember the last really good goalie at DC?
stevobath wrote:But he couldnt get in the EXETER side ,, THAT SAYS IT ALL...
James The Ringmaster?
Would be a good signing certainly no worse than Jalal.Id rather be reading about Groves & his gofer getting the sack & a decent manager being hired.
Best we had was Gerry Peyton.I was always suprised how we kept hold of him so long?He was goo enough for top flight.IMO.
Tinie temple
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9:01am Sat 29 Sep 12
ParkstonePete wrote:Nor are you too busy to be checking this as soon as you wake up at 7.30am. That's cute!
Tinie temple wrote:Not too busy to correct the misconception of alasdair. Is it not important for people to be fully aware of the facts?
ParkstonePete wrote:How busy are you?
alasdair1967 wrote:You need to appraise youself of the differece between criminal and "professional" prosecutions and to read the facts of the case.
time for a rant not a fan of chelsea nor john terry but who the hell do the fa think they are? the man was found not guilty in a court of law yet the fa see themselfs above the judicial system ! end of rant
The standard of proof required in a Court of Law is that of "beyond reasonable doubt". The jury in the case were not persuaded by the prosecution the it was beyond reasonable doubt that Terry has racially abused Ferdinand.
The standard of proof in a professional court is that of "balance of probability". In the case of the FA charge the panel believed on the balance of probability that Terry had abused Ferdinand.
In addition you need to read the judges comments following the Court case, he clearly beleived that Terry had commited the crime for which he had been charged despite the decision of the jury.
Perhaps not in your world!
Far Corfe says...
9:48am Thu 27 Sep 12
es was a reasonable keeper.
Perhaps Arry would like a game too.....he once palyed for West Ham etc. etc.
Desperation!!! Or "You dont know what you're doing"?