If the defence is well organised, a good goalkeeper can really shine. His height should be a big help, especially when dealing with crosses and set pieces. I’m sure the club have thought through what he offers and how he fits into the team. He wouldn't be here if they weren’t confident in his ability.

I’m keen to see how he does on the pitch. Fingers crossed he gets his chance tomorrow against Cardiff.

17 hours ago, True Magpie said:

I’m not worried about his ability, but I have noticed fans from his former clubs are quite critical. It reminds me of when Port Vale fans warned us about Aidan Stone.

I’m confident Kelle Roos will turn out to be a solid signing. I really hope he shows he deserves to be our first-choice keeper.

As the season goes on, we’ll see whether the doubts from his past fanbases were fair. But I’d love to see him prove them wrong and become a hero, just like Bartosz Bialkowski did for us.

Bartosz and Bass have been two of our best keepers since the turn off the 2000's, so it shows prime age (mid to late 20's) would be one of the top attributes for the teams performance and probs financially if we were to sell. Obviously it's not just that easy as we saw with Stone.

As for Roos, I know there's been a lot of shade thrown about his inability to handle crosses, but my theory aligns with kind of what's been said already. He played in Europa Conf and in the Championship so even if your slightly off the average, your gonna get penalised for not judging the flight of the ball, making split decisions etc.

That said he kept 14 clean sheets last season in a team comparable to us in Italy in terms of stature who didn't perform too well (maybe their manager was Stefano Mayandaro?) Hopefully with our assured defence, he'll be covered and have a successful time.

Lastly, I think if we go up, and I suppose that's a big if, we'd venture for a new number 1.

Edited July 26, 20251 yr by piedestrian

He looked fine to me. I think once he gets used to things, we’ll see him improve. It’s still very early days. You can't judge someone properly based on a friendly. I saw enough to think he’s got something about him. Looks like he could be a decent addition.

his distribution looked questionable at times, and he does that european thing where keepers walk up the field too far. a certain keeper that got us relegated used to wonder into no mans land and it does make me nervous. but he did also give me the feeling he would be perfectly fine and once settled into the squad, i think he should flourish. i wanted to see cardiff test him more but they dont seem to have strikers. early signs are promising, he got a nice welcome when he came off.

I still feel sorry for Max Boruc, played well in Germany and deserved a chance at #Notts

Kelle Roos looked alright once the team got into the game against Cardiff. But before that, in the warm-up, he caught everything and seemed like a really good goalie. You need someone like him at our level. Alex Bass was more like a treat to have, but he was really good. I think Roos can be just as strong for us. I liked how the fans welcomed him.