Need a Hand? Cardiff City get yet another goalkeeper

Cardiff City have signed a new goalkeeper on loan but it’s not Kasper Schmeicel as many were speculating but Aston Villa’s third choice goalkeeper Stuart Taylor.

Taylor, a previous Dave Jones target, has always been the bridesmaid and never the bride starting out as an Arsenal understudy where he managed 18 Premiership appearences in 8 years before switching to Villa in 2005 and managing 12 Premiership games.

His only Villa outings this season were two Intertoto outings in late sumer. At 6’ 5”, the 28 year old will certainly be imposing and is expected to step straight into the City side at Bristol this Sunday lunchtime.

It may be a kick in the teeth for current custodian Dimi Konstantopoulos but he has proved a liability with 2 disastrous goals conceded and, for an experienced man, an astonishing lack of any kicking ability or awareness in and around the penalty box.

Dave Jones lambasted Dimi after his horror at Norwich in midweek so the writing was on the wall. The manager, and his defence, had clearly lost confidence in the Greek who will now sit on the bench while Tom Heaton and Peter Enckleman recover from injury.

Taylor is not only Cardiff’s 4^th goalkeeper of the season but the 10^th in 3 years as he has proved himself unable, in the eyes of many fans, to adequately replace Neil Alexander at the club.

Good Luck Stuart!!