João Virginia yet to appear on loan for Sporting Lisbon

I would definitely have kept him and gotten rid of Lonergan.

I think he's a good keeper.

There are enough good experienced goalkeepers out there that teams shouldn't need to spend millions taking risks on untested youngsters.

A tough world to break through in but, having witnessed Everton waste millions on recruiting young keepers, I think we should avoid the trap.

The best we have had in recent years are those who had already proven themselves in the Premier League: Tim Howard and Nigel Martyn.

I do have to wonder why we sign these players if the only way to improve them is to send them to other clubs, or is it a matter of home sickness for the three signings out on loan?

Didn’t know there was a clause to buy but it’s the only thing that made sense.

He was unlikely to make the first team there.

He can blame his agent for persuading him to leave Arsenal although there was bound to be a healthy commission involved.

The lad's career has gone backwards since coming north, we are not a club famous for bringing on young keepers – we seem to have had dozens of them who have just faded into obscurity.

Virginia seems quite a talented keeper who was worth taking a very low cost punt on.

Sporting have just sold Maximiano (one year older than Virginia) to Granada and are presumably looking at Virginia as the replacement. That's quite flattering for Virginia.

It's still early in the season and he may yet oust the much more experienced Adan at some point, which would be an achievement. There's plenty of time for him yet and he's still on course to have a good career.

Although we haven't unearthed the new Southall from the handful of teenage keepers we've brought in, it's worth the modest outlay to keep bringing in talented teenagers - even if some end up being sold on rather than taking a place in the squad.

I thought he played well against Man City and was deserving of the Number 2 spot. Can't see how Begovic is an upgrade. I'd have kept him as we will no doubt need another understudy to Pickford in a year or two. Made no sense to me, especially if all he's doing is sitting on a sunnier bench.

He should still be our No 2 if our Brands Policy of bringing in young players is adherd to. Many young players have to sink or swim to be Premier League standard. Back-up keeper should be a younger future star – not an experienced 35-year-old. How else are they going to learn their trade?

Even big Nev had to wait behind Jim Arnold and then fought to keep his place in 1983. If Virginia isn't good enough to push Pickford, we need to sign the next bright thing to take over from him. It's the same with the outfield players. How we still don't have a young right-back pushing Seamus out of the team by now is beyond me.