Kiely signs new Albion contract
Tuesday 23rd March 2010, 11:50AM GMT.
Albion veteran goalkeeper Dean Kiely has signed a new contract to stay at the Hawthorns for another season.
The 39-year-old coach and understudy has agreed an extension to his deal keeping him at the club beyond his 40th birthday.
His extension is expected to be confirmed later this week, along with details of the role after taking over specialist coaching duties this season.
But the former Charlton and Republic of Ireland shot-stopper signalled earlier this season that it’s not yet time ready to call it a day on his playing career.
Kiely has made just three League starts this season, but has taken on an increasingly vital role behind the scenes coaching first-choice Scott Carson and the club’s younger goalkeepers.
The veteran, who has been at the club since January 2007, has also backed star midfielder Graham Dorrans to set the Premier League alight if Albion can wrap up promotion.
Kiely believes the club have already done their best deal ahead of a top-flight return by tying Dorrans to a long-term contract.
The young Scot penned a new three-and-a-half-year deal in January during a season that has seen him become the hottest property outside the Premier League.
Kiely said: “Graham is the most quiet, unassuming lad you will ever meet. He just lets his football do the talking and does his job. But he really is a talent.
“If we go into the Premier League everyone will speculate who we’re going to sign, but the best signing the club has made his tying ‘Dozza’ to a long-term contract.
“If we get to the Premier League he will fit right in, he will be right at home and set that league alight as well.”
Kiely was another to give his backing to Jeremy Peace’s prudence, after the chairman’s latest warning on finances.
Peace has warned the Baggies will stick to their ‘no-risks’ accounting if they wrap up promotion.
And Kiely said: “People say we’re a yoyo club and we are, because we haven’t converted every time we’ve gone into the Premier League.
“But off the pitch and around the chairman’s table, this is the right way to do it. To bring in ‘celebrity footballers’ and it all go off the end of the scale is wrong.
“I was in a Portsmouth side with a great escape and a great group of players all galvanised and going in the right way. Then big egos and big stars come in and turn the whole dynamic of the squad around so it doesn’t work.
“I played against Portsmouth in the semi-final of the FA Cup, they had a great day and everything looked rosy.
“It’s easy to say it now but I was saying at the time that there was a big bang around the corner for them and now they’ve shown that that is such.”
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good news!at 40 he’ll still be class!!
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Excellent news about Dean many fans feel he could still do well in the 1st team but not RDM apparently. Is there yet another recycled
footballer about to join us the Hawthornes will soon be joining the list of spa towns.
As someone whose bee n a fan since 1947 also a
student of form stats i am a bit concerned
about the visit of Coventry who have been
pushovers in the past and our recent home
success is getting near a correction I hope im
wrong would feel happier if Olssen was fit.
Does anyone know whats happened to slorry he
starred for the reserves at Bescott however
were overstocked with wide men now Id like to
see young Cox given a start and please if we
do see more of Moore give him encouragement!!!! please hes our player.
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Well done Deano – I’m sure your experience will be invaluable for another year. I would like us now to rescue Casper Schmiekal from Notts County for next season and then Deano can help him with his development.
1954
Slorry for me at Bristol City was as bad as Nouble in terms of tracking back and helping Mattock in dealing with the speedy Hayes. I don’t think it will help the returning Joe Mattock (assuming Cech is out) one bit to have Slorry on the pitch tomorrow. Brunt would be better to help with defensive duties on the left intially (as mentioned in a previous thread)and perhaps later Thomas if we need to get a late goal to win it.
Not sure where Slorry will fit if we get promoted but frankly I don’t know nearly enough about him or the JP/RDM vision to assess it with any certainty.
Totally agree with you about Luke Moore. If we do see him on the pitch at any stage tomorrow then he needs to be encouraged by our fans. To be fair I think it was a small minority of fans booing on Saturday.
If we win all our remaining home games we will probably have enough points to get promoted. If we want to win the league we need to win as many as possible to catch the magpies. The fans have a large part to play in making our home games ones we can win. Lets get behind whoever is in the team and cheer them on to victory. The time for critisism (if it’s due) should come after the game not during it.
Patience and concentration. Let’s get another clean sheet tomorrow.
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Is it true that Carrol and Taylor had a bust up ? apparently both are in hospital, Carrol busted hand, Taylor busted jaw…. is team moral on the slide at Newcastle ??
1954Baggie. I think it is in Carsons contract that he plays when he is fit, so RDM has no option but to play him.
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3 AMS.
Good post. I think if we go up we’ll need another quality keeper to push Carson and Schmeichel could be a great shout with Deano as emergency cover.
Also agree with 1954, we must not take Coventry for granted.
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no its not in his contract that carson plays when fit. RDM just feels carson is a better prospect and player than kiely.
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Good win by The Wulfies last night. The shortish time I watched on the computer they were far the better side. How long has Zola got do you reckon? Does anyone really imagine that Roberto would accept a condition of a contract where a player ‘had to be picked’? How humiliating would that be? He picks Carson because he’s a bloody good goalkeeper. We are now but 5 points in front of Forest. May we have everyone’s full attention tonight folks and ZERO booing of OUR players? The Wulfies ain’t coming down so let’s get up there an’ ommer ‘em !
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Micks the best thing since sliced bread now,i hope all them wulfies are going to eat there words and say sorry Mick you was right n we was wrong,aye boing boing
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Forest got 2 really tough away fixtures now if we can win tonite get somthing on saturday good friday could turn out to be a mega good friday so come on lets make the shrine rock tonite aye boing boing
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Just been over the dark side to congatulate them on a good performance that will keep them up and deservedly so as there look to be plenty of poorer teams than them as well as ones that may have rocky financial times to come.
What made me smile was good old Laughing Wolf (Samantha) on there saying he can’t wait for us to get up for the guaranteed six points next season. Does this clown never learn. I also heard a Wulfie on Talksport this morning saying that West Ham fans need to get behind their manager… like Wolves fans do! What’s the saying ‘you couldn’t write it.’
PS. Should it now be Samantha’s Shenanigans.
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4, Well if Carrol is in hospital he must be one el of a player as he scored the winner last night aye boing boing
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Pathetic that the Express and Star would not post my previous comment.
Good luck to Albion, I hope you come up. I think that the tides have changed in the Black Country and that Wolves have a better squad but Id like to see you come up and stay up and get some northern teams relegated. WE ARE WOLVES.
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12 shadrag,dont count your chickens it cud all change so quickly aye boing boing WE ARE ALBION
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12 – Was that the wood work, or the closet you’ve just come out of Shadrag?
Nice to see you’re still able to use your own name to post when you have a good week!!
Love you Shadrag xxxxxxxxxx
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11, I did say “apparently” and “is it true?” after reading about it on BBC and Sky sports,if he was he was obviously discharged.
7, It is only what I heard,and I was replying to 1954baggies question about Kiely, but I dont think RDM did accept Carsons contract I think it was Mowbray, however you are correct I would also play Carson, but Matt has cleared things up, he KNOWS it is not in his contract, so appologies.
Cyril, do you remember a player Peter George he made way for Ronnie Allen in 1950 and moved on to Sutton Utd, I think he mainly played in the reserves late 40′s
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shadrags took his his dress off, shadrags took his dress off – la lal laaaa la …
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16 Happy.
This is no laughing matter. Have you seen Psycho? Laughing Wolf running the Bates Motel while his mother Samantha sits in the rocking chair in the attic telling Nick the Greek to go into the shower with a big knife. Scary stuff.
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Lw,
What are you on about, saying tides have changed in the Black Country.W-ton isn't in that area.
Bilston is the nearest you will get to it.If you're talking of the West Mids thats different.
Please explain how the wolves have a better
squad, because we have always had better
FOOTBALLERS than wolves,that is why we can give you eleven points start and still tan your hide,
also whip you four times in one season.Oh! silly
me YOU'VE WON A GAME haven't you.
~~~~BOING~~~~BOING~~~~JtH.
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EastCoast, can’t say I remember Peter George, although by 1948-49 I was courting a fiery little red-head so reserve matches were not on. I did get her to one match, just one, in 1948 against Luton but we lost 3-1 after Jimmy Sanders got carried off. No subs then.
She decided she was not a good luck omen and never went again. (I’ve learned since she doesn’t like football AT ALL). The things women will do to snare their prey!
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