Griffiths moves to Motherwell on loan

He has been on loan at a few clubs since. I don't know if he has been recalled from Cheltenham and gone straight to Motherwell, he seems to be rated by Everton, behind Hewelt so I don't know what his long-term prospects are at the Blues. Are Motherwell in the Scottish Premier League? If so, he will be coming under the limelight there.

Do you really reckon he is rated by the club as behind Hewlett? For some reason I've always thought Griffiths was the most promising young keeper, (not just because he is physically more imposing) though it unfortunately does little to ease the stack against which all young keepers contend to break into a Premier League side.

In any case, hope he acquits himself well and benefits from the exposure and experience. Russell is a thoroughly likeable lad.

Let's shy away from the expensive dross in the transfer windows – if we can't buy quality, don't buy. Give the academy players the opportunity of first-team football. Many of these lads are sitting on the bench for League One or League Two clubs.

His time at Cheltenham was continually marred by his habit of failing to hold onto the ball, spilling it at the feet of a forward and giving away a goal. He was a great shot stopper behind a poor defence but the Cheltenham fans were always moaning about the way he spilled the ball.

Playing at League 2 level would be better than warming the bench at SPL so I hope he gets his chance at Motherwell, otherwise it's a poor loan for him.

What I think the Cheltenham experience did was show his strengths as a shot stopper and highlight a weakness in that it occurred more than once. This was the highest level that he had played on loan, and that's what these loans should do. He was playing against men and any such weakness is ruthlessly exposed.

Very few managers will gave a young goalkeeper a run so the fact he played so many games was a positive, just need to help him iron out his weaknesses. I hope he gets game time and takes it from there.