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Republic of Ireland international Forde joins Pompey

have ended their search for a goalkeeper by bringing in Republic of Ireland international David Forde from .

Manager Paul has been looking for a keeper to challenge Paul on his return from injury and the experienced stopper joins on a season-long loan.

36-year-old Forde has played over 330 times for Millwall since joining in 2008 but found himself on the bench for much of last season as Jordan Archer claimed the number one spot. He was part of the squad that won the play offs in 2010 and was voted player of the year as recently as 2014.

Forde was part of the Republic of Ireland squad that reached the knockout stages of , although he didn’t make an appearance as Darren Randolph was preferred by Martin O’Neil.

Cook has been searching for a keeper for much of the off season as Paul Jones returns from a lengthy injury lay off and teenager Alex Bass is currently the only other permanent keeper on Pompey’s books.

The giants struggled to find a consistent starter between the sticks last season with Jones injured. Brian Murphy and youngster Ryan Fulton shared the duties for much of the regular season before injuries forced Cook to draft in Ryan Allsop from as an emergency loan for the two-legged play off semi final.

 

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