Galway saint

Simplistic analysis will inevitably be simple.

Yes they are - a shot is a shot regardless of the division. It’s just that the keepers who keep our more shots typically play in a higher division.

What does that even mean ? Are you saying shots are harder to save in the premier league than the championship ? You get good shots and bad shots whatever the division. The point is he’s shown himself poor at saving shots and had poor positional sense and a lack of physicality. The only redeeming feature at present is apparently good distribution but in that case let’s stick Stephen’s in goal

Just watched it again and I quote,‘Hugely disappointing from his perspective’ said Adam Blackmore on commentary when talking about bazanu’s effort. He also said he let it go under his arm. How on earth you can say that was not a mistake is beyond me

We obviously have different views of what a decent keeper should be capable of and a decent keeper saves that shot. He concedes far too many goals of that ilk

What is it then ? he should have saved it.

He’s unlikely to have a great season he's already made two gaffs in preseason

It seems inevitable we will need to replace bazanu, as he’s not a top level keeper. Just a question of when not if.. Hopefully the owners will do it sooner rather than later but they don’t appear to have grasped the point

But I do. your comment might be many things but satirical isn’t one of them. your criticism is that my comment was absurd. you need to appreciate nuance.

It was an example to make a point. you shouldn’t take everything so literally.

Wouldn’t be easy to get him from albirex. Need to get lavia out of the squad first and secure some funds

In the grand scheme of things lee made no material difference to the club and it’s fortunes. players come and go and some are great for the club such as lambert and others sparkle momentarily and score some decent goals but like lee but it doesn’t really make any difference. I couldn’t really care if sulemana stays or goes. It’s a distraction and I’d rather we signed a decent keeper and someone who can score 15 goals a plus a season. At the moment we look the same incoherent club we have for the past few seasons.

Who cares hes played a few games and was crap in some and decent sporadically in others. In ten years time no one will remember him he’s like a 2023 tadanari lee

I’ve no doubt we would use it wisely - we could blow 10m easy. It’s two thirds of a bazanu or half an onachu.

Perhaps you’re right but if so it’s difficult to see us mounting a serious promotion push in the midst of all that churn and with a crap keeper to boot. Equally I’ve got little confidence that the people in charge will bring in good quality replacements. I’d have expected more by now really.

So no new keeper, no new CB, no experienced midfielder or central striker. Can’t believe we haven’t at least addressed the latter as it’s been a massive issue for the last two seasons. Some people seem to think Adam Armstrong is the answer forgetting how woeful he’s been. The results in preseason are indicative of where this team is presently at. Guess the terrible January transfer window is hampering efforts now to get people in but we desperately need a new striker ( and Gkp).

He’s shit and that’s it about it.

So last season we needed a keeper who was competent, a commanding CB, experienced combative DM and a striker who could actually score and a week from KO we still need all the above.

Totally agree and it’s a relief no one has come in for bazanu

Absolute joke that we haven’t signed a new keeper. We look porous at the back so a decent keeper is vital but people at the club seem too pigheaded to accept bazanu was an expensive mistake

It amazes me that there is. We all want saints to win and go up this season and it’s going to be a lot harder to do so whilst he’s in goal. You don’t need to be Alex Ferguson to identify that is a necessary change to make from last season. It’s obvious and the two howlers only confirm that

Perhaps he will and perhaps he won’t. None of us can say but hopefully we can all agree he’s currently not a top class keeper and was way off that level last season and in pre season. You can’t have a shit keeper and be successful so if we want to be promoted we need a new and experienced keeper

Yes but it’s a keepers job to make saves and statistically he doesn’t make enough of those to offset all the gaffs

Well he was really shit last season and has made two howlers in the last two games so I don’t share your optimism