skintsaint Posted 25 August, 2023 Share Posted 25 August, 2023 15 minutes ago, Dirkdiggler said: Who would the forum experts have in goal out of the 3 keepers we have? They all have issues. The forum experts or the GK's? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 25 August, 2023 Share Posted 25 August, 2023 6 hours ago, Dirkdiggler said: Who would the forum experts have in goal out of the 3 keepers we have? They all have issues. McCarthy. As you said they all have issues, but McCarthy has experience, has excelled at this level before with Reading and has even put in top performances in the Prem (not very often I admit, but still more often than Bazunu). I actually would have preferred none of them, wanted to sign a new first choice from a team down here already and loan Baz out, but it's obvious we aren't signing another keeper now. I've accepted he's now our number one but that doesn't mean I have to stop being critical. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galway saint Posted 25 August, 2023 Share Posted 25 August, 2023 6 hours ago, Dirkdiggler said: Who would the forum experts have in goal out of the 3 keepers we have? They all have issues. None of them - probably try and convert one of the outfield players to play rush keeper as distribution seems the priority rather than saving shots- perhaps larios the point is the club has made a total hash of the GK position Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 25 August, 2023 Share Posted 25 August, 2023 3 hours ago, Saint_clark said: McCarthy. As you said they all have issues, but McCarthy has experience, has excelled at this level before with Reading and has even put in top performances in the Prem (not very often I admit, but still more often than Bazunu). I actually would have preferred none of them, wanted to sign a new first choice from a team down here already and loan Baz out, but it's obvious we aren't signing another keeper now. I've accepted he's now our number one but that doesn't mean I have to stop being critical. You cannot be serious. At the end of last season his performances were woeful. I cannot forgive that goal he let in at home to Bournemouth. A pathetic dribble of a shot that he didn’t react to until it had rolled past him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 25 August, 2023 Share Posted 25 August, 2023 21 minutes ago, Whitey Grandad said: You cannot be serious. At the end of last season his performances were woeful. I cannot forgive that goal he let in at home to Bournemouth. A pathetic dribble of a shot that he didn’t react to until it had rolled past him Interesting you remember a mistake he made last season but you repeatedly defend on the numerous mistakes Bazunu made, including one goal palming it into his own net. Also interesting that the case for Bazunu this season seems to revolve around us being a league lower and him being more suited to this level but that doesn't apply to McCarthy, who has actually played and succeeded here before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman Posted 25 August, 2023 Share Posted 25 August, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Saint_clark said: McCarthy. As you said they all have issues, but McCarthy has experience, has excelled at this level before with Reading and has even put in top performances in the Prem (not very often I admit, but still more often than Bazunu). I actually would have preferred none of them, wanted to sign a new first choice from a team down here already and loan Baz out, but it's obvious we aren't signing another keeper now. I've accepted he's now our number one but that doesn't mean I have to stop being critical. McCarthy cannot play a single minute under Martin. I was there at the bournemouth game pre-season where he had an absolute shit show with the ball at his feet. Playing McCarthy would be an absolute disaster. Edited 25 August, 2023 by Dman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 25 August, 2023 Share Posted 25 August, 2023 1 hour ago, Saint_clark said: Interesting you remember a mistake he made last season but you repeatedly defend on the numerous mistakes Bazunu made, including one goal palming it into his own net. Also interesting that the case for Bazunu this season seems to revolve around us being a league lower and him being more suited to this level but that doesn't apply to McCarthy, who has actually played and succeeded here before. I remember everything. Except when he is supposed to have palmed the ball into his own net. Please remind me. I defend Bazunu not because he is good but because he is not bad. McCarthy has been bad for a long time. He has ballophobia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galway saint Posted 25 August, 2023 Share Posted 25 August, 2023 9 hours ago, Whitey Grandad said: I remember everything. Except when he is supposed to have palmed the ball into his own net. Please remind me. I defend Bazunu not because he is good but because he is not bad. McCarthy has been bad for a long time. He has ballophobia. Think you are confusing ballaphobia work saveofpjobia; the fear of making a save. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarehamSaintJames Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 Waiting on the Bazunu comments for conceding 👀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexLaw76 Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 Just now, FarehamSaintJames said: Waiting on the Bazunu comments for conceding 👀 Nothing he could do there...terrible defending though 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry_SFC Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 Another pretty decent display. Made one very good save on the first half and held the ball well from crosses. This is probably his level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 Solid game. Very good save in the first half and commanded his 6 yard box well. Whoever said McCarthy should be playing is so wrong it's laughable. Imagine him trying to play the ball out calmly like Bazunu did today. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarehamSaintJames Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 There’s going to be a number of regulars on this thread that disagree with the above feedback. Just waiting patiently… 🤣🍿 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 On 19/08/2023 at 14:29, Saint_clark said: He's conceded 75% of shots on target so far this season. 6 out of 8. Save rate of 25%. He's now conceded 53% of shots on target. 7 out of 13. Save rate of 47%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintant Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 Glad to see he's growing game by game. Not his biggest fan but he's beginning to turn that round so fair play to the lad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convict Colony Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 On 27/07/2023 at 16:30, Convict Colony said: Am predicting Baz plays well and makes no mistakes for the month of August. Let's revisit this statement in September 👌 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 He won us that game today, first time I've been able to say that with him as our GK. As has been said, time to just back him. He is our number 1. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyinthesky Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 21 minutes ago, S-Clarke said: He won us that game today, first time I've been able to say that with him as our GK. As has been said, time to just back him. He is our number 1. Spot on. As far as I could see the save in the first half was a worldly and he made a couple of other decent stops as well. An 8+/10 for me today. We are definitely going through a lucky spell at the moment but, as the saying says, you make your own luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 Just now, spyinthesky said: Spot on. As far as I could see the save in the first half was a worldly and he made a couple of other decent stops as well. An 8+/10 for me today. We are definitely going through a lucky spell at the moment but, as the saying says, you make your own luck. That was the save that stood out for me, the one where the guy was offside just after? I think it was Chair who had that initial shot, such a good save. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmes_and_Watson Posted 26 August, 2023 Share Posted 26 August, 2023 2 hours ago, The Cat said: Solid game. Very good save in the first half and commanded his 6 yard box well. Whoever said McCarthy should be playing is so wrong it's laughable. Imagine him trying to play the ball out calmly like Bazunu did today. There were a couple of those moments where your heart goes in your mouth as the ball is either underhit a little to the goalkeeper, or we've just invited too much pressure. He handled both very calmly. Since my heart was in my mouth, my natural reaction is that it was cleared too calmly, perhaps taking a risk, before realising that he knew what he was doing. 🙂 Yes, no doubt at some point we'll get caught doing it. But if it's very isolated, it's virtually nothing compared to all the times it starts off one of our attacks and helps keep the pressure on our opponents. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 2 September, 2023 Share Posted 2 September, 2023 Wonder if I'll still get attacked in this thread at full time today... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 2 September, 2023 Share Posted 2 September, 2023 On 23/08/2023 at 07:03, musesaint said: Too bloody right! We have one of the best keepers in the Championship but the haters cannot stop hating once they have selected their victim. On 23/08/2023 at 07:13, AlexLaw76 said: What have you got to back that claim up? On 23/08/2023 at 07:20, Nolan said: Estimated Market Values? 😂😂😂😂😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted 2 September, 2023 Share Posted 2 September, 2023 Calling @Whitey Grandad to defend the third goal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 2 September, 2023 Share Posted 2 September, 2023 Just now, James said: Calling @Whitey Grandad to defend the third goal. Rob Earnshaw on Sky giving him some benefit of the doubt... "Was partially unsighted and had one eye on the run of Bellingham on his right hand side and was half expecting a cross" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 2 September, 2023 Share Posted 2 September, 2023 Just now, trousers said: Rob Earnshaw on Sky giving him some benefit of the doubt... "Was partially unsighted and had one eye on the run of Bellingham on his right hand side and was half expecting a cross" So essentially, he was trying to do a goalkeepers job and failed. Righto. He wasn't unsighted at all anyway, the angle from behind the shot showed how early he could see the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Duckhunter Posted 2 September, 2023 Share Posted 2 September, 2023 Can you update the shots on target per goal data? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Duckhunter Posted 2 September, 2023 Share Posted 2 September, 2023 Whitey will be blaming Stephens for the third, where was the closing down. Typical Jack, nowhere to be seen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted 2 September, 2023 Share Posted 2 September, 2023 Just now, Saint_clark said: So essentially, he was trying to do a goalkeepers job and failed. Righto. He wasn't unsighted at all anyway, the angle from behind the shot showed how early he could see the ball. It's utter bollocks. He got down to the but it went under his arm. It's just poor technique. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 2 September, 2023 Share Posted 2 September, 2023 1 minute ago, Lord Duckhunter said: Can you update the shots on target per goal data? At full time, too depressed right now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke SkyWalker-Peters Posted 2 September, 2023 Share Posted 2 September, 2023 He had a poor preseason but has been OK in the actual games before today. Honestly felt the defence had let him down and he had conceded some excellent finishes. It was obvious that RM was going to like him as he is very good at doing the things a keeper can to stop shots in the first place (good with the ball, off his line and collecting crosses) and his shot stopping had been OK before today. However, very poor so far today. Looks extremely lacking in confidence, especially in that parry on the freekick. He looks like he did at his worst last season again. Seems to be a young player that needs confidence, but he doesn't have any. I assume RM will believe the solution is to stick with him and build his confidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarehamSaintJames Posted 2 September, 2023 Share Posted 2 September, 2023 Clark is one of those that clearly gets off to proving people wrong, even if it means the team plays shit as a result. 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 2 September, 2023 Author Share Posted 2 September, 2023 9 minutes ago, James said: Calling @Whitey Grandad to defend the third goal. Bazunu is shite. He's always been shite, you don't need stats or anything else to show that. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Scott Posted 2 September, 2023 Share Posted 2 September, 2023 (edited) Wrong thread Edited 2 September, 2023 by Saint Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 2 September, 2023 Share Posted 2 September, 2023 At fault for the third but its not a horrendous error, the critique of that is just overly biased He’s been largely ok this season, if you’re going to blame him for that you have to look at the four (?) players around Ekwe (sp) that failed to cut or block the shot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 2 September, 2023 Share Posted 2 September, 2023 Just now, Smirking_Saint said: At fault for the third but its not a horrendous error, the critique of that is just overly biased He’s been largely ok this season, if you’re going to blame him for that you have to look at the four (?) players around Ekwe (sp) that failed to cut or block the shot It might be biased but it’s based on him rarely saving anything on target 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Duckhunter Posted 2 September, 2023 Share Posted 2 September, 2023 Just now, Smirking_Saint said: At fault for the third but its not a horrendous error, It was. Every single fucking week there’s excuses made for him. We binned off Gunn who was nowhere near as bad. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 2 September, 2023 Share Posted 2 September, 2023 3 minutes ago, Turkish said: It might be biased but it’s based on him rarely saving anything on target Fair point 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 2 September, 2023 Share Posted 2 September, 2023 1 minute ago, Lord Duckhunter said: It was. Every single fucking week there’s excuses made for him. We binned off Gunn who was nowhere near as bad. It wasn’t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 2 September, 2023 Author Share Posted 2 September, 2023 1 minute ago, Smirking_Saint said: It wasn’t He's just a crap keeper. You very rarely see him make saves that he isn't supposed to make and on occasion he will fail to make saves that he should make. He doesn't inspire confidence, he isn't a leader or an organiser he's just not good enough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 2 September, 2023 Share Posted 2 September, 2023 Just now, hypochondriac said: He's just a crap keeper. You very rarely see him make saves that he isn't supposed to make and on occasion he will fail to make saves that he should make. He doesn't inspire confidence, he isn't a leader or an organiser he's just not good enough. I agree he isn’t good enough, and he doesn’t have competition which doesn’t help But I feel he does get overly slated at times, and that third goal IMHO wasn’t a ‘huge’ error 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 2 September, 2023 Author Share Posted 2 September, 2023 1 minute ago, Smirking_Saint said: I agree he isn’t good enough, and he doesn’t have competition which doesn’t help But I feel he does get overly slated at times, and that third goal IMHO wasn’t a ‘huge’ error We can nitpick over individual goals or saves but taken together in its entirety he just isn't a good enough keeper. Nothing we can do now but I just wish we had been a bit more ruthless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 2 September, 2023 Share Posted 2 September, 2023 1 minute ago, hypochondriac said: We can nitpick over individual goals or saves but taken together in its entirety he just isn't a good enough keeper. Nothing we can do now but I just wish we had been a bit more ruthless. Yeah probably, unfortunately however decided to sign McCarthy up (Semmens) on increased wages messed up any flexibility we had there Bazunu needed to be the backup really… but nobody wanted McCarthy who is somehow worse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydney_saint Posted 2 September, 2023 Share Posted 2 September, 2023 There is a real possibility we will go into the International break with the most goals conceded in the Championship. We finished last season with the second most conceded goals in the Prem. Of course it's not all his fault, but there are defenders in front of him that can be decent with a decent keeper behind him. Of course not every goal is his fault. I feel now analysing every goal is now redundant, as every stat over the long run (and also the eye test), he has heavily underperformed. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Duckhunter Posted 2 September, 2023 Share Posted 2 September, 2023 I’d want my keeper saving the 5th as well 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 2 September, 2023 Share Posted 2 September, 2023 Bazunu seems very good at getting his hands to shots and not keeping them out of the goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Matty 76 Posted 2 September, 2023 Share Posted 2 September, 2023 I fully give up on him now. I wanted to come into this season and give him an opportunity, was spurred on by Martin's comments but he is the same flappy goalkeeper who SO rarely makes an unexpected save to tip things in your favour. Two absolute howlers today, another from the free-kick that wasn't punished and maybe even the first two a competent goalkeeper does better with? My expectations are now so low that I'm willing to let the iffy ones slide. Go throw everything at Kasper Schmeichel. Bazunu will cost us time and time again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aintforever Posted 2 September, 2023 Share Posted 2 September, 2023 That header shouldn’t go in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SambaMaverick Posted 2 September, 2023 Share Posted 2 September, 2023 2 minutes ago, Smirking_Saint said: Yeah probably, unfortunately however decided to sign McCarthy up (Semmens) on increased wages messed up any flexibility we had there Bazunu needed to be the backup really… but nobody wanted McCarthy who is somehow worse I'm sorry but money is not the issue here. We've just raised how much? Not getting someone else in could cost us promotion, now THAT would be a financial fuck up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 2 September, 2023 Share Posted 2 September, 2023 1 hour ago, James said: Calling @Whitey Grandad to defend the third goal. It’s not for me to defend it. That’s for the other ten outfield players on the pitch. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffo Posted 2 September, 2023 Share Posted 2 September, 2023 He was the number 1 reason for our relegation in my opinion and the failure to replace him is criminal. He’s made of fucking weetabix. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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