Aaron Ramsdale

[Sheaf Saint]

1 minute ago, Bad Wolf said:

If Baz had saved it it would be branded "A save any keeper should make"

By some morons who don't know an excellent save when they see one, maybe.

But we'll never know, because I've never actually seen Baz pull off a save like that.

[Harry_SFC]

10 minutes ago, SaintTex said:

if Russell continues to have us play this style of football, we are going to have to take the good with the bad with Ramsdale.

great ball stopper, but not great with his feet.

We would have lost without Ramsdale today.. but he is going to give away a lot of balls in our final third this season if Russball continues.

You'll do well to find an affordable keeper who is very good with the ball at his feet and someone who is a very good shot stopper. You're looking at the beat keepers in the world like Allison and Ederson etc. The fact we have one who is a very good shot stopper and is ok with the ball at his feet is the best we can hope for.

[Turkish]

2 minutes ago, Harry_SFC said:

You'll do well to find an affordable keeper who is very good with the ball at his feet and someone who is a very good shot stopper. You're looking at the beat keepers in the world like Allison and Ederson etc. The fact we have one who is a very good shot stopper and is ok with the ball at his feet is the best we can hope for.

The alternative on our books is one that is good with the ball at his feet but barely makes a save. Or one that is shit with the ball at his feet and barely makes any saves.

[hypochondriac]

Ramsdale is so good. It's almost embarrassing that we have at least half a team who are vastly inferior to his ability. 

[S-Clarke]

1 hour ago, Bad Wolf said:

He was fvcking terrible today. Kicking was appalling. And though the goal wasn't his fault, if Bazunu had conceded that he'd absolutely be blamed for it.

That's a 'looking for a reaction post' if I've ever seen one.

[Saint Matty 76]

1 hour ago, Bad Wolf said:

He was fvcking terrible today. Kicking was appalling. And though the goal wasn't his fault, if Bazunu had conceded that he'd absolutely be blamed for it.

Holy shit hahahaha

[SaintsBarry74]

44 minutes ago, SaintTex said:

if Russell continues to have us play this style of football, we are going to have to take the good with the bad with Ramsdale.

great ball stopper, but not great with his feet.

We would have lost without Ramsdale today.. but he is going to give away a lot of balls in our final third this season if Russball continues.

Swap Ramsdale for the best ball playing keeper in the world, and play Russball. The result would still be the same.

[bpsaint]

It’s such a shame that we finally have our best keeper probably since Boruc, and we’ll end up losing him after one season as the rest of the team is so shit.

[The Kraken]

1 hour ago, bpsaint said:

It’s such a shame that we finally have our best keeper probably since Boruc, and we’ll end up losing him after one season as the rest of the team is so shit.

We’ll be in the Championship next season and we’ve already proven you can get promoted from there with a keeper who doesn’t make many saves 😎

[Oldandtired]

8 minutes ago, The Kraken said:

We’ll be in the Championship next season and we’ve already proven you can get promoted from there with a keeper who doesn’t make many saves 😎

It would be very unusual to win the lottery twice....

[Bad Wolf]

3 hours ago, Saint Matty 76 said:

3 hours ago, Saint Matty 76 said:

Holy shit hahahaha

 

If Bazunu had had that exact game today he'd be lynched. Ramsdale was perfect though. Kicking was spot on...

[The Kraken]

1 minute ago, Bad Wolf said:

If Bazunu had had that exact game today he'd be lynched. Ramsdale was perfect though. Kicking was spot on...

I see your ability for making things up hasn’t diminished.

[Bad Wolf]

2 minutes ago, The Kraken said:

I see your ability for making things up hasn’t diminished.

Okay sorry. He was 10/10. Every kick went to a team mate. The goal we conceded Shilton couldn't have got near. 

Let's revisit this in December when we've worked out Ramsdale is good, sure, but not great and nowhere near the messiah he was made out to be in the run up to signing him.

[Saint Matty 76]

It enters the top 3 Bad Wolf takes for sure

[The Kraken]

8 minutes ago, Bad Wolf said:

Okay sorry. He was 10/10. Every kick went to a team mate. The goal we conceded Shilton couldn't have got near. 

Let's revisit this in December when we've worked out Ramsdale is good, sure, but not great and nowhere near the messiah he was made out to be in the run up to signing him.

I know you struggle with nuance but seriously pal, stop being so silly.

[badgerx16]

36 minutes ago, Bad Wolf said:

If Bazunu had had that exact game today he'd be lynched. Ramsdale was perfect though. Kicking was spot on...

If Bazunun had had that exact game we would be amazed that he had managed to make the saves.

[pingpong]

It's a myth that baz can't make good saves

https://x.com/Castrol/status/1613898918823137280?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1613898918823137280|twgr^d4563bd405e6b6678668b2eec7b2fad8bb444949|twcon^s1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.premierleague.com%2Fnews%2F3016884

And he is far better at passing.

The big advantage ramsdale has is that people will overlook the above regardless, and he won't be blamed for every goal like baz was.  That's huge for a position that relies on confidence.

[East Kent Saint]

Ramsdale looks good , you don't get that bad vibe I used to get with Forster or Baz if the opposition were attacking 😀

 

[SaintsBarry74]

1 hour ago, pingpong said:

It's a myth that baz can't make good saves

https://x.com/Castrol/status/1613898918823137280?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1613898918823137280|twgr^d4563bd405e6b6678668b2eec7b2fad8bb444949|twcon^s1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.premierleague.com%2Fnews%2F3016884

And he is far better at passing.

The big advantage ramsdale has is that people will overlook the above regardless, and he won't be blamed for every goal like baz was.  That's huge for a position that relies on confidence.

As always when pulling up Baz-stats you've got to scroll down.

[Whitey Grandad]

Statistics eh?

[trousers]

Seems a tad shaky / inconsistent of late...? A keeper who perhaps isn't as good as we initially thought, or another player who seems to regress after a few weeks/months at Saints...? (See also: Sugawara)

Edited 30 October, 2024 by trousers

[FarehamSaintJames]

I think any of us would look shaky in goal if we had the shitshow of a defence in front of us.

I’d argue he’s kept the score down more than if say Bazunu or McCarthy were in goal.

[goodymatt]

In general he’s not made any howlers. Got his hand to a couple such as the Ayew winner that would have been nice if he could have kept out but he sees it so late.

His error that was cleared of the line last night was the first big mistake, fortunately Suguwara bailed him out. 

He is still well clear of our other keepers, big upgrade. Understat reckons we have conceded 3.53 goals less than expected. Baz conceded 14.7 goals more than expected over a full season. 

[East Kent Saint]

On 21/09/2024 at 18:05, Sheaf Saint said:

By some morons who don't know an excellent save when they see one, maybe.

But we'll never know, because I've never actually seen Baz pull off a save like that.

In internationals he has !

[Lighthouse]

He’s had a few moments Bazunu would have been crucified for; Leicester’s winner, Man City’s goal, Bournemouth’s third, last nights error that lead to the goal line clearance. I think playing for us after Arsenal has just knocked his confidence a bit, hopefully it’s just a temporary blip and he finds his mojo soon.

[Kenilworthy]

9 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

He’s had a few moments Bazunu would have been crucified for; Leicester’s winner, Man City’s goal, Bournemouth’s third, last nights error that lead to the goal line clearance. I think playing for us after Arsenal has just knocked his confidence a bit, hopefully it’s just a temporary blip and he finds his mojo soon.

I felt he was played last night instead of McCarthy to get a confidence boosting clean sheet. That went well.

[skintsaint]

3 hours ago, Kenilworthy said:

I felt he was played last night instead of McCarthy to get a confidence boosting clean sheet. That went well.

Least we have saved paying him a clean sheet bonus so far this season.

[sledger]

good shot stopper iffy commanding his 6 yard box where our central defenders are weak on set pieces

[Matty's Caddy]

Ramsdale is far beyond what any team like ours could expect. 
enjoy him while he’s here. 

[Turkish]

Could it be said he won us 3 points today?

[trousers]

On 30/10/2024 at 08:55, trousers said:

Seems a tad shaky / inconsistent of late...? A keeper who perhaps isn't as good as we initially thought, or another player who seems to regress after a few weeks/months at Saints...? (See also: Sugawara)

Scrap that thought...

[Saint86]

He's going to be a proper crowd favourite if he sticks around. Came here just to play, and his stated ambition is to keep us up and try and re-establish us in the prem. Hard not to like someone prepared to do that for us, as opposed to sit on the bench at a big club earning a packet and winning trophies.

[Nordic Saint]

Our best buy of the summer, by far. He did more than anyone to win us those 3 points today.

[Saint NL]

[Galway saint]

1 hour ago, Turkish said:

Could it be said he won us 3 points today?

yes - fantastic save at the foot of the post 

 

[Turkish]

12 minutes ago, Galway saint said:

yes - fantastic save at the foot of the post 

 

Be interesting to see at the end of the season how many points he wins us. Didn’t they say a good keeper is worth 12-15 a season? 

[Sunglasses Ron]

58 minutes ago, Galway saint said:

yes - fantastic save at the foot of the post 

 

Had me off my sofa, during the highlights! Absolutely stellar save, one of the best I’ve seen.

[The Kraken]

54 minutes ago, Turkish said:

Be interesting to see at the end of the season how many points he wins us. Didn’t they say a good keeper is worth 12-15 a season? 

At our current ratio he’s going to have to earn us every single point we win.

[davefizzy14]

Ramsdale was amazing today 😊

Edited 2 November, 2024 by davefizzy14

[Micky]

1 hour ago, Turkish said:

Be interesting to see at the end of the season how many points he wins us. Didn’t they say a good keeper is worth 12-15 a season? 

If Ramsdale gets us 12 points, how many are the rest of the team going to get us, because right now we will struggle to get much past 15 - 20 points. 

[Turkish]

19 minutes ago, The Kraken said:

At our current ratio he’s going to have to earn us every single point we win.

Touch and go if we can beat the Derby record then. Let’s hope he’s a bit shitter than he has been

[Give it to Ron]

Loved it when he came and caught it in last minute then I knew we were home and dry

[Football Special]

He's a great keeper and seems a top bloke as well, pleased we have him

[Saint86]

13 hours ago, Football Special said:

He's a great keeper and seems a top bloke as well, pleased we have him

This was a fantastic save as well. How we've missed a shot stopper of his ability... And we're talking years, probably since niemi bar foresters brief "wall" stint. 

Edited 3 November, 2024 by Saint86

[Pamplemousse]

I don't think he's been that great this season but today he was phenomenal. Bazunu in goal and we lose that game, having a top keeper will make all the difference.

[Turkish]

4 minutes ago, Pamplemousse said:

I don't think he's been that great this season but today he was phenomenal. Bazunu in goal and we lose that game, having a top keeper will make all the difference.

He’s miles better than Bazunu. We’ve conceded a lot of goals but I can’t say there’s been many where I’ve thought he should have done better, maybe one or two. With Baz most weeks you’d look at a goal conceded and think he should have got to it. 

[AlexLaw76]

Ramsdale - spend premier league money in this country and get a premier league player.

 

[miserableoldgit]

Yet there were some on here last week saying that he was over-rated and a waste of money....

[Ball boy]

Absolute quality. Only have him, Fernandes and Dibling that wouldn’t look out of place at a top6 club. 

[Turkish]

7 minutes ago, Ball boy said:

Absolute quality. Only have him, Fernandes and Dibling that wouldn’t look out of place at a top6 club. 

Harwood-Bellis will get there too