Poll The worst keeper we've ever had?
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Brad Jones was past his prime.... to put it kindly
He had a prime?
I'm guessing Arphexad and Carson.
Brad Friedel is missing from that list considering that James is there. He wasn't a bad keeper, just wasn't that good for us and is nowhere near our worst keeper.
Not even the Juve game in 2005?
Brad Jones was actually a lot similar to what Danny Ward was. Capable goalkeepers that made some remarkable saves but ultimately a few errors overshadowed all that and that’s the problem you have being a number 2, you tend to only remember the bad. The same will happen with Kelleher down the line.
Actually remember there being a few calls for Brad to start over Pepe, who at that time was completely finished.
Oh dear was that him? All I remember is Luis Garcia's magic goal... then me shitting my pants until the final whistle
I'm going to limit it to keepers who were signed with the idea of them becoming first choice, and therefore go for Karius.
I won't dive into the concussion debate - it's certainly possible, and if that's the case the medical staff should take responsibility, but the fact the glaring errors could have been made with or without the concussion is what makes it a debate to begin with. Some fans have an idea that he was a good keeper before the CL final. He wasn't. He was no better than Mignolet. His clean sheets coincided with VVD's insane impact on our defensive game of which Karius took some plaudits based on stats, but he largely had fuck all to do, and there were still errors and moments that made us wince.
I've also selected Karius because I just have a general feeling he doesn't give a fuck about football, and it's more about the lifestyle than the game. That video he posted after the CL final still angers me. The fact he did nothing after Liverpool. The fact he bulked up bigger than a keeper ever should be. It's all about the Insta, so I just think he's a cunt on top of being a shit goalkeeper.
Although he was dirt cheap, I still maintain he's probably up there with Keita as the worst signing in the Klopp era.
I won't dive into the concussion debate - it's certainly possible, and if that's the case the medical staff should take responsibility, but the fact the glaring errors could have been made with or without the concussion is what makes it a debate to begin with. Some fans have an idea that he was a good keeper before the CL final. He wasn't. He was no better than Mignolet. His clean sheets coincided with VVD's insane impact on our defensive game of which Karius took some plaudits based on stats, but he largely had fuck all to do, and there were still errors and moments that made us wince.
I've also selected Karius because I just have a general feeling he doesn't give a fuck about football, and it's more about the lifestyle than the game. That video he posted after the CL final still angers me. The fact he did nothing after Liverpool. The fact he bulked up bigger than a keeper ever should be. It's all about the Insta, so I just think he's a cunt on top of being a shit goalkeeper.
Although he was dirt cheap, I still maintain he's probably up there with Keita as the worst signing in the Klopp era.
Karius was a completely average keeper, forever marred by the biggest game of his life. A shame, but is what it is.
Tbh, dudek is getting away with it a bit, as more often than not he was completely average. The biggest night of his career absolutely has bigged him up in the memory of others.
There's probably not much in it between all or first choice keepers, Bar Ali and pepe
Tbh, dudek is getting away with it a bit, as more often than not he was completely average. The biggest night of his career absolutely has bigged him up in the memory of others.
There's probably not much in it between all or first choice keepers, Bar Ali and pepe
Three trophies though! More than some of our better keepers won
I made a list and it just couldn't be two options otherwise there would be no debate. So Carson was thrown in there because he is a Manc now, purely out of bitterness. Kirkland was always injured, huge bugbear of mine. Aphrexed, I just remember him being not the best but can't really remember him playing.
karius is the worst, if it wasn't for Prime VVD, we would have been fucked!
karius is the worst, if it wasn't for Prime VVD, we would have been fucked!
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Of the first choice keepers it is Mignolet for me. Too many below par back up keepers to list. I think there is a strong case to argue that having good reserve & youth keepers really helps our attack, as they need to score against better keepers in training.
We should give a shout out to Andy Lonergan for being a legend training/ reserve keeper. Probably selected for his willingness to pick the ball out of the net.
We should give a shout out to Andy Lonergan for being a legend training/ reserve keeper. Probably selected for his willingness to pick the ball out of the net.
Weird though how you've included James in that list who was mostly ok given he's one of the youngest keepers we've ever had.
Where is Doni, Jones, Bogdan, Itandje, Cavalieri.
James nickname was "Calamity James" that's why he made the list! He made quite a few howlers in his time. Was he the worst, by a long way, no! But as i said I had to throw in names. The names you mentioned I couldn't remember ever playing other than Bogdan, but because he was real proper ginger, I felt sorry for him, and couldn't add him to the list
I know what his nickname was lol but we've stopped giving nicknames out and there's been about 6-7 other keepers that came after him who've all been worst.
How do you remember Carson playing but not Jones or Doni
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James wasn't terrible, but we had him for too long. It's ridiculous the number of games that he ended up playing for us.
Obviously he was better than all of the long line of crappy back up keepers we had in the following years, and he was better than Karius, Mignolet and Kirkland but he was nowhere near as good as Alisson or Reina and I don't think he was as good as Dudek either. Not much in it between him and Westerveld.
Obviously he was better than all of the long line of crappy back up keepers we had in the following years, and he was better than Karius, Mignolet and Kirkland but he was nowhere near as good as Alisson or Reina and I don't think he was as good as Dudek either. Not much in it between him and Westerveld.
I still think James was one of our most agile keepers. I mean he could make world class saves at times.
I don't remember Carson. What happened was I accidently pressed "Add another option" , and thought Fuck! What do I do now? Couldn't find the delete button, So I remembered Carson is playing for City, that was reason enough!I know what his nickname was lol but we've stopped giving nicknames out and there's been about 6-7 other keepers that came after him who've all been worst.
How do you remember Carson playing but not Jones or Doni
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