Villa Goalkeepers

[dave.woodhall]

Rimmer for consistency, Bosnich for one-offs. That Coventry save and the Sunderland League Cup performance were from another world.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Rimmer, James and Bosnich for me. Spink not far behind.

Though one of first Villa heroes was Colin Withers...I used to stand right behind the goal at the Holte End when I was a nipper and saw him close up...I thought he was a magnificent athlete and rescued us from getting hammered every week!
I actually wrote a letter to then manager Dick Taylor asking why Withers didn't play for England. Received a reply saying that Mr Ramsey was perfectly aware of how good Colin was and was always considering him for selection for the national team.

Somewhat gutted, when my cousin, who used to go to the Lions' Club on Saturday nights, told me that Colin was always in there after the game and accepting every drink that came his way and inevitably became rather "tired" before the end of the evening.
He was still my hero though. And still is.
Wonderful memories of him and John Sleeuwenhoek!

 
That was 50 years ago ffs! 

[Legion]

Not overly impressed with Jed Steer, either.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Not overly impressed with Jed Steer, either.

Well, he did come to us via Norwich.

What did Norwich ever do for us...?

[Legion]

Not overly impressed with Jed Steer, either.

Well, he did come to us via Norwich.

What did Norwich ever do for us...?

TOSM.

[Legion]

Not overly impressed with Jed Steer, either.

Well, he did come to us via Norwich.

What did Norwich ever do for us...?

Delia's rant was quite funny.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

You are clearly clutching at wotsits Leeg!

[passport1]

Rimmer he not only was a top class keeper he could read the game aswell and organised the defenders in front of him.

[Virgil Caine]

Can someone settle an argument for me- did we or did we not have the ex bluenose keeper Jim Herriot on a short term loan around the late sixties?

[dave shelley]

Yes. Definitely.

[bob rowe]

Best for me would be Jimmy Rimmer, but most entertaining would have to be Colin Withers. Turning ordinary run of the mill saves into spectacular leaps & dives was normal behavior. Stand out game was against Man U in November 1966, fantastic show.

[Damo70]

Rimmer for consistency, Bosnich for one-offs. That Coventry save and the Sunderland League Cup performance were from another world.

His performance at Sunderland was as good from a Villa keeper as I can remember. I think I remember seeing him make his debut towards the end of BFR's first season at Luton. Enckelman never recovered from the derbies and Carson never recovered from being thrown into the England v Croatia game. I can't remember who it was but we left a more experienced international keeper on the bench that night and I commented at the fact I was surprised by this at the time.

[PeterWithesShin]

David James was the sub.

[Ron Manager]

Yes. Definitely.

Yes we had him on loan at the start of the seventies Dave but if my memory serves me well he never played a first team game

[frank]

Nigel Sims for me for a mixture of bravery, consistency and some outstanding saves. Mark Bosnich pulled off some amazing saves as well as committing a few blunders. Jimmy Rimmer was undoubtedly one of the best and made one of the finest saves I've seen from a Villa keeper, a Gordon Banks-like reaction at White Hart Lane.