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Poll

Best Villa keeper

Burridge
0 (0%)
Rimmer
29 (44.6%)
Spink
4 (6.2%)
Sealey
0 (0%)
Bosnich
22 (33.8%)
Oakes
0 (0%)
James
1 (1.5%)
Enckelman
2 (3.1%)
Schmeichel
0 (0%)
Taylor
0 (0%)
Carson
1 (1.5%)
It will be Brad for sure
1 (1.5%)
Someone you've not mentioned.
5 (7.7%)

Total Members Voted: 65

Voting closed: July 12, 2008, 10:58:48 AM

Author Topic: Who was/is the best Villa goalie ever?  (Read 16452 times)

Offline pooligan

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Re: Who was/is the best Villa goalie ever?
« Reply #60 on: July 07, 2011, 04:21:55 PM »
1. Jimmy Rimmer

2. Nigel Spink

3.Colin Withers

4. Mark Bosnich

5. Brad Friedel

Offline Big Dick Edwards

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Re: Who was/is the best Villa goalie ever?
« Reply #61 on: July 26, 2011, 08:10:27 AM »
Nigel Spink is my all-time Villa hero for obvious reasons but in terms of reliability and consistent excellence our best keeper in my eyes was Jimmy Rimmer.

Offline Rico

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Re: Who was/is the best Villa goalie ever?
« Reply #62 on: July 26, 2011, 08:37:40 AM »
Over the last thirty years we have had three stand out keepers in my opinion. Rimmer, Spink and Bosnich.

Rimmer had everything you could ask for: Brilliant shot stopper, excellent handling and great control of the penalty area. Spink, if playing today would without doubt be England's keeper. He also played for a large part of his time in front of a right dodgy defence. Bosnich could have gone on to become one of the greats. Never saw a better shot stopper, and absolutely brilliant penalty stopper. I really think moving to Man Ure wrecked his career.

So for me I would vote Spink, Rimmer then Bosnich. Special mention must also go to Kevin Poole and John Burridge.

Offline Big Dick Edwards

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Re: Who was/is the best Villa goalie ever?
« Reply #63 on: July 26, 2011, 08:41:14 AM »
Special mention must also go to Kevin Poole and John Burridge.

John Burridge?! Fuckin' hell Rico, you must have got up too early! 

 


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