Which Keeper

[DeKuip]

Big Jim Cumbes for me and Bosnich for the thrills

I can't think of Jim Cumbes without visions of Antwerp away flashing through my head. He never played for us again after that nightmare.

[PeterWithesShin]

If you're in trouble he will save the day
He's brave and he's fearless come what may
Without him the Villa would go astray
He's Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy Rimmer

Without him life would be much grimmer
He's handsome, trim, and no-one slimmer
He will never need a zimmer
He's Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy Rimmer

More reliable than a garden trimmer
He's never been mistaken for Yul Brynner
He's not bald, and his head doesn't glimmer

Master of the wit and the repartee
His command of penalty areas is uncanny
How come he's such a genius? Don't ask me!
He's Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy Rimmer

He's also a fantastic swimmer
And if you play your cards right
Then he just might come round for dinner
He's Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy Rimmer

[JD]

If you're in trouble he will save the day
He's brave and he's fearless come what may
Without him the Villa would go astray
He's Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy Rimmer

Without him life would be much grimmer
He's handsome, trim, and no-one slimmer
He will never need a zimmer
He's Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy Rimmer

More reliable than a garden trimmer
He's never been mistaken for Yul Brynner
He's not bald, and his head doesn't glimmer

Master of the wit and the repartee
His command of penalty areas is uncanny
How come he's such a genius? Don't ask me!
He's Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy Rimmer

He's also a fantastic swimmer
And if you play your cards right
Then he just might come round for dinner
He's Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy Rimmer

That's brilliant. Without a shadow of doubt, I would pick Jimmy Rimmer. 

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Big Jim Cumbes for me and Bosnich for the thrills

I can't think of Jim Cumbes without visions of Antwerp away flashing through my head. He never played for us again after that nightmare.

Our first ever adventure into Europe and a great Villa following in Belgium, we were really excited and in the big time now ready to conquer Europe.
4-0 down by half time wasnt it ? 

[UsualSuspect]

Spink for me

10 years of consistency

[cratch]

Les Sealey. Never a dull moment

[pooligan]

Jimmy Rimmer for me just in front of Bosnich and Withers.

[dave.woodhall]

Throughout history we've, according to those who know, had very few world-class keepers, but a lot of very good ones. Sam Hardy, Nigel Sims and Jimmy Rimmer come into the former category.

[adrenachrome]

Jimmy Rimmer for me just in front of Bosnich and Withers.

Colin Withers was my first goalkeeping hero, and it seemed to me that he and Slogger kept us in many of the earliest games I attended.

[Salsa Party Animal]

Bozzie is best goalkeeper I have seen for Villa apart from his feet. Victor Valdes of Barcelona remind me of him.

[cdbearsfan]

It would take a very harsh judge not to class Sam Hardy as "World class" in an era when only England and Scotland players could realistically use that tag. Our best ever goalkeeper in my opinion.

[usav]

Friedel has to be up there for consistency.   Best I have seen is Bosnich, excellent keeper, didn't matter that his kicking was so shite, gave us something to laugh at.

Spink was terrible on crosses, another great shot stopper though.  I don't remember Rimmer being anything but solid....but I was too young to remember any finer details.

[E I Adio]

Colin Withers was my first goalkeeping hero, and it seemed to me that he and Slogger kept us in many of the earliest games I attended.

Both heroes of my youth, Withers is often wrongly overlooked when the topic of great goalies arises. Perhaps because we were firmly in the doldrums in the period when he played and as you say, the truth is we'd have been up shit creek without a paddle if it hadn't been for those two.

Was lucky enough to see Nigel Sims play and he was also a great goalie, as was Jimmy Rimmer of course.

[Big Dick Edwards]

Rimmer is the best keeper I've seen in a Villa shirt in over 40 years of watching Villa.
Nigel Spink is still my favourite Villa keeper though. His performance on 26/05/82 was something most of us can only dream about.

[The Left Side]

Spinky for me, 1982 was just the best performance especially under the circumstances and I know we rode our luck. Then as I worked my way up the Holte he was always there performing well, even in the darker years.