Guzan To Re-Sign

[villastikz]

If we were to see a rumour now that Lambert was planning to buy an unnamed 36yr old keeper for £3.5m on a £50,000 a week long term contract -

Who has had many injuries including several in the last year
Who's agility, speed and reactions aren't as good as they were
Who for a keeper is short
Who isn't very good on dealing with crosses and corners and gambles on saving the shot
Who's shot stopping isn't as good as it once was
Who is known for not controlling and commanding his defenses well

Who would actually welcome that move?

[Percy McCarthy]

Alex McLeish?

[dave.woodhall]

If we were to see a rumour now that Lambert was planning to buy an unnamed 36yr old keeper for £3.5m on a £50,000 a week long term contract -

Who has had many injuries including several in the last year
Who's agility, speed and reactions aren't as good as they were
Who for a keeper is short
Who isn't very good on dealing with crosses and corners and gambles on saving the shot
Who's shot stopping isn't as good as it once was
Who is known for not controlling and commanding his defenses well

Who would actually welcome that move?

Depends whether he's been world class for a decade or not.

[pauliewalnuts]

Where was all this anguish about Given at the end of last season?

[PaulWinch again]

Where was all this anguish about Given at the end of last season?

This is what I'm slightly confused about. I wouldn't write him off based on Euro 2012, he clearly wasn't fit.

[villastikz]

If we were to see a rumour now that Lambert was planning to buy an unnamed 36yr old keeper for £3.5m on a £50,000 a week long term contract -

Who has had many injuries including several in the last year
Who's agility, speed and reactions aren't as good as they were
Who for a keeper is short
Who isn't very good on dealing with crosses and corners and gambles on saving the shot
Who's shot stopping isn't as good as it once was
Who is known for not controlling and commanding his defenses well

Who would actually welcome that move?

Depends whether he's been world class for a decade or not.

Maybe he was world class but he isn't now.

[villastikz]

Where was all this anguish about Given at the end of last season?

I wasn't on here back then but i never wanted given to join the club in the first place and I have been vocal about it, just it wasn't on here.

[old man villa fan]

If we were to see a rumour now that Lambert was planning to buy an unnamed 36yr old keeper for £3.5m on a £50,000 a week long term contract -

Who has had many injuries including several in the last year
Who's agility, speed and reactions aren't as good as they were
Who for a keeper is short
Who isn't very good on dealing with crosses and corners and gambles on saving the shot
Who's shot stopping isn't as good as it once was
Who is known for not controlling and commanding his defenses well

Who would actually welcome that move?

Depends whether he's been world class for a decade or not.

Maybe he was world class but he isn't now.

Neither is Guzan

[1_Pablo_Angel]

Given might still have a couple of good years in him. I thought he was pretty decent for us last season.

[philthebar]

Where was all this anguish about Given at the end of last season?

I wasn't on here back then but i never wanted given to join the club in the first place and I have been vocal about it, just it wasn't on here.

I was on here and I have been vocal for a season.  I don't rate Given.

[Percy McCarthy]

I was concerned about the length of his very lucrative contract and his recent injury record.

[pauliewalnuts]

I was concerned about the length of his very lucrative contract and his recent injury record.

I understand people being concerned about that, and I understand that some people never rated him from the start, what I don't get is why, now, there seem to be far more people so unconvinced by him than there were at the end of the season.

It's almost as if they've seen him in goal for the worst team at the Euros, having a bit of a mare, and decided he was shit last season.

[Phil from the upper holte]

I like given, just wish he'd command the area a bit more that is all, Guzan has no neck but he is a good keeper

[villastikz]

Maybe he was world class but he isn't now.

Neither is Guzan

Given is only the Irish keeper not exactly the world footballing super power, Guzan is set to be American no1, a team that isn't too far behind ROI in world rankings - also if Given is so world class how come no top club ever brought him, where were the big clubs banging down his door to join them.

[pauliewalnuts]

Maybe he was world class but he isn't now.

Neither is Guzan

Given is only the Irish keeper not exactly the world footballing super power, Guzan is set to be American no1, a team that isn't too far behind ROI in world rankings - also if Given is so world class how come no top club ever brought him, where were the big clubs banging down his door to join them.

By that twisted logic, how many people took  Guzan in the three months or so it was common knowledge he was available on a free?

Last thing I heard, he was talking to those giants Hull City.