Gabby - keep or let go

[saunders_heroes]

I think we do need a change in goal now. That doesn't mean Guzan hasn't been a decent keeper for us or that he became our No 1 because he was cheap.

No, it does you know. He was overrated, no question.

In your opinion, of course.

Exactly, just like your opinion above. The man was never good enough for our first choice, not from day one and some of us said it at the time as well. Just my opinion, mind.

[Chris Jameson]

I think we do need a change in goal now. That doesn't mean Guzan hasn't been a decent keeper for us or that he became our No 1 because he was cheap.

No, it does you know. He was overrated, no question.

In your opinion, of course.

Exactly, just like your opinion above. The man was never good enough for our first choice, not from day one and some of us said it at the time as well. Just my opinion, mind.

Just looked back on this thread and can't be bothered to go through previous pages, has it been suggested that Agbonlahor should play in goal now? Might be a good shout, doesn't have to move much and is quite a large obstruction to any goal bound shots.

[saunders_heroes]

I think we do need a change in goal now. That doesn't mean Guzan hasn't been a decent keeper for us or that he became our No 1 because he was cheap.

No, it does you know. He was overrated, no question.

In your opinion, of course.

Exactly, just like your opinion above. The man was never good enough for our first choice, not from day one and some of us said it at the time as well. Just my opinion, mind.

Just looked back on this thread and can't be bothered to go through previous pages, has it been suggested that Agbonlahor should play in goal now? Might be a good shout, doesn't have to move much and is quite a large obstruction to any goal bound shots.

Never mind putting him in goal I'd make Gabby chairman. Couldn't do a worse job than the buffoon in charge now.

[Villa in Denmark]

I think we do need a change in goal now. That doesn't mean Guzan hasn't been a decent keeper for us or that he became our No 1 because he was cheap.

No, it does you know. He was overrated, no question.

How many times to get it into your skull?

He wasn't re-signed as Given's replacement, but as his understudy. Otherwise deliberately having Given dropped repeated bollocks at the start of the season to get Guzan in as his cheap option would have been a plan on a Machiavellian level beyond anything previously seen from someone who for the most part appears to consult Baldrick for his cunning plans.

Oh, and who was on the bench for the next 18 months?

[Clampy]

I think we do need a change in goal now. That doesn't mean Guzan hasn't been a decent keeper for us or that he became our No 1 because he was cheap.

No, it does you know. He was overrated, no question.

In your opinion, of course.

Exactly, just like your opinion above. The man was never good enough for our first choice, not from day one and some of us said it at the time as well. Just my opinion, mind.

Just looked back on this thread and can't be bothered to go through previous pages, has it been suggested that Agbonlahor should play in goal now? Might be a good shout, doesn't have to move much and is quite a large obstruction to any goal bound shots.

Never mind putting him in goal I'd make Gabby chairman. Couldn't do a worse job than the buffoon in charge now.

Your obsession with Lerner is starting to get embarrassing. I'm surprised you haven't brought him up in the book thread over in Off Topic.

[aj2k77]

Guzan was well dodgy when we resigned him but for some reason unknown he had 18-24 months of good form, exceptional at claiming crosses and corners, I remember looking at a list of which keeper had claimed the most one season and Guzan was head and shoulders above every other keeper in numbers. The past 2 and a half years he has been shocking though, he should have been replaced at the start of last season, nevermind us still having him in the net now.

[Villa in Denmark]

I think we do need a change in goal now. That doesn't mean Guzan hasn't been a decent keeper for us or that he became our No 1 because he was cheap.

No, it does you know. He was overrated, no question.

In your opinion, of course.

Exactly, just like your opinion above. The man was never good enough for our first choice, not from day one and some of us said it at the time as well. Just my opinion, mind.

Just looked back on this thread and can't be bothered to go through previous pages, has it been suggested that Agbonlahor should play in goal now? Might be a good shout, doesn't have to move much and is quite a large obstruction to any goal bound shots.

Never mind putting him in goal I'd make Gabby chairman. Couldn't do a worse job than the buffoon in charge now.

Your obsession with Lerner is starting to get embarrassing. I'm surprised you haven't brought him up in the book thread over in Off Topic.

He's waiting for the release of

"Randy Lerner - King of ******
Why he's worse than Stalin, Saddam and Assad"

Author. S. Heroes.


Personally I'm betting he'll give it 12 out of 10.

[conman]

Guzan was well dodgy when we resigned him but for some reason unknown he had 18-24 months of good form, exceptional at claiming crosses and corners, I remember looking at a list of which keeper had claimed the most one season and Guzan was head and shoulders above every other keeper in numbers. The past 2 and a half years he has been shocking though, he should have been replaced at the start of last season, nevermind us still having him in the net now.

yeah i think guzan was doing alright until lambo went to germany , came back and told guzan to pass goal kicks to defenders and  roll the ball out to them at all times and pass to defenders when the ball comes to you , if not that some goalkeeeping coach has been telling him to do it

[curiousorange]

The biggest question mark over Guzan in his first incarnation was his ability with crosses. That semi final second leg against Blackburn was a case in point - hang the ball just under the crossbar and watch him flap. What's strange is that I don't worry about that with Guzan now - shots on goal, yes; crosses, no.

[saunders_heroes]

The biggest question mark over Guzan in his first incarnation was his ability with crosses. That semi final second leg against Blackburn was a case in point - hang the ball just under the crossbar and watch him flap. What's strange is that I don't worry about that with Guzan now - shots on goal, yes; crosses, no.

Basically he's not up to Premier League standard, just like most of our squad.

[rob_bridge]

I think we do need a change in goal now. That doesn't mean Guzan hasn't been a decent keeper for us or that he became our No 1 because he was cheap.

No, it does you know. He was overrated, no question.

In your opinion, of course.

Exactly, just like your opinion above. The man was never good enough for our first choice, not from day one and some of us said it at the time as well. Just my opinion, mind.

Just looked back on this thread and can't be bothered to go through previous pages, has it been suggested that Agbonlahor should play in goal now? Might be a good shout, doesn't have to move much and is quite a large obstruction to any goal bound shots.

Never mind putting him in goal I'd make Gabby chairman. Couldn't do a worse job than the buffoon in charge now.

House!

[Villa in Denmark]

Guzan was well dodgy when we resigned him but for some reason unknown he had 18-24 months of good form, exceptional at claiming crosses and corners, I remember looking at a list of which keeper had claimed the most one season and Guzan was head and shoulders above every other keeper in numbers. The past 2 and a half years he has been shocking though, he should have been replaced at the start of last season, nevermind us still having him in the net now.

I'd agree with most of that other than him being dodgy when we resigned him. He'd played 4 or 5 games whilst Given was injured and looked pretty decent, including one game at Stoke which we'd all been dreading, particularly after the Blackburn semi, and he completely bossed the penalty area not just coming for crosses but catching instead of punching to relieve pressure.

The one thing that's always been weak has been his kicking.

[Villa in Denmark]

The biggest question mark over Guzan in his first incarnation was his ability with crosses. That semi final second leg against Blackburn was a case in point - hang the ball just under the crossbar and watch him flap. What's strange is that I don't worry about that with Guzan now - shots on goal, yes; crosses, no.

Basically he's not up to Premier League standard, just like most of our squad.

That wasn't the original point or question.
Still not like you to dodge a question that you don't want to answer.

[Chris Jameson]

Anyway. I think we should let Agbonlahor go.

[aj2k77]

Can we not just leave him in Sunderland? By the time he finds his way home his contract will have run out.