Sam Johnstone - now retired

[PaulWinch again]

Welcome back Sam.

[Zouch Villa]

Welcome back Sam.

Always knew he'd come back to us someday.

[ozzjim]

Should grow into the role with the club hopefully. I have my suspicions that this is a loan in  name to reduce our FFP issues and will be made permanent if we go up without any fuss.

[Duncan Shaw]

Should grow into the role with the club hopefully. I have my suspicions that this is a loan in  name to reduce our FFP issues and will be made permanent if we go up without any fuss.

I'm sure it is and shows that in Wyness we have someone cute enough to play the "rules" to our advantage, which is a welcome change!

[Ads]

He's not as good as Hart clearly. He made a shaky start at a time when the team wilted, but he came back strong, revmbuilt his confidence with a tonne of clean sheets and looks solid enough.

No worse than either keeper who was promoted automatically last year.

[Damo70]

I'm happy with Johnstone and Bunn. I don't rate Gollini.

[tony scott]

I must have missed something isn't Nunn out of contract soon?

[Damo70]

I must have missed something isn't Nunn out of contract soon?

I would offer him a new one. Unless he has already turned one down and is set on a move.

[robbo1874]

Happy with this. After a bit of a rocky start he came good.

[Matt Collins]

How is anyone happy with Bunn? He's shit

[AVH87]

Keeping the likes of Bunn is a sign we want to stay in the division we are in for a while. Too small, and not good enough.

[RussellC]

Keeping the likes of Bunn is a sign we want to stay in the division we are in for a while. Too small, and not good enough.

Don't be silly. With Jed Steer back from injury, he's likely to be 3rd choice at best.  Given the money that's been spent in the last  2 years, I would hardly say that giving Mark Bunn a 1 -year contract is a sign that the club want to stay in the Championship for a while!!

[paul_e]

Yep, why bother keeping Bunn, he's a liability who is taking a wage to sit on the bench because literally no one trusts him to play in a run of games.  Steer or Sarkic can be the cover whilst hopefully improving to the point where they're putting pressure on to get into the team.

[RussellC]

Steer has been out for the best part of 10 months with an Achilles injury. He was far from proven as an able deputy, even before his injury. Sarkic is 19 and has never played a senior game for the club.  Keeping Bunn around for what is going to be a crucial season just seems like a sensible move to me.

He's far from brilliant, but for a 2nd / 3rd choice in the Championship, he's fine. He's also a rarity - keepers who are happy to be back-ups aren't that common. If Steer impresses in training, it makes much more sense to send him out on loan (Sarkic too) than it does have him not improving through not playing any football.  Having Bunn around give us the option of doing this.

[paul_e]

Steer has been out for the best part of 10 months with an Achilles injury. He was far from proven as an able deputy, even before his injury. Sarkic is 19 and has never played a senior game for the club.  Keeping Bunn around for what is going to be a crucial season just seems like a sensible move to me.

He's far from brilliant, but for a 2nd / 3rd choice in the Championship, he's fine. He's also a rarity - keepers who are happy to be back-ups aren't that common. If Steer impresses in training, it makes much more sense to send him out on loan (Sarkic too) than it does have him not improving through not playing any football.  Having Bunn around give us the option of doing this.

If Johnstone broke his arm on the first of September would you play Bunn until January and not be fucking terrified by the prospect?

If the answer is yes then fine but if not the reasons for keeping him are solely because it feels right to have an experienced backup rather than a kid.

To flip the first line Bunn is proven (for me) not good enough to be a deputy so we should get rid and if it turns out that Steer and Sarkic aren't good enough either then we should be looking for someone who is good enough, not keeping someone we know is shit but is ok so long as he doesn't have to play.