Quote from: pauliewalnuts on January 11, 2023, 10:42:20 AMListening to thevillapodcast yesterday, they said, correctly that Olsen is a keeper who doesn’t make saves, and that a shot on target = a goal. Depressingly accurate. Carson was the other that stood out for me in that respect.
Listening to thevillapodcast yesterday, they said, correctly that Olsen is a keeper who doesn’t make saves, and that a shot on target = a goal. Depressingly accurate.
Quote from: pauliewalnuts on January 11, 2023, 11:16:22 AMCarson did pretty well for us, I thought, until that England match, after which it was all down hill for the thin Chris Moyles lookalike.Was just about to post something similar, rarely can one match have had such a detrimental effect on a player's career. Mind you, he's still on the books for Man City as their 3rd keeper, so he's making about the same contribution as Grealish I suppose.
Carson did pretty well for us, I thought, until that England match, after which it was all down hill for the thin Chris Moyles lookalike.
Quote from: Risso on January 11, 2023, 11:42:36 AMQuote from: pauliewalnuts on January 11, 2023, 11:16:22 AMCarson did pretty well for us, I thought, until that England match, after which it was all down hill for the thin Chris Moyles lookalike.Was just about to post something similar, rarely can one match have had such a detrimental effect on a player's career. Mind you, he's still on the books for Man City as their 3rd keeper, so he's making about the same contribution as Grealish I suppose.07-08 he was excellent - 11 clean sheets, looked like a very dependable keeper. Then he got called up for England and after that game was never the same again. Left us. Retired. Signed for the Albion, I think played for Wigan and has since been keeping Man City’s “home grown” quota up. Funny old career.
Quote from: Matt C on January 12, 2023, 03:01:36 AMQuote from: Risso on January 11, 2023, 11:42:36 AMQuote from: pauliewalnuts on January 11, 2023, 11:16:22 AMCarson did pretty well for us, I thought, until that England match, after which it was all down hill for the thin Chris Moyles lookalike.Was just about to post something similar, rarely can one match have had such a detrimental effect on a player's career. Mind you, he's still on the books for Man City as their 3rd keeper, so he's making about the same contribution as Grealish I suppose.07-08 he was excellent - 11 clean sheets, looked like a very dependable keeper. Then he got called up for England and after that game was never the same again. Left us. Retired. Signed for the Albion, I think played for Wigan and has since been keeping Man City’s “home grown” quota up. Funny old career.I've always wondered about how those keepers who settle for years of being third choice at a big club really feel. I presume they get decent money to compensate them for the fact they are never likely to play, but surely there must be some inkto still want to play.
In the early seventies Villa had two goalkeepers one admittedly on loan, Tommy Hughes and Evan Williams who was the loanee, now if you think Olsen is bad, which he is, you should have seen this pair.
Quote from: dave shelley on January 12, 2023, 12:36:04 PMIn the early seventies Villa had two goalkeepers one admittedly on loan, Tommy Hughes and Evan Williams who was the loanee, now if you think Olsen is bad, which he is, you should have seen this pair.There was a clip on the old 'History of Aston Villa' video that was from Match of the Day around then, home to Notts County. Our keeper saves a penalty and Barry Davies can't believe it in the commentary because he's been hopeless the rest of the match, was that Tommy Hughes?