jack D and coke Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 6 minutes ago, Irufushi said: seems we’re in the minority . Gtf indeed. PHM know😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost in space Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Very poor communicator who does not command his box. Not good at holding crosses and a bit of a coward if challenged. Was a great shot stopper long ago. Thanks for the memories but this would be the kind of stupid signing that Levein would pull off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DS98 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 36/37 is not old for a keeper. Alexander came in when he was older than Craig and he did alright. For the next year or two, he is by far the best we could hope for. Would be great having confidence in a keeper again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllyjamboDerbyshire Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 11 hours ago, Kiwidoug said: For a bit of light relief, back in the 60s, rangers had an average keeper, think he was called Kennedy. Celtic had an attrocious one called Frank Haffey. Despite the fact that other clubs including us had very good keepers, Kennedy as you would expect was first pick for Scotland. When Kennedy got injured, they called up Haffey. Even Celtic supporters were incredulous. Pretty sure he was the custodian when England beat us 9-3. Stewart Kennedy (I believe that is who you refer to) played for Rangers and Scotland quite some time after Frank Haffey left Celtic, to obscurity and beyond, though your point is a good one. If I remember correctly, Kennedy's last Scotland game (of three - maybe two, maybe four?) was a 5-1 defeat at Wembley, where quite literally, the only thing he caught was the post (at one of England's goals). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DS98 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 9 minutes ago, lost in space said: Very poor communicator who does not command his box. Not good at holding crosses and a bit of a coward if challenged. Was a great shot stopper long ago. Thanks for the memories but this would be the kind of stupid signing that Levein would pull off. wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost in space Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 1 hour ago, DS98 said: wow Oh yes, forgot to say his kicking isn't very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyespana Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Our new manager will have another goalkeeper up his sleeve I would think he could be a German who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hectormasson Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 12 hours ago, AllyjamboDerbyshire said: Stewart Kennedy (I believe that is who you refer to) played for Rangers and Scotland quite some time after Frank Haffey left Celtic, to obscurity and beyond, though your point is a good one. If I remember correctly, Kennedy's last Scotland game (of three - maybe two, maybe four?) was a 5-1 defeat at Wembley, where quite literally, the only thing he caught was the post (at one of England's goals). 1970s was Kennedy,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambo1975 Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Cant be bothered reading this whole thread but if anyone has made a reasoned argument why Craig Gordon is not a 100% improvement on what we have between the sticks i would be staggered. If it can happen we should make it happen. Could be the difference between us staying up or going down imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllyjamboDerbyshire Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 12 hours ago, jambo1975 said: Cant be bothered reading this whole thread but if anyone has made a reasoned argument why Craig Gordon is not a 100% improvement on what we have between the sticks i would be staggered. If it can happen we should make it happen. Could be the difference between us staying up or going down imo At the very least it's unlikely he would ever push an opponent (and so risking a penalty) into the path of an incoming corner, while, as a result of the rather forceful push, forcing himself backward and out of position to deal with the header from the player he's so helpfully pushed away from any marker and perfectly onto the flight of the ball. I'm a great believer that the first job of any goalkeeper is to keep the ball out of his net, and it matters not one jot if he's no footballer outside of his box (while to be able to do both jobs would be preferable) if he can do that as well as (a fit) Craig Gordon still can. As things stand, we don't have any keeper worth his place for his distribution or qualities as a sweeper or his keeping abilities and we will be hard placed to find one we can afford as good as Gordon anywhere. If the second half of the season turns into the relegation battle we fear, we will need a shot stopper between the sticks much more than we need a sweeper keeper with the ball skills of a Pele, whether that shot stopper is Craig Gordon or someone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Neil Lennon confirmed after the game today there have not been any contract talks with Gordon though he said he wants him to stay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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