Costanza Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Still not 100% that this wasn't some kind of sporting Trading Places operation. Anyway, lest we forget the "Special One" and his involvement in all this. https://www.goal.com/en-kw/news/who-is-joel-pereira-the-best-portuguese-goalkeeper-of-the-next-generation-at-man-utd/1k04ouff46mdi15xk16bodetbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jock _turd Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Ray Dunlop anybody? It was like having an opposition forward between the posts 😂I left when they went 3-3 you knew we were going to get stuffed. Imagine WG a first half hatrick and you get turned over 4-3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex MacDonald Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 I have grim memories of Brian Wilson and Craig Nelson but Pereira easily the worst I’ve seen in my 50 years watching Hearts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watt-Zeefuik Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 And as to how he got there, I can only believe it has to do with Neuer. He gave managers so many brilliant ideas of what you could do with a keeper who could play with the ball at his feet, they all got stars in their eyes. So much that they forgot that the first thing a keeper has to do is keep the ****ing ball out of the net. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queensferryjambo Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 3 hours ago, OTT said: I genuinely don't think we've had a worse keeper. I genuinely don't think we have had a worse player in any position of the field. He ranks as the most hopeless player I have ever seen play for Hearts and I have seen a few absolute duds in my time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex MacDonald Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Just now, jock _turd said: Ray Dunlop anybody? It was like having an opposition forward between the posts 😂I left when they went 3-3 you knew we were going to get stuffed. Imagine WG a first half hatrick and you get turned over 4-3 That’s Brian Wilson. Dunlop signed the following season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jock _turd Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Alex MacDonald said: That’s Brian Wilson. Dunlop signed the following season. My bad could have sworn it was Dunlop. He was duff though eh? The goal where it bounces out off his knee/thigh 😂 Edited February 2 by jock _turd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Klack Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 2 hours ago, jambodougie said: Kurskis was the worst by far. Aye Kurskis was even worse which was some task. The one incident from that St Johnstone game is the feckin lob that he somehow manages to punch back into play Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanley_ Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Kurksis played four times for Hearts. Pereira, somehow, played 25 times. Whether or not Kurskis was worse, Pereira caused the most damage to us of any keeper and goes down as the worst I've ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EH11 2NL Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 The man picking Pereira has a lot to answer for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Mikey Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Is their one, just ONE adjective to answer the OP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rory78 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Seeing Aidy White aswell 😱 truly terrible footballer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philfigo Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 How shit was that team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad Magic Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Interesting. Why post the OP now? Of all the things going on with the club now focus on our worst (arguably) keeper now? Doesnt add up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Section Q Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 We'd have lost less goals with a hologram between the sticks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamboinglasgow Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 (edited) 2 hours ago, rudi must stay said: Zlamal is a nutter no question but he's a decent goalie 100% this, He did make mistakes in his time at Hearts but was decent (the problem for him is he came in after we had a season of McLaughlin who was great so make any negative side of the next keeper look greater, similar to any goalkeeper after we Gordon left.) If Zlamel had been our main keeper that season we would not have been at the bottom. I remember the home game against Kilmarnock after we had gone on a run of picking up points, we went 3-0 down and every goal could easily be blamed on Pereira (the pick of the bunch was the 2nd Killie goal when he ran out to the edge of the box to stop the player with ball despite a defender on them who was able to kick it into the net.) We battled back after that and got two goals and almost equalised but the damage was done. Edited February 2 by jamboinglasgow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinbad the Sailor Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 In order off dufferness: 1. Poppadoms Hands 2. Brian Wilson 3. Kurskis Thankfully we've been blessed by lots of cracking keepers. 1. Gordon 2. Niemi 3. Cruikshank 4. Smith 5. Clark Etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoMarkDevriesy Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 (edited) I had a look at our line up for this game - what an odd team. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51246463 Utterly useless GK Great CB pairing of Halkett & Souttar The polarising Clare at RB (probably enjoyed his best form there) and a man I had forgotten existed until reading this at LB, AIdy White. An uninspiring CM duo of Irvine and Sibbick The forgettable Henderson and Meshino (who perhaps looked good in flashes) on the wings A solid if not lighting quick strike force of Boyce and Naismith (Naismith playing in behind as a 10 I think) Decent options off the bench in the form of Uche, Bozanic and less so Washington. Despite how poor a squad/season that was for us there still multiple players in there that got goals against Hibs! Naismith, Washington, Clare, Uche, Bozanic, Sibbick and Boyce (admittedly they weren't all in that period or season but nonetheless pretty amusing!) Edited February 2 by SoMarkDevriesy Spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Brown Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 6 minutes ago, Sinbad the Sailor said: In order off dufferness: 1. Poppadoms Hands 2. Brian Wilson 3. Kurskis Thankfully we've been blessed by lots of cracking keepers. 1. Gordon 2. Niemi 3. Cruikshank 4. Smith 5. Clark Etc. Get big Gilles on that list. Above Clark at least Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zicoinexile Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 To answer the original question : Very. ****ing hopeless in fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeke1874 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 As and as perriera was, the managers who kept picking him to start matches are way more guilty! Just an awful season. One I just want to forget for so many reasons. The stitch up with celtic and Doncaster just makes it so much harder to take. Never forget that! But... we're back now and looking strong. Onwards and upwards. Feck everyone else! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 1 hour ago, jock _turd said: Ray Dunlop anybody? It was like having an opposition forward between the posts 😂I left when they went 3-3 you knew we were going to get stuffed. Imagine WG a first half hatrick and you get turned over 4-3 I still have nightmares about Ray Dunlop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liam11 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Said it before, he was THE reason we were bottom when the league stopped. We were mostly crap everywhere , but with Boyce, Halkett & Souttar in that team we had enough to pick up points, but that imposter kept throwing them in. Some highlights you can actually hear Halkett openly screaming at him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savage Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Jose was surely having an affair with his mum or something like that cause he was hopeless beyond belief Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Morgan Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 6 hours ago, OTT said: Could have went down to the local ****ing park and found a better keeper. We seriously could have! The Spartans keeper (Blair Carswell) was better, for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carter Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Unfeasibly shite. Pitiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hectormasson Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 4 hours ago, Alex MacDonald said: I have grim memories of Brian Wilson and Craig Nelson but Pereira easily the worst I’ve seen in my 50 years watching Hearts. without doubt, the worst goalie ever in a hearts goalie jersey,cant imagine anyone as bad as le cat,truly dreadful..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTT Posted February 3 Author Share Posted February 3 3 hours ago, Vlad Magic said: Interesting. Why post the OP now? Of all the things going on with the club now focus on our worst (arguably) keeper now? Doesnt add up What? Saw tweet in OP, posted thread lamenting awful keeper. Thats it. Thats the thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Morgan Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Who updated his Wikipedia page and linked this thread? 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambos are go! Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 9 hours ago, Gorgiewave said: Probably the best kicker we've had in goals. Otherwise despair-making. Agree but useless otherwise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregzy2k7 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Imposter. Without doubt the worst keeper and player I have ever seen play for us. Makes Zibi Malkowski look like Bufon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosanostra Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 7 hours ago, rory78 said: Seeing Aidy White aswell 😱 truly terrible footballer Didn't he win the penalty that we scored at Hampden that beat the tramps when the stadium was empty with covid? Pretty sure it was him. That moment made me forgive how terrible a player he was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King prawn Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 3 hours ago, cosanostra said: Didn't he win the penalty that we scored at Hampden that beat the tramps when the stadium was empty with covid? Pretty sure it was him. That moment made me forgive how terrible a player he was. He did indeed - he wasn't that bad, definitely shouldn't be alongside names like Pereira Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King prawn Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 The only thing more frustrating than poppadom hands was the idiot that kept selecting him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean Louis Valois Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Those really were very grim times, so many poor players in that team. That beautiful strip deserved so much better. Also a petition needs to be started for Toby to bring back the dreds, He was excellent on his debut vs Rangers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrysmithsgloves Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Was the only player that season that my son never got an autograph from🥺 Spoiler Kept dropping the pen😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valois No1 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 He was an awful keeper. I have seen better keepers at Junior level and I’m not joking. How he has made a career out the game I’ll never know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Reynolds Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 My highest achievement was being third choice of a barely functioning juniors team and I'm 100% convinced I would have done better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupaJT Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 This website is just guesswork but probably somewhat indicative, at Man Utd he's listed as earning £15k a week. £780k annually(!) https://salarysport.com/football/player/joel-castro-pereira/ At Reading he's listed as earning more than £100k annually. Worst goalie I've ever seen in a hearts shirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 15 hours ago, Uncle Buck said: I get quite ****ing angry thinking about him. Its more the fear for me, im still at a loss about him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fraggle Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Utterly pony. Watching that back, he couldn't dive properly. He goes down in slow stages. The defense had absolutely no confidence in him, and how he stayed in place for so long is mystifying. As others have mentioned, he has carved a career from managers who get a stiffy about ball playing, sweeper keepers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantjambo Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Appalling “goalkeeper”. Our worst ever. I say that because we actually thought that we had brought in a good, reliable keeper. Oh how wrong we were. Never made any meaningful save for us that I can remember and was one of the main reasons that we were bottom of the league. Imagine being a defender and knowing that huddy was between the sticks behind you. Who’s he stealing a wage from these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTT Posted February 3 Author Share Posted February 3 8 hours ago, Arthur Morgan said: Who updated his Wikipedia page and linked this thread? 😂 Had to check myself Oh well, I've made a thread that contributed to Wikipedia, Friday evening well spent Hope the prick never works in football again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back to 2005 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 16 hours ago, Percival King said: Yep. Seen a lot of Hearts goalies since the seventies and I can't remember one worse than him. Made me nervous when he had the ball at his feet in box and the nearest opposition player was in the centre circle......and he justified that nervousness several times. Dave Bowman was a better keeper for us......and he was a midfielder. At least I can recall Bowman making a save! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Torrance Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 9 hours ago, Arthur Morgan said: Who updated his Wikipedia page and linked this thread? 😂 My bad. Soz. 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basscom Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Watch this then decide just how good he was for Hearts… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruyff Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 How bad was Craig Halkett? Hopeless man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gorgie Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Unbelievably that wasn't even his worst game for us. The 3-2 defeat at home to killie, a fecking traffic cone would have done a better job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hansel Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 18 minutes ago, basscom said: Watch this then decide just how good he was for Hearts… 😆 Very good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTT Posted February 3 Author Share Posted February 3 14 minutes ago, The Gorgie said: Unbelievably that wasn't even his worst game for us. The 3-2 defeat at home to killie, a fecking traffic cone would have done a better job. So much of that season I'd managed to mentally put into a box and forget about. Hands (lol) down the worst keeper in world football. Our forward play was decent, Naismith, Boyce & Washington all very good players at the time. Halks & Souttar both a solid enough CB pairing (fair enough Halks didn't have a great season but how much of that was due to that utter bombscare behind him?). It was like the team knew as soon as there was a shot that got through the defence, it was a goal. 9 times out of 10. I'm genuinely surprised there wasn't a rammy in the changing room. Especially with guys like Naismith & Halkett in the team. Pereira without any shadow of a doubt relegated us. Yes, its a team sport and we win/lose as a team but he wasn't doing the absolute bare minimum of his job - to stop shots. I don't think we'd have been last when the season was stopped if we'd just used Bobby or Doyle... the damage Poppadom hands did to our teams confidence is genuinely something else. He cost us £3m+ through the relegation. It really puts into perspective how spoiled for choice we are now with Gordon & Zander. Two absolutely excellent goalkeepers that we should be thanking our lucky stars are here!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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