Kenny Arthur
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This says it all really:
Re: Website Player Of The Year?
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"Ok, we have a winner folks and it's Kenny Arthur, with Mully in 2nd place and Leam in 3rd. The prize will be presented to Kenny tomorrow night at the presentation evening. Thanks to all who voted"
Re: Website Player Of The Year?
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"Ok, we have a winner folks and it's Kenny Arthur, with Mully in 2nd place and Leam in 3rd. The prize will be presented to Kenny tomorrow night at the presentation evening. Thanks to all who voted"
He's been magnificent. The best goalkeeper we've ever had by far.
He doesn't get that title until he saves a shot with his head
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Dunno about that. Jamo was tops for me.
I was talking about goalkeeping ability rather than sentimentality. As far as ability is concerned there's no question. Kenny Arthur is just another class compared to Jamo.
Darren Randolph for me
For me, best keepers (ability wise) :
1. Kenny Arthur
2. Stuart Jones
3. Rob Eliot
4. Darren Randolph
5. Bavs
6. David Martin
7. Jamo
8. JK
9. Polish Kaz
10. Fearo
arthar is one of the best in lage 2
it is just a shame the defance are not that good
it is just a shame the defance are not that good
As a keeper my list list stands as such
1. Kenny Arthur
2. David Martin
3. Darren Randolph
4. Rob Elliot
5. Stuart Jones
6. Jon Kennedy
7. Jaime Speare
I'm not including Fearo as I believe it's unfair to the lad to put him in the list when he wasn't given a first team chance.
1. Kenny Arthur
2. David Martin
3. Darren Randolph
4. Rob Elliot
5. Stuart Jones
6. Jon Kennedy
7. Jaime Speare
I'm not including Fearo as I believe it's unfair to the lad to put him in the list when he wasn't given a first team chance.
Paul Collings was the best 'keeper we ever had. No contest I'm afraid.
my order would be
1. Steve Berryman
2. Berti Bossu
3. Paul Crichton.
Seriously though, Rob Elliot would be my personal favourite over the last few years. The sheer number of top saves he made were the difference between top 10 and running away with the title. He made World Class saves every game.
Kenny Arthur has been class though. As mentioned a few times, when crosses come into the box you no longer shudder or wince. He is more than able to make top saves as well (as does every keeper to be fair) but I think his positioning may be suspect. A few weeks ago we conceded about 12 goals in five matches and Coley, the Telegraph and the Observer all commented that we had conceded so many yet Kenny had not been at fault - or could do very little, for any of them. I personally think that a goalkeeper can do something about everything other one off shots such as free kicks or penalties that are put beyond his reach. From open play you can always alter the angle etc so thats why I think his positioning is a bit suspect.
Having said that, when he has been here a couple of seasons or so there is no doubt that we will all come to think of him as the greatest custodian of Stanley goals ever. In the last few decades. Ever.
1. Steve Berryman
2. Berti Bossu
3. Paul Crichton.
Seriously though, Rob Elliot would be my personal favourite over the last few years. The sheer number of top saves he made were the difference between top 10 and running away with the title. He made World Class saves every game.
Kenny Arthur has been class though. As mentioned a few times, when crosses come into the box you no longer shudder or wince. He is more than able to make top saves as well (as does every keeper to be fair) but I think his positioning may be suspect. A few weeks ago we conceded about 12 goals in five matches and Coley, the Telegraph and the Observer all commented that we had conceded so many yet Kenny had not been at fault - or could do very little, for any of them. I personally think that a goalkeeper can do something about everything other one off shots such as free kicks or penalties that are put beyond his reach. From open play you can always alter the angle etc so thats why I think his positioning is a bit suspect.
Having said that, when he has been here a couple of seasons or so there is no doubt that we will all come to think of him as the greatest custodian of Stanley goals ever. In the last few decades. Ever.
I wasn't being sentimental, and I was excluding loaned players. How on earth can you put Bav above Jamo??
Jamo cant kick
Bavs cant kick or catch
Jamo wins
Bavs cant kick or catch
Jamo wins
Sentimentally I love Jamo but his punch outs had me cringing every time...
But really glad we have Kenny now
but who knows what could have happened if poor stuart hadn't been forced to retire through injury I thought he was absolute class in the short time he was with us and was gutted when i heard he had made the difficult decision to retire
But really glad we have Kenny now
but who knows what could have happened if poor stuart hadn't been forced to retire through injury I thought he was absolute class in the short time he was with us and was gutted when i heard he had made the difficult decision to retire
Simple. Dunbavin is a better keeper than Jamo.
Jamo is a great bloke and saw us through some good days, but at the end of the day he is/was a non-league keeper. You can't fairly mention him in the same breath as Kenny Arthur who could probably do a good job in the Championship.
Jamo was non league only because we couldn't make it worthwhile for him to go full time. I don't buy the argument that non-league keepers can't play in the league, just as you don't think Kenny couldn't play at a higher level. Are you saying that there are no keepers in the Conference better than any in the league?
If not, then Bav v. Jamo is just a matter of opinion, then.
I wasn't saying that 'no non-league keeper can make it in the league'. I was stating that in my opinion, Jamo found his level in the non-league game and couldn't have gone higher.
Again, at the end of the day it is just my opinion, but I thought that when Dunbavin was getting decent coaching from Ian Wilcock and had a good run between the sticks, he seemed for the most part a more than competent league 'keeper. I think he gets a lot of stick undeservedly. That's why I put Bavs over Jamo in my list.