Howard

[BigBlueConk]

Some one said yesterday , dunno if they were messin or what about the turrets thing , now u always got the impression tim is fighting things upstairs which he controls and does his best not let it affect his professional performance , but just wondering is this something that has become harder to deal with and is now having a impact on him ,as physically theres no problems what so ever

Where's Doctor Alio to repy to this?
Our keeper is in crisis!

 

[Baines' left foot]

That was a shocking attempt at a save yesterday.

His mistakes are becoming far too frequent now. If he was playing for one of the Sky clubs he'd be getting slated at every opportunity in the media, I.E. like De Gea, Cech, Gomes etc... have had in the past.

We need to have a replacement lined up for next season at the latest I think.

 

[theevertonian]

Too busy getting daft tattoos thinking he looks great. Without doubt our worst player this season. Has cost us 8 points by my reckoning. And he is a ****house scared of banging into his post. Time to go!

 

[Rupert's Tower]

We can moan til the cows come home but Moyes isn't going to drop him, even if he brings someone like Craig Gordan in in January. Howard is up there with Neville in the Moyes pet stakes. Come the summer you hope the issue is addressed though, whether we go all out on Butland, which would be a massive gamble given his inexpedience, or go for an unknown from abroad and hope for the best. Ali Habsi turned out quite well by and large so there are good keepers out there

 

[Royal]

He shouldn't be above being dropped due to poor form, outfielders have to suffer , normally anyway when anyone but daves the boss.

Mucha is the second choice though

 

[ijjysmith]

We can moan til the cows come home but Moyes isn't going to drop him, even if he brings someone like Craig Gordan in in January. Howard is up there with Neville in the Moyes teacher pet stakes. Come the summer you hope the issue is addressed though, whether we go all out on Butland, which would be a massive gamble given his inexpedience, or go for an unknown from abroad and hope for the best. Ali Habsi turned out quite well by and large so there are good keepers out there

Good post that.

You're probably right with Howard being on par with Neville in terms of Moyes undroppable erm... Ness.

He has seemed annoyed with him this year.

And on the side, I don't get the Al Habsi thing. He's alright bit always likely to drop something.

 

[toffee-bhoy]

the howlers are getting more frequent and more press because they are costing us pts but personally 2 things

a harsh word in his ear as oppose to dropping him is better as IMO MUCHA is not a better keeper

al habsi ??????? get rid of TH for his blunders to replace him wit im guessing a keeper who has the most blunders a season

 

[Huyton Layne]

Sign Lescott in January and put Jags in goal. Sorted.

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

Some one said yesterday , dunno if they were messin or what about the turrets thing

Now there's a thought...put some turrets up on the goal posts. Any opposition who pass the halfway line get a .50 cal to the knee.

 

[toffeejack]

subbed him on FIFA today because he pissed me off with another hideous mistake.

 

[TomDixie]

Just seen it for the first time myself (missed that 10 mins of the game due to stream prob ) - my word it's an horrendous cock-up...

 

[Roztitute]

Always said Neiler was spot on about Howard being gash.

 

[billy bluestar]

Always said Neiler was spot on about Howard being gash.

I'm beginng to wonder if there are any betting syndicates in the states after that last one.

 

[billycopper]

Wow - that's one giant clump of GKers that don't really have good stats this year. Might help explain the giant clump of teams at mid-table right now. Don't think it's the leading factor, but it's definitely contributing. Not a good year for GKers so far minus a few exceptions. Surprised at Hart's percentage.

McCarthy 69% (18 inside, 11 outside, 0 drops, 0 cs)
Schwarzer 68% (24 inside, 16 outside, 5 drops, 3 cs)
Al-Habsi 68% (20 inside, 19 outside, 0 drops, 2 cs)
Ruddy 67% (22 inside, 15 outside, 1 drop, 4 cs)
Howard 67% (14 saves inside box, 15 outside, 1 drop, 2 clean sheets)
Hart 67% (11 inside, 9 outside, 0 drops, 3 cs)
Guzan 66% (17 inside, 8 outside, 0 drops, 2 cs)
Friedel 60% (16 saves inside, 8 outside, 0 drops, 0 cs)
Davis 53% (10 saves inside, 6 outside, 1 drop, 0 cs)
Reina 50% (6 saves inside, 6 outside, 0 drops, 1 cs)

To take into account that some goalkeepers face less shots than others they came up with a scoring system taking all these factors into account and they ranked the 'keepers like this:

1. Jaaskelainen
2. Ruddy
3. Mignolet
4. Schwarzer
5. Cech
6. Foster
7. Al-Habsi
8. Vorm
9. Begovic
10. Cesar
11. Howard
12. Guzan
13. Mannone
14. McCarthy
15. Hart
16. De Gea
17. Friedel
18. Krul
19. Davis
20. Reina

It is surprising that so many respected goalkeepers are so far down the list.

 

[Allezfan]

That's just shot stopping though, Billy. A keeper does more that that.