Jordan Pickford

[NilesRossly]

Not true. We've all been at games when one team is restricted to long range pot shots that the keeper should save 99.9% of the time. They all go on the stats. Stats can only tell us so much, otherwise the RS moneyball approach would've won them the league by now.

Yeah, remember that game against Wolfsburg when they had about 30 shots to our 10 and we won 4-0. All those shots were easy saves for Howard though.

 

[kenada_blue]

Forster is made of pure concrete. He'll be the third in the Butland Pickford battle for the gloves.

When Pickford or Butland play in any games of significance such as Champions League and cup finals and face some of the world's best strikers like Forster has, AND played very well...then they'll go up in the order IMO

 

[jal123]

I dunno. Hart still has another WC and maybe a Euros. I think Fraiser Foster then comes into it.

Then Butland.

Then MAYBE Pickford.

Soz football oracle

 

[Nymzee]

Aye, but if a good keeper is worth 10 points over a season, are you saying Sunderland would have been relegated by November without him?

Likely.

 

[Woolly Blue]

If we sign him he'll presumably get a family discount on moving his stuff to his new house.

 

[kenada_blue]

Soz football oracle

Ta lar

 

[Walken]

Like De Gea?

Or buffon

 

[Connor]

Aye, but if a good keeper is worth 10 points over a season, are you saying Sunderland would have been relegated by November without him?

He won them a number of points prior to his injury at the back end of December, including:

3-0 win over Hull City (H)
2-1 win over Leicester City (H)
1-0 win over Watford (H)

Once he was out injured, their league form looked like:

4-1 loss (A) - Burnley
2-2 draw (H) - Liverpool
3-1 loss (H) - Stoke
2-0 loss (A) - West Brom
0-0 draw (H) - Spurs (Spurs registered 3 shots on target) - 1 point gained with Mannone
4-0 win (A) - Palace (Palace registered 9 shots on target) - 3 points gained with Mannone, though it was less him winning the points - more Kone
4-0 loss (A) - Southampton

Pickford returns, still partially injured and gets MOTM against us in a 2-0 loss where we registered 8 shots on target and he could do little about either goal.

He has the potential to be a top keeper but like every top keeper, he still needs a good defensive unit in front of him. He hasn't got that now but is likely to have it next season - should he make the move.

 

[Brownie]

He won them a number of points prior to his injury at the back end of December, including:

3-0 win over Hull City (H)
2-1 win over Leicester City (H)
1-0 win over Watford (H)

Once he was out injured, their league form looked like:

4-1 loss (A) - Burnley
2-2 draw (H) - Liverpool
3-1 loss (H) - Stoke
2-0 loss (A) - West Brom
0-0 draw (H) - Spurs (Spurs registered 3 shots on target) - 1 point gained with Mannone
4-0 win (A) - Palace (Palace registered 9 shots on target) - 3 points gained with Mannone, though it was less him winning the points - more Kone
4-0 loss (A) - Southampton

Pickford returns, still partially injured and gets MOTM against us in a 2-0 loss where we registered 8 shots on target and he could do little about either goal.

He has the potential to be a top keeper but like every top keeper, he still needs a good defensive unit in front of him. He hasn't got that now but is likely to have it next season - should he make the move.

Should he make the move of course Con.

 

[Connor]

When Pickford or Butland play in any games of significance such as Champions League and cup finals and face some of the world's best strikers like Forster has, AND played very well...then they'll go up in the order IMO

Oh he was great at Celtic, don't get me wrong but those days are gone.

He's 30 next year whilst Pickford will be 24 and Butland 25.

Third in the pecking order.

 

[Connor]

Should he make the move of course Con.

I wanted to finish it with "Once he signs" Browns but I'm not sticking my neck out just yet.

 

[Brownie]

Personally I'm undecided on Jordan, but if we sign him then he's a fantastic player.

 

[MikeH72]

I dunno. Hart still has another WC and maybe a Euros. I think Fraiser Foster then comes into it.

Then Butland.

Then MAYBE Pickford.

No way would Forster be in front of those two, he's absolute underpants.

 

[Brownie]

I wanted to finish it with "Once he signs" Browns but I'm not sticking my neck out just yet.

I just enjoyed the fact that you're already using stock football journalist phrases, it's great to see.

 

[Connor]

I just enjoyed the fact that you're already using stock football journalist phrases, it's great to see.

I've been trained well, what can I say.