Worst post-Southall regular no.1

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Curious to see the response given the current debate over Pickford's recent antics and his merits.

Sticking to those who were first team regulars for an extended period, Carlo Nash, Westerveld, Jan Mucha et al can do one.

 

[GwladysBlue]

Richard Wright for me, most the other on that list were not really ‘No.1s’.

Still remember him rolling the ball into his own net against Fulham when we were going for Europe.

 

[Tubey]

Wow that's tough.

I think most will go for Wright and Simonsen because of their fees and expectations, and I can't argue that, but as someone who regularly watched Paul Gerrard and his utterly bizarre penchant for parrying what felt like every single shot at him right back at the feet of an opposing player, I'll go for him.

 

[tommye]

Simonson

He made Richard Wright look competent

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Wow that's tough.

I think most will go for Wright and Simonsen because of their fees and expectations, and I can't argue that, but as someone who regularly watched Paul Gerrard and his utterly bizarre penchant for parrying what felt like every single shot at him right back at the feet of an opposing player, I'll go for him.

Quite a depressing list isn't it? Also part of the reason I left off the likes of Wessels and Mucha!

 

[Saint Domingo]

Why is Martyn’s name even in with some of these clowns? Great keeper for us. So was Howard pre 2012. Then he had a mini revival for 13/14 before he fully dropped off the cliff.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

I don’t think anyone beats Wright for incurring comedy injuries. T
Tripping over the sign at Chelsea, falling out of his loft, dropping a salad cream jar on his toe...

The daft git

 

[KaiserEFC]

It’s Paul Gerrard. He is up there with some of the worst goalies I’ve ever seen full stop.

 

[Saint Domingo]

Joel was a case though. Would look great for a run of games, clean sheets galore, gets to a derby and any shot on target goes straight in.

 

[heatmeiser]

Was Stek ever a regular? Anyway I voted for league and FA cup winner Richard "Dickie" Wright

 

[bring back the catt]

Why is Martyn’s name even in with some of these clowns? Great keeper for us. So was Howard pre 2012. Then he had a mini revival for 13/14 before he fully dropped off the cliff.

Anyone who votes for Nigel will be torched. End of.

 

[Aberblue]

Gerard for me. I remember when he was finally left out/injured and Simonsen made his debut, Simo was given a rapturous reception simply for not being Paul Gerrard. Iirc we drew 0 - 0 with Chelsea in thatgame, and i remember thinking Simo might make it. Sadly, he didn't.
Mention must be made of some of Joel's antics too, including a dead rubber in the Europa League when he looked like a Sunday League outfield player forced into goal because nobody else would do it.

 

[Tramps_mate]

Westerveld..

 

[barneygumble]

Simonsen or Wright.

Somehow Paul Gerrard gets away with it, he was an absolute knapp to concede a goal from 25-yards, which he should save about 4-5 times a year. That said he did put in one of the best GK performances I’ve seen by a blue, when we played Sunderland on MNF in 2000.

simonsen was just a mess. He came in, looked dead bright and we thought we had someone boss. But his positioning was bad, couldn’t command his box and always looked a box of nerves.
What do you say about Wright? Christ. Tuna is dangerous folks.

 

[Kantareller]

Some woeful goalkeepers on that list, more or less everyone except Martyn who was fantastic.