Howard may be out of Reading game

sheedsrightfoot · March 1, 2013

steken1 said:
No I got it. But you stated you'd rather have our CB in goal rather than an international who's played in the world cup finals.

I have no confidence in Mucha and don't rate him. I know he has not played many first team games for us, which wont have helped him, but the times I have watched him he has always looked nervous and lacking in confidence. I think the lack of confidence he appears to have will have an unsettling effect on the defence in what is an important time in the season if we are to meet the expectations we have got of qualifying for Europe.

steken1 · March 1, 2013

Azzurri said:
Think he was exaggerating for effect. When you say 'my Nan could have scored that' you don't actually think she's better than Jelavic. Actually, at the moment...

Is your nan even a striker?

I knew that. It gets on my nerves how low an opinion some have of Jan based mostly on one mistake. Howards dropped a right few clangers too.

He's played 2 or 3 games in years. Don't see how you can judge him so harshly. The keeper I seen at the WC was as good as Howard.

steken1 · March 1, 2013

sheedsrightfoot said:
I have no confidence in Mucha and don't rate him. I know he has not played many first team games for us, which wont have helped him, but the times I have watched him he has always looked nervous and lacking in confidence. I think the lack of confidence he appears to have will have an unsettling effect on the defence in what is an important time in the season if we are to meet the expectations we have got of qualifying for Europe.

Ignore me mate I was just being an arse. Your well within your rights to say he's crap if you think so. I just don't feel like he's had a fair crack of the whip off our fans or the Manager.

Azzurri · March 1, 2013

steken1 said:
Is your nan even a striker?

I knew that. It gets on my nerves how low an opinion some have of Jan based mostly on one mistake. Howards dropped a right few clangers too.

He's played 2 or 3 games in years. Don't see how you can judge him so harshly. The keeper I seen at the WC was as good as Howard.

There were two mistakes in they Chelsea game and I swear I remember he's had another one or two I just can't remember when. When he came on in Hibbert's testimonial me and my mate were laughing about him. First thing he did was pick the ball up and fall flat on his face while running to the edge of his box. But as you say he looked alright at the World Cup.

Jamo Martinez · March 1, 2013

Joao Moutinho said:
for the record, I would quite like to see Mucha given a chance, Howard has been awful on occasion this season

I agree. But I think he's been in good form the last few games. Typical of us.

Jamo Martinez · March 1, 2013

Bruce Wayne said:
ch is a kind of gutteral sound. Think of how loch is pronounced in Scottish.

What, a bit like the 'J' in 'Jamo'?

tadpole · March 1, 2013

Don't worry lads, Jags can play in goal, he's done it for Sheffield United

steken1 · March 1, 2013

Azzurri said:
There were two mistakes in they Chelsea game and I swear I remember he's had another one or two I just can't remember when. When he came on in Hibbert's testimonial me and my mate were laughing about him. First thing he did was pick the ball up and fall flat on his face while running to the edge of his box. But as you say he looked alright at the World Cup.

He flapped at a cross or two one EL game too I think. TBH it happens that often I just assumed Woods works on it in training

sheedsrightfoot · March 1, 2013

steken1 said:
Ignore me mate I was just being an arse. Your well within your rights to say he's crap if you think so. I just don't feel like he's had a fair crack of the whip off our fans or the Manager.

You are also well within your rights to pull me up about something you disagree with, that is the joy of being a football fan, not everybody has to agree.

I think it is more a lack of confidence that he has displayed that worries me more than his goalkeeping ability, although I have worries about that as well, I think his lack of confidence would permeate towards the defence and that would have a negative effect on the team. If he had a good pre-season run behind him and built his confidence up, he might turn out to be a good goalkeeper, just at this present moment in time he worries me.

steken1 · March 1, 2013

I think that also describes T.how to a tee. A truly awful keeper IMO.

Bruce Wayne · March 1, 2013

Jamo Martinez said:
What, a bit like the 'J' in 'Jamo'?

Well in Czech J's are pronounced Y's, so your name would be Yamo. I assume it's the same in Slovak.

Think of Jan and how it's not like jam with a n, but more like Yan.

toffeejack · March 1, 2013

sheedsrightfoot said:
I have no confidence in Mucha and don't rate him. I know he has not played many first team games for us, which wont have helped him, but the times I have watched him he has always looked nervous and lacking in confidence. I think the lack of confidence he appears to have will have an unsettling effect on the defence in what is an important time in the season if we are to meet the expectations we have got of qualifying for Europe.

i don't think howard installs any confidence in the defence either though so there would be no change there