The binman chronicles
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Just checking this is the Southall that has collected the most silverware of any Everton player ever?
Imho until Pickford wins something he isn't even in the same postcode.
Just checking this is the Southall that has collected the most silverware of any Everton player ever?
Imho until Pickford wins something he isn't even in the same postcode.
Football ramble mailbox I'm guessing an Evertonian asked "who is the most underrated Premier league player of last decade" and suggested Pickford.
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Tarks also gets mentioned
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Tarks also gets mentioned
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Benicetoourboys
Player Valuation: £8m
Yes, you're right, sorry.
I saw all of Southall, think it just seem so long ago.
If only their was a way of Vaulting all these Media Blabs once Pickford finishes another world cup as No1..
They are so desperate to be the 'I called it first' weasel..
And even more stupid that they don't realise their playing into pickfords hands,
The Lad Thrives On It..
They are so desperate to be the 'I called it first' weasel..
And even more stupid that they don't realise their playing into pickfords hands,
The Lad Thrives On It..
Pickford is excellent but not as good as Nev. However, the keeper can't be judged on trophies. It is a team
Game. Latchford, Baines, Jags etc were all good enough but not quite tbe team.
Ridiculous to compare the two. Nev was exceptional.
I think it really hard to compare two players separated by such a long expanse of time. So many things have changed - pitches, the ball, player fitness and quality, the rules etc.
For example I’ve no idea how Gary Lineker would fare in the modern game and it’s strikers, I’ll just enjoy how he played in his prime.
For example I’ve no idea how Gary Lineker would fare in the modern game and it’s strikers, I’ll just enjoy how he played in his prime.
IMO Nev was a better goalkeeper than Jordan.
As others have said, he was the best in the world at his peak.
What I will say is that our 80s team would have been every bit as successful with Pickford between the sticks.
And the team we have had since 2017 would still have won nowt even with Nev in goal.
So I think comparing their medal haul is a bit moot
As others have said, he was the best in the world at his peak.
What I will say is that our 80s team would have been every bit as successful with Pickford between the sticks.
And the team we have had since 2017 would still have won nowt even with Nev in goal.
So I think comparing their medal haul is a bit moot
The binman chronicles
Player Valuation: £80m
IMO Nev was a better goalkeeper than Jordan.
As others have said, he was the best in the world at his peak.
What I will say is that our 80s team would have been every bit as successful with Pickford between the sticks.
And the team we have had since 2017 would still have won nowt even with Nev in goal.
So I think comparing their medal haul is a bit moot
Hate to be pedantic as I know what you mean, Pickford is a great shot stopper. Drop him into an 80s team however and he would conceed a bucket loads of goals. He doesn't command his area well enough for the aerial bombardment he would face.
Perhaps having been brought up with no alternative and little to no protection from referees, he would have improved that side of his game - no guarantees though.
The binman chronicles
Player Valuation: £80m
He would have done alright Legs.
Pace, intelligence and most importantly can finish. Defenders are a bit less grock-like and more athletic in the modern game, which might take a little bit of his advantage away, but there is an argument that players like him and Rush would also seem better, given the better pitches all year around. Put it this way, if Vardy has made a decent level career, you would expect Lineker to exceed that and more.
tommye
Player Valuation: £120m
Jordan Pickford: Why Everton goalkeeper is England's undisputed number one
BBC Sport looks in depth at the game of England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, with the help of former Three Lions shot-stoppers Paul Robinson and Rob Green, and his former Toffees team-mates Wayne Rooney and Theo Walcott.
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Why Pickford is England's undisputed number one
Thomas Tuchel says "the race is on" to be England's number one, but is Jordan Pickford's place really under any serious threat - and just how good is he?
The 31-year-old Everton goalkeeper will break his own Three Lions record, currently jointly shared with the legendary Gordon Banks, of seven consecutive clean sheets if he wins his 79th cap against Wales and does not concede in Thursday's friendly.
While most of those recent shut-outs have come in one-sided qualifiers, we already know Pickford's worth in big games and shootouts at major tournaments too.
With the help of former England goalkeepers Paul Robinson and Rob Green, and his old Toffees team-mates Wayne Rooney and Theo Walcott, BBC Sport explores every aspect of Pickford's game and examines his importance to his country now.
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Ring master
Player Valuation: £90m
And, it begins.
England have a Jordan Pickford problem
The England No 1 can move clear of the great Gordon Banks by claiming a record eighth clean sheet in a row against Wales on Thursday
October 07, 2025 6:01 pm
Pickford has been England’s No 1 since the 2018 World Cup (Photo: Getty)
Only one man has played in goal for England more than Jordan Pickford.
The great Peter Shilton is the country’s all-time most capped player – in any position – with 125 appearances but you have to go nearly 50 more matches down the list until you find Pickford on 78.
The mid-seventies has been a bit of a high watermark for previous goalkeepers: Joe Hart, David Seaman and Gordon Banks all passed 70, yet Pickford looks destined to go well beyond them. He is undeniably England’s No 1, and has been for the best part of a decade.
His domination of the position under Gareth Southgate and now seemingly under Thomas Tuchel has provided stability at the back, upon which England have reached more major finals and semi-finals than at any point in their history. Southgate handed debuts to five other keepers, but only Nick Pope has made it to double figures for England, with 10 caps.
The Everton keeper has started every Premier League game so far this season (Photo: Getty)
The upshot is that should England find themselves without Pickford at next year’s World Cup, there is a worrying lack of international experience among the potential replacements.
And given Pickford’s statistically poor start to the season – his decent display against Crystal Palace notwithstanding – it is possible this is the season he loses that iron-clad grip on his place.
“It is a fight for every position, there is no exception for goalkeepers,” Tuchel promised in June. Now he needs to show he is true to his word, and give someone else a chance to stake a claim.
There can be little argument that Pickford is the man in form. While the Everton keeper led the Premier League in “goals prevented” last season (a statistic based on the post-shot expected goals of every shot a keeper has faced), he languishes eighth in that same table this campaign.
Now the sample size is smaller, but of the seven ahead of him, four are English: Pope, Sam Johnstone, James Trafford and Dean Henderson, who leads the league with 2.9 goals prevented.
The Crystal Palace keeper also finished fourth overall in the Premier League last season, helping them to FA Cup victory and a place in Europe. Yet the 28-year-old has just three England caps to his name, and only one of those – a 3-1 win away to Finland – has been earned in a competitive fixture, and most recently he featured when England were beaten by Senegal.
Archetypically, Henderson is a very good fit to be Pickford’s back-up. In the Premier League last season, only Nottingham Forest launched long from the goalkeeper more often than Everton, and Crystal Palace were just behind the Toffees.
This year, both Pickford and Henderson are going long approximately 50 per cent of the time in open play, and although the former has a higher completion rate on long balls of 39 per cent to his understudy’s 29, it is clear that their default style of play in possession is quite similar, and their percentages of goal kicks taken long are also well aligned. It’s a like-for-like swap.
But Henderson still has not had the same kind of exposure to the extreme high pressure that comes with playing for England at a World Cup, or even close, while Pickford has started in two Euros finals and a World Cup semi-final.
For Pickford, a friendly against Wales and a trip to Latvia represents little more than an opportunity to break the record for consecutive England clean sheets that he holds tied with Banks on seven. For Henderson, they would be invaluable opportunities to make himself more comfortable in an England shirt, a distinctly alien experience with three caps in five years.
By next summer, there could be significant clamour for Henderson to start, on current form. But for it to be a convincing argument, he needs to be given more chances now.
The Real reason why he like many other make up these stupid reports every single time England play. I as many know do not care about International Football, but there is no denying he is so far ahead of others, you cant even see them in the distance
rochdaleblue
Player Valuation: £50m
They must be short on column inches the BBC. No RS or United games on the horizon, so let’s right an article about what we already know…Pickford is clearly the Number 1 keeper in England.
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