Tim Howard

joey_macmo · December 4, 2014

cheers guys, must dash the Cowboys are @ the Bears tonight

blulouie · December 5, 2014

Kurt said:
Let me explain please @joey_macmo I'm not calling you out purely because you're American... That's not me..... I'm calling you on the fact that you're defending him purely because he is American. You can't make an informed judgement when clouded with sentiment.

Doesnt really matter what nationality Is involved here....Howard is not good enough.

sd_1992 · December 5, 2014

So:

Howards crap
Robles is apparently crap

Forza Stanek!

Kurt. · December 5, 2014

blulouie said:
Doesnt really matter what nationality Is involved here....Howard is not good enough.

That's my point.

Huyton Layne · December 5, 2014

joey_macmo said:
cheers guys, must dash the Cowboys are @ the Bears tonight

please say it's for the Bears. They may stink but the Cowboys are the kopites of the NFL.

carolinablue232 · December 5, 2014

People were calling for his head before last year, and he had an excellent season. Hardly did a thing wrong, and was one of the best in the league. I'm confident he'll turn it up in the second half of the season, but if his second half matches his first half, then talks need to be had. Our whole side is having a poor run of form. I don't see anyone questioning Barkley really despite the fact that he's been crap since returning.

1966efc · December 5, 2014

[QUOTE="carolinablue232, post: 3190680, member: 12383"]People were calling for his head before last year, and he had an excellent season. Hardly did a thing wrong, and was one of the best in the league. I'm confident he'll turn it up in the second half of the season, but if his second half matches his first half, then talks need to be had. Our whole side is having a poor run of form. I don't see anyone questioning Barkley really despite the fact that he's been crap since returning.[/QUOTE]

They / we certainly were.

He had a very good first half of the season & saved our skin on a number of occasions. One of the best keepers in the league? Nonsense. I very much doubt whether any manager in the Prem would want him in his first team.

People have been questioning virtually all the players: Barkley has come in for a great deal of criticism on this forum and in the ground.

However, even if all the other players were utter tosh it still doesn't excuse T H from the point that has been made over and again: he really and truly isn't good enough - and that would be the case whether he was from deepest Cantril Farm or the Bronx or Timbuk bleeding tu.

ijjysmith · December 5, 2014

carolinablue232 said:
People were calling for his head before last year, and he had an excellent season. Hardly did a thing wrong, and was one of the best in the league. I'm confident he'll turn it up in the second half of the season, but if his second half matches his first half, then talks need to be had. Our whole side is having a poor run of form. I don't see anyone questioning Barkley really despite the fact that he's been crap since returning.

You probably need to read the forum a little closer then.

TheFinnFan · December 5, 2014

Beards needs proper competition

carolinablue232 · December 5, 2014

1966efc said:
[QUOTE="carolinablue232, post: 3190680, member: 12383"]People were calling for his head before last year, and he had an excellent season. Hardly did a thing wrong, and was one of the best in the league. I'm confident he'll turn it up in the second half of the season, but if his second half matches his first half, then talks need to be had. Our whole side is having a poor run of form. I don't see anyone questioning Barkley really despite the fact that he's been crap since returning.

They / we certainly were.

He had a very good first half of the season & saved our skin on a number of occasions. One of the best keepers in the league? Nonsense. I very much doubt whether any manager in the Prem would want him in his first team.

People have been questioning virtually all the players: Barkley has come in for a great deal of criticism on this forum and in the ground.

However, even if all the other players were utter tosh it still doesn't excuse T H from the point that has been made over and again: he really and truly isn't good enough - and that would be the case whether he was from deepest Cantril Farm or the Bronx or Timbuk bleeding tu.[/QUOTE]

Last season, yeah he was one of top 3 or 4 in the league. This year, he's been below par, but he's only not good enough if we can do better right now, and at the moment, I don't think we can.

carolinablue232 · December 5, 2014

ijjysmith said:
You probably need to read the forum a little closer then.

If only there were more minutes in the day. But fair play if they are. The whole squad is crap right now for the most part. We can't buy a whole new team. Form will return for most...at least I hope it will.

ijjysmith · December 5, 2014

carolinablue232 said:
If only there were more minutes in the day. But fair play if they are. The whole squad is crap right now for the most part. We can't buy a whole new team. Form will return for most...at least I hope it will.

It bloody better mate!

The Hibbert Agenda · December 5, 2014

carolinablue232 said:
People were calling for his head before last year, and he had an excellent season. Hardly did a thing wrong, and was one of the best in the league. I'm confident he'll turn it up in the second half of the season, but if his second half matches his first half, then talks need to be had.

See that's where you're wrong. At least I believe so. Howard last year had a magnificent season by his standards, culminating in a genuinely world-class performance at the World Cup. But if you look at his stats from last year they were total outliers. So much higher than his average. And its not that at 35 he's stepped up. It was probably resulting from new manager, new goalkeeping coach, uncertainty about his future, excitement about world cup, etc etc etc. The point is- it was an unsustainable level for him to maintain, and he's currently regressing to the mean.

carolinablue232 said:
Our whole side is having a poor run of form. I don't see anyone questioning Barkley really despite the fact that he's been crap since returning.

Doesnt matter. Barkley can be dropped and replaced easily- there are at least 3 other players who can do his role. Howard has no competition for one role on the pitch other than Joel. That's why it warrants so much discussion. Even Distin who has been horrendous can be easily replaced with one of the kids. And it has been questioned. Everyone has been questioned. Every player and the manager. Don't be blinded with love for the great bearded one.

atrottel · December 5, 2014

joey_macmo said:
you mean after he got clattered in the 1st half and was clearly injured?? sound

Here it is again in words of maximum two syllables: "Fifteen seconds into the match"

Kurt. · December 5, 2014

carolinablue232 said:
They / we certainly were.

He had a very good first half of the season & saved our skin on a number of occasions. One of the best keepers in the league? Nonsense. I very much doubt whether any manager in the Prem would want him in his first team.

People have been questioning virtually all the players: Barkley has come in for a great deal of criticism on this forum and in the ground.

However, even if all the other players were utter tosh it still doesn't excuse T H from the point that has been made over and again: he really and truly isn't good enough - and that would be the case whether he was from deepest Cantril Farm or the Bronx or Timbuk bleeding tu.

Last season, yeah he was one of top 3 or 4 in the league. This year, he's been below par, but he's only not good enough if we can do better right now, and at the moment, I don't think we can.[/QUOTE]
Top 3 or 4 ? Come on, play the game .