murray10 Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 This guy has been awesome for us this season,when you compare him to grant there is no comparison,commands his area better,more aware when releasing the ball,he actually throws the ball out instead of wasting an age hoping to punt the ball up! The other thing is penalties,i can't remember a time when grant actually saved one,one of the best bit's of business wednesday have done,when you consider grants warming his arse,getting splinters bench warming at Burnley. All that remains now is for wednesday to get a back four capable to complement weaver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue and white Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Think they have different qualities,however i would say Weaver is the better all round keeper.Grant did save one against QPR however this was more luck than judgement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furious George Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 The penalty saves all involved both keepers diving to their bottom right. Heffernans would probably have been saved if it were on target, and Weaver almost saved another one that just crept under him, again diving to his right. Weaver has been very good. I can't remember who posted it now, but I remember agreeing with someone that replacing Grant wouldn't be too difficult as 80% of keepers are similar anyway. 10% are world class and 10% are poo poo (or something along those lines). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wednesday-Wonderland Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Weaver has been very good. I can't remember who posted it now, but I remember agreeing with someone that replacing Grant wouldn't be too difficult as 80% of keepers are similar anyway. 10% are world class and 10% are poo poo (or something along those lines). That was me. Weaver has been quality, but saying that he's definitely better than Grant? I dunno. Ask me at the end of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Weaver commands his area better, grant lacked in this department. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stereophonics Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Done well so far. I don't agree that he is better than Grant though. I can remember Grant saving a crucial penalty. Wasn't it against Leicester City a couple of seasons ago when we needed to win to stay up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murray10 Posted October 7, 2010 Author Share Posted October 7, 2010 What about the first goal last night? He should have saved it quite easily. But yes, good replacement for Grant. I was disappointed with there 1st goal.but looking at the replay there did look like a slight deflection (clutches at straws) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanharper Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Out of the two I'd rather have Grant, but selling Grant for a million and replacing him with Weaver on a free is very good business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darbo Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 I said get Weaver in on a free and sell Grant at least 6 months ago and was emphatically shot down and Weaver was absolutely slated for being fat and past his best.........hmmmmm all gone quiet all gone quiet all gone quiet over there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue and white Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Iain Hume put it wide, don't think Grant has saved a pen has he? QPR,we won 1-0 he saved it with his legs and to be fair he didnt know much about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue and white Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 It was against QPR Martin Rowlands took it,we won 1-0 he saved it with his legs and to be fair he didnt know much about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stereophonics Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Iain Hume put it wide, don't think Grant has saved a pen has he? I think you may be correct, Hume did put it wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owls2k Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 I actually think they are on par. Grant would have kept out the first goal last night but there's no way he'd have saved all those pens! Grant saved one pen at wednesday and that was with his legs after he'd dived away. Feel sorry for Grant a bit at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scram Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 That was me. And you were wrong my friend - however the next bit isn't referring to you Weaver for Grant was good business and the sort of tactical buying/selling we should have been doing for years now - but too many people trot out the idiotic "you don't get anywhere by selling your best players" - well we didn't sell them and we did get somewhere... The problem isn't selling players - it's the replacements that are the key and as has been seen with the Weaver/Grant deal it is eminently possoble to prudently and strategiacally sell players and get decent replacements while making the teram better and the club better off so in turn we can start to afford even better players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacehopper Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 (edited) Edited October 7, 2010 by spacehopper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owls2k Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sussxowl74 Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 pure class from a legend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glaser Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Full credit to Alan for this one He was left in the lurch by the bast'ards above him.... Grant was sold (obviously against his wishes) to pay a tax bill which inadequate and inept stewardship of this club had created. He has brought in a keeper..... it could be argued.... of equal worth, at this level..... for free. To boot, he is a local Wednesday lad and is cracking in penalty shoot outs ..... saving and taking !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesteel Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Grant is a good keeper who has the ability to potentially go on and play Premiership football. Weaver is someone who has done that and became a bit of a forgotten man and seems really rejuvinated here, almost back to his best even. Weve landed on our feet and have been lucky enough to have signed two solid keepers in recent years after years of lacking in that department. Weaver is more about positional sense and making himself big, whilst Grant is more agile and one for the cameras..theres no way he should be sat on Burnley's bench though in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glaser Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 deserving of a new deal.....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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