pazowl55 Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 144 league games in 4 seasons. 52 clean sheets 2 player of the season awards 1 team of the year award Just said so himself on Twitter after someone suggested we think about gettting rid. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlZfan84 Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lump On Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 I think its disgraceful that a number of fans are writing him off and saying we should sell and play Wildsmith just because Wildsmith as had a decent season! Westwood is still number 1 for me although there is nothing wrong with having a great undesrtudy who can play all cup games and fill in when needed, keepers don't come in to there prime until late 20's so there is no rush! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladeshater Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Westwoods made of chocolate move him on 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nethertonowl Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 3 minutes ago, bladeshater said: Westwoods made of chocolate move him on 3 minutes ago, bladeshater said: Westwoods made of chocolate move him on I,ll just move on from that comment thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Still our best GK for me. I like Wildsmith and think he has a bright future, but will be prone to dips in form as he develops. Competing for a shirt against an established GK like Westwood would push him on next season, more so than competing with Dawson perhaps. Dawson too has done well, but a regular run of games would be beneficial for him on loan. One thing is for sure, a part of the team where we look to have strength in depth if we can get Westwood fit, doesn't walk straight back into the team but his availability next season will certainly improve us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEE Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Best Goalkeeper we have, best Goalkeeper in Football league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sMacLean Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Gets beaten too easily down low now as the agility is going. If he had that and could kick he'd have been a Prem keeper last couple of seasons. Not sure Wildsmith and Dawson are ready but if a decent fee came in for Westwood we could even look at a seasons loan of a Prem Keeper as a no.1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owling Wolfe Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 19 minutes ago, bladeshater said: Westwoods made of chocolate move him on 144 games in 4 seasons suggests otherwise 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theowldave Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 I think Westwood should be our no1 keeper for another season at least. Although my biggest concern with his form is the drop in his distribution. It was a massive plus when he first came to the club, IMO it's been poor in his more recent games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtawnyowl Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 (edited) 28 minutes ago, ... said: I think its disgraceful that a number of fans are writing him off and saying we should sell and play Wildsmith just because Wildsmith as had a decent season! Westwood is still number 1 for me although there is nothing wrong with having a great undesrtudy who can play all cup games and fill in when needed, keepers don't come in to there prime until late 20's so there is no rush! Must be on borrowed time now then as he is 33 according to wikipedia. Edited April 6, 2018 by oldtawnyowl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StudentOwl Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 20 minutes ago, ... said: I think its disgraceful that a number of fans are writing him off and saying we should sell and play Wildsmith just because Wildsmith as had a decent season! Westwood is still number 1 for me although there is nothing wrong with having a great undesrtudy who can play all cup games and fill in when needed, keepers don't come in to there prime until late 20's so there is no rush! I'm not sure many or even any are writing him off... more that we could afford to lose him. There's no doubting he's one of the best keepers in the Championship and he'd be first choice when fit (which as he points out is more often than not), but with our capable and promising understudies here it means selling Westwood shouldn't automatically be considered 'a bad decision'. Nor should it be assumed to be the 'best one' though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StudentOwl Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 3 minutes ago, Owling Wolfe said: 144 games in 4 seasons suggests otherwise Missing on average 10 games a season isn't great for a keeper. But then again, it's still not awful. And as we keep harping on about, our backups are more than good enough for, say, a dozen games a season... so the shoe kind of fits. Decisions decisions... I'll be happy whatever the outcome... we're in safe hands... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 8 minutes ago, StudentOwl said: I'm not sure many or even any are writing him off... more that we could afford to lose him. There's no doubting he's one of the best keepers in the Championship and he'd be first choice when fit (which as he points out is more often than not), but with our capable and promising understudies here it means selling Westwood shouldn't automatically be considered 'a bad decision'. Nor should it be assumed to be the 'best one' though! Maybe, but teams don't improve by selling players that would be in the first 11, no matter how good the back-ups are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatter Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 33 minutes ago, ... said: I think its disgraceful that a number of fans are writing him off and saying we should sell and play Wildsmith just because Wildsmith as had a decent season! Westwood is still number 1 for me although there is nothing wrong with having a great undesrtudy who can play all cup games and fill in when needed, keepers don't come in to there prime until late 20's so there is no rush! Question for me is whether Wildsmith and Dawson would be happy next season being No2 & No3.They are the future after all and must be retained. Good as Westwood is he has a transfer value that may well be needed, along with some other fan favourites, to dig the club out of the financial hole it got itself into. Some hard decisions will soon have to be made to avoid profit and sustainability sanctions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StudentOwl Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 6 minutes ago, hirstyboywonder said: Maybe, but teams don't improve by selling players that would be in the first 11, no matter how good the back-ups are. They do if they reinvest the money in a way that enables them to improve elsewhere on the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philb125 Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 1 minute ago, StudentOwl said: They do if they reinvest the money in a way that enables them to improve elsewhere on the pitch. One of our salable assets that we could replace with a decent player without having to bring someone in. That paired with age, history of contracts and my perceived wage he’d be on would see me selling Westwood IF and only if a good offer for him was received. Im sure he could get into many low prem / top championship teams once back to fitness. If he was available I’d be playing him to get him in shop window. Fantastic player, great servant too but some tough decisions are upon us this close season I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeadonowl Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 He’s missing on average 20% of every season with injury its not going to get better with age saleable asset who wouldn’t need replacing if a decent offer came in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Farrell Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Likes too many Saturdays off. Cash in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 16 minutes ago, StudentOwl said: They do if they reinvest the money in a way that enables them to improve elsewhere on the pitch. By the sounds of things a P&S embargo is inevitable. Westwood may attract a fee that others wouldn't but in the grand scheme of things I doubt that would make a significant difference and there are a fair few players that need to be shipped out to save on wages ahead of him. Easier said than done with some of them but that's the job of those involved. Our transfer policy over the past two years suggests that improving by bringing players in is something we struggle with. I wouldn't look to move him on unless it was an absolute financial necessity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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