Guest Willow Owl Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Ridiculous thread and thread title.Sometimes parts of our fan base are embarrassing. We are 6th (yes 6th) in the league in a transtional season where we are blooding some promising young talent. Leave the lad alone FFS, Westwood was no David De Gea and made numerous errors. I am sure some are just waiting for him to make a mistake (hence starting a thread while game is on) so they can bang the Westwood drum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrie Madden Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 1 minute ago, Willow Owl said: Ridiculous thread and thread title.Sometimes parts of our fan base are embarrassing. We are 6th (yes 6th) in the league in a transtional season where we are blooding some promising young talent. Leave the lad alone FFS, Westwood was no David De Gea and made numerous errors. I am sure some are just waiting for him to make a mistake (hence starting a thread while game is on) so they can bang the Westwood drum. Spot on Ill bow to no one in my admiration of Kieran Westwood but he's yesterday for whatever reason Dawson and Wildsmith are the future and we should get behind whoever has the shirt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9CFT Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 He will get better as the season progresses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddogbob Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Saw him come and claim at least one, he maybe flapped at one in the first half, when we weren't at it as a team. Made a few good stops along the way, wasnt at fault for the goal. A solid performance, im not seeing the doom, fear etc. Only thing missing is a clean sheet. Thats a team thing, not a Dawson thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Willow Owl Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 8 minutes ago, Lawrie Madden said: Spot on Ill bow to no one in my admiration of Kieran Westwood but he's yesterday for whatever reason Dawson and Wildsmith are the future and we should get behind whoever has the shirt Westwood was a great keeper and maybe still is. The cold hard facts are he is unlikely to play for us again for whatever reason, and as you say back the lad who has the shirt rather than dissecting his every move. It doesnt benefit us as a club if our own fans are constantly slating him on forums. Opinions are fine but some need to think before they post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Snooty Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 To be honest you see a lot more punching from all keepers these days. That interview with Pressman the other week was interesting. He was saying when he first started when a player crossed the ball from wide you could tell where it was going about two yards after it left his boot. These days with the new balls you can't really judge till its about 2/3 yards away. Also said players get far more finger breaks and strains these days because of last minute ball swerve and that's why they're encouraged to punch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRightSide Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Given our current strategy I think he’s doing fine. I’d still rather have him that Wildsmith so no complaints here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brando Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 4 hours ago, Bobster01 said: The more I watch him play the more I am convinced he is the third best keeper at the club westwood is our best keeper..by miles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james o connor Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 2 hours ago, Willow Owl said: Ridiculous thread and thread title.Sometimes parts of our fan base are embarrassing. We are 6th (yes 6th) in the league in a transtional season where we are blooding some promising young talent. Leave the lad alone FFS, Westwood was no David De Gea and made numerous errors. I am sure some are just waiting for him to make a mistake (hence starting a thread while game is on) so they can bang the Westwood drum. Don’t always agree with your posts but this is one of the best made recently on any topic . Dawson is slagged off because he’s taken st Westwood’s position. Good a goalkeeper as he was , he was as you say no de gea. Can you imagine if Dawson puts in a performance like westwood did against United last season? This board will go into meltdown 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miffed Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 I think everyone forgets how poor Westwood was against the pigs at home. He was terrible that day, injured or not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogerwyldesmullet Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 (edited) 12 minutes ago, brando said: westwood is our best keeper..by miles Anyone remember the game at Brum where we were under no pressure until he molested Clayton Donaldson? Yes - he was amazing against Brighton in the Play offs but at the turning point of 2016-17 he hardly commanded his area when they were down to ten men at the Amex and that aimless punt from wherever sailed to the far post for Brighton to score. And remember Cardiff this time last year (arguably the turning point of last season) when he compounded Butterfields felony by flapping at a free kick. As for his distribution and turning defence quickly into attack... gee ooor! Westwood has had good days and bad days, I love the guy but he was hardly perfect and FWIW no other clubs were battering the door down to buy him or loan him. I hate to think it is some childish spat with Chansiri or Jos that has blotted him out, but Dawson deserves better than endless vitriolic nostalgia comparisons on here. Kevin Pressman had exactly the same but I still reckon he was better than Chris Woods. Edited October 7, 2018 by Rogerwyldesmullet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyowl Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 11 games in no clean sheet, looked unconvincing against Leeds and at times again today. Wildsmith now deserves 10 games. I'd love Westwood back in but it's not going to happen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 8 minutes ago, jonnyowl said: 11 games in no clean sheet, looked unconvincing against Leeds and at times again today. Wildsmith now deserves 10 games. I'd love Westwood back in but it's not going to happen! At which times did he look unconvincing today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miruic Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 I was really impressed with him today. Made one mistake on a cross where he made a misjudged attempted punch other than that I thought he was superb. That save when there man was five yards clear of our defence was brilliant. He has every right to be annoyed at those responsible for the penalty today as they cost him his clean sheet. Also found the stat mentioned on sky interesting. Before this weekends games he’d faced more shots than any other keeper in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladeshater Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 7 minutes ago, jonnyowl said: 11 games in no clean sheet, looked unconvincing against Leeds and at times again today. Wildsmith now deserves 10 games. I'd love Westwood back in but it's not going to happen! He would have had a clean sheet today but for a poor foul in our box Why not support the lad Westwood had a fair few dodgy moments last season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesteel Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Capable of some very good saves and clearly has a lot of potential but I think some people are pretending there isn’t any uncertainty about the defence in terms of communication and dealing with balls into the box which there has been all season so far. It’s important to give these players the first team football they crave but how much of it and where depends on their level of readiness. We do also have Joe Wildsmith who has similar promise and may also be worth a shot at nailing the position down if the scary moments continue. Its starting to look like if we can learn how to get a clean sheet or two the league is an open one and the rewards are huge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAWAW Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 6 minutes ago, bladeshater said: He would have had a clean sheet today but for a poor foul in our box Why not support the lad Westwood had a fair few dodgy moments last season A decent keeper wud av saved that penalty. & i av played for the dog & duck. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue and white Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 5 hours ago, pressy said: He is starting to worry me now hes not commanding his area and looks very suspect on crosses Cracking shot stopper but that appears to be all he has to his game, the rest will hopefully come in time but by God he is no Westwood.....yet anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan™ Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 The juxtaposition between this thread having many calling for Westwood back and the Impressing Jos thread having many praising him for picking players based on what they do in training and not by reputation is quite entertaining, in a slightly depressing way. This post may have just been an excuse to type juxtaposition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzuki_San Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 I really can't be farted to scroll through all the pages, but I just wanted to say I loved it when Hector moaned at him to hold onto the ball, after he weakly punched a cross and put us in danger. He'll learn, with player's like that around him. He'll get better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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