Sullivan

[priesty]

How many goals has sullivan conceded since his debut?
Feels like a shed load.......
Now i know that most of the goals have not been his fault but nonetheless but if your side is leaking goals for fun then goal-keeper is the one of the places you have to look at.

I am inclined to agree with some others that a more experienced keeper would help the current situation.
I think sullivan has great potential but the fact of the matter is that we are in a relegation dog-fight and i can't help but feel that a more experience keeper would organise our back 4.

 

[Mendoza]

Leicester 3 - 2
Millwall 4 - 1
Derby 1 - 4
<------ Not his fault, Hartlepool 3 - 3
MK Dons 2 - 4
Tranmere 0 - 1
Colchester 1 - 2
Leeds 0 - 2
Cheltenham 2 - 2
Hartlepool 2 - 1
Peterborough 2 - 4

26 in 14 games, 3 clean sheets

 

[Silent Bob]

I wouldn't be against Kuipers coming back in... but he's conceded loads of goals this season too hasn't he?

 

[Brighton Breezy]

The problem is not the goalkeeper.

 

[Mowgli]

A keeper is only as good as his defence

 

[Walkers Cajun Squirrel]

A keeper is only as good as his defence

But a defence (why does my computer say that is spelt wrong) is more comfortable with a decent/experienced goalkeeper behind it.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

I can remember when Royce was on loan with us and we conceded 20 goals in a very short space of time.

 

[severnside gull]

have a feeling that he and others will be rested this weekend.
Expect a defence of Kuipers, Whing (or el Abd) Virgo, Hawkins, McNulty

 

[Box of Frogs]

Its all about the defence!

Van der Sar has gone 13 games without concedinig a goal but during those 13 games he has only had 20 shots to save.

If Sullivan was in Man Utd's team for those 13 games, he would have had an England call up by now!!! (Or he would have conceded 20 goals?!?!)

 

[Simon Morgan]

Its all about the defence!

Van der Sar has gone 13 games without concedinig a goal but during those 13 games he has only had 20 shots to save.

If Sullivan was in Man Utd's team for those 13 games, he would have had an England call up by now!!! (Or he would have conceded 20 goals?!?!)

Absolutely right, I get sick of all the praise Van Der Sar gets, he has f*** all to do most of the time! And Sullivan, I believe, has kept us in many games before, which says something about how many shots are fired towards our goal.

 

[The Large One]

A keeper is only as good as his defence

Not quite as simple as that.

Many times on Tuesday there was an apparent lack of communication between keeper and defence. And communication is a two-way thing.

 

[Mowgli]

Not quite as simple as that.

Many times on Tuesday there was an apparent lack of communication between keeper and defence. And communication is a two-way thing.

To an extent i agree, but even so with the best will in the world, the amount of chances teams are creating against us, doesn't matter is it is Sullivan in goal, or Kuipers or Petr Cech, teams will score.

I'm not saying Sullivan is blameless, he doesn't always communicate with the defence as well as he could and his distribution from what i have seen this season particularly from goal kicks has been poor, the amount of times he has put the ball into touch has been criminal.

All I'm saying is lets sort out the defensive errors that have cost us massively this season first to stop teams having stupid amount of chances on our goal first.

To be fair Kuipers has also conceded a fair few goals this season.

 

[GT49er]

Give Sully a break! He's got to be one of the youngest keepers in the league, and as such, he's still loearning. Remember, not so long ago we were desperate to find cover for Kuipers - now we don't need to, and we haven't had to shell out either. Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of the FDM, and I'll be quite happy to see him between the sticks - but he ain't going to go on forever.
Meanwhile we shpould be bloody glad that we've got an asset in the form of a good young English keeper (and there's darned few of those around these days) coming through, who's good enough to step up to the plate when required - and with the right handling, he'll get better.
OK, he's made mistakes (and so has everyone else in our defence) but he's made some excellent saves too.

 

[nobody's dupe]

I am inclined to agree with some others that a more experienced keeper would help the current situation.
I think sullivan has great potential but the fact of the matter is that we are in a relegation dog-fight and i can't help but feel that a more experience keeper would organise our back 4.

That lets Michel out then.

(Edit: The Bloom family might like to differ.)

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Both keepers are completely up to the task. Would be happy with either in the starting line-up.

What worries me is the complete and utter lack of footballing sense in the homegrown defensive setup. They've obviously had 'Clear Yer Lines At All Costs' drilled into them from an early age by dunces, and Butters seemed to validate that approach, but - jeez! - how hard can it be to train a hoofer to maybe look up, take a bit of time on the ball, and then pass it along the ground to somebody in the same colour shirt. It's not rocket science. It's not even GCSE science.

Personally I blame the youth team coach

 

[withdeanwombat]

Robinson is to Kuipers

as

Windass is to Cech.

 

[Janbha]

There are 10 other players in the team on the pitch at the same time as him! Sully isnt the problem!

 

[BensGrandad]

There are 10 other players in the team on the pitch at the same time as him! Sully isnt the problem!

The biggest problem on Tuesday was the 2 central defenders in front of him who were not up to the task.

I still think that all 3 will be changed tomorrow.

 

[chez]

The biggest problem on Tuesday was the 2 central defenders in front of him who were not up to the task.

I still think that all 3 will be changed tomorrow.

I've no problem with the defenders being changed but Sullivan MUST stay in goal. After all, we lost to Peterboro because of a bad decision by the ref and some sloppy defending, not sloppy goalkeeping.

 

[murraymints4brighton]

its ridiculous how people change there opinion so quickly. everyone was completely for him and now they are against. i think kuipers should be in goal anyway as he is are best goalkeeper.