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Yep. I'm staggered that we've had people on here focusing on his potential. What we need is a keeper capable of keeping the ball out of the net now. Bazunu just isn't good enough. I'm with you on McCarthy - he's far from perfect - but even at his worst for us he's no worse than Bazunu, and at his best, he's a hell of a lot better.

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Not sure I follow you on this one Del, or understand the point you're trying to make. Many people criticised the government, and most people could see that there were different options. Whatever you choose to say now, it's been obvious throughout that the government were caught between rocks and hard places, and that people with the opposite opinion would have whined (and did) about every decision they made.

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Most of us had certain views on what the government should and shouldn't do. That doesn't alter that the government were damned whatever they chose to do.

Blimey.

Which of our other 10's have offered more this season than Walcott has since he's been back in the team? On recent form, like him as a player or not, he's our best option in that position at the moment.

I'm not going to look back and assess what people said... that'd be applying hindsight. Turn your view 180 degrees...seems that we're getting smug comments from someone who wanted less and now feels vindicated with the benefit of hindsight. The bottom line is that some people were cautious and others weren't. I have no appetite to over analyse it...as I've said, different countries made different decisions at different times. Some decisions were correct, others were shockers, but the sheer number of different approaches tells anyone with an open mind that there was never a right or wrong approach.

Bizarre that you suggest that I "hate" Baz. I just think he's a poor keeper. Bednarek was solid defensively yesterday and marshalled that back 4. My only issue with his performance was hitting touch when a welly upfield was the better option BUT having Baz behind him undoubtedly impacted his judgement.

No worries...but surely you have to admit that he's failed to save many shots that a PL lever keeper should have saved?

And that's my point. Every country analysed different scientific views in different ways and had various different results as a consequence. The common denominator for all countries was a) the virus and b) not having a bloody clue what to do. We witnessed various subjective decisions arrived at after an objective assessment of something unprecedented and unknown, so it's obvious that mistakes were going to be made left right and centre.

It was a long journey... at the beginning you had to be pretty stupid to think that we shouldn't have locked down. Along the way there various arguments for what we should have done differently...not one country knew what to...look at Australia, China, France, others. They all did their own thing based on different scientific opinions and assessment of it. All were right and wrong on varying degrees. We've all got 20/20 hindsight.

It's there..."look over the season...what saves did he not make that most PL (and championship) keepers should be making?"

I'm not fussed what others think...you think Bazunu is ok, and some people think Edozie is a PL player so I ignore lots of opinions. In the incident I'm referring to Bednarek had a quick glance back, only had Baz so git touch. I repeat that Bednarek had better options, but the relevant point to this discussion is that he declined the Baz option cos, like most people, he knows he's not good enough.

There's questioning it and not wanting things to be real. The threat was real... hoping that it wasn't is not challenging the science. The government had to err on the side of caution imo. The simple truth is that they were dammed if they did and dammed if they didn't.

Yep. I know of many people who've benefited. Loans to new and existing companies, companies which didn't take loans issuing "consultancy" invoices to the companies receiving loans, but then having to fold having settled the invoices leaving the COVID loan unpaid. Absolutely shocking how easy it was to get the loans and exploit gaping loopholes.

There's a lot of hindsight in people's opinions. At the time we were reacting to what we were seeing in Italy. With the passage of time, it's too convenient to forget that.

The answer yesterday was none. What's the answer to mine?

Yep...that's my point. The one near the end where Bednarek was on the right, he just didn't fancy passing back so put it into touch. Sure, he should have played it forward, but out of touch was deemed a better option than Baz. If he had a keeper he could have relied on, that ball would have gone backwards.

That's not the question. Look over the season...what saves did he not make that most PL (and championship) keepers should be making? The honest answer is bloody loads. We've been treated to Shilton, Flowers, Niemi, and all sorts of decent keepers. I cannot think of one regular first team keeper in my time as a fan who's been worse than this lad.

That's a bizarre opinion. On any assessment he was trying to take the ball but missed. He either had to get the ball or stay (in a proper position, which to be fair is beyond him) but not what he did.

I don't believe that Willy, or probably any other keeper in a PL clubs first team squad, would have flapped at that cross like Baz. His positioning at various times was as shocking as usual as well. I also think several of Bednarek's decisions were based on his lack of faith in Baz behind him - clearances to touch were considered safer than relying on his keeper. He's appalling and I'd replace him with whoever out of McCarthy and Willy is doing best in training.