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OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint

OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint

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10 hours ago, Paul Chuckle said:

Benali at left back?

We are dealing with a legend here....albeit the whole left hand side of Archers Road got prepared to duck when our Francis hoofed it up to the forwards!

No, Baz is as bad as anyone I can remember in goal for us. He doesn't make absolute howlers like letting the ball roll through his legs but he never saves anything and that must destabilise the defence knowing there is no last line of defence.

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saintant

saintant

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1 hour ago, SaintsBarry74 said:

You don’t see many outright howlers from Baz, but his shot-stopping is genuinely non-league level, and that isn’t hyperbole.

The data backs it up: this is an unheard-of level of sustained underperformance for this level. He has ranked as the worst shot-stopper in every league he’s played in, even when compared with opposition second- and third-choice keepers.

You and I must watch different games 🙂

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Mboto Gorge

Mboto Gorge

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At this stage i am wondering just how bad George Long is, to not even be knocking on the door for a place on the bench. Not even a polite tap on the door. He must be epically bad if our national league level first choice keeper is seemingly undroppable for him.

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S-Clarke

S-Clarke

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38 minutes ago, Mboto Gorge said:

At this stage i am wondering just how bad George Long is, to not even be knocking on the door for a place on the bench. Not even a polite tap on the door. He must be epically bad if our national league level first choice keeper is seemingly undroppable for him.

He was always bad, Norwich fans said as much. Every other club he'd been at said as much.

This is why some were so absolutely pissed that we got him in the Summer, people saying he's 'fine for third choice' were completely missing the point. We didn't need a third choice, we already had that third choice (McCarthy/Bazunu), we needed someone to push those. It was obvious to everyone bar a small subset of people, and the idiots who have brain farts at our club.

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Mboto Gorge

Mboto Gorge

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21 minutes ago, dsrdorset said:

Bazunu is a liability. We desperately need to sign a new keeper in January. 

If we don’t sign at least a competent loan keeper until the end of the season, it will  say a lot. 

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beatlesaint

beatlesaint

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18 minutes ago, Mboto Gorge said:

If we don’t sign at least a competent loan keeper until the end of the season, it will  say a lot. 

As I've said before if you have a defence that can, shall we say, have its moments and look awful and panic at the slightest little set back you need a keeper behind them who gives them that bit extra confidence back.........Bazunu is not that keeper. 

Lord Duckhunter

Lord Duckhunter

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I might be going soft in my old age, but I don’t particularly blame Baz for either goal yesterday. I’m surprised people are, as performances go that was one of Baz’s better efforts (admittedly, a very low bar). Id have liked him to have come and claimed the initial cross for the second, but I’m not sure too many keepers would have nowadays. Maybe he should have been braver once it was knocked in, and instead of diving sideways could have cleaned ball, man and Wood out. That’s probably being over picky, but it would be nice for him to make an unexpected save once in a while….

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RedArmy

RedArmy

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8 minutes ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

. Id have liked him to have come and claimed the initial cross for the second, but I’m not sure too many keepers would have nowadays.

He claims 2% of crosses. 2 fucking percent. 

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pingpong

pingpong

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3 minutes ago, RedArmy said:

He claims 2% of crosses. 2 fucking percent. 

That is clearly tactical, and part of our 3cb strategy. We want to restrict opponents to crossing it in, and we rely on 3 tall CBS to clear it, baz clearly has instructions to stay back.

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Jack

Jack

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22 minutes ago, pingpong said:

That is clearly tactical, and part of our 3cb strategy. We want to restrict opponents to crossing it in, and we rely on 3 tall CBS to clear it, baz clearly has instructions to stay back.

I highly doubt that, seeing as we hardly win a header in our box, and concede loads of golden chances from the opposition crossing into our box. Bazunu is just shit at commanding his area and claiming crosses so stays on his line and hopes for the best from our CBs

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saintant

saintant

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56 minutes ago, pingpong said:

That is clearly tactical, and part of our 3cb strategy. We want to restrict opponents to crossing it in, and we rely on 3 tall CBS to clear it, baz clearly has instructions to stay back.

Glad it's that because it's certainly working a treat isn't it 🙂

RedArmy

RedArmy

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1 hour ago, pingpong said:

That is clearly tactical, and part of our 3cb strategy. We want to restrict opponents to crossing it in, and we rely on 3 tall CBS to clear it, baz clearly has instructions to stay back.

23/24 - 3%. 
 

It’s him, not the tactics. 

Mboto Gorge

Mboto Gorge

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35 minutes ago, RedArmy said:

23/24 - 3%. 
 

It’s him, not the tactics. 

I just find it ridiculous that he even gets picked over McCarthy, who even though Is well past his best now, has historically been a solid premier league level keeper before, has far more experience and confidence, is a better shot stopper and just provides more security in the back line. There’s no way Baz is getting picked over him based on performances and ability. It’s all this pathway shit that this club is obsessed with providing for him based on forking out way too much money on him 4 years ago. And it’s costing us big time 

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bugenhagen

bugenhagen

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1 minute ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Finding a buyer this summer essential it seems

It's one of the things SR is decent at, but there is no way they can make that happen? Right?

This will only end in a new contract.

AlexLaw76

AlexLaw76

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Just now, Wade Garrett said:

Nobody will buy him.  We’ll be lucky to find anyone to loan him.

 

Oh I know. And I bet his wages are pretty ‘healthy’ too

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tdmickey3

tdmickey3

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1 hour ago, Wade Garrett said:

When does his contract end?

Not soon enough but the utter clowns at SR will give him a new one soon so it’s irrelevant 

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S-Clarke

S-Clarke

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3 hours ago, bugenhagen said:

It's one of the things SR is decent at, but there is no way they can make that happen? Right?

This will only end in a new contract.

A new contract for Bazunu is a genuine possibility, apparently it's in the works.

We'll wait and see, but I fully expect a new 4 year deal.

Gloucester Saint

Gloucester Saint

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7 minutes ago, S-Clarke said:

A new contract for Bazunu is a genuine possibility, apparently it's in the works.

We'll wait and see, but I fully expect a new 4 year deal.

That would be a sliding doors moment where it becomes Sports Republic FC and we ought to be planning for a Phoenix club. 

Gloucester Saint

Gloucester Saint

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3 hours ago, bugenhagen said:

It's one of the things SR is decent at, but there is no way they can make that happen? Right?

This will only end in a new contract.

Any club with a brain and any football knowledge would settle up on the final year of his deal in the summer. And if not, loan him out to a lower league and take the hit on the bulk of the wages for the 12 months.

bangkoksaint

bangkoksaint

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This together with not getting promoted and probably losing a few our better players will see a significant downturn in ST renewals. I genuinely think a lot of people have had enough and with a tougher financial climate on the horizon this will a step too far by SR

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saintant

saintant

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12 minutes ago, Morse said:

I presume we have a goalkeeping coach, what the fuck is he coaching him ? 

He'll have worked his way through a number of goalkeeping coaches who will have tried and failed to teach him the basics. Another reason to call time on his tenure and bring in an actual goalkeeper.

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bugenhagen

bugenhagen

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1 hour ago, Gloucester Saint said:

Any club with a brain and any football knowledge would settle up on the final year of his deal in the summer. And if not, loan him out to a lower league and take the hit on the bulk of the wages for the 12 months.

Yeah, but that doesn't sound like us, now does it?

Mboto Gorge

Mboto Gorge

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42 minutes ago, Morse said:

I presume we have a goalkeeping coach, what the fuck is he coaching him ? 

I think the phrase is “you can’t polish a turd”

Gloucester Saint

Gloucester Saint

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1 hour ago, bugenhagen said:

Yeah, but that doesn't sound like us, now does it?

Sadly not, they’ll keep flogging a dead horse with their ‘investment’. Although whether SR and us (eg Saints) have by separate identity any more is seriously open to question and extending Bazunu’s contract would bury any last ambiguity. God forbid Rasmus could ever admit to a mistake. If he thinks Gavin is that great, why not extend the contract and loan him to Goztepe for 4 years on full wages?

Nah, I didn’t think he’d want to do that either. So why he is inflicting him on Saints fans who have suffered so much under SR when all it takes is ‘I made a mistake there’ and put it right?

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