Gavin Bazunu

[Osvaldorama]

Fucking abysmal. 
 

Every shot on target goes in. Useless twat 

[AlexLaw76]

Please, someone explain why he in “fine” for the championship 

anyone??

[Give it to Ron]

Just now, AlexLaw76 said:

Please, someone explain why he in “fine” for the championship 

anyone??

He isn’t 

[Willo of Whiteley]

POPADOM WRISTS!!!!

[sockeye]

If anyone from SR is reading, don’t worry, you can still make your money back on him.

Just put £10k on both sides to score each game

[Crab Lungs]

I’ll explain it again, just in case.

He is not at fault for our porous defence but he offers absolutely nothing once it’s breached and doesn’t save ANYTHING.

If he does, he either pushes it out into danger or it still goes in. Most of the time though, it’ll fly past him and he dives afterwards. Or my personal favourite, he’s so far out positionally that he gives himself even less of a chance of saving it.

He has zero presence at set pieces and panics the defence with his chaos and flapping, or outright fear from moving from his line.

He is utter shite.

And no, him passing the ball between himself and the centre halves don’t constitute ‘importance to the build up’.

Edited 5 hours ago by Crab Lungs

[Wade Garrett]

Won’t be difficult to find someone better than him in January.

You could find someone with more ability in the Commercial Houses league.

He is fucking shite and Eckert is a fucking prick for selecting him.

[bugenhagen]

8 minutes ago, Crab Lungs said:

I’ll explain it again, just in case.

He is not at fault for our porous defence but he offers absolutely nothing once it’s breached and doesn’t save ANYTHING.

If he does, he either pushes it out into danger or it still goes in. Most of the time though, it’ll fly past him and he dives afterwards. Or my personal favourite, he’s so far out positionally that he gives himself even less of a chance of saving it.

He has zero presence at set pieces and panics the defence with his chaos and flapping, or outright fear from moving from his line.

He is utter shite.

And no, him passing the ball between himself and the centre halves don’t constitute ‘importance to the build up’.

This is what I see every game.

[S-Clarke]

He is the perfect summary of the SR era, all wrapped up in popadom wrists.

Get this fucker gone.

[Gloucester Saint]

I turned over at HT, was the second goal his fault? First one was more Jack than anyone else plus a very clean strike. 

[S-Clarke]

Just now, Gloucester Saint said:

I turned over at HT, was the second goal his fault? First one was more Jack than anyone else plus a very clean strike. 

Romeu didn't stop the break, as his legs are long gone tbf, but Bazunu's 'attempt' at even trying to save it was non-league.

He should have got to both goals today, he cannot save shots on target. I see that with my eyes, but also the stats back it up fairly heavily. (although we have to ignore stats apparently). 

I actually hate the bloke. He might be a nice lad, but I despise his name when I see it on the team sheet. All he has done is bring me pure misery for 4 years every single week.

[Lord Duckhunter]

The first one, I’d have liked to see him come and claim the ball before the second header. Jack didn’t jump,  but he didn’t react and THB’s header was only  on the edge of the 6 yard box. Should he have saved the subsequent shot, maybe not, but I’d file it in the “could he have done better” category. When is he actually going to save one of these?
 

Second one, poor defending, but he made it easy for the bloke with poor positioning & another weak, nothing drive. Never in doubt it was going in. 
 

As I said on match thread, imo , some championship keepers save the first, and most save the second. If we swapped keepers over, Baz lets in the Armstrong effort….

Edited 5 hours ago by Lord Duckhunter

[Gloucester Saint]

5 minutes ago, S-Clarke said:

Romeu didn't stop the break, as his legs are long gone tbf, but Bazunu's 'attempt' at even trying to save it was non-league.

He should have got to both goals today, he cannot save shots on target. I see that with my eyes, but also the stats back it up fairly heavily. (although we have to ignore stats apparently). 

I actually hate the bloke. He might be a nice lad, but I despise his name when I see it on the team sheet. All he has done is bring me pure misery for 4 years every single week.

Cheers, Oxford were causing a lot of issues on the counter first half and really ought to have scored with a couple more, especially on HT 8 yards out with clear sight of goal.

First one the visibility wasn’t good through the bodies but it reminded me of a Ryan Harley shot with similar venom through a crowded area at Exeter 2011 where Kelvin made an excellent late save and Rickie did the business up the other end. Gavin’s wrists are dreadful for a goalkeeper. 

I don’t hate him, or Tonda, or any of their other vanity windows for SR’s madness but I do properly hate Ankerson with a passion and Dragan as well. Bazunu and Eckhert are just visual metaphors for SR shittiness in the same way the Austin Allegro was a metaphor for the death of the British Car industry at scale.

British Leyland and SR - a lot of similarities. 

Edited 5 hours ago by Gloucester Saint

[Mboto Gorge]

5 hours ago, Stud mark of doom said:

Let’s hope there are no late Christmas presents handed out today… 

Errmmmm

[Mboto Gorge]

20 hours ago, Whitey Grandad said:

"Everyone" is stretching the term more than a little. A few posters on here I'll grant you but hardly reaching double figures. That leaves many tens of others who we don't hear from.

Which stats are these, by the way? Goalkeepers are impossible to quantify objectively. Every other goalkeeper that I see in several leagues seems much the same. 

Oh. And a Merry Christmas to you too!

Happy with his efforts today? 2 more unsaveable shots no doubt. Quite simply the worst keeper in the league,

[Sheaf Saint]

6 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

I turned over at HT, was the second goal his fault? First one was more Jack than anyone else plus a very clean strike. 

In a one on one situation, it's the keeper's singular responsibility to make the goal look as small as possible to the attacking player.

Baz does the opposite. He is so slow to come out and close down the angles, and his starting position is always suspect. 

Combine all that with his total inability to save anything low to his left, and you just know instantly when a player gets through like that we will concede.

Every. Single. Time.

[Gloucester Saint]

6 minutes ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

The first one, I’d have liked to see him come and claim the ball before the second header. Jack didn’t jump,  but he didn’t react and THB’s header was only  on the edge of the 6 yard box. Should he have saved the subsequent shot, maybe not, but I’d file it in the “could he have done better” category. When is he actually going to save one of these?
 

Second one, poor defending, but he made it easy for the bloke with poor positioning & another weak, nothing drive. Never in doubt it was going in. 
 

As I said on match thread, imo , some championship keepers save the first, and most save the second. If we swapped keepers over, Baz lets in the Armstrong effort….

I watched the Brum v Derby lunchtime game and the Derby keeper was very sound, and the commentators were saying that’s typical for him. Bet he wasn’t £14m or something absurd from City’s academy….

Edit - £2m or around that level https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/derby-county-struck-gold-with-jacob-zetterstrom-wolves-brentford-wanted-him/

Solak can afford that and pay off Bazunu’s final year. McCarthy out of contract in the summer and Ramsdale will be off. Just sort it out you useless pricks.

Edited 4 hours ago by Gloucester Saint

[Mboto Gorge]

44 minutes ago, Wade Garrett said:

Won’t be difficult to find someone better than him in January.

You could find someone with more ability in the Commercial Houses league.

He is fucking shite and Eckert is a fucking prick for selecting him.

For me I’d go as far as to say Eckert should be worrying for his job, for straight away putting this useless prick back in goal as the first thing he changed. Makes me laugh that one of the only good things Will Still did as manager in dropping Bazunu, was immediately reversed by tonda. Couldn’t make it up with this fucking club, you really couldn’t 

Edited 4 hours ago by Mboto Gorge

[Gloucester Saint]

2 minutes ago, Mboto Gorge said:

For me I’d go as far as to say Eckert should be worrying for his job, for straight away putting this useless prick back in goal as the first thing he changed. Makes me laugh that one of the good things Will Still did as manager in driving Bazunu, was immediately reversed by tonda. Couldn’t make it up with this fucking club, you really couldn’t 

I wouldn’t be surprised if he (Rasmus) sacked Still for dropping Bazunu more than the results and performances. 

[bugenhagen]

13 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

Solak can afford that and pay off Bazunu’s final year. McCarthy out of contract in the summer and Ramsdale will be off. Just sort it out you useless pricks.

The same useless pricks that gave Stephens a new contract? Yeah, they’ll sort it out by giving Baz a shiny new one… 4 more years! 4 more years!

[Crab Lungs]

28 minutes ago, S-Clarke said:

Romeu didn't stop the break, as his legs are long gone tbf, but Bazunu's 'attempt' at even trying to save it was non-league.

He should have got to both goals today, he cannot save shots on target. I see that with my eyes, but also the stats back it up fairly heavily. (although we have to ignore stats apparently). 

I actually hate the bloke. He might be a nice lad, but I despise his name when I see it on the team sheet. All he has done is bring me pure misery for 4 years every single week.

Spot on analysis. Our defending for the 2nd especially is woeful, but the bottom line is he might as well not be there, he’s pointless.

His presence in the team ruins every game for me. It’s fucking baffling how this is being enabled. 

[AlexLaw76]

1 hour ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Please, someone explain why he in “fine” for the championship 

anyone??

Anyone at all??

[Crab Lungs]

Just now, AlexLaw76 said:

Anyone at all??

Absolutely imperative to our build up play is the latest mental reasoning.

[AlexLaw76]

1 minute ago, Crab Lungs said:

Absolutely imperative to our build up play is the latest mental reasoning.

Receiving goal kicks from about 2 yards is vital 

Edited 4 hours ago by AlexLaw76

[Gloucester Saint]

2 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Anyone at all??

@Smirking_Saint said he’d put his hand up at Christmas if Gavin still was nowhere good enough. Poor SS has probably got PTSD if he went today judging by the crap I saw first half.

Edited 4 hours ago by Gloucester Saint

[Mboto Gorge]

11 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Anyone at all??

Whitney Grandad will be along soon to come to his nippers defence don’t worry 

[Mboto Gorge]

As has been said before, anyone defending Bazunu’s continued selection because “he’s good with his feet”, is akin to wanting Damion Downs starting up front because he takes good quick throw ins. Mental. 

Edited 4 hours ago by Mboto Gorge

[Gloucester Saint]

20 minutes ago, Mboto Gorge said:

As has been said before, anyone defending Bazunu’s continued selection because “he’s good with his feet”, is akin to wanting Damion Downes starting up front because he takes good quick throw ins. Mental. 

He’s about as helpful with his feet and hands as Mr Methane is with his bowels and arse. At least Paul Oldfield is vaguely entertaining. Actually, he’d better value than a light show when the parachute payments run out.

 

Edited 4 hours ago by Gloucester Saint

[Mboto Gorge]

31 minutes ago, Crab Lungs said:

Spot on analysis. Our defending for the 2nd especially is woeful, but the bottom line is he might as well not be there, he’s pointless.

His presence in the team ruins every game for me. It’s fucking baffling how this is being enabled. 

The sad part of this is, he’s probably a decent bloke, but I absolutely hate the bloke with a passion now for being a regular catalyst of our recent decline and being right at the heart of it with his total ineptitude. I can’t even stand the sight of his face now

[Willo of Whiteley]

I have said time and time again that a wheelie bin has more defensive nous and would probably have a better save:shot ratio than Gavin Bazunu.

[Badger]

I’ve only seen the highlights. Second goal certainly another one to add to the ‘ could have done better’ catalogue.

 

[SaintsBarry74]

After todays game Baz is now last for shot-stopping this season (5+ games, PSxG).

He’s been last in every league he’s played in. That isn’t bad luck - that’s a pattern. He’d be the worst keeper in League One and Two.

What’s truly insane about Baz is that it doesn’t matter how you filter the data – long passing completion%, sweeper actions, crosses, goal kicks – he is bottom of the chart in every single category.

[Pamplemousse]

He's a liability. I'll assume we won't get anyone in that early in January so we still have three more league games to endure, but when we play Hull, a new keeper is essential, we need someone ready to come in immediately.

[Lee On Solent Saint]

3 minutes ago, Pamplemousse said:

He's a liability. I'll assume we won't get anyone in that early in January so we still have three more league games to endure, but when we play Hull, a new keeper is essential, we need someone ready to come in immediately.

It's not happening. He's still going to be in goal for the last game of yet another shit show of a season 

[Saint NL]

19 minutes ago, SaintsBarry74 said:

After todays game Baz is now last for shot-stopping this season (5+ games, PSxG).

He’s been last in every league he’s played in. That isn’t bad luck - that’s a pattern. He’d be the worst keeper in League One and Two.

What’s truly insane about Baz is that it doesn’t matter how you filter the data – long passing completion%, sweeper actions, crosses, goal kicks – he is bottom of the chart in every single category.

Consistency is a very important trait for a goalkeeper. 

[Whitey Grandad]

3 hours ago, Mboto Gorge said:

Happy with his efforts today? 2 more unsaveable shots no doubt. Quite simply the worst keeper in the league,

I've not seen them yet so I will reserve my comments until I have. 

There are plenty of other keepers in this league and there's not a lot to choose between them. 

[trousers]

6 minutes ago, Whitey Grandad said:

I've not seen them yet so I will reserve my comments until I have. 

There are plenty of other keepers in this league and there's not a lot to choose between them. 

What method of deduction did you use to come to this conclusion? Genuinely interested in how others rate / rank goalkeepers in a given league 👍🏻

[Whitey Grandad]

4 minutes ago, Whitey Grandad said:

I've not seen them yet so I will reserve my comments until I have. 

There are plenty of other keepers in this league and there's not a lot to choose between them. 

Edit:

OK, I've watched them.

Their first was a deflection off THB that would have beaten any goalkeeper. 

Their second was struck hard and low and will go in 7 times out of ten against anybody. He might have positioned himself slightly more to his left but that would have exposed his near post.

Let's not pretend that any goalkeeper at this level and certainly not McCarthy would have doe much different. We have much bigger problems elsewhere on the pitch.

[saintant]

If Eckert wants to keep his job he better start shouting from the rooftops that he needs a new goalkeeper and insisting he gets one. If he stay silent and continues to select Bazunu he is signing his own resignation letter now.

[Whitey Grandad]

1 minute ago, trousers said:

What method of deduction did you use to come to this conclusion? Genuinely interested in how others rate / rank goalkeepers in a given league 👍🏻

From all the performances that I have seen in other matches. They are have different attributes but I haven't seen many that stand out for me. 

I have always said that we need better but they cost significantly more than our budget would allow. Even Ramsdale last season was 'letting in' the sorts of goals that we are now seeing.  

[Whitey Grandad]

Just now, saintant said:

If Eckert wants to keep his job he better start shouting from the rooftops that he needs a new goalkeeper and insisting he gets one. If he stay silent and continues to select Bazunu he is signing his own resignation letter now.

Fair enough,  but all I'm saying is that you won't see a massive improvement.

[Whitey Grandad]

3 hours ago, Sheaf Saint said:

In a one on one situation, it's the keeper's singular responsibility to make the goal look as small as possible to the attacking player.

Baz does the opposite. He is so slow to come out and close down the angles, and his starting position is always suspect. 

Combine all that with his total inability to save anything low to his left, and you just know instantly when a player gets through like that we will concede.

Every. Single. Time.

Literally not true though, is it?

[saintant]

1 minute ago, Whitey Grandad said:

Fair enough,  but all I'm saying is that you won't see a massive improvement.

So you're saying it is not possible for us to sign a goalkeeper who will be a massive improvement on Bazunu? Weird. Can't agree and it wouldn't even be difficult.

[Roo1976]

4 hours ago, Crab Lungs said:

I’ll explain it again, just in case.

He is not at fault for our porous defence but he offers absolutely nothing once it’s breached and doesn’t save ANYTHING.

If he does, he either pushes it out into danger or it still goes in. Most of the time though, it’ll fly past him and he dives afterwards. Or my personal favourite, he’s so far out positionally that he gives himself even less of a chance of saving it.

He has zero presence at set pieces and panics the defence with his chaos and flapping, or outright fear from moving from his line.

He is utter shite.

And no, him passing the ball between himself and the centre halves don’t constitute ‘importance to the build up’.

excellent summary mate.

[Whitey Grandad]

4 hours ago, RedArmy said:

Another 3 points gifted by Baz. Should be saving both of those today. 
 

Sick of seeing this cunt in goal. 

I'm guessing here but I don't suppose by any chance that you might have seen the deflection off THB that diverted the ball up and over his right hand? Because if you had you would come to a different conclusion. Or do your prejudices not account for significant deflections?

The second would have beaten more goalkeepers than would have saved it.

[Sheaf Saint]

6 minutes ago, Whitey Grandad said:

Literally not true though, is it?

Oh yes, you're right.

I was forgetting 'that' save against Wrexham - the one that's held up by his supporters as evidence that he's really not as shit as everyone else can see he is.

[trousers]

36 minutes ago, Whitey Grandad said:

There are plenty of other keepers in this league and there's not a lot to choose between them. 

 

27 minutes ago, trousers said:

What method of deduction did you use to come to this conclusion? Genuinely interested in how others rate / rank goalkeepers in a given league 👍🏻

 

21 minutes ago, Whitey Grandad said:

From all the performances that I have seen in other matches.

Fair enough. So, given your in-depth knowledge of Championship goalkeepers, if you were to rank all the keepers in this league (given they're obviously not all equal in ability, even if it's 'close'), where does Bazunu come in your ranking list?

Edited 50 minutes ago by trousers

[Badger]

1 minute ago, Sheaf Saint said:

Oh yes, you're right.

I was forgetting 'that' save against Wrexham - the one that's held up by his supporters as evidence that he's really not as shit as everyone else can see he is.

It’s really up there with other greatest moments in any individual’s career bestest, such as Gaston Ramirez second half performance v Villa once, and Mara’s sliderule pass v Leeds. 

[Lord Duckhunter]

16 minutes ago, Whitey Grandad said:

Edit:

OK, I've watched them.

Their first was a deflection off THB that would have beaten any goalkeeper. 

Their second was struck hard and low and will go in 7 times out of ten against anybody. He might have positioned himself slightly more to his left but that would have exposed his near post.

Let's not pretend that any goalkeeper at this level and certainly not McCarthy would have doe much different. We have much bigger problems elsewhere on the pitch.

FFS, here we go again… unlucky Baz. 
 

What was it Gary Player said “the more I practise the luckier I get”. With Baz it’s, “the more he lets in the unluckier he gets”. 
 

As for bigger problems, don’t make me laugh. As poor as our defenders are, they’re not the worst in every league they play in. 

[woodsaint1]

3 hours ago, Gloucester Saint said:

I wouldn’t be surprised if he (Rasmus) sacked Still for dropping Bazunu more than the results and performances. 

Very bizarre take