Gavin Bazunu

[Lord Duckhunter]

1 minute ago, LGTL said:

Kevin Miller today would be better then Baz

Fucking Steve Miller would be better than “The Joker”

[Saint NL]

Bazunu is awful, that's just fact. But when you have someone equally as awful in the defence you're going to struggle.

Manning was appalling today, worse than his usual efforts

[johnnyboy]

32 minutes ago, SaintsBarry74 said:

 

I’ve said it countless times: SR are actively destroying his value by continuing to play him. 

I don’t believe he has any value does he , who in there right mind is saying that Bazunu chap at Southampton is doing a good job let’s see if we can pry him away with cheeky offer !

Not happening !

[James]

42 minutes ago, Saint NL said:

Bazunu is awful, that's just fact. But when you have someone equally as awful in the defence you're going to struggle.

Manning was appalling today, worse than his usual efforts

Manning was not good enough last time we were trying to get promoted out of this league. 

[stknowle]

2 hours ago, CSA96 said:

Has there actually been a worse, regular Saints goalkeeper? 

I can field that one. NO.

[stknowle]

2 hours ago, Saint Scott said:

Just going to leave this here

 

I cannot believe - even for him - how utterly pathetic that was. 

[AlexLaw76]

It is fucking weird how we have persisted with him like we have 

[Gloucester Saint]

1 minute ago, AlexLaw76 said:

It is fucking weird how we have persisted with him like we have 

Rasmus not wanting to lose face - but failing to see that he will anyway by hoping for a Hail Mary improvement.

But what would you expect from someone who appoints Ben Garner to assist a drowning 31 year old.

[stknowle]

2 hours ago, Turkish said:

And he was signed back then to play in the premier league. It beggars belief doesn’t it

It does. It really, really does. If ever there was a red flag to signal these clowns didn’t have a fucking clue what they were doing this was surely it.

Edited January 4 by stknowle

[qwertyell]

After his first game (Spurs away, I think), I said a couple of their goals were troubling - they'd gone in the middle third of the net, and he hadn't gotten anywhere near them. 

His weight distribution was also all wrong, always on his heels and falling backwards rather than diving across. 

Alarm bells were ringing. It didn't look right. He didn't look like a keeper.

Anyway, here we are. Where do I collect my prize?

[Mboto Gorge]

Just been on the OS for the first time in ages and just have a look at how they’ve described the fourth goal;

“A fourth was added on 76 minutes. Gavin Bazunu made a strong save from the initial shot following another short corner. Unfortunately for the Irishman he could only parry the ball into the path of Browne, who scored his first of the season.”

They’re even trying to sugarcoat his errors on the official site and trying to re write history, as if those of us who watched it, don’t have eyes. A strong fucking save. Insulting our intelligence

Edited January 4 by Mboto Gorge

[S-Clarke]

Just now, Mboto Gorge said:

Just been on the OS for the first time in ages and just have a look at how they’ve described the fourth goal;

“A fourth was added on 76 minutes. Gavin Bazunu made a strong save from the initial shot following another short corner. Unfortunately for the Irishman he could only parry the ball into the path of Browne, who scored his first of the season.”

They’re even trying to sugarcoat his errors on the official site and trying to re write history, as if those of us who watched it, don’t have eyes. A strong fucking save. 

The OS will always do that, it's not worth listening to the club propaganda during times like this as it just winds you up even more. 

[Mboto Gorge]

1 minute ago, S-Clarke said:

The OS will always do that, it's not worth listening to the club propaganda during times like this as it just winds you up even more. 

Very true, it’s reminded me why I never visit the site. I mean, I’d be telling my 13 year old son off if he let that goal in , in that manner, for fuck sake. 

[Turkish]

5 minutes ago, Mboto Gorge said:

Just been on the OS for the first time in ages and just have a look at how they’ve described the fourth goal;

“A fourth was added on 76 minutes. Gavin Bazunu made a strong save from the initial shot following another short corner. Unfortunately for the Irishman he could only parry the ball into the path of Browne, who scored his first of the season.”

They’re even trying to sugarcoat his errors on the official site and trying to re write history, as if those of us who watched it, don’t have eyes. A strong fucking save. Insulting our intelligence

See I told you he was unlucky!!!

[Gloucester Saint]

4 minutes ago, S-Clarke said:

The OS will always do that, it's not worth listening to the club propaganda during times like this as it just winds you up even more. 

Fabrice will be Fabrice.

[Tamesaint]

5 hours ago, Saint Scott said:

Just going to leave this here

 

There was little point in him szving that. His parry would have only gone straight to the onrushing Boro forward who was ahead of the defence. 

[Mboto Gorge]

4 minutes ago, Tamesaint said:

There was little point in him szving that. His parry would have only gone straight to the onrushing Boro forward who was ahead of the defence. 

Which would have been incredibly unlucky yet again for poor old Baz, he just can’t catch a break. Or a ball

[Dr Who?]

I’m sorry but I am fed up of Gavin bashing. There were 7-8 players that need replacing. So easy to target the obvious keeper as the goal sails past him, with no defence. No he is not the greatest, but from what I have seen there are many that are not putting a good enough shift in. 

[Lord Duckhunter]

4 minutes ago, Dr Who? said:

I’m sorry but I am fed up of Gavin bashing. There were 7-8 players that need replacing. 

I’m fed up with bashing Gavin, if he fucked off  I wouldn’t need to. 
 

Why do we  have to put up with this chump when it’s the easiest position to improve.  He is far and away the worst player in a horrendously bad set  up., the worst player in the whole fucking league  in his position , as bad as some of the others  are, you can’t say that about any of the others. 
 

[Saint_clark]

Just seen the highlights. One of his strengths is meant to be that he's quick off the line and reads it well. 2nd goal today if he hadn't taken an age to react he'd have at bare minimum been able to smother the ball at the strikers feet, and quite likely been able to just claim the ball. 

[Dr Who?]

4 minutes ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

I’m fed up with bashing Gavin, if he fucked off  I wouldn’t need to. 
 

Why do we  have to put up with this chump when it’s the easiest position to improve.  He is far and away the worst player in a horrendously bad set  up., the worst player in the whole fucking league  in his position , as bad as some of the others  are, you can’t say that about any of the others. 
 

Yep he is poor, but the whole team, squad, club are poor. Just so draining every week. Used to be the same for Fraser on here as well. 

[Dr Who?]

1 minute ago, Saint_clark said:

Just seen the highlights. One of his strengths is meant to be that he's quick off the line and reads it well. 2nd goal today if he hadn't taken an age to react he'd have at bare minimum been able to smother the ball at the strikers feet, and quite likely been able to just claim the ball. 

The second goal today was the defence napping, a fantastic bring down and touch from the Boro player. No coverage in front of him at all. The team were terrible for every goal. The first goal we went asleep on a quick corner. It was a shambles and not all down to Gavin for sure, it was a perfectly inept team performance in that second half, with some woeful finishing in the first half. 

[Lord Duckhunter]

1 minute ago, Dr Who? said:

The second goal today was the defence napping, a fantastic bring down and touch from the Boro player. No coverage in front of him at all.

The bloke shot straight in the middle of the goal. AM saves that every day of the week. Had he been playing behind the exact same players it wouldn’t have been 4, I’m convinced of that.
 

The first one he had his legs so far open I thought Bonnie Blue was in the nets, the second one was easily saveable and the 4th was down to him and his weak parry. Even the third one he dived in completely the wrong direction…He’s a clown…

[Mboto Gorge]

47 minutes ago, Dr Who? said:

I’m sorry but I am fed up of Gavin bashing. There were 7-8 players that need replacing. So easy to target the obvious keeper as the goal sails past him, with no defence. No he is not the greatest, but from what I have seen there are many that are not putting a good enough shift in. 

He earns a fucking fortune and has regularly conceded goals left right and centre for 4 bloody years now, from being an absolutely fucking terrible shot stopper. People are sick of his relentless underperformance and looking like a fucking lost child in goal. There are others also at fault yes but he’s the longest serving failure of the lot , he needs to fuck off asap

[Mboto Gorge]

34 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

Just seen the highlights. One of his strengths is meant to be that he's quick off the line and reads it well. 2nd goal today if he hadn't taken an age to react he'd have at bare minimum been able to smother the ball at the strikers feet, and quite likely been able to just claim the ball. 

But one the guy got his show away, I did enjoy Baz being able to curve his arm and hand around the trajectory of the ball so that he managed to completely avoid touching it with any part of his limb, and allowing it to hit its desired target. Incredible skill to not get a hand on that,  you can’t teach that. 

Edited January 4 by Mboto Gorge

[Sheaf Saint]

7 hours ago, Mboto Gorge said:

But one the guy got his show away, I did enjoy Baz being able to curve his arm and hand around the trajectory of the ball so that he managed to completely avoid touching it with any part of his limb, and allowing it to hit its desired target. Incredible skill to not get a hand on that,  you can’t teach that. 

[Obstacle1]

21 hours ago, stknowle said:

I cannot believe - even for him - how utterly pathetic that was. 

How can a professional goalkeepers reflexes be that slow? I think most people under 50 who have played football a bit would get a hand to that? Its fucking absurd 

[Turkish]

 

[AlexLaw76]

1 minute ago, Turkish said:

 

Stats are meaningless.👀

[Osvaldorama]

22 minutes ago, Turkish said:

 

But he can pass it apparently 

[saintant]

10 minutes ago, Osvaldorama said:

But he can pass it apparently 

So why does he wear gloves? Surely they are part of a goalkeeper's kit.

[BotleySaint]

34 minutes ago, Turkish said:

 

And yet nobody at the club can see the problem. He'll still be in goal for the next game.. 

[coalman]

3 minutes ago, saintant said:

So why does he wear gloves? Surely they are part of a goalkeeper's kit.

Because his hands get cold.

[Mboto Gorge]

38 minutes ago, Turkish said:

 

But, ignoring all that, otherwise ok?

[Miltonaggro]

5 minutes ago, saintant said:

So why does he wear gloves? Surely they are part of a goalkeeper's kit.

To avoid leaving evidence.

[aintforever]

5 hours ago, Obstacle1 said:

How can a professional goalkeepers reflexes be that slow? I think most people under 50 who have played football a bit would get a hand to that? Its fucking absurd 

He was probably trying to get his face to it. #worldclass

[Turkish]

1 minute ago, Mboto Gorge said:

But, ignoring all that, otherwise ok?

You’ve got to remember he’s had a lot of bad luck. 

[Galway saint]

Surely AM has to be back in goal for the next game. I don’t think I can take much more of this guy. It’s beyond a joke. 

[Mboto Gorge]

3 minutes ago, Galway saint said:

Surely AM has to be back in goal for the next game. I don’t think I can take much more of this guy. It’s beyond a joke. 

AM might play against Doncaster but it’s absolutely nailed on that Baz will be first choice for the next league game. Under previous managers you did think there would be a tipping point at some stage and he’d be dropped, but under this puppet Eckert, no chance.
Performance levels don’t seem to matter when he’s in goal. 

Edited January 5 by Mboto Gorge

[Miltonaggro]

41 minutes ago, Turkish said:

You’ve got to remember he’s had a lot of bad luck. 

And still very young for a goalkeeper. 

[benali-shorts]

And those numbers don’t include his silent failure to marshall the defence and the goals that silence has contributed to, nor the goals conceded when he’s rooted to the line. 
97 games, how the fuck has he played that many??! 

[Mboto Gorge]

12 minutes ago, Miltonaggro said:

And still very young for a goalkeeper. 

Young and even more importantly, hungry, so bound to improve.

[trousers]

1 hour ago, Turkish said:

 

You're forgetting that stats don't mean anything if they don't align with a certain viewpoint... 

[S-Clarke]

1 hour ago, Turkish said:

 

3 games from having this absolute pub player on a century of appearances for our club. It's not like he's regressed after starting out ok, he's ALWAYS been awful.

What a joke. Says it all really and how the club have settled for this incredibly low bar. It's not all on Bazunu, but he really epitomises the entire SR reign for me.

Edited January 6 by S-Clarke

[Mboto Gorge]

Just let that sink in - 97 games and 40 more goals conceded than expected. So he concedes a goal he should save, pretty much once every 2 games, whilst barely ever saving anything he shouldn’t, . Just incredible 

Edited January 6 by Mboto Gorge

[Holmes_and_Watson]

On 04/01/2026 at 17:25, Turkish said:

He was unlucky with that one, his hand was in the right place but it just dipped slightly and went under it, everything else was perfect. The 4th goal was unlucky too, if he’d have pushed it out anywhere else it’s safe, how was he to know it’d go straight to their striker? 

I've not seen replays, but for the 4th, I thought he'd made a decision to bravely catch the ball. Baz knew that if he did so, he could quickly launch it up to one of our razor sharp attackers, to get us back into the game. Not just selfless from Baz, but he's a bit of a hero.

I'm looking forward to celebrating his 100th game. Not just by dropping something in the kitchen, in tribute.

[St. Ciervo]

3 hours ago, Galway saint said:

Surely AM has to be back in goal for the next game. I don’t think I can take much more of this guy. It’s beyond a joke. 

Let Peretz take a swing. A keeper doesn't need time to settle in. 

[SouSaint]

I am reliably told that he is currently stalling on a new contract offer from the club. 😂

[Sunnyside Saint]

On 05/01/2026 at 06:45, Dr Who? said:

I’m sorry but I am fed up of Gavin bashing. There were 7-8 players that need replacing. So easy to target the obvious keeper as the goal sails past him, with no defence. No he is not the greatest, but from what I have seen there are many that are not putting a good enough shift in. 

A competent keeper gains points for his team regardless of the defense in front of him.

[Weston Super Saint]

On 04/01/2026 at 17:19, Saint Scott said:

Just going to leave this here

 

 

The most tragic part of this is that his hips literally land on the same blade of grass after he dived as they were positioned above before he dived.  His 'dive' gained him exactly zero ground!  He would have been better taking one step to his right as at least there would have been more chance of the ball hitting him then, giving him another accidental world class save.

This is evident for pretty much of all the dives he does.  I suspect he does it to make his efforts look spectacular but in reality it gains nothing.