Gavin Bazunu

[Weston Super Saint]

1 hour ago, SouSaint said:

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

Dropped the pen?

[Toussaint]

7 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. 

Mccarthy also gives the defenders more confidence and organisation. It must have an effect having the hapless Baz behind you passively on his goal line. 

[Badger]

1 hour ago, SouSaint said:

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

Hopefully because his agent has advised he can get him a better offer from Barnsley or Orient. 

[Badger]

Beyond belief that we’d consider offering this clown a new contract. 

[Turkish]

7 minutes ago, Badger said:

Beyond belief that we’d consider offering this clown a new contract. 

Protecting our investment

Thinking of the future resell value

His luck will turn soon

[Badger]

Perhaps the initiative to get rid of him should come from the terraces. Yes, counterproductive jeering our own players, but questionable if this would cause him a drop off in form to lose us more points than he already is. 
 

 

[saintant]

3 hours ago, Badger said:

Beyond belief that we’d consider offering this clown a new contract. 

Yeah, thought Billy Smart would be all over this.

[saintant]

8 hours ago, St. Ciervo said:

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

Well, not when replacing Bazunu.

[Whitey Grandad]

11 hours ago, trousers said:

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

They just don't mean anything.  They are randomly invented. We can only speculate as to the purpose behind the anonymous entities that generate them.

If they were genuine (hint: they aren't) then there would be more information about the deviation and confidence interval in the results.  

[Sheaf Saint]

7 minutes ago, Whitey Grandad said:

They just don't mean anything.  They are randomly invented. We can only speculate as to the purpose behind the anonymous entities that generate them.

If they were genuine (hint: they aren't) then there would be more information about the deviation and confidence interval in the results.  

The fact that Baz keeps finding himself right at the bottom of these tables season after season kinda pisses on your argument that they are just random.

[Crab Lungs]

42 minutes ago, Whitey Grandad said:

They just don't mean anything.  They are randomly invented. We can only speculate as to the purpose behind the anonymous entities that generate them.

If they were genuine (hint: they aren't) then there would be more information about the deviation and confidence interval in the results.  

I like you, but this is an utterly mental take.

I'm not stupid enough to discount that sometimes a player just doesn’t “fit” at a club and they underperform but in this instance, both stats and the eye test have continually proven Bazunu to be utter shite on a consistent basis.

And I’m fairly sure if I clubbed together statistically the worst performers in any league and put them in a team, that team wouldn’t do very well in the league. 

[Turkish]

46 minutes ago, Whitey Grandad said:

They just don't mean anything.  They are randomly invented. We can only speculate as to the purpose behind the anonymous entities that generate them.

If they were genuine (hint: they aren't) then there would be more information about the deviation and confidence interval in the results.  

What about what you see with your eyes? Like for example he was at fault for Oxfords winner, Birminghams goal and 2 out of 4 on sunday. So basically 4 of our last 7 goals have been Baz errors. Here's a stat that proves what our eyes tell us. He conceded 4 goals from 5 shots on sunday, the only one he saved he palmed it out directly to their striker who scored from that. How anyone can defend him beggars belief.

[Whitey Grandad]

6 hours ago, Turkish said:

What about what you see with your eyes? Like for example he was at fault for Oxfords winner, Birminghams goal and 2 out of 4 on sunday. So basically 4 of our last 7 goals have been Baz errors. Here's a stat that proves what our eyes tell us. He conceded 4 goals from 5 shots on sunday, the only one he saved he palmed it out directly to their striker who scored from that. How anyone can defend him beggars belief.

Er... no he wasn't.  You and others have decided that he was. But he wasn't. 

You're too hooked on figures and ratios. When any team is thrashed 4-0 it's never one player's fault.

[Whitey Grandad]

6 hours ago, Sheaf Saint said:

The fact that Baz keeps finding himself right at the bottom of these tables season after season kinda pisses on your argument that they are just random.

Because the tables that you and your accolytes quote are those that you have selected. Other tables are available.  And different. 

[Weston Super Saint]

Just now, Whitey Grandad said:

Because the tables that you and your accolytes quote are those that you have selected. Other tables are available.  And different. 

Have you got a link to one that shows Baz is not shit?

[Whitey Grandad]

6 hours ago, Crab Lungs said:

I like you, but this is an utterly mental take.

I'm not stupid enough to discount that sometimes a player just doesn’t “fit” at a club and they underperform but in this instance, both stats and the eye test have continually proven Bazunu to be utter shite on a consistent basis.

And I’m fairly sure if I clubbed together statistically the worst performers in any league and put them in a team, that team wouldn’t do very well in the league. 

Thanks for the compliment.  These days you have to take what you can.

He's only "utter shite" in the eyes of a certain selection. A minority selection come to that. I read through some reports of the Middlesbrough game and Bazunu wasn't mentioned once other than in "our poor defending".

[Whitey Grandad]

2 minutes ago, Weston Super Saint said:

Have you got a link to one that shows Baz is not shit?

I found one a few days ago. But like all the others it was so full of random numbers that it was meaningless. 

[Sheaf Saint]

2 minutes ago, Whitey Grandad said:

I read through some reports of the Middlesbrough game and Bazunu wasn't mentioned once other than in "our poor defending".

Did you not watch the game then?...

 

[Weston Super Saint]

7 minutes ago, Whitey Grandad said:

Thanks for the compliment.  These days you have to take what you can.

He's only "utter shite" in the eyes of a certain selection. A minority selection come to that. I read through some reports of the Middlesbrough game and Bazunu wasn't mentioned once other than in "our poor defending".

That's because he's a ghost

[Gloucester Saint]

14 minutes ago, Weston Super Saint said:

That's because he's a ghost

Massaging Ankerson’s neck at the pottery wheel.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

19 minutes ago, Weston Super Saint said:

That's because he's a ghost

 

4 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

Massaging Ankerson’s neck at the pottery wheel.

Live Dirty Dancing Swayze puts the ball over the bar.

Dead Ghost or IRL Patrick Swayze, laid on the ground to the left of the goal, saves more shots.

You guys make a compelling case, and I hear Rasmus is jealous by your left field approach.

[Weston Super Saint]

1 hour ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

 

Live Dirty Dancing Swayze puts the ball over the bar.

Dead Ghost or IRL Patrick Swayze, laid on the ground to the left of the goal, saves more shots.

You guys make a compelling case, and I hear Rasmus is jealous by your left field approach.

He's offered to buy my black box 😐

[Turkish]

1 hour ago, Whitey Grandad said:

Er... no he wasn't.  You and others have decided that he was. But he wasn't. 

You're too hooked on figures and ratios. When any team is thrashed 4-0 it's never one player's fault.

I see what I see and the figures and ratios back that up, not over 1 game, 5 games or 10 games, not over a season but over 3 seasons. 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

4 hours ago, Weston Super Saint said:

He's offered to buy my black box 😐

I hope he catches his ride on time, to come and collect it.

[SaintsBarry74]

12 hours ago, Whitey Grandad said:

I found one a few days ago. But like all the others it was so full of random numbers that it was meaningless. 

Baiting? 🎣 

[Sheaf Saint]

18 hours ago, Sheaf Saint said:

Did you not watch the game then?...

 

I know it's not good form to quote myself, but I can't stop watching this and wondering how the fuck he managed to let this in. Watch his right hand - if he'd just left it where it was the ball would have hit it.

What the actual fuck was he doing? That movement of his right hand was almost Grobelaar-esque 🤨

[AlexLaw76]

5 hours ago, Sheaf Saint said:

I know it's not good form to quote myself, but I can't stop watching this and wondering how the fuck he managed to let this in. Watch his right hand - if he'd just left it where it was the ball would have hit it.

What the actual fuck was he doing? That movement of his right hand was almost Grobelaar-esque 🤨

He has let a few in this season alone that went across the line in the middle of the goal.

literally Oxford away was the most recent

such an appalling keeper

[Golac's Cunning Stunts]

we have had a few dodgy keepers over the years but this guy is the worst by far i have seen in 50 yrs of being a fan. Why on earth does no one at the club see this?

[bugenhagen]

4 minutes ago, Golac's Cunning Stunts said:

we have had a few dodgy keepers over the years but this guy is the worst by far i have seen in 50 yrs of being a fan. Why on earth does no one at the club see this?

Because SR hired Whitey Grandad to oversee the goalkeeping department…

[pingpong]

6 minutes ago, Golac's Cunning Stunts said:

we have had a few dodgy keepers over the years but this guy is the worst by far i have seen in 50 yrs of being a fan. Why on earth does no one at the club see this?

he is easily best of the 3 keepers we have in the squad, so there's 2 worse straight away. He's not niemi class but he is as good as most of our former keepers, probably about as good as beasant was, or pj. The flak he gets is unbelievable - every single goal is put down as his fault even though our style of play creates easy chances for our opponents. I can't remember the last goal that was his fault, even the fumble the other week was caused by an offside player.

[Osvaldorama]

On 06/01/2026 at 05:41, SouSaint said:

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

FUCK OFF

[stknowle]

Forget Damion Downs, forget Guido Carrillo, Ali Dia, Lee Todd, Richard Dryden, Zoltan Liptak, Ollie Lancashire, Lloyd James etc etc. I have NEVER seen a Saints player in any position as utterly inept at his job as this fella. 

[StrangelyBrown]

9 minutes ago, stknowle said:

Forget Damion Downs, forget Guido Carrillo, Ali Dia, Lee Todd, Richard Dryden, Zoltan Liptak, Ollie Lancashire, Lloyd James etc etc. I have NEVER seen a Saints player in any position as utterly inept at his job as this fella. 

Worse than Tommy Fourpast? Anthony Pulis?

[AlexLaw76]

Just now, StrangelyBrown said:

Worse than Tommy Fourpast? Anthony Pulis?

Relatively, yes

[Lord Duckhunter]

59 minutes ago, pingpong said:

he is easily best of the 3 keepers we have in the squad,

You’re trying too hard mate…

[Oldandtired]

1 hour ago, pingpong said:

he is easily best of the 3 keepers we have in the squad, so there's 2 worse straight away. He's not niemi class but he is as good as most of our former keepers, probably about as good as beasant was, or pj. The flak he gets is unbelievable - every single goal is put down as his fault even though our style of play creates easy chances for our opponents. I can't remember the last goal that was his fault, even the fumble the other week was caused by an offside player.

Halve the dose matey...

[stknowle]

13 minutes ago, StrangelyBrown said:

Worse than Tommy Fourpast? Anthony Pulis?

I’m sure we can all dredge up reserves who barely ever featured (did 4past ever even play?) as examples of at least theoretically worse players but for a player that has represented us really quite a lot (2.5 seasons now albeit broken up a bit) YES. Easily.

[Willo of Whiteley]

Saying Gavin Bazunu is the best keeper we have really is a low bar.
Baffling those that still defend him.

"If nothing else works, a total pig-headed unwillingness to look facts in the face will see us through."

[StrangelyBrown]

23 minutes ago, stknowle said:

I’m sure we can all dredge up reserves who barely ever featured (did 4past ever even play?) as examples of at least theoretically worse players but for a player that has represented us really quite a lot (2.5 seasons now albeit broken up a bit) YES. Easily.

To be fair you did mention Zoltan liptak so I bit... But I don't disagree with what you are trying to say - he's definitely the worst player I've seen that has had a significant run in the team.

What makes it worse is despite being young he's not improved one bit.

[trousers]

1 hour ago, pingpong said:

he is easily best of the 3 keepers we have in the squad, so there's 2 worse straight away. He's not niemi class but he is as good as most of our former keepers, probably about as good as beasant was, or pj. The flak he gets is unbelievable - every single goal is put down as his fault even though our style of play creates easy chances for our opponents. I can't remember the last goal that was his fault, even the fumble the other week was caused by an offside player.

2/10

#textbook

[stknowle]

6 minutes ago, StrangelyBrown said:

To be fair you did mention Zoltan liptak so I bit... But I don't disagree with what you are trying to say - he's definitely the worst player I've seen that has had a significant run in the team.

What makes it worse is despite being young he's not improved one bit.

Fair point re Liptak. 😀

[West Dean FC Legend]

I'll say it one last time, his position is off, a long way off, he stands in odd places when a team has the ball and is attacking, he stays about four yards off his line and doesn't move, even if they don't score it is wrong, he doesn't narrow angles, he did some dancing stuff for one of Middlesborough's goals. 

He doesn't play like or look like a professional goalie playing professional football.

I looked better and I was rubbish.

He is a very, very, very poor goalie and I played in goal from the age of 13 until 45 a rubbish standard but I had rubbish standard defenders in front of me. I sort of learned how to play in goal and even though I was a bit crap I knew what I was supposed to be doing in situations. 

This goalie looks like he is making it up every attack.

[Galway saint]

1 minute ago, West Dean FC Legend said:

I'll say it one last time, his position is off, a long way off, he stands in odd places when a team has the ball and is attacking, he stays about four yards off his line and doesn't move, even if they don't score it is wrong, he doesn't narrow angles, he did some dancing stuff for one of Middlesborough's goals. 

He doesn't play like or look like a professional goalie playing professional football.

I looked better and I was rubbish.

He is a very, very, very poor goalie and I played in goal from the age of 13 until 45 a rubbish standard but I had rubbish standard defenders in front of me. I sort of learned how to play in goal and even though I was a bit crap I knew what I was supposed to be doing in situations. 

This goalie looks like he is making it up every attack.

He has a lot of weaknesses but of them all his positional sense is the worst of them