Gavin Bazunu

[S-Clarke]

3 minutes ago, Football Special said:

Have you seen the Brighton goals? Rolled into the bottom corner without much power, poor defending to allow but also looked a bit too easy for the forward to beat the keeper from there 

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought that. I thought I was maybe being ultra harsh, but it's another case of coming away from a game, conceding multiple goals, and wondering should Bazunu have saved or got to at least 'one' of them.

[Whitey Grandad]

6 minutes ago, S-Clarke said:

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought that. I thought I was maybe being ultra harsh, but it's another case of coming away from a game, conceding multiple goals, and wondering should Bazunu have saved or got to at least 'one' of them.

Of course he 'shouldn't' have saved them. Hard and low beats any goalkeeper. Your opinion is coloured by your prejudices. This constant slaughtering of him is getting ridiculous now.

[SWLondon Saint]

8 minutes ago, Football Special said:

Have you seen the Brighton goals? Rolled into the bottom corner without much power, poor defending to allow but also looked a bit too easy for the forward to beat the keeper from there 

Got to disagree here, the second one which was weaker came through Quarshie's legs which makes it very hard, and the first one was hit with power from between 2 players, Quarshie + ?Manning? who again should have done better blocking it as they partly unsighted the keeper. Those were firmly defender errors in my book, don't think anyone's saving them. The only issue is you'd see an experienced keeper like Rambo having a go at his defenders afterwards which I think is actually important for keeping people accountable for mistakes.

[Whitey Grandad]

13 minutes ago, Football Special said:

Have you seen the Brighton goals? Rolled into the bottom corner without much power, poor defending to allow but also looked a bit too easy for the forward to beat the keeper from there 

Give it a rest. Those shots will beat any keeper. If only we tried taking a shot ourselves more often.

[washsaint]

54 minutes ago, SaintBobby said:

Am I the only one who thinks Bazunu might just be okay as our number 1? I mean I'm not totally convinced and some of his errors are seared into my soul - but he has looked great in a couple of friendlies and is an international goalkeeper. Perhaps I am just trying to be a "bed drier"?

Nope, you're not but you'll get drowned out by the usual suspects who love their 'whipping boys' whether its Bazunu or Jack Stephens.

I don't get the blind hatred/dislike for players who are doing what they can and want to be here.

Two goals yesterday he could do nothing about (defenders were at fault) and some great saves but of course it's easier to micro-analyze the goals and come up with the (foregone) conclusion it's all Baz's fault and any decent keeper would save them.  Ramsdale was good (on the whole) last season but he was far from perfect but the ususal suspects loved him.

[Football Special]

31 minutes ago, S-Clarke said:

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought that. I thought I was maybe being ultra harsh, but it's another case of coming away from a game, conceding multiple goals, and wondering should Bazunu have saved or got to at least 'one' of them.

His positioning often means he is too easy to beat from that angle 

[Football Special]

11 minutes ago, washsaint said:

Nope, you're not but you'll get drowned out by the usual suspects who love their 'whipping boys' whether its Bazunu or Jack Stephens.

I don't get the blind hatred/dislike for players who are doing what they can and want to be here.

Two goals yesterday he could do nothing about (defenders were at fault) and some great saves but of course it's easier to micro-analyze the goals and come up with the (foregone) conclusion it's all Baz's fault and any decent keeper would save them.  Ramsdale was good (on the whole) last season but he was far from perfect but the ususal suspects loved him.

I don't think anyone hates Baz? In fact it would be much better for all of us if he did become a brilliant keeper, but remember most of us have sat through two seasons of his keeping and can't face a third of the same, especially having been temporarily spared from it for a season 

[Sheaf Saint]

22 minutes ago, Whitey Grandad said:

Give it a rest. Those shots will beat any keeper. If only we tried taking a shot ourselves more often.

Bollocks would they. The second one bounced twice before crossing the line.

I'm not saying Bazunu should have saved them, because they were both well placed, but it's a massive stretch to suggest they were unstoppable.

[Lord Duckhunter]

17 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said:

Bollocks would they. The second one bounced twice before crossing the line.

I'm not saying Bazunu should have saved them, because they were both well placed, but it's a massive stretch to suggest they were unstoppable.

This is exactly it. 
 

Most professional keepers have moments where you think “how did he save that”, with Baz it’s always  “should he have done better”. It’s nearly every single fucking week. Does he actually “do better “ because any half decent shot, goes in, time and time again. 
 

Last season Ramsdale let a few in where he could have done better, but had loads of “fuck me, I thought that was in” moments. Plus one or two howlers. 
 

With Baz, it’s “good goal, he’d have done well to save that”, “ could he have done better” or a howler. With most falling into the “could he have done better “ bag. 

Me and the snap dragon have a problem, because her dopey friend has invited us to her wedding on play off final day. If Baz is in nets all season, it won’t be an issue, as we won’t fucking be in it. 

Edited 1 hour ago by Lord Duckhunter

[ErwinK1961]

I don’t want Bazunu as number one next season as much as the next person, but questioning him on the goals yesterday is just utter nonsense.

[whelk]

9 minutes ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

Me and the snap dragon have a problem, because her dopey friend has invited us to her wedding on play off final day. If Baz is in nets all season, it won’t be an issue, as we won’t fucking be in it. 

A real man wouldn’t get pushed around by his missus. Weak

[Andrew Watson]

I was told over 3 months ago [ I posted on 28/4/25 ] that the club intended that Bazunu would be number 1 this year. A pretty decent source,that is all I am prepared to say.

Not particularly happen about it,I do worry if Bazunu and Stephens are in the starting eleven.

[notnowcato]

I look forward to Gav being our number 1 this season. 

Edited 48 minutes ago by notnowcato

[notnowcato]

56 minutes ago, washsaint said:

Nope, you're not but you'll get drowned out by the usual suspects who love their 'whipping boys' whether its Bazunu or Jack Stephens.

I don't get the blind hatred/dislike for players who are doing what they can and want to be here.

Two goals yesterday he could do nothing about (defenders were at fault) and some great saves but of course it's easier to micro-analyze the goals and come up with the (foregone) conclusion it's all Baz's fault and any decent keeper would save them.  Ramsdale was good (on the whole) last season but he was far from perfect but the ususal suspects loved him.

Couldn’t agree more.

[SaintBobby]

I think I'd give Bazunu about 7/10 at Championship level. Not great, but not awful. 

You probably need a lot of 8s and 9s in your starting XI to get promoted.

But there's a trade off here....it's potentially very expensive to get a better keeper and that cash might be better spent elsewhere on the pitch.

I'm in two minds, but am not hostile to starting with him overall.

 

[S-Clarke]

13 minutes ago, SaintBobby said:

I think I'd give Bazunu about 7/10 at Championship level. Not great, but not awful. 

You probably need a lot of 8s and 9s in your starting XI to get promoted.

But there's a trade off here....it's potentially very expensive to get a better keeper and that cash might be better spent elsewhere on the pitch.

I'm in two minds, but am not hostile to starting with him overall.

 

I disagree wholeheartedly, the fact he came bottom of the GK stats last time out in this league puts him more of a 4/10 at best GK for this level.

Stoke have a good GK in Victor Johannesen, in fact they bought him for just under £1m. Sensible, no frills, no risk signing. We'd be able to get better than Bazunu on a free - Matt Ryan for example, so I don't buy the ''to expensive to improve upon' angle.

Maybe I'm overly harsh on him, but I'm only saying what I see in front of me (not just stats). Talking of scar tissue, I've got it from Bazunu I'm sure.

[Smirking_Saint]

2 hours ago, SaintBobby said:

Am I the only one who thinks Bazunu might just be okay as our number 1? I mean I'm not totally convinced and some of his errors are seared into my soul - but he has looked great in a couple of friendlies and is an international goalkeeper. Perhaps I am just trying to be a "bed drier"?

No I agree

Id probably like to have a new No.1, but as Ive said before I don’t see the point;

- Our squad needs are more pressing in other areas

- Baz/McCarthy are easily good enough in this division behind a defence not instructed to add pressure

- We don’t know the longterm destination of Ramsdale

- Anyone we buy now will likely not be good enough for the prem

Of course, if a deal presents itself then Im all for it, but overall Baz has looked more than capable in pre season

[Polegategavin243]

1 hour ago, washsaint said:

Nope, you're not but you'll get drowned out by the usual suspects who love their 'whipping boys' whether its Bazunu or Jack Stephens.

I don't get the blind hatred/dislike for players who are doing what they can and want to be here.

Two goals yesterday he could do nothing about (defenders were at fault) and some great saves but of course it's easier to micro-analyze the goals and come up with the (foregone) conclusion it's all Baz's fault and any decent keeper would save them.  Ramsdale was good (on the whole) last season but he was far from perfect but the ususal suspects loved him.

This is my perception of some of our fan base. They always pick a player to dislike/ blame for everything wrong. Bazunu on yesterday’s and the 45 minutes last week is a more than good enough quality keeper for us. Stopping the player advancing as easily as Minteh did is the concern, which also think will be resolved. No one mentioned Ramsdale’s complete lack of attempt to stop the first goal by Espanol and if that has been Bazunu the forum would have gone into meltdown.

Edited 4 minutes ago by Polegategavin243