RedorDead BCFC Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 From what I have seen of Tom Heaton, I have been impressed. The one concern I have is he is only on a 1 year contract. He could leave for free next summer. Don't know what others think but I would like to see him sign a extension to his contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 he's probably waiting to see if he continues to remain #1 for us before considering an extension Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 "Option" for a second year could mean it kicks in automatically after a set number of games, similar to DJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidebet Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 Hes a good shot stopper although 1 on 1 he seems to struggle, and his kicking sometimes leaves alot to be desired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke_bristol Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 His kicking is the 3rd best in the league according to the stats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobArnold10 Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 Reminds me of Billy Mercer, very vocal, always looking to throw the ball out, a very aware goalkeeper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leetrundlesrightfoot Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 from what ive seen (rovers, bournemoth, forest, palace, crapdiff, bburn, posh) his kicking has been very good, agree ref how vocal he is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 Heaton generally looks pretty solid to me, a good Championship keeper. A couple of points from yesterday though - admittedly only from the radio commentary. They described Heaton as 'rushing out' in such a way that Wilson was forced to take an early booking to prevent a Watford striker having an easy shot, presumably at a goal that wasn't then protected as well as it might have been. Wilson being booked early on would naturally put him on tenterhooks for the rest of the game for fear of picking up another one, so may have affected his performance quite markedly. Likewise with the OG. It wasn't clear where Heaton was for the build up from the description - did the ball go across him before the last defender was apparently forced to get a touch to prevent an open goal for Deeny? Only mentioning these two instances because one or two at the game describe Wilson's performance yesterday as ' not good enough' - others disagreed and say he played reasonably well - and the two main incidents which may have been most noticeable and affected his game may not have been helped by positional decisions from the goalkeeper. It'll be interesting to see the extended highlights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 Wouldn't say Heaton was at fault for anything yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedorDead BCFC Posted September 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 I can't remember seeing Heaton rush out yesterday for the Wilson booking, but saying that it's over in a split second so can't comment. Did notice there was a lot of freekicks from where JW got booked the ref was probably watching that big screen they had in that corner. Saw the OG on TV and think Heaton could of got it if it went through JW. But JW will learn from his mistakes yesterday. One of the best defenders I have seen live was Tony Adams and he made mistakes it's how you learn from them that counts. If Heaton is playing well enough to get another contract I'm sure other teams will be keeping tabs on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 He does come out of the penalty area quite a bit either to cut out through balls, have a go at the ref or try and score, think he's a frustrated outfielder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 Best keeper we've had since Basso without a doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBCFC Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 Nonsense regarding the rushing out yesterday, that was Foster playing them all onside then being caught under the ball. Heaton has been excellent for us ANC saved our defences arse on Saturday. Best keeper we've had since basso....easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i hate you butler Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 Nonsense regarding the rushing out yesterday, that was Foster playing them all onside then being caught under the ball. Heaton has been excellent for us ANC saved our defences arse on Saturday. Best keeper we've had since basso....easily. think the signing of heaton was a masterstroke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The hand of RO'D Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 In the suns championship team of the week also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FanaticRed Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 Whats with all this running out bollox? Heaton is by far the best keeper in this league, we need to appriciate him a little more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red_Jim Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 Whats with all this running out bollox? Heaton is by far the best keeper in this league, we need to appriciate him a little more! I agree, I was at my first game of the season on Sat and thought he was very impressive. Commands his area, takes charge of situation and has a safe pair of hands - no spilling of the ball or anything like that. Really good signing and we would definitely be shipping more goals with Gerken or James between the sticks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Horsman Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 From what I have seen he inspires a lot more confidence in his defenders, who let's face it need all they can get at times, than either of his immediate predecessors. Key signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bywaterred Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 Whats with all this running out bollox? Heaton is by far the best keeper in this league, we need to appriciate him a little more! Yep! I agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 Nonsense regarding the rushing out yesterday, that was Foster playing them all onside then being caught under the ball. As I said, taken from the radio commentary. I can't see the Wilson booking incident on the Player highlights. It wasn't the Foster incident on about 45 seconds that was in question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBCFC Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 No but there were numeous occasions where Foster was well out of position and caught with balls over the top. Heaton was exceptional throughout and this idea that he can't kick is rubbish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 No but there were numeous occasions where Foster was well out of position and caught with balls over the top. Heaton was exceptional throughout and this idea that he can't kick is rubbish. I'm sure, but I haven't mentioned his kicking and I wasn't talking about any Foster incidents. I'm talking about a specific incident when, according to the radio, Heaton 'rushed out' possibly leaving his goal exposed and Wilson therefore having to 'take a booking for the team' Not particularly important, these things happen ( or not, if the commentary was misleading) and it certainly wouldn't make Heaton a bad keeper. I'm only interested because an early booking would obviously affect Wilson's performance for the rest of the game. As it is, this particular incident doesn't seem to be on the Player highlights so there's no point discussing it further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redhyde Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 The best thing about Heaton is he's rarely spoken of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 Hes a good shot stopper although 1 on 1 he seems to struggle, and his kicking sometimes leaves alot to be desired. he shouldn't be put into a 1v1 situation if we defend correctly (we all know that doesn't happen) so you can't really be critical of that its like calling a keep crap who doesn't save pens, His kicking I think is one of his strongest assits he can get good distance on it unlike our ex-international keeper, His strongest aspect for me is the command of his area somthing I think our keepers has been extremly lacking since Keith Welsh, I think theres an option for another year in his contract so if its like james's it will kick in automatically after say 25 games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBCFC Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 I'm sure, but I haven't mentioned his kicking and I wasn't talking about any Foster incidents. I'm talking about a specific incident when, according to the radio, Heaton 'rushed out' possibly leaving his goal exposed and Wilson therefore having to 'take a booking for the team' Not particularly important, these things happen ( or not, if the commentary was misleading) and it certainly wouldn't make Heaton a bad keeper. I'm only interested because an early booking would obviously affect Wilson's performance for the rest of the game. As it is, this particular incident doesn't seem to be on the Player highlights so there's no point discussing it further. I have already said to you that Foster was caught well out of position, and then didn't deal with the ball which resulted in Heaton rushing out. Foster to blame on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 I have already said to you that Foster was caught well out of position, and then didn't deal with the ball which resulted in Heaton rushing out. Foster to blame on that one. And I've already made it clear to you that unless Wilson was booked as a result of that incident then it is not relevant to anything I've said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldlandReddies Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 Very good keeper and a good talker. I would make him captain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Albert Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 Didn't think this really warranted a new thread so just thought I'd find one remotely relevant. For anyone that's interested, D James is training with Bournemouth. Good on the man.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JammyOne Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 Didn't think this really warranted a new thread so just thought I'd find one remotely relevant. For anyone that's interested, D James is training with Bournemouth. Good on the man.. I really hope he signs for them and does well there. I'd love to see him play on the highlights. He's got another year left in him at L1 level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southvillekiddy Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 Heaton has been a great signing. He's the most athletic keeper since Basso and Weale. Very nimble excellent reflexes. The thing that I most noticed on saturday, apart from the brilliant tip over was the way he came out of his goal right up the pitch to cheer up Wilson and the rest of the defence. He didn't waste time and energy looking sorrry for himself, or b*llocking the defence like you know who did habitually Very good energy, good team player. Maybe he can become as inspirational as the great Adriano. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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