Super Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 Heaton isn't that good. Not much of a loss. Sums a lot up as many on here rate him - pffft... Of course it's a bloody loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendip City Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 Awfully harsh. Had a dire defense in front of him and kept us in quite a few games (even if temporary) and kept the score down with a string of saves. When he goes, good luck to him at Burnley. Heaton's a tricky one for me. Definitely a very good shot stopper. In the air he improved after looking weak on crosses early on. His distribution was ok from hand but a poor kicker. What none if us can comment on is how good he was at organising his back line and installing confidence in them. That's where the big question mark remains for me as we've never defended as badly as this season... Has Heaton played a part in that? I genuinely don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodEmperor Palpatine Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 Heaton's a tricky one for me. Definitely a very good shot stopper. In the air he improved after looking weak on crosses early on. His distribution was ok from hand but a poor kicker. What none if us can comment on is how good he was at organising his back line and installing confidence in them. That's where the big question mark remains for me as we've never defended as badly as this season... Has Heaton played a part in that? I genuinely don't know. This could well be true, maybe he didnt install confidence in Fonts and Co. due to poor organisation. I just think it will be a loss to lose him as he would be a good player to keep in L1, be interesting to see SO'D replaces him with now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somerset_Sam Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 I would be quite happy to see a completely different back 5 next season, in fact a completely different starting 11 would be good. The people saying we should have tied Heaton up earlier are being a bit naive thinking he would signed anything before knowing what division we would be in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajs202 Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 Would we be in for Frank Fielding - quite well rated a few years ago and now being released from Derby I believe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
what's going wrong? Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 Would we be in for Frank Fielding - quite well rated a few years ago and now being released from Derby I believe? Wages. Let's get back down to earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keepers Ball Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 Hang on ! I thought he wanted to stay ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keepers Ball Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha the circus continues. Quality goalkeeper and deserved better than you.why dont you **** off you Welsh ****? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portland Bill Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 In League one we will need a keeper who can command his 6 yard box and come for crosses. Heaton is a good shot stopper but in no way a commander of his 6 yard box. I lost count of the number of goals we conceded from headers inside the 6 yard box this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Tansley Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 Right, thanks for the effort this season. Now we move on to our next keeper, no biggy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loderingo Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 A bit if a shame but it frees up some wages and allows O'Driscoll a bit more flexibility to bring his own players in. I suspect that with all the new FFP rules, clubs will try to manage with only 2 keepers in future rather than 3. Maybe a main keeper and a youngster on the bench. Should be plenty of options out there though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOTR Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 In League one we will need a keeper who can command his 6 yard box and come for crosses. Heaton is a good shot stopper but in no way a commander of his 6 yard box. I lost count of the number of goals we conceded from headers inside the 6 yard box this season. This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Horsman Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 In League one we will need a keeper who can command his 6 yard box and come for crosses. Heaton is a good shot stopper but in no way a commander of his 6 yard box. I lost count of the number of goals we conceded from headers inside the 6 yard box this season. Which is why Flapper lost his place at AG, great shot stopper very very poor at commanding his area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Tansley Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 Which is why Flapper lost his place at AG, great shot stopper very very poor at commanding his area But he lost his place to Basso?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Horsman Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 But he lost his place to Basso?! Who organised his defence with tremendous efficiency and compared to Phillips, commanded his area like Seaman!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedminster Born And Red Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 Keepers Grandad.Is your grandson busy next season? At eleven years old he might be considered on the short side plus under EPPP rules he would cost £9K to purchase from Cardiff City's Academy. Can't see SOD going for that option somehow!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esmond Million's Bung Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 Who organised his defence with tremendous efficiency and compared to Phillips, commanded his area like Seaman!!! Was reckless at times in his attempt to command his area, came and missed to often for me, but a distinct improvement on Phillips. I believe there is a distinct lack of great keepers these days even Hart can be reckless at times in his 6 yard box and he appears untouchable in our international set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric04 Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 Was impressed with the Northampton keeper in the playoffs. I think he is on loan. The lad at Brentford looked good also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 Was reckless at times in his attempt to command his area, came and missed to often for me, but a distinct improvement on Phillips. I believe there is a distinct lack of great keepers these days even Hart can be reckless at times in his 6 yard box and he appears untouchable in our international set up. I prefer a keeper that comes and misses than one that dithers. At least the defence know what to expect, and defenders can try to accommodate a cock up. I think Hart is untouchable, as you alluded to, the standard of keeping has been on the decline. He is head and shoulders above the other pretenders. And if I am honest, I'm not sure ability wise, he would have been 2nd choice 15 years ago, more likely 3rd choice. Sad state of affairs in a art form the English used to be great at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfcbs20 Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 Bollocks I was hoping he was going to sign a new deal. I've just dusted off my gloves if we get stuck I'll go in goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SStandUp Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 Were such a laughing stock. Surely you don't release the 2 back up keepers unless your certain the Player you want is going to sign. Absolute Joke!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esmond Million's Bung Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 I prefer a keeper that comes and misses than one that dithers. At least the defence know what to expect, and defenders can try to accommodate a cock up. I think Hart is untouchable, as you alluded to, the standard of keeping has been on the decline. He is head and shoulders above the other pretenders. And if I am honest, I'm not sure ability wise, he would have been 2nd choice 15 years ago, more likely 3rd choice. Sad state of affairs in a art form the English used to be great at. i'm not so sure, there was a debate the other week after a match I watched and the decision there is a fine line, times to come times not to, but if you do come, come with conviction, I cannot recall the likes of Banks, Shilton or Clemence coming and mission too often. Bud does that sound like the script of a porn film?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendip City Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 In League one we will need a keeper who can command his 6 yard box and come for crosses. Heaton is a good shot stopper but in no way a commander of his 6 yard box. I lost count of the number of goals we conceded from headers inside the 6 yard box this season. This... Glad someone else spotted it. I think this could be blessing in disguise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecretSam Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 it's a tricky situation, for sure. I rated Heaton, but didn't think for one minute he'd stay. As for letting Gerken go, perhaps he was sick of having splinters in his ar53? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Red Hat Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 Were such a laughing stock. Surely you don't release the 2 back up keepers unless your certain the Player you want is going to sign. Absolute Joke!! Why do people insist on using this phrase? SOD had obviously decided he didn't want the 2 back up keepers come what may and he offered Heaton a deal which he knew he might not accept. Do you seriously believe there aren't other irons in the fire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esmond Million's Bung Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 Why do people insist on using this phrase? SOD had obviously decided he didn't want the 2 back up keepers come what may and he offered Heaton a deal which he knew he might not accept. Do you seriously believe there aren't other irons in the fire? We needed a centre back over 12 months ago, even SL alluded to it as a main factor of our relegation and we are still waiting, this is BCFC we are talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 ...the heat is on, ...du du du du du doo doo doo doo doo, yeah yeah du du doo doo ... The HEAT IS GONE! ....everyone got the tune in yer heads yet ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric04 Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 Why do people insist on using this phrase? SOD had obviously decided he didn't want the 2 back up keepers come what may and he offered Heaton a deal which he knew he might not accept. Do you seriously believe there aren't other irons in the fire? That's the whole point of this new database, so when we get situations like this, we have a list of 3-4 players to go for. I'm sure Burt has been checking out people since January knowing that Heaton may reject a new deal if we went down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East End Old Boy Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 Gerkin was never reliable enough. Too error prone and indecisive. Why do you think he was second choice for so long? Correct and he was a high earner. There has to be better and cheaper options out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacker Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 At eleven years old he might be considered on the short side plus under EPPP rules he would cost £9K to purchase from Cardiff City's Academy. Can't see SOD going for that option somehow!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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