Yassin Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 I'd be happy with Twardzik as our number one. There are definitely better Goalkeepers out there but at the same time I think he's solid enough at this level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 Franny Jeffers was a laugh too. I walked past him getting lifted in an alley way in town after his last game for us and he was shouting "up the well". See, jeffers was sound! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat_tony Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 I agree about Jeffers' link up play. His off-the-ball movement was also excellent. I often thought Jeffers looked like he was several steps ahead of most of his team mates, and would actually use the ball extremely well, it was just that nobody around him was quite on the same level. I remember several occasions where he would play a very intelligent ball only for it to run out of play because Murphy et al hadn't anticipated what he was going to do. Of course one could argue that Jeffers should have anticipated his team-mates lack of anticipation...but I still reckon he was actually much better than how he is usually remembered. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mio Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 I always though Jeffers was a class act. Reminded me a wee bit of when Sasa Curcic played with us and was about 5 steps and thoughts ahead of everyone else on the park. Shame both were a bit batshit mental!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tickle Pickle Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 Aye here here, Jeffers linked the play very very well. Any new goalies yet but? Whats Fran upto these days, get him some gloves!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmac Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 I always though Jeffers was a class act. Reminded me a wee bit of when Sasa Curcic played with us and was about 5 steps and thoughts ahead of everyone else on the park. I worry for the future 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONeils40yarder Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 I liked Franny...wasnt the fox in the box that he was on his younger days but was clearly a good fitba player... ...as for the folk happy to see Wee Dan The Midget Goalie as our No1? I honestly worry for you 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizoxy Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 Dan is barely shorter than Randolph. Whether he's good or not is up for debate, but he's no midget. I hope we get a better no1 but we're in a decent position having Dan as a backup until we find one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEWELL Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 Dan is a decent shot stopper but absolutely hopeless at any cross balls into our 6 yard box he stands rooted to the spot. How anyone thinks we need a keeper like that is beyond me. He may not be a midget but he plays as if he is...Nae good. Some of the goals we lost last season.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superward Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 Can someone just clip all the Twardzik comments into a pinned thread please? It's like a constantly revolving discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texanwellfan Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 Dan is a decent shot stopper but absolutely hopeless at any cross balls into our 6 yard box he stands rooted to the spot. How anyone thinks we need a keeper like that is beyond me. He may not be a midget but he plays as if he is...Nae good. Some of the goals we lost last season.... I had lapsed into that "good shot stopper" opinion but then had a flash back to the shot in Stajarnan that he miserably failed to stop ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yassin Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 Good shot stopper Midget Lazy signing Third choice Dundee Benefited from good run Defence don't trust him Punches too much Doesn't deal with crosses Anything I missed out? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Wispy Flossy Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 Good shot stopper Midget Lazy signing Third choice Dundee Benefited from good run Defence don't trust him Punches too much Doesn't deal with crosses Anything I missed out? Shite? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 Good shot stopper Midget Lazy signing Third choice Dundee Benefited from good run Defence don't trust him Punches too much Doesn't deal with crosses Anything I missed out? Lies about his height (no way he's 6ft.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornelius_Tabernacle Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 I always though Jeffers was a class act. Reminded me a wee bit of when Sasa Curcic played with us and was about 5 steps and thoughts ahead of everyone else on the park. Shame both were a bit batshit mental!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mio Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 Good shot stopper Midget Lazy signing Third choice Dundee Benefited from good run Defence don't trust him Punches too much Doesn't deal with crosses Anything I missed out? He's Never saved a penalty in his professional career!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim64 Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 He's Never saved a penalty in his professional career!! He did for Dundee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWeegieDosser Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 If Dans to be first choice starter initially, then I'm glad we'll have Kennedy or Laing with height and muscle to challenge for cross balls. Watt and Hammell as full backs assisted by Ainsworth and Johnson ttracking back to reduce the number of balls into the box. Easier to just keep the ball away in the first place than to have Dan flapping about waving at cross balls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellfan1984 Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 Which is the actual job of all those players you named. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC'd Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 If Dan conceded the goal vs Sligo, then he would have been crucified. Terrible goalkeeping. Let's not forget that for months people were considering Dan to get back into the first XI at the expense of George Long. The two playoff games seem to have clouded people's judgment on how successful Long's loan was. He wasn't much better than Dan. Yes, stats appear to be in Long's favour - but it was Ebbe Skovdahl that said "stats are like miniskirts, they look good but hide the important bits". Long ticked all our boxes - Young, tall, potential, highly rated down south. And with the extra expense was he really that big an improvement on Dan? Dan may not be terrific, but he doesn't give you the fear anywhere near as much as Hollis and Neilsen. And he was for 6 months on course to win our POTY. People are easy to forget that. He was crucial in the points we did pick up, and kept our hammerings down from cricket scores. Check out the highlight of the defending vs Dundee and Accies at the start of last season. And you'll see how much Dan saved us at times last year. The year we finished 2nd we managed to do this with Neilsen and Hollis. Widely recognised as far inferior goalkeepers than Dan. That's because in the SPL - a prolific striker/strikeforce is far greater requirement. And with McDonald/Wes/Moult we may well have that again. Thus relieving the pressure on our "inferior" goalkeeping position. Of course Dan will be replaced as Bara has stated. But certainly not the disaster that everyone reckons. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanbmfc Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 Spot on post by DC'd. Folk need to show some patience and stop pissing the bed because their dream goalie hasn't strided through the doors at Fir Park just yet. It would also be great when a new goalie does inevitably sign that we were saved the obligatory post that always follows: "Good news but we still definitely need another this and another that and yadda fucking yadda yadda..." Paradise syndrome is a rare condition but seems to affect about half the people that post on here. Nothing ever seems to be enough. The club know what they're doing these days, for a change have a little faith. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fal_Dosser Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 As much as Dan's physical stature isn't akin to what most would like between the sticks, he had as many gaff's per game as the larger Long and also wasn't helped by a constantly changing/keystone cop defence during McCall's reign. I'm happy to bash him if his reputation and ability are beyond saving however his attitude and endeavour were not mirrored by those on more money and with more experience last season. I would like to see a new keeper but I also feel we have a very capable understudy in Dan and if we are facing a month with him as the only option until deadline day then it's not the biggest of our problems. Shitey, snide remarks on here add nothing. Spot on MON RA DOSSERS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONeils40yarder Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 In the main, Long was pish as well. The fact that I am stating this in no way endorses the claim that Wee Dan is anything other than a half-decent back-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desp Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 Yes, stats appear to be in Long's favour - but it was Ebbe Skovdahl that said "stats are like miniskirts, they look good but hide the important bits". One of my favourite quotes that. What a boy Ebbe was! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWeegieDosser Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 Which is the actual job of all those players you named. I think you'd agree Ainsworth has only latterly made any effort whatsoever to defend, Johnson too- my point is that we can be well set up to minimise the threat to Dan from cross balls, provided that we set up to play essentially in a counter attacking style . All of which will help any keeper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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