For quite a while now I've noticed we've been getting through goalkeepers like confetti at a wedding.
I wouldn't mind betting we've dispensed with the services of more keepers than any other club in the country.
This wouldn't be so bad had we not got rid of some very fine ones who have gone on to do very well elsewhere......several who are now with Premier League clubs.
I also notice that there is almost always criticism of them from certain posters as if by some miracle they are all supposed to never make a mistake......or they have a slight weaknesses in their abilities.
I know they are an easy target but many of those criticised seem to have carved out good careers elsewhere, so why so many chop and changes, for example I for one never understood Henderson leaving.....is this just a Charlton thing I wonder?
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As for other recent goalkeepers it seems getting splinters in their arses for a decent wedge beats playing.
Alnwick, Button, Carson, Etheridge and Randolph all played in the Championship over the weekend.
Even before that, I think Henderson was expected to be the number one for the foreseeable future. Always felt he was a little overrated, given his kicking wasn't great and he didn't come off his line for crosses (call it the Shay Given style of player). By 15-16 it seemed that the injuries were chronic condition(s) and they might well have had long term effects on his abilities.
Also, apparently after he had to come out and speak to the press after the Hudds defeat he had no desire to be at the club, and I think he's fully within his right to feel that way. That was an absolutely appalling period in the club's history.
We're now in a situation where we have Dillon Phillips, who is very highly rated, but isn't quite ready to be the number 1 for us. Also, behind him it seems that one of AMB or Beeney could be good enough to make the step up to the first team, so we're left in a kind of limbo whereby we don't want to spend big money on a long-term solution, but we need someone good enough in their distribution and all around ability to get us out of this league. Thus: Amos. I think he'll come good by the way. I know he's flapped at a couple things and his kicking has been somewhat erratic but he's still basically in pre-season.
Button - Fulham
Carson - Derby
Etheridge- Cardiff
Randolph - Middlesbrough
Do we - sorry, I mean does RD - get any add-ons for him playing in the Prem, I wonder?
Lee Turner felt differently and developed him and he then became first choice displacing Henderson as number one the following season.
I understand that the Burnley offer was too good to turn down for both us and for Pope. I would imagine that there would be both performance and survival clauses in the fee paid.
Pope will now have an opportunity to play in the Premier League which will either make or break him.
Hamer was a bit flappy on crosses as well, didn't stop us getting 101 points though!
He was great when we had some awful defenders that season.
I think we'd all like the cloob to nail the position down once and for all and find a keeper that's going to stay the course......that's not to say Amos won't.......hopefully.
Amos worries me based on the two games I've seen although reports from other matches sound more positive.
It's really not helping Phillips develop as, same as last year, he is not competing for his place. Amos will always play when fit because he's costing money and the parent club will expect him to play. Amos hasn't really impressed me so far, he doesn't command his area well and his comms with the CBs is not what it should be. Phillips should be pushing him to improve to keep his place but that's not going to happen.