Adam Davies

[Revolution]

Me watching Davies try to do the most basic goalkeeper stuff imaginable.

By the way, Grbic is also shit. But 'wow just wow' is more than a tad OTT

Grbic was historically awful. Davies is not that.

 

[Eddiecolquhounsleg]

Grbic was historically awful. Davies is not that.

No. He’s hysterically awful.

 

[Slim Man]

Grbic was historically awful. Davies is not that.

Is he not?

Davies hasn't got Atletico Madrid and Lille on his CV

 

[Weasel]

The fact that both of those goalkeeping clowns are on our books is testament to the absolute shit and lazy recruitment that this club is capable of.

 

[Torrix1889]

Davies has never been a very good Golakeeper. Fact he has played 44 games in the last 6 years and only 11 in the last 3 tells you all you need to know.

I said to my lad on about 40 minutes last night when Davies was still warming up that Cooper wasn't coming out for the second half. As we walked back up the steps following a half-time pint my heart duly sank as I saw him on the touch-line. It was effectively game over from that point.

 

[Sharrow Snuff Mill]

Davies has never been a very good Golakeeper. Fact he has played 44 games in the last 6 years and only 11 in the last 3 tells you all you need to know.

I said to my lad on about 40 minutes last night when Davies was still warming up that Cooper wasn't coming out for the second half. As we walked back up the steps following a half-time pint my heart duly sank as I saw him on the touch-line. It was effectively game over from that point.

Agree. I am amazed he has lasted so long at the club.

 

[ancientblade]

f**k it give faxon a go in goal

 

[TJ blade]

The fact that both of those goalkeeping clowns are on our books is testament to the absolute shit and lazy recruitment that this club is capable of.

 

[bladesmaninthevalleys]

I play Sunday league as a goalkeeper (so maybe Davies will be down here soon) and there are two of us in the squad.
I feel for Davies; he looked, and always looks nervous when he comes on.
That said; why has he stayed so long and not looked for a move? He's never going to be #1 and honestly don't think he is the quality we need.

 

[Balham]

I play Sunday league as a goalkeeper (so maybe Davies will be down here soon) and there are two of us in the squad.
I feel for Davies; he looked, and always looks nervous when he comes on.
That said; why has he stayed so long and not looked for a move? He's never going to be #1 and honestly don't think he is the quality we need.

Same reason that Wes Foderingham left us to be West Ham's third choice keeper: because he's on a decent contract here with almost no responsibility. If he agitates for a move it'll be to L1/L2 and therefore less money and a lot more to do.

 

[Bladesman]

I play Sunday league as a goalkeeper (so maybe Davies will be down here soon) and there are two of us in the squad.
I feel for Davies; he looked, and always looks nervous when he comes on.
That said; why has he stayed so long and not looked for a move? He's never going to be #1 and honestly don't think he is the quality we need.

I have never rated many of our second keepers. There was only Simon Moore and Ian Bennett who came close to being decent second goalkeepers.

Seems the days of having an Alan Kelly or Simon Tracey dilemma are over.

 

[SE1Blade]

I have never rated many of our second keepers. There was only Simon Moore and Ian Bennett who came close to being decent second goalkeepers.

Seems the days of having an Alan Kelly or Simon Tracey dilemma are over.

Which makes sense as you don’t want to be paying the wages of a championship number one to get maybe 2 games and a sub appearance in a season.

You want a good experienced keeper who can do a job for a game or two. On paper Davies is that (experience in this league and a full international) but has made mistakes and doesn’t fill us with confidence.

Ian Bennett, Billy Mercer, Simon Moore. Always felt they’d do a job if needed.

You are right there hasn’t been that many decent back-ups since Paddy took over from Tracey.

 

[54yrblade]

Agree. I am amazed he has lasted so long at the club.

Wilder's been here 3 times in that that period.

It's on him

 

[wadblade]

plenty of GK errors in the prem last weekend its goes with the job

 

[Revolution]

Which makes sense as you don’t want to be paying the wages of a championship number one to get maybe 2 games and a sub appearance in a season.

You want a good experienced keeper who can do a job for a game or two. On paper Davies is that (experience in this league and a full international) but has made mistakes and doesn’t fill us with confidence.

Ian Bennett, Billy Mercer, Simon Moore. Always felt they’d do a job if needed.

You are right there hasn’t been that many decent back-ups since Paddy took over from Tracey.

We were very lucky for a long time. Stealing from something I wrote in 2009(!) we had the following goalkeepers start league games between 1989-90 and 2008-9, i.e. 20 seasons or 892 games:

Simon Tracey: 322 starts
Paddy Kenny: 276 starts
Alan Kelly: 213 starts
Everyone else: 81 starts

That's 91 percent of games in a 20 year period being started by one of 3 excellent keepers.

We were spoilt. That's not the norm for most teams. Adam Davies as back up is the norm.

 

[Rodders]

Wilder's been here 3 times in that that period.

It's on him

 

[Dkc]

Wilder's been here 3 times in that that period.

It's on him.

Why are some people obsessed with blaming Wilder for everything? Wilder didn't sign Adam Davies, he came in under Hecky in the Slav season. He will have been identified by our scouting system and for I know was a better player before coming here.

An upgrade to the second keeper position could well have been one of CW's priorities after the Play Off final. Unfortunately he didn't get the chance to sign anyone.