Was Shilton Any Good?

[WackyJackyO]

Mate you are so zany.

If you had asked "is there any point in this thread ?" You might have got a more sensible answer. You posed a ridiculous question so you got a ridiculous answer.

 

[SebastienELLISbexter]

If you had asked "is there any point in this thread ?" You might have got a more sensible answer. You posed a ridiculous question so you got a ridiculous answer.

You sound like a proper bellend to be honest.

 

[dublinchris]

Best in the world during his time

He was excellent but Pat Jennings, Packie Bonner and Neville Southall were all better, granted all at different stages in their careers at the time.

 

[Perryqhill]

He was excellent but Pat Jennings, Packie Bonner and Neville Southall were all better, granted all at different stages in their careers at the time.

Jennings was brilliant earlier, Southall for a maximum of two seasons, bonner wasnt in the same league. Pat bonner had a really good spell for Ireland when they went through a purple patch, but he wasnt actually that good.

 

[DrewC]

Looking at the Italia '90 team, the weakest player was by far the keeper. Was Shilton ever any good or was he just finished by this time?

Best keeper I have seen but the question would be at 40 was he very good or living of his name.

 

[Wayne The Punk]

Was shit at saving penalties.

Agree with this, he just seemed to fall over in slow motion, unless that was the replay I was watching

The fact th that Beasant was even in the squad tells everyone that despite the thought being England had quality keepers back then, they actually didn't .
Chris woods wasnt great either and David Seaman iirc was left out for Beasant - dont think anyone was that convinced by him at that point either. Off the top of my head sutton at forest and hodge at sheff wed were decent and martyn had just moved to palace, lukic was on the way out at arsenal and orgizivoc was ordinary at Coventry - as much as shilts was a little bit past his best, some effort had been put into blooding both woods who hadnt took his chance and Gary Bailey at man utd who had retired, so naturally shilts stayed on.

I thought Gary Bailey was South African?

 

[mawky brockett]

No. Well, to be accurate, I could but I won't. Scottish I'm not. Born in Sunderland, lived in Farra then Millfield til I was 21. I used to think Fatfield was a long way away. It isn't and I know that now. I led a sheltered life with a narrow outlook til I left Sunderland for the smoke. Looks like you still do....and you can't spell (unt, you (unt.

So I'm a (unt because I live in the north east?

 

[Blue Fox]

He was that good he managed to dislodge Gordon Banks from no 1 spot for Leicester

 

[hank williams]

Agree with this, he just seemed to fall over in slow motion, unless that was the replay I was watching




I thought Gary Bailey was South African?

He is

But played for England 2 times marra

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Bailey

 

[knitting away]

He was excellent but Pat Jennings, Packie Bonner and Neville Southall were all better, granted all at different stages in their careers at the time.

Are you serious in mentioning Bonner in the same bracket as Jennings, Southall and Shilton?

 

[fatha]

Anybody who was at this game http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Match.aspx?MatchID=1369&LU=S&LUID=98 will testify how good he was- That Sunderland team went on to pound teams 6-0, 6-1, 4-0 yet Shilton made save after save that night- As a young un at school at the time it was the first time I remember appreciating how good one of the opposition was

 

[hank williams]

Anybody who was at this game http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Match.aspx?MatchID=1369&LU=S&LUID=98 will testify how good he was- That Sunderland team went on to pound teams 6-0, 6-1, 4-0 yet Shilton made save after save that night- As a young un at school at the time it was the first time I remember appreciating how good one of the opposition was

We were down by then though weren't we

All the young uns hoyed in

Rowell Elliott etc

 

[box2box]

Brilliant keeper, cloughie thought so too

Italia 90 might have been 1 tournament too far mind, definitely would have put a new keeper in for the shoot out.

At least as good as the red nose Dane

 

[WackyJackyO]

So I'm a (unt because I live in the north east?

Do you? I didn't know.

 

[hank williams]

Brilliant keeper, cloughie thought so too

Italia 90 might have been 1 tournament too far mind, definitely would have put a new keeper in for the shoot out.

At least as good as the red nose Dane

Red nose Dane took goalkeeping to another level

 

[fatha]

Are you serious in mentioning Bonner in the same bracket as Jennings, Southall and Shilton?

Agreed- Even if he's looking at it through emerald green eyeballs and trying to include one of his own then surely Shay Given would be better?

 

[Fossa]

Wasn't he sent off in the first round of matches after the new backpass rule came around?

 

[viccarlton]

Best in the world during his time

He was indeed a brilliant keeper, although I always thought that Dino Zoff was a better keeper than Shilton.

 

[fatha]

We were down by then though weren't we

All the young uns hoyed in

Rowell Elliott etc

Tailed off points wise then from February onwards Sunderland were second in the form table only to the eventual European champions Liverpool-sad to say I had to wait for reidys team before I saw anything remotely as entertaining as those few months again.

 

[bunnyrabbit]

Best English keeper I ever saw.Should have played far more times for England but Clemence played for media darlings Liverpool at the same time so he often got played ahead of Shilton.
The game against Derby at Roker where they beat us 1 0 but Shilton made save after save is up there with the Bosnich performance.