10 Gary Rowells
Striker
At this level Burge is an OK number 2 keeper but he is clearly not want you want as first choice.We had fair warning over Burge from watching him against us for Coventry. He was bloody awful, and then we signed him
We urgently need a new goalkeeper
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Ilios
Winger
That's fair enough, but he shouldn't be first choice for a team wanting to get promoted
PS
Striker
It is too early to condemn them, but not too early to be worried...
OR maybe give the defence and goalkeeper 5-10 games together and let them form a partnership instead of expecting them all to dovetail perfectly after 1 game
You are absolutely right. Neither goalkeeper is good enough for a promotion chasing team. He (Burge) massively affected confidence of the backline on Saturday and a few times last season. Unfortunately though, there isn't a chance of getting a new keeper, not with the current regime in charge.
It makes me chuckle how McLaughlin has suddenly become the bastard child of Lev Yashin and Peter Shilton - McLaughlin was absolute garbage for the 1st half of last season and cost us points in quite a few games
Father Jack Hackett
Striker
We instantly weakened our squad when McLaughlin left.
Scootsie
Striker
I think that’s just the general feeling anyway.
The next few games will tell us exactly where we’re at and I’m not particularly confident.
I didn’t say that, mind.
Sorry but you do this all of the time. You get hysterical when the majority of the board rightly criticise the dross that we possess. After a few games/weeks, you catch up and have an eruption of criticism yourself and finally realise. You must think people don't notice.
I know you didn't, it's just become the popular narrative on here when we talk about goalkeepers, the defence, recruitment and Board level "ambition"
Coeus
Striker
You're possibly missing the context.
PS
Striker
It's simple though - McLaughlin , Burge or Matthews - who would you pick ?
No, I don;t think I am. The reality is (and this extends to all positions) we are in L1 and in L1 every player has flaws. That's the reason they are in L1 - McLaughlin had flaws, just like Burge and Matthews have flaws. McLaughlin was by no means perfect, Burge is the same. I don't think it's fair to compare the two (or to write Burge off) after 1 game
Father Jack Hackett
Striker
He wasn't garbage iirc but had just had just been our player of the year and wasn't up to those standards. He had far more good games for us than bad and is a miss.
SAFC Wilks
Striker
Burge and Matthews aren’t as good as McLaughlin but it sends the wrong message out if we look to bin the keeper after one error. Even McLaughlin made a few errors last season early on.
Like some have said, give him a run of games till mid October then re-assess.
Like some have said, give him a run of games till mid October then re-assess.
Neither, I'd rather we tried Patterson (sp?). Not sure if he's gone out on loan or not but we should be trying him ahead of either the two useless twats we have ahead of him.
Better still @Summerbee would be if we stopped continually signing gash players in the first place.
Exactly.
He was garbage mate. Ipswich away - soft goal at near post, Peterborough away - free kick down the centre of the goal, Lincoln away - easy cross into the box, let's the striker nip ahead of him. There will be other examples too. It may well be that he IS far better than Burge but we won't know that for certain until Burge has been afforded the same opportunities as McLaughlin to play behind a settled defence
Father Jack Hackett
Striker
Agreed. All keepers at this level will make mistakes so hopefully Burge will show the same as he did when called upon last season, when he was decent.
