BP1960 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 And what were the attributes you liked about them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Sinnott2 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 10 minutes ago, BP1960 said: And what were the attributes you liked about them? Pogliacomi. He stopped the opposition from scoring... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Og Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Chris Ogden. I could tell people he was my Dad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted February 17, 2021 Author Share Posted February 17, 2021 18 minutes ago, Dave_Og said: Chris Ogden. I could tell people he was my Dad... And his dad Fred,who also played for us, was your grandad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted February 17, 2021 Author Share Posted February 17, 2021 21 minutes ago, Lee Sinnott2 said: Pogliacomi. He stopped the opposition from scoring... Wish we had one like him now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Og Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 4 minutes ago, BP1960 said: And his dad Fred,who also played for us, was your grandad? Well I never knew my Grandad so could be... I believe my Grandad was a bit of a character; I'm also always intrigued that Eric Sykes and my Dad could have been mistaken for twins - and they lived two streets apart. Hmmm.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfatjoe1 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Ogden and Pogs, definitely. I'd add Gary Kelly, but not Miskelly. I thought Ripley was excellent and so was Iverson (surprisingly muted response from some fans, but i thought he was better than Ripley). I have to leave this site now as i'm still having flashbacks to last nights horror show at the back - just punch it you dickhead.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamoafc Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Of our own it’s pogs for me followed by Gary Kelly in second. Loans Lee Grant or Paul Rachubka when he was still at United when Dowie was here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweeperKeeper Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Pogs, Ripley, Iversen. Coleman was pretty good for us too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Sinnott2 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 12 minutes ago, adamoafc said: Of our own it’s pogs for me followed by Gary Kelly in second. Loans Lee Grant or Paul Rachubka when he was still at United when Dowie was here. If you look back at clips from the late 90's, Gary Kelly was actually crap... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted February 17, 2021 Author Share Posted February 17, 2021 9 minutes ago, Lee Sinnott2 said: If you look back at clips from the late 90's, Gary Kelly was actually crap... Take no notice, a terrific keeper for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyt84 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 15 minutes ago, Lee Sinnott2 said: If you look back at clips from the late 90's, Gary Kelly was actually crap... Are you joking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Sinnott2 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 4 minutes ago, Andyt84 said: Are you joking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.O.JONES Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Les Pogliacomi was o.k. until his injury and then he became Liz pogs, Gary Kelly was a good shot stopper but Dracula with crosses, too small, Chris Ogden wasn't big but a better keeper. Recently I'd go for Iverson or Ripley, the best short term keeper we've ever had without doubt was Bruce Grobbelaar, now he did command the whole area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted February 17, 2021 Author Share Posted February 17, 2021 18 minutes ago, Lee Sinnott2 said: You see that all the time with Premieship keepers, Liverpool's for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted February 17, 2021 Author Share Posted February 17, 2021 Just now, C.O.JONES said: Les Pogliacomi was o.k. until his injury and then he became Liz pogs, Gary Kelly was a good shot stopper but Dracula with crosses, too small, Chris Ogden wasn't big but a better keeper. Recently I'd go for Iverson or Ripley, the best short term keeper we've ever had without doubt was Bruce Grobbelaar, now he did command the whole area. Grobbelaar was a disaster here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted February 17, 2021 Author Share Posted February 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, C.O.JONES said: Les Pogliacomi was o.k. until his injury and then he became Liz pogs, Gary Kelly was a good shot stopper but Dracula with crosses, too small, Chris Ogden wasn't big but a better keeper. Recently I'd go for Iverson or Ripley, the best short term keeper we've ever had without doubt was Bruce Grobbelaar, now he did command the whole area. Kelly was very good on crosses, he used timing to make up for his lack of height. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.O.JONES Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 1 minute ago, BP1960 said: Grobbelaar was a disaster here. So was Goram second time round Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted February 17, 2021 Author Share Posted February 17, 2021 Who was the Manchester United keeper we had on loan who was good until a monumental blunder, was it Johnstone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted February 17, 2021 Author Share Posted February 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, C.O.JONES said: So was Goram second time round Yes he was even worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Summerdeep Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 I'd like to give an honourable mention to Barry Gordine. He had the difficult task of replacing David Best in 1968-69, but did well despite the team finishing in 24th place in the old Div 3 and being relegated. In 1969-70 he had another excellent season, despite the side being engaged in a desperate struggle to avoid having to apply for re-election. When one of the football magazines (I think it was Shoot) published their best Div 4 line up for that season, they selected Gordine as their keeper. It all went wrong in the 1970-71 promotion season. Frizzell signed a goalie called Maurice Short from Middlesbrough, who displaced Gordine from the side at the start of the campaign. Short however proved absolutely hopeless, and Gordine won back his place after half a dozen matches, continuing to impress: in a 1-0 win at high-flying Chester in November, Jim Williams described him as 'safe as the Bank of England' in his match report (that was in the era before Quantitative Easing, LOL). A few weeks later, he had his one bad game in a 2-4 home defeat by Southport (where he gave away the opening goal) and within days Frizzell had signed Harry Dowd from Man City, who stepped straight into the side for the next match and remained first choice keeper for the next three years. Gordine only made one more appearance for Latics, covering for Dowd in a match at Darlington in Feb '71. Not only that, but he never made another appearance in professional football for any team, despite being only 22 in 1971. From what I can remember, he definitely had the potential to have played at a higher level than Div 3 or Div 4, and can only guess that he might have had problems with his attitude and application to the game. Maybe there was also a personality clash with Frizzell, who clearly didn't see him as first choice keeper for the 70-71 season, and was very quick to drop him after the Southport match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnboy Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 i have supported latics actively for 60 yrsiin that time missed only 25 home matches-sickness.weddings funerals and greame sharp.there have beensome good keepers and bad.my top choice is david best.worse,maurice short.on 10 sept 1966 v middleboro away,best played the finest keeper performance of a latcs keeper imo.billy johnston had his ankle broken that day by a gorilla mamed dickie roots.but for that injury to johnston latics would have been promoted.anyone of a certain age remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Og Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 29 minutes ago, BP1960 said: Who was the Manchester United keeper we had on loan who was good until a monumental blunder, was it Johnstone? And now a PL Keeper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Og Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 27 minutes ago, Summerdeep said: I'd like to give an honourable mention to Barry Gordine. He had the difficult task of replacing David Best in 1968-69, but did well despite the team finishing in 24th place in the old Div 3 and being relegated. In 1969-70 he had another excellent season, despite the side being engaged in a desperate struggle to avoid having to apply for re-election. When one of the football magazines (I think it was Shoot) published their best Div 4 line up for that season, they selected Gordine as their keeper. It all went wrong in the 1970-71 promotion season. Frizzell signed a goalie called Maurice Short from Middlesbrough, who displaced Gordine from the side at the start of the campaign. Short however proved absolutely hopeless, and Gordine won back his place after half a dozen matches, continuing to impress: in a 1-0 win at high-flying Chester in November, Jim Williams described him as 'safe as the Bank of England' in his match report (that was in the era before Quantitative Easing, LOL). A few weeks later, he had his one bad game in a 2-4 home defeat by Southport (where he gave away the opening goal) and within days Frizzell had signed Harry Dowd from Man City, who stepped straight into the side for the next match and remained first choice keeper for the next three years. Gordine only made one more appearance for Latics, covering for Dowd in a match at Darlington in Feb '71. Not only that, but he never made another appearance in professional football for any team, despite being only 22 in 1971. From what I can remember, he definitely had the potential to have played at a higher level than Div 3 or Div 4, and can only guess that he might have had problems with his attitude and application to the game. Maybe there was also a personality clash with Frizzell, who clearly didn't see him as first choice keeper for the 70-71 season, and was very quick to drop him after the Southport match. Gordine is the first one that I really remember. I can recall being very impressed that he could jump up and ping the crossbar up and down. But then I was short at the time (not unreasonably, given I was 6) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londonboy Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 33 minutes ago, BP1960 said: Who was the Manchester United keeper we had on loan who was good until a monumental blunder, was it Johnstone? Was it Ben Amos? I thought he was good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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