Given..City's best ever goalkeeper??

[bluemoon32]

Comparable to David James in terms of relationship he had with the fans and as a shot stopper but both questionable when collecting from set pieces.

True, complete opposite problem though, James comes out too much for crosses and Given rarely comes out at all.

 

[levets]

If I'm remembering correctly it was Ronnie Boyce

It was....check the youtube vid above!

oops. didn't see that.

 

[rogdogblue]

Trautmann for me,
My mum would say Swifty.

Given is class, but there is no braver keeper than Bert.

 

[LongsightM13]

Cant believe Immel hasnt been mentioned.....he was class,dont know what at like The best for me in my era has to be Big Joe....was anyone on here there when he got knocked out against Watford I think it was,the old smelling salts had to be brought out,you could have heard a pin drop when Joe went down,horrible afternoon,but he came back a week or two later mind!!

I was a kid in the Platt Lane that day. Joe got sparked out right in front of us. Bobby Mac went in goal and had a stormer. Think we won 1-0. So who was our best ever stand-in keeper? Remember Nigel Gleghorn and Steve Redmond doing it but Quinny v Derby must be number one

 

[meeesh]

Cant believe Immel hasnt been mentioned.....he was class,dont know what at like The best for me in my era has to be Big Joe....was anyone on here there when he got knocked out against Watford I think it was,the old smelling salts had to be brought out,you could have heard a pin drop when Joe went down,horrible afternoon,but he came back a week or two later mind!!

I was a kid in the Platt Lane that day. Joe got sparked out right in front of us. Bobby Mac went in goal and had a stormer. Think we won 1-0. So who was our best ever stand-in keeper? Remember Nigel Gleghorn and Steve Redmond doing it but Quinny v Derby must be number one

I was a kid in Platt Lane that day also mate...jesus what a scary day that was,and as for Bobby Mc....the best left back I have ever seen in a City shirt apart from Phelan maybe

 

[LongsightM13]

I was a kid in the Platt Lane that day. Joe got sparked out right in front of us. Bobby Mac went in goal and had a stormer. Think we won 1-0. So who was our best ever stand-in keeper? Remember Nigel Gleghorn and Steve Redmond doing it but Quinny v Derby must be number one

I was a kid in Platt Lane that day also mate...jesus what a scary day that was,and as for Bobby Mc....the best left back I have ever seen in a City shirt apart from Phelan maybe

Top players. Shame they were both absolute pissheads!

 

[tommybooth]

The Bobby Mac game was against Watford and i remember it well.

 

[scorer]

Best I've seen

Dowd
Corrigan
Schmical
Williams

In that order.

Reputationaly

Trautman
Swift

 

[BL2blue]

The Bobby Mac game was against Watford and i remember it well.

So do I, also sat in Platt Lane that day. I am sure we went top that day though it was only the 3rd game of the season, and went down that season? Or was it the year before?

I also remember big Joe being floored with a bottle thrown from the Kop. To be fair the nob who chucked it was "dealt with" by some other scousers.

The best City keeper I have seen is Tony Coton, followed by Joe, then Given. TC was solid in all areas whereas Big Joe was decidely dodgy in his early days (before he broke his jaw and lost a load of weight!). Shay is a fantastic shot-stopper. His only problem, and its not his fault, is his lack of stature which prevents him dominating the box from crosses etc which I think also puts doubts in defenders' minds. Still wouldn't swap him for any other Prem keeper.

 

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