Worst Goalkeeper

Margeretson

I remember his debut, think it was port vale away. I remember back then the only way to find out about a signing was the men pink or Granada reports .I must've not seen us sign him because when they read the team sheet's out, I didn't have a fucking Scooby who he was.

He was shit.
 
MCFC2393 said:
Would you class David James as the worst goalie

I have no idea why he wanted to be a striker on the final day against middlesbrough

Its like having joe hart as a striker (to be honest he can play like one with that scissors kick in training)
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The sub striker on that day ( macken??) Must've thought " wow I'm fucking wank"
 
Mad Eyed Screamer said:
GeorgeHeslop'sTackle. said:
Simon Tracey gets a, not so honourable, mention, from me too
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I feel Tracy is rather hard done by purely on the basis he let in 5 goals.
Go on youtube and (painful I know) watch those 5 goals. He actually saves very well the initial shot on (I think) 4 of them but beaten to the rebound on each time. The defence around him let him down badly that night.
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Spot on with that. And if I remember he was only on a short loan because all the other keepers were fucked ( technical term that )
 
Puteulanus luna said:
Margeret Margeretson

I remember his debut, think it was port vale away. I remember back then the only way to find out about a signing was the men pink or Granada reports .I must've not seen us sign him because when they read the team sheet's out, I didn't have a fucking Scooby who he was.

He was shit.
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Did you not follow the youth team then...?
 
kippaxkid74 said:
Puteulanus luna said:
Margeret Margeretson

I remember his debut, think it was port vale away. I remember back then the only way to find out about a signing was the men pink or Granada reports .I must've not seen us sign him because when they read the team sheet's out, I didn't have a fucking Scooby who he was.

He was shit.
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Did you not follow the youth team then...?
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I was only 8 so no
 
I go back a long way, and believe me, the worst was Ronnie Powell, followed by John Savage and Ron Healey. If you'd put all three in goal at once, they'd still have lat half a dozen in.
 
Puteulanus luna said:
Margeretson

I remember his debut, think it was port vale away. I remember back then the only way to find out about a signing was the men pink or Granada reports .I must've not seen us sign him because when they read the team sheet's out, I didn't have a fucking Scooby who he was.

He was shit.
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His debut was actually at The Swamp in 1991. Tony Coton had been sent off the week before against Derby when Quinn took over in goal and saved the penalty (and therefore suspended) and Dibble was injured.
The derby game was the one when somehow the sister in law shagger was awarded the goal without even making contact with it, when it should have been a Colin Hendry own goal.
Margetson came through the ranks of the youth team and was the keeper in the team that reached the final of the 1989 FA Youth Cup, losing to Watford 2-1 (David James was Watford's keeper)
 
jimharri said:
I remember going to a end of season game against Everton (early-mid nineties, I think) We lost 5-2, and he was in goal. By fuck, he was shite!
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He was so shit on crosses that day in particular that for large parts of the game Everton were just playing for corners so Andy Hinchcliffe could swing them in and cause absolute havoc in the area. Eventually he was subbed for Andy Dibble so with Neville Southall in the Everton goal it was apparently the only time in the Premier League (and very likely the League in general) that 3 Welsh goalkeepers played in the same game.
 
JGL07 said:
Did anyone see Steve Fleet play? I never did as he only played 5 matches for City between 1957 and 1963 as he was kept out of the team by Bert Trautmann and Harry Dowd.
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I saw him play a couple of times, he was a decent keeper but had no chance of getting an extended run.

I rated Alan Ogley too, once saw him perform a wonderful acrobatic save diving backwards tipping the ball over the bar, never forgotten it.

Worst? Perry suckling for me.
 
Not sure pre 90s, but as far as I could remember we hardly get a squeaky bum keeper other than Immel and Mergetson. We had our fair share of above average keepers who pulled their weight during promotion seasons, and keepers who earned their legendary badges from other clubs. but one thing that was to me an enigma was David James. One day he pulls out the best form of his life, then the next game he fumbles and flaps. then the game after, stunning form. Still a good keeper I guess. wasn't there a video of him a la CityTV saving kicks blindfolded?
 
Indisputable Margaret Margetson - shocking on a good day, Paddy Roche standards on a bad one - previously mentioned games vs Everton & QPR especially spring to mind. "Coming" a close second David final pay day Seaman 3rd - Barry Siddall, he's allowed some give in this as he must of been around 70 when he signed for us, looked it anyway)
 
laserblue said:
He was so shit on crosses that day in particular that for large parts of the game Everton were just playing for corners so Andy Hinchcliffe could swing them in and cause absolute havoc in the area. Eventually he was subbed for Andy Dibble so with Neville Southall in the Everton goal it was apparently the only time in the Premier League (and very likely the League in general) that 3 Welsh goalkeepers played in the same game.
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I remember that game - is this another City myth though (Margo subbed cos too shite to continue)? It seems that was like the only game we ever had a goalie on the bench (prior to increase in number of subs) - so possibly it was planned before the game (last game of season, meaningless etc), even if Margaux's performance merited it irrespective.
 
mscenterh750 said:
Eric Nixon was the first goalkeeper I ever saw, roll the ball out of his area, to get more distance when kicking it out and my dad was particularly scathing when he saw him do it. He also had the worst game I think I've seen, from a keeper at Maine Road v Crystal Palace, when Bright and Wright tortured us.
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They used to say that Eric went after crosses as if in fear of his shorts falling down round his ankles - I thought he was alright tho
 
isab23502 said:
I remember that game - is this another City myth though (Margo subbed cos too shite to continue)? It seems that was like the only game we ever had a goalie on the bench (prior to increase in number of subs) - so possibly it was planned before the game (last game of season, meaningless etc), even if Margaux's performance merited it irrespective.
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Just checked the line ups of that season and you are correct, it was the only time we had a keeper on the bench all season (2 subs) which does seem strange.
 
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