Who do you think was the best?
I reckon Andy Dibble was up there.
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Who do you think was the best?
I reckon Andy Dibble was up there.
We were very fortunate to have 2 good keepers in Marshall and Heaton a few years back
I think on the main we have always had decent keepers. Give or take. Topically Mark Grew was an excellent keeper and a bit of a penalty specialist. The back pass law in 92 messed him up though cause his kicking off the deck was so poor. Marshall a great shot stopper. Heaton has turned into a class goalie.
Ron Healey
Bill Irwin
Gavin ward
David Marshall
Dibble probably tops the lot
Bill Irwin,Ron Healey were my favs.
Gavin Ward - what a kick he had
George Wood could kick. Some of his monsters would take one bounce and go out with the wind behind him.
He’s got no hair, but we don’t care Georgie Georgie wood!
My schoolboy hero was Fred Davies, the rest followed, Jumpers for goalposts and all that
Best goalie to ever wear a City shirt was Neville Southall
Allan McGregor. Always felt Marshall was over-rated, especially his last couple of seasons..
Going back a bit but Bob Wilson.Recent times got to be Marshall.
Easy one for me Ron Healey
I started in '86
So, for me
Georgie Wood
Roger Hansbury
Gavin Ward
Jon Hallworth
Neil Alexander
David Marshall
Tom Heaton
These are the ones that stick in my mind as my own favourites - if I were to rank them then I would go
Heaton (I preferred him to Marshall)
Marshall
Ward
Alexander
Hallworth
Hansbury
Wood
I liked Phil Kite and Mark Grew too
Only 'keeper I really remember hating was David Williams. Always seemed to be his defender's fault for the soft goals he conceded - especially a ridiculous one he conceded at home to Scunny in front of about 2,000 fans on a Tuesday night.
ron healey & andy dibble in no particular order
The best goalkeeping display I have ever seen by a City 'keeper was by Bill Irwin at Halifax in January 1976. Halifax threw the proverbial kitchen sink at us and he was magnificent. A few weeks later Tom McAllister gave an even better performance for Rotherham at Ninian Park.
But Marshall for 2012/3, 13/4 and 14/5 for consistency and she volume and quality of saves.
I'd have to pick Marshall I think although Alexander would be up there if he didn't shit out against Christian roberts. I remember us playing QPR when they had Warner in goals every cross we put in he caught when we signed him I don't think the twat came off his line
Ron Healey was my favourite but not altogether sure he would be the best.
I guess for that we would need to look at Marshall or Heaton.
kasper schmicheal changed our season when he came down here
tom heaton
Dilwyn John but only really because he was my Dads mate and he played in the same snooker team as him for The Electricity Club in Pontcanna
Our sole season in the Premier League would have been even more of an embarrassment if it hadn't been for David Marshall - that year he was head and shoulders above any other keeper I've seen play for City and I find it amusing that there are so many in this thread making out now that he was, somehow, overrated.
Amazing how times have changed. I remember walking up the shop with my uncle to buy the football echo that evening and the two of us guessing who scored the City goal. Needless to say neither of us had even imagined it could have been Mike England. These days we know immediately who scored every goal as they score it and you can see every goal scored in the leagues that day by the evening. So different to 40 plus years ago.
Showing my age but for me Graham Vearncombe was the best followed by Fred Davies but that could be down to my rose coloured glasses. In later years David Marshall was good and I like the young lad that wears the shirt now, I think he could develop into something special, given time.