He was well protected, but was also pretty much faultless for the latter part of that season.
You don't keep all those clean sheets if you're not doing something right.
That's why he lost his place; he came for balls against Sunderland, Millwall, etc., got nowhere near and cost us goals. He seemed to lose his ability to judge when to come and when to stay.
It won't, because it looks like his heart's not in it anymore.
It would have been best for all parties if we'd have sold him in the summer. Hindsight, eh?
Me too, tbf. It's immeasurably frustrating that he's put in goal for us, but there's no ill-feeling to him as a human being; he can't be in great shape at the moment.
He's clearly got enormous potential, and you can see exactly why he was brought in, but he's so inexperienced, and his decision making in the box is so poor.
I'm not a Simms fan (for the outlay), but he has to be our starter.