JulianDarbyFTW
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Never been sold on Collins. He's not the worst we've had since the heady days of Oggy and Hedman, but nowhere near the best either. Decent shot stopper, but plays like he's wearing oven gloves.
I couldn't give two sh*ts.We’ve got two number twos.
From what’s been alluded to on here, it was down to goings on in his personal life. Hopefully he can find another club and have a decent rest of his career.
Moore is a far better keeper than both talent wise and was a great signing on paper, but alas off the field issues derailed the signing. Robins likes him but cannot play him after what happened. Same at any club really.
He's far better than Wilson.Birmingham's first and third goals scored from acute angles at near post, should have done better? Second goal through a crowd of players, but from behind the goal was he unsighted?
More concerning he just doesn't come and catch? Flaps, punches, parry's, takes everything second time around.
His kicking out of hand is hardly confidence inspiring?
He is in the same bracket as Moore and Wilson. Ok when confidence is high. Quality keeper No!
He's far better than Wilson.
Sounds like a good strategy to rip up the defence every season. Sure to get us promoted.I’d replace any of the back line bar MvE to be honest.
Sounds like a good strategy to rip up the defence every season. Sure to get us promoted.
The back 4 (and goalkeeper) is fine, we've conceded more goals because we play a bit more of an open game rather than being sat on our own 18 yard box with Fadz.Sounds like a good strategy to rip up the defence every season. Sure to get us promoted.
We had a better defence last season with Fadz and two decent loans.Sounds like a good strategy to rip up the defence every season. Sure to get us promoted.
He's far better than Wilson.
Wilson last season is better than Collins this year on the xG stats.
Admittedly the rest of Collins' game is better.
(and of course Wilson has been awful this season on xG).
Not saying I’d buy a whole new back line, but there’s none of them Bar MvE I’d be bothered if we replaced. I think the Barnsley boys are very very raw and having all three at once has lead to an error prone defence. Last few weeks we’ve looked shocking defensively with teams cutting through us with ease. I worry Sunday will be a bloodbath against PL pace and movement.
Remember what the stats said regarding Dasilva
That he's better going forwards and in possession than Bidwell but worse defensively? Pretty accurate yes.
If Wilson had made the mistakes Collins has in the past few games, the noise would be a lot more. One won the golden glove and was nearly part of a promotion winning side the other made a number of mistakes and seems to get a free pass. Not rating Wilson is your choice, but to suggest someone who hasn't previously been at the level and has been less than convincing is "far better ' is one your entitled to, but an opinion onlyHe's far better than Wilson.
I think Thomas has been excellent at times but is also worth a clanger.Not saying I’d buy a whole new back line, but there’s none of them Bar MvE I’d be bothered if we replaced. I think the Barnsley boys are very very raw and having all three at once has lead to an error prone defence. Last few weeks we’ve looked shocking defensively with teams cutting through us with ease. I worry Sunday will be a bloodbath against PL pace and movement.
He isn’t better going forward than Bidwell as I told you before we signed him and when we signed him.
I’d replace any of the back line bar MvE to be honest.
If Wilson had made the mistakes Collins has in the past few games, the noise would be a lot more. One won the golden glove and was nearly part of a promotion winning side the other made a number of mistakes and seems to get a free pass. Not rating Wilson is your choice, but to suggest someone who hasn't previously been at the level and has been less than convincing is "far better ' is one your entitled to, but an opinion only
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What do the stats tell us about Palmer?
16.7 gammon enragements per game, a league high.
I think part of it is they were all signed to play in a 5 and then we switched to a 4. Hopefully next season with more coaching it will be better. In a 4 I'm not convinced on McNally either, but Doyle was class and will go all the way imo.I’d agree, Kitchin looks like Maguire and is as clumsy and stupid as him too. Plenty of mistakes and own goals in him and nowhere near a £5Mill player.
Thomas is a bit better on the ball but plenty of mistakes in him too. We all would have preferred to sign McNally and I think Robins would have too.
Keep Bidwell and MVE and offload dumb and dumber in the summer, let’s hope we can get who we actually want this time.
We have conceded 3 own goals recently which I'm pretty sure don't contribute to cumulative xg/psxg but do count against a keeper so I imagine that has brought his stats down a bit.Seems to have regressed a little bit recently.
The xG stat that he was top in now has him 7th in the league - so still pretty good to be fair - but the figure is actually worse than Wilson's last season.
Wouldn't be surprised to see a new number 1 next season.
Christ. Meltdown much?I’d replace any of the back line bar MvE to be honest.
I agree Binks should have had some games recentlyThe lad I feel sorry for in all of this is Binks. Looked really assured whenever he's played, yet to justify permanent signings he's the first overlooked. I'd like us to sign him in the summer, but not sure he'd come now.
offload dumb and dumber in the summer, let’s hope we can get who we actually want this time.
They’re likely to want 2-3million Euro for him. They’ve got a decent chance of being in the CL next season, I doubt he’s got much of a future there.The lad I feel sorry for in all of this is Binks. Looked really assured whenever he's played, yet to justify permanent signings he's the first overlooked. I'd like us to sign him in the summer, but not sure he'd come now.
If he's better than Wilson then he's better by a bit.He's far better than Wilson.
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