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Wilson starting on the opening day (2 Viewers)

  • Thread starter Ccfcisparks
  • Start date Jul 9, 2025
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Happy with Wilson for the start of the season?

  • Yes

    Votes: 127 62.0%
  • No

    Votes: 78 38.0%

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    205
  • Poll closed Jul 10, 2025.
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Chicken Mcgraw

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  • Jul 17, 2025
  • #316
Mucca Mad Boys said:
Dovin was a top 5 keeper in the league last season.
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TomRad85

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 17, 2025
  • #317
Mucca Mad Boys said:
Dovin was a top 5 keeper in the league last season. In the Jan-Feb winning streak Dovin was MOTM or thereabouts in most of the games.

Even v Leeds where he made a basic error, he was out MOTM because his saves prevented the scoreline being 3 or 4 to nil. Keepers will make mistakes.

However, we need to sign a credible GK. Collins or Wilson in goal for a prolonged period this season could be costly.
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Yeh Dovin is a classy young keeper who's only going to get better imo. To not be convinced by him is a weird one for me as I've not felt so secure with a keeper since Westwood.
Real shame he got injured but we have to play the cards we've been dealt.
 
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Mucca Mad Boys

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 17, 2025
  • #318
TomRad85 said:
Yeh Dovin is a classy young keeper who's only going to get better imo. To not be convinced by him is a weird one for me as I've not felt so secure with a keeper since Westwood.
Real shame he got injured but we have to play the cards we've been dealt.
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Exactly this. He made one big clanger all season but was instrumental keeping us level in games we won away such as Blackburn, Wednesday and home games like Watford, QPR and Bristol City. All 6 pointers that got us within reach of the playoffs.

My rationale for wanting a new, ideally permanent goalkeeper is the possibility Dovin doesn’t return the same player. Leeds had Darlow when Meslier wobbled towards the end of the season so two good GKs is a must.

In the L1 days we were always assuming Jodi Jones would return and give us options out wide and he just couldn’t get fit. GK is obviously a different position but that type of injury could just change him.
 
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mark82

Super Moderator
  • Jul 17, 2025
  • #319
Mucca Mad Boys said:
Dovin was a top 5 keeper in the league last season. In the Jan-Feb winning streak Dovin was MOTM or thereabouts in most of the games.

Even v Leeds where he made a basic error, he was out MOTM because his saves prevented the scoreline being 3 or 4 to nil. Keepers will make mistakes.

However, we need to sign a credible GK. Collins or Wilson in goal for a prolonged period this season could be costly.
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He wasn't a top 5 keeper for me, based on the fact he didn't play enough games to be considered such. He's got plenty of potential though.
 
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SBT

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 17, 2025
  • #320
Mucca Mad Boys said:
In the L1 days we were always assuming Jodi Jones would return and give us options out wide and he just couldn’t get fit.
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Yeah this is what I keep coming back to as well. Although he did do two ACLs!
 

chiefdave

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 17, 2025
  • #321
Sick Boy said:
After yesterday there’s next to no chance he’ll be starting in goal on the opening day.
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Well there absolutely is a chance. At the moment who else are you thinking Lampard is going to pick. Collins isn't getting any gametime in pre-season so he's clearly out, is Bell ready to be given a go?

You're relying on the fact we're going to sign someone which needs both the funds to be available to do so and a suitable player to be available and neither of those things is guaranteed.

I've said before with Dovin being ahead of schedule my fear is they will make do with Wilson and rush Dovin back. Hoping I'm proved very wrong.
 
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Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Jul 17, 2025
  • #322
chiefdave said:
Well there absolutely is a chance. At the moment who else are you thinking Lampard is going to pick. Collins isn't getting any gametime in pre-season so he's clearly out, is Bell ready to be given a go?

You're relying on the fact we're going to sign someone which needs both the funds to be available to do so and a suitable player to be available and neither of those things is guaranteed.

I've said before with Dovin being ahead of schedule my fear is they will make do with Wilson and rush Dovin back. Hoping I'm proved very wrong.
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They’ll know that Wilson is nowhere near good enough and it’s too much of a gamble to rely on him for 3-4 months. I wouldn’t be surprised if they see it has a higher priority than other areas of the pitch at this point.
 
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Mucca Mad Boys

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 17, 2025
  • #323
SBT said:
Yeah this is what I keep coming back to as well. Although he did do two ACLs!
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Didn’t JJ come back for a handful of games, even scoring a goal to do his ACL v Peterborough? Then again the ACL on his other knee v Rangers in preseason summer of 19.

Had he not been so unlucky with his ACLs, I’m reasonably certain he’d have been a good contributor for us in the Championship.
 

Mucca Mad Boys

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 17, 2025
  • #324
mark82 said:
He wasn't a top 5 keeper for me, based on the fact he didn't play enough games to be considered such. He's got plenty of potential though.
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Statistically, the metric used is the sum of his saves v xG faced. Over 28 matches and the quality of opposition, it’s not likely to be an anomaly.

Unsurprisingly, Collins and Wilson score poorly here so it’s reasonable to conclude that we’ve got a capable keeper in Dovin.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 17, 2025
  • #325
Mucca Mad Boys said:
Statistically, the metric used is the sum of his saves v xG faced. Over 28 matches and the quality of opposition, it’s not likely to be an anomaly.

Unsurprisingly, Collins and Wilson score poorly here so it’s reasonable to conclude that we’ve got a capable keeper in Dovin.
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Who knows how he’ll be when he gets back. Marosi looked a pretty capable keeper and was never the same after Cardiff broke his face.
 

Mucca Mad Boys

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 17, 2025
  • #326
Brighton Sky Blue said:
Who knows how he’ll be when he gets back. Marosi looked a pretty capable keeper and was never the same after Cardiff broke his face.
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Exactly my point!

This is quite idealistic, but we need 2 GKs in competition with one another, particularly if we want to get promoted to the Prem any time soon.

Imagine how costly it would be if we start the season with Wilson in goal and Dovin comes back in October (absolute best case) and is a shadow of his former self… we’ll be scampering around for GK in Jan after god knows how many points dropped.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 17, 2025
  • #327
Mucca Mad Boys said:
Exactly my point!

This is quite idealistic, but we need 2 GKs in competition with one another, particularly if we want to get promoted to the Prem any time soon.

Imagine how costly it would be if we start the season with Wilson in goal and Dovin comes back in October (absolute best case) and is a shadow of his former self… we’ll be scampering around for GK in Jan after god knows how many points dropped.
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My preference was for us to lose both Collins and Wilson, yet we’ve extended one and can’t shift the other. In a leaky defence already it really needs sorting.
 
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clint van damme

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  • Jul 17, 2025
  • #328
Sick Boy said:
They’ll know that Wilson is nowhere near good enough and it’s too much of a gamble to rely on him for 3-4 months. I wouldn’t be surprised if they see it has a higher priority than other areas of the pitch at this point.
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Knowing he's not good enough and having adequate time and money to do something about it are two different things.
I don't want Wilson to be starting the season in goal for us but I've a feeling I may be disappointed.
 

Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Jul 17, 2025
  • #329
clint van damme said:
Knowing he's not good enough and having adequate time and money to do something about it are two different things.
I don't want Wilson to be starting the season in goal for us but I've a feeling I may be disappointed.
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Personally, I’d be very surprised. His assist yesterday was like a Sunday League keeper who’d been on the piss Friday and Saturday night.
 
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Skybluedownunder

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 17, 2025
  • #330
I’m trying to understand what we are going to do with all these keepers.

We just signed that Oscar Varney from Fulham who’s 18 who’s been signed for the U’21s
We have Luke Bell who I’m assuming will get a loan
We have Wilson & Collins this season and then Dovin who’s injured. I currently can’t see a world where we’d sign another unless we can shake off some


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skybluecam

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 17, 2025
  • #331
Chicken Mcgraw said:
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You’re so annoying lol
 
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clint van damme

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 17, 2025
  • #332
Sick Boy said:
Personally, I’d be very surprised. His assist yesterday was like a Sunday League keeper who’d been on the piss Friday and Saturday night.
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It's currently a choice between who will cost us the least points, because they'll both cost us, nothing surer
 

Lamps

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 17, 2025
  • #333
Skybluedownunder said:
I’m trying to understand what we are going to do with all these keepers.

We just signed that Oscar Varney from Fulham who’s 18 who’s been signed for the U’21s
We have Luke Bell who I’m assuming will get a loan
We have Wilson & Collins this season and then Dovin who’s injured. I currently can’t see a world where we’d sign another unless we can shake off some


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The younger players are not a problem financially especially if we loan them out and get money towards their cost. They won't be on much of a wage.

Wilson and Collins are a different matter. They are full pro's and are on a decent wage. We might be able to shift one offering to pay some of the wages maybe.
 

itsabuzzard

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 19, 2025
  • #334
clint van damme said:
If we all do that they'll be down to single figures
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Closer to zero.
 

Lamps

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 19, 2025
  • #335
Can we have another vote now to see if Wilson should start?
 
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SBT

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 24, 2025
  • #336
Lamps said:
Can we have another vote now to see if Wilson should start?
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How about now?
 
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Lamps

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 24, 2025
  • #337
SBT said:
How about now?
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OK let's start.

Do you think Wilson should be our No.1 until Dovin is fit and able again?

There's a lot of difference between a friendly against a weak side and playing Championship football.
 

Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Jul 24, 2025
  • #338
Thank fook for that.
 
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Lamps

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  • Jul 24, 2025
  • #339
Sick Boy said:
Thank fook for that.
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Get tour tin hat on. 60% were happy to have Wilson start with Collins as No.2
 

Noble

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 24, 2025
  • #340
Disaster averted
 
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Ccfcisparks

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 24, 2025
  • #341
Signed a new keeper and 62% would rather Wilson start over him! Crazy.
 
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Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Jul 24, 2025
  • #342
Ccfcisparks said:
Signed a new keeper and 62% would rather Wilson start over him! Crazy.
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Yet another indication that fan ownership isn’t right for us.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 24, 2025
  • #343
Genuinely staggered not even 40% of us saw a problem with this
 

Ccfcisparks

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 24, 2025
  • #344
Brighton Sky Blue said:
Genuinely staggered not even 40% of us saw a problem with this
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Some thought we were putting our clubs finances at risk by signing a keeper on loan
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 24, 2025
  • #345
Ccfcisparks said:
Some thought we were putting our clubs finances at risk by signing a keeper on loan
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'There isn't a free agent who would be fine to come along and maybe be second choice when Dovin's back'

*provides a few examples*

'Yeah not him, is he even that good? Is he better than Collins?'

*discusses a loan*

'Come on, we can't end up like Derby because we want 15 goalkeepers'
 

Ccfcisparks

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 24, 2025
  • #346
Brighton Sky Blue said:
'There isn't a free agent who would be fine to come along and maybe be second choice when Dovin's back'

*provides a few examples*

'Yeah not him, is he even that good? Is he better than Collins?'

*discusses a loan*

'Come on, we can't end up like Derby because we want 15 goalkeepers'
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"What evidence do you have that theres £500k to sign a goalkeeper on loan?"
 

ajsccfc

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 24, 2025
  • #347
Now the other option isn't Collins or a child I'd change my vote to 'no' but I found it a bit of a worry that in the signing article on the website, Lampard saying Rushworth will learn a lot by sitting on the bench and watching Brad do his stuff. Doesn't bode well
 
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Liquid Gold

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 25, 2025
  • #348
Some absolute worldie shit takes in this thread
 

Hobo

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 25, 2025
  • #349
Ccfcisparks said:
Signed a new keeper and 62% would rather Wilson start over him! Crazy.
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How could people vote for an unknown player?
 

Ccfcisparks

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 25, 2025
  • #350
Hobo said:
How could people vote for an unknown player?
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Be in tune with the elite tactician we have as manager and know that we would sign a replacement!
 
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