Meslier
Robles
Casilla
Bailey Peacock Farrell
Wieldwald
Lonergan
Green
Silvestre
Kenny
Lonergan again
Schmiechel
Ankergren
Higgs
Warner
Stack
Sullivan
Some shockers on there. Big theme is going for a cheap option rather than getting that experience in. No surprise that the best one on there was Rob Green and our defence that season was brilliant All keepers make errors, like every player, but going through the list of names, we’ve not many who were solid, reliable players since Nigel Martyn. It’s a position we’ve neglected in a lot of seasons and just gone with someone who no one has a lot of trust in or a really cheap option. Shameful that we actually went into a season with Peacock Farrell as number 1.
II’d love us to sign someone similar to Green - experienced keeper you just don’t worry about.
Leeds United goalkeepers
posted on 5/10/24
Don't forget Mervyn Day was a solid keeper for us in our Wilko Promotion season and then I think one of the first summer signings after that was John Lukic who we signed back from Arsenal took over from Day.
Yes Martyn was ace and so was Robinson under the O'Leary "Babes" period but overall probably because of my age David Harvey will always be my all time favourite Leeds keeper.
posted on 5/10/24
Meslier badly lacks a commanding presence & Rob Green had that in spades. Could regularly hear him above the noise of the Revie Stand. He must have been as hoarse as a crow after a game.
posted on 5/10/24
As a kid I always used to enjoy watching John Burridge of Wolves flinging himself about making incredible saves and he was quite a character very vocal always a major presence and of course an excellent keeper....what someone like that would cost nowadays probably £30 million plus.
posted on 5/10/24
watching John Burridge of Wolves
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Budgie of almost every professional football club in Britain!!
posted on 5/10/24
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 41 minutes ago
watching John Burridge of Wolves
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Budgie of almost every professional football club in Britain!!
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Yes I know he had more clubs than Jack Nicklaus ha ha but my childhood memories of him were when he was playing for Wolves in the 70's and usually listening to the commentary of Hugh Johns aswell on the Big Match on a Sunday afternoon.
posted on 5/10/24
Of course we threw away the chance of having a true legend and a lifelong Leeds fan play for us.
About on par with the bloke who didn't rate the Beatles for awful decisions.
posted on 5/10/24
No Paul Robinson?!
posted on 6/10/24
Yep, for me (my Golden age/era = Revie years), David Harvey is the best we’ve ever had.
posted on 6/10/24
Just been reading a bit about David Harvey (wiki, granted😁) but apparently after retiring from footy he moved up to a remote Scotland isle and became a postman … can you imagine that happening nowadays? Anyway, he seems to be going strong, aged 76 and enjoying life with his grandchildren👍. Good on yer David, I will be forever grateful to you for the wonderful memories.
posted on 7/10/24
comment by The Light Brigade (U22847)
posted 1 day, 11 hours ago
Just been reading a bit about David Harvey (wiki, granted😁) but apparently after retiring from footy he moved up to a remote Scotland isle and became a postman … can you imagine that happening nowadays? Anyway, he seems to be going strong, aged 76 and enjoying life with his grandchildren👍. Good on yer David, I will be forever grateful to you for the wonderful memories.
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Well said, he was the best keeper we had the best Leeds team ever. team.