Past Southend goal-keepers

[mfurok]

My memory has him shorter than that (but I'm quite happy to take your word for it).He was still crap though.Agree about EM.

Crap?

He wasn’t that good.

 

[Thundersley Blue]

The best for me has to be Neil Freeman, closely followed by Mervyn Cawston.

 

[Lincoln Shrimp]

Thanks for reminding of the horror that was Carl Emberson.
About five kilos overweight and signed by one of the worst managers ever, Steve Wignall.
My, those were telling times as well...

PS. Julian Hails told me they used to nick Nev's Jaffa cakes in the changing room, and he would go ape****!

I'm sure Emberson was Wignall's son in law?
I still remember the signing being unveiled on our official website with Wignall proudly claiming that Carl had hands like dinner plates! The ball still managed to slide through them on too many occasions. As you say, the fact that he was overweight didn't help matters either.

 

[LBBlue]

The poor ones, way past it when we signed them - Emberson, Prudhoe, Eric Steele, the home grown not good enough Ray White, John Keeley, Mel Capleton.

Those that were hopeless here but excelled elsewhere- Lloyd and Webster. Special mention for Ian McKechnie - not so hopeless and became a legend at Hull.

Sammy and Darryl were the best for me 308 and 294 league games respectively with honourable mentions to Mervyn, Trevor Roberts, Dan Bentley and Harry Threadgold.

Then there were Neil Freeman and Jim Stannard who got us promoted and went onto better things.

Loanees - Budgie - what a player and Federici.

Looking back over the years we have been blessed with a number of great keepers. The worst of those who played more than 100 games has to be poor old Mark Oxley….

 

[LBBlue]

I'm sure Emberson was Wignall's son in law?
I still remember the signing being unveiled on our official website with Wignall proudly claiming that Carl had hands like dinner plates! The ball still managed to slide through them on too many occasions. As you say, the fact that he was overweight didn't help matters either.

He only played 6 games for us and if Wignall had given Darryl some love after he lost his brother Aaron he might have not got sacked so quickly. Wignall did sign Gower, Jupp and Wilson - his goalkeepers got him sacked…

 

[Napster]

He only played 6 games for us and if Wignall had given Darryl some love after he lost his brother Aaron he might have not got sacked so quickly. Wignall did sign Gower, Jupp and Wilson - his goalkeepers got him sacked…

Flavs disgraced himself at the sponsors dinner and was lucky to get a second chance. Wignall was sacked because he also signed Drewe, Stuart, Husbands and Corbett and despite re-signing Flavs he was still useless.

 

[Lancashire shrimper]

There's only one for me,

It's . . . . . SSSSAAAAMMMMYYYY !

 

[Whispering Bob]

I was always quite a fan of Neil Freeman, but surely no 1 has to be Simon Royce. He kept us up a couple of times on his own, and (I think) was our only ex-keeper who progressed to the top flight.

 

[JAL]

The poor ones, way past it when we signed them - Emberson, Prudhoe, Eric Steele, the home grown not good enough Ray White, John Keeley, Mel Capleton.

Those that were hopeless here but excelled elsewhere- Lloyd and Webster. Special mention for Ian McKechnie - not so hopeless and became a legend at Hull.

Sammy and Darryl were the best for me 308 and 294 league games respectively with honourable mentions to Mervyn, Trevor Roberts, Dan Bentley and Harry Threadgold.

Then there were Neil Freeman and Jim Stannard who got us promoted and went onto better things.

Loanees - Budgie - what a player and Federici.

Looking back over the years we have been blessed with a number of great keepers. The worst of those who played more than 100 games has to be poor old Mark Oxley….

I think people disregard how good Oxley was for his first few years?!

 

[Pak Power]

Best for me another vote for Trevor Roberts..... Worst maybe big Nev at the end

 

[Piledriver]

The best for me has to be Neil Freeman, closely followed by Mervyn Cawston.

I remember Mervyn Cawston being decent and also was it around that time we were challenging Lincoln City for promotion, and their keeper was also very good Felgate? Games I remember where keepers could both rightfully claim MOM

 

[LBBlue]

Sammy played his first game for us on 25 March 1998 and Darryl his last league game on 3 May 2008. In just over 20 years and 928 games Sammy, Darryl and Simon Royce started just under 750 of those games. Only 4 other keepers started 20 or more games in that period.

 

[Lemon Lyman]

Bart and Flavs.
Bring the who’s better argument to a new generation

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

We’ve had a few keepers on the way down and a few loanees over the years but in my time we’ve had 3 long term keepers who were head and shoulders above the others and went onto carve themselves out careers as first choices in the top two flights. Sammy and Dan Bentley were/are solid, dependable second tier keepers but Roycie was the pick of the bunch and deservedly went on to become a regular in the top flight and even setting a Premier League record (with Charlton!) for longest without conceding.

What stood out with him was his decision making. He was by far the best at one-on-ones I’ve seen (probably as a result of all the practice Keith Dublin gave him) but also commanded his area from crosses. As a shot-stopper his reflexes were superb and his save from Edinho is still the best I’ve ever seen.

 

[Zeuss]

We’ve had a few keepers on the way down and a few loanees over the years but in my time we’ve had 3 long term keepers who were head and shoulders above the others and went onto carve themselves out careers as first choices in the top two flights. Sammy and Dan Bentley were/are solid, dependable second tier keepers but Roycie was the pick of the bunch and deservedly went on to become a regular in the top flight and even setting a Premier League record (with Charlton!) for longest without conceding.

What stood out with him was his decision making. He was by far the best at one-on-ones I’ve seen (probably as a result of all the practice Keith Dublin gave him) but also commanded his area from crosses. As a shot-stopper his reflexes were superb and his save from Edinho is still the best I’ve ever seen.

I think Flahavan might have been better than Cawston even ——-if only he’d been 6 inches taller !

 

[BALDY]

Neil Freeman when he retired became a plod.

Mel Capleton couldn’t catch a cold let alone a football and Neville Southall well past his best when he arrived at Roots Hall.

I saw Mel play for Grays and he made an awful last minute howler.

 

[Tommy2holes]

Sammy for me. Excellent keeper who did well at a higher level for us than most of our keepers

 

[GrumpyBlue]

Best Trevor Roberts by a mile-.

Worst .Brian Lloyd. Always thought he was too short to be a professional but he did have a decent (ish) career with Wrexham and Wales.

Totally agree

 

[Tinks]

Harry Threadgold...blind as a bat and loved eating the sweets the kids used to throw into the goal for him!

He was a lovely guy and I had the privilege of nursing him

 

[Tinks]

Mervyn Cawston for me