Past Southend goal-keepers

[stewart]

Tes Bramble.

put DEMI IN AS WELL ,DIDNT HE KEEP GOALS WHEN OUT GOALKEEPER WAS INJURED.

 

[Tommy2holes]

Brentford were a division higher and we’d played them that season in the JPT and had deservedly beaten them. Then we drew them in the FA Cup and held them at home in a game we should have won and then they complete battered us in the replay.

True but I think it was the start of their renaissance and the beginning of our decline. Historically we had been battling with them in the basement leagues for years.

 

[Tommy2holes]

Best......Flavs and Roycie

Worst..... Hands like dinner plates Cumbersome and Prudhoe who came off at half time for Mel

Which essentially was like trading a broken leg for a broken arm.

That game at barnet was the worst goalkeeping I had ever seen.

 

[BALDY]

Which essentially was like trading a broken leg for a broken arm.

That game at barnet was the worst goalkeeping I had ever seen.

What the heck happened?!!

 

[Userorange]

Fascinating to see how this thread has developed. I guess it depends on how old posters are which governs who they have seen. I went for Trevor Roberts but interestingly my most favourite all time G/K moment in a game was Daniel Bentley's penalty saves at Wembley, and yet he doesn't feature much on this thread.

Too busy watching Phil Brown and Gareth Ainsworth snogging on the touchline to remember it.

Funny, I remember feeling sorry for Ainsworth at the time. Thought it was his one chance of glory with his little club. We on the other hand were moving on to bigger and better things.

 

[RHB]

Too busy watching Phil Brown and Gareth Ainsworth snogging on the touchline to remember it.

Funny, I remember feeling sorry for Ainsworth at the time. Thought it was his one chance of glory with his little club. We on the other hand were moving on to bigger and better things.

And that turned out well for us and devastatingly badly for him........not. I see that Wycombe have snuck into the FL play-off places last night as well.

 

[shrimpzfordinner]

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.

what did flavs do?

 

[Napster]

what did flavs do?

Got hideously drunk at the sponsors dinner, which was Wignall's first chance to meet the squad.

 

[B.B.The Legend Lives On.]

Has one of our Goalkeepers ever scored for us?

Not for us, but our former goalie Brian Lloyd scored for Stockport County against Bradford City at Valley Parade back in March 1982. Ironically Lloyd scored the only goal in the first half as Stockport led 0-1 at the interval. Sadly in the second half Bradford City smashed 5 goals without reply. The attendance that night was just 3,941, after that match Bradford City lost just one of their last 15 games (2-0 at Peterborough) with 7 wins and 7 draws and finished the season as runners-up with 91 points just 5 points behind Sheffield United who were Division 4 Champions.

 

[mfurok]

It wasn’t his height that let him down so much as his decision making.

If anything his lack of height actually helped his reputation as his lack of reach turned what would be standard saves for most keepers into finger tip saves at full stretch which looked more spectacular.

Oh dear!

 

[LBBlue]

Oh dear!

There's always one. Fortunately their perception wasn't shared by others -those who really can judge his peers....

"winning the PFA League One player of the year and was named in the League One Team of the Year in 2005–06; he was also named Southend United supporters' player of the year in 2002–03 and Players' Player of the year in 2003–04 and again in 2005–06."

 

[* ORM *]

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

Never stopped Laurie Sivell, though admittedly he wasnt usually first choice.

Has to be Sammy for me. Apart from the odd shockers mentioned here I think we’ve done ok over the years.

Very Notable mentions for Cawston and Freeman. Fond memories of the Budgie loan. These days you could tweet that ?. You’d have to put Darryl in the list too.

In recent times Benno, Oxley (after a faltering start) and our current incumbent. We could have done a lot worse than either of these three (and have over the years).

 

[cerbera45]

He did have time to concede nine against Brighton in November, 1965, however.
It's the unwanted record for a Blues keeper, poor bloke, although Sammy conceded eight against Palace, lest we forget.
Whenever I catch up with Mark Bright I give him a kick in the shins as a reminder!

didn't Ian Wright play that night too?

 

[Smudger]

Maybe this is like your favourite James Bond and you can’t see past the goalkeeper of your youth?

For me it’s Paul Sansome all day long - when we sang “England’s Number 1” I actually meant it!!! Rock-solid keeper, did all the basics brilliantly and frequently made incredible saves to keep us in games.

Flavs a close second, another excellent keeper and person - if he’d been six foot plus he’d have played Premier League football.

 

[Smudger]

It wasn’t his height that let him down so much as his decision making.

If anything his lack of height actually helped his reputation as his lack of reach turned what would be standard saves for most keepers into finger tip saves at full stretch which looked more spectacular.

Have to completely disagree here….Darryl was extremely well drilled and technically as good a keeper as we have EVER had.

It was his athleticism that led to those finger tip saves not his lack of height!

 

[LCBB72]

View attachment 19970Maybe this is like your favourite James Bond and you can’t see past the goalkeeper of your youth?

For me it’s Paul Sansome all day long - when we sang “England’s Number 1” I actually meant it!!! Rock-solid keeper, did all the basics brilliantly and frequently made incredible saves to keep us in games.

Flavs a close second, another excellent keeper and person - if he’d been six foot plus he’d have played Premier League football.

I have to say that that Testermonial Paul got was a disgrace for the service he gave the club , what was it about 1.500 turned up .

 

[Chris Powell's mate]

didn't Ian Wright play that night too?

He did indeed! I just tend to see more of Mark.
Funny thing was as Blues supporters bounced around in support of a team that was being massacred; the following Saturday I think we beat Stoke, 1-0! Correct me if wrong, for those who know better.

 

[londonblue]

didn't Ian Wright play that night too?

Not only did they both play, they both scored hattricks.

 

[mfurok]

He did indeed! I just tend to see more of Mark.
Funny thing was as Blues supporters bounced around in support of a team that was being massacred; the following Saturday I think we beat Stoke, 1-0! Correct me if wrong, for those who know better.

We lost 4-0 to Stoke.........

 

[Chris Powell's mate]

We lost 4-0 to Stoke.........

Ha-Ha! I knew Stoke came into it somewhere!