Steve Mildenhall

[Yorkshire Blue]

What a save!

Mildenhall is my player of the season so far (admittedly there is little competition). He commands his area as well as any keeper has done for a good few years (again little competition in that regard, in every sense of the word little) has generally good distribution (we'll forgive him that one throw to Moussa) and he's quick off his line. Today's save was every bit as good as that save against Hereford which saw him injured. Fantastic reading of the play and quick decisive positioning saw him pull off a save he had no right to make. It might not have been as photogenic as other keepers make, but it was far superior in every other regard.

In a season with few positives - outside of matching the second best team in Europe for 150 minutes - Mildenhall has been a huge positive. Long may it continue.

 

[davewebbsbrain]

What a save!

Mildenhall is my player of the season so far (admittedly there is little competition). He commands his area as well as any keeper has done for a good few years (again little competition in that regard, in every sense of the word little) has generally good distribution (we'll forgive him that one throw to Moussa) and he's quick off his line. Today's save was every bit as good as that save against Hereford which saw him injured. Fantastic reading of the play and quick decisive positioning saw him pull off a save he had no right to make. It might not have been as photogenic as other keepers make, but it was far superior in every other regard.

In a season with few positives - outside of matching the second best team in Europe for 150 minutes - Mildenhall has been a huge positive. Long may it continue.

Great post...agreed 100%.

He does have his flaws, as does any keeper, but he has pulled off some great saves this season!

 

[CC51DAS]

What a save!

Mildenhall is my player of the season so far (admittedly there is little competition). He commands his area as well as any keeper has done for a good few years (again little competition in that regard, in every sense of the word little) has generally good distribution (we'll forgive him that one throw to Moussa) and he's quick off his line. Today's save was every bit as good as that save against Hereford which saw him injured. Fantastic reading of the play and quick decisive positioning saw him pull off a save he had no right to make. It might not have been as photogenic as other keepers make, but it was far superior in every other regard.

In a season with few positives - outside of matching the second best team in Europe for 150 minutes - Mildenhall has been a huge positive. Long may it continue.

YB - not a bad bit of Wiggy baiting but I have to say that you are being a little harsh on Daryl. He is still a top bloke imho - how good of him was it to come back and do the penalty shoot-outs at half time ?

 

[ElstreeBlue]

What a save!

Mildenhall is my player of the season so far (admittedly there is little competition). He commands his area as well as any keeper has done for a good few years (again little competition in that regard, in every sense of the word little) has generally good distribution (we'll forgive him that one throw to Moussa) and he's quick off his line. Today's save was every bit as good as that save against Hereford which saw him injured. Fantastic reading of the play and quick decisive positioning saw him pull off a save he had no right to make. It might not have been as photogenic as other keepers make, but it was far superior in every other regard.

In a season with few positives - outside of matching the second best team in Europe for 150 minutes - Mildenhall has been a huge positive. Long may it continue.

Agreed - his ability to make himself big and close down the angle was again brilliant - just like against Hereford. Looks a better keeper than Darryl over the course of this season.

Plus - in the context of our season - may have saved us from going down. On the referee thread, I posted stark comparisons between yesterday's game and the Oxford one 12 years ago where we were comfortably ahead until a dreadful refereeing howler that sapped our confidence and ended in us not winning the game and eventually going down from this league. Yesterday could have been the same. Except not only was it one refereeing howler but it was several. Failure to send off their keeper, disallowed goal, then our defender being blatantly tripped allowing their player to have a free run on goal - only for Mildy to save brilliantly.

As saves go and context goes - I can't think of many better.

Good post as ever, YB!

 

[palexander]

Agree that Mildenhall is looking the part now and he often comes up with at least 1 good save a game - and over the season, I've not seen him make too many mistakes either.

Not sure why people are saying to get rid of him in the summer (it ain't gonna happen with his 3 year deal anyway) as he is a decent keeper for this level.

FWIW, Revell is my player-of-the-season so far :)

 

[wiggy]

What a save!

Mildenhall is my player of the season so far (admittedly there is little competition). He commands his area as well as any keeper has done for a good few years (again little competition in that regard, in every sense of the word little) has generally good distribution (we'll forgive him that one throw to Moussa) and he's quick off his line. Today's save was every bit as good as that save against Hereford which saw him injured. Fantastic reading of the play and quick decisive positioning saw him pull off a save he had no right to make. It might not have been as photogenic as other keepers make, but it was far superior in every other regard.

In a season with few positives - outside of matching the second best team in Europe for 150 minutes - Mildenhall has been a huge positive. Long may it continue.

Definitely, THE most clueless idiot on here!

 

[grassroots]

What a save!

Mildenhall is my player of the season so far (admittedly there is little competition). He commands his area as well as any keeper has done for a good few years (again little competition in that regard, in every sense of the word little) has generally good distribution (we'll forgive him that one throw to Moussa) and he's quick off his line. Today's save was every bit as good as that save against Hereford which saw him injured. Fantastic reading of the play and quick decisive positioning saw him pull off a save he had no right to make. It might not have been as photogenic as other keepers make, but it was far superior in every other regard.

In a season with few positives - outside of matching the second best team in Europe for 150 minutes - Mildenhall has been a huge positive. Long may it continue.

Bit over the top YB...........but I'm warming to him! The Steve('he had no chance with that one') Mildenhall of old, is now making saves that change games and thats all we ask of our keeper - long may it continue. Oh yes, how does he manage to kick the ball directly into touch at least 3 times every game?

 

[Gt Yarmouth Shrimper]

Definitely, THE most clueless idiot on here!

Thanks Wiggy, I've just laughed my tea all over my keyboard. Being nice to people is obviously not one of your better traits

 

[jamesmut2000]

Didn't Wiggy criticize Mildenhall recently for not making saves that win us matches?? So has Wiggy got any sensible comment on yesterdays late save that secured us all three points???:net:

 

[OldBlueLady]

Definitely, THE most clueless idiot on here!

Oh good, it's not me anymore then.

 

[The Big Shrimp]

Definitely, THE most clueless idiot on here!

Get it right Wiggy. Definitiely the SECOND (maybe 3rd if you include OBL :whistling: ) most clueless idiot on here!!

 

[Beefy]

I don't think he's been Player of the Year thus far (Revs, for me), but he's played well and is coming into his own now. It's so nice to have a proper goalkeeper rather than someone who is just a shot-stopper.

 

[The Big Shrimp]

Get it right Wiggy. Definitiely the SECOND (maybe 3rd if you include OBL :whistling: ) most clueless idiot on here!!

Just thought about what I've just written. Wiggy is yet again talking bollocks. There are lots more idiots on here than he/she/it reckons!!

 

[TBV_Dan]

Didn't Wiggy criticize Mildenhall recently for not making saves that win us matches?? So has Wiggy got any sensible comment on yesterdays late save that secured us all three points???:net:

:D

Don't be silly, why would wiggy praise Mildenhall?! ;)

 

[RobM]

In a perfect world, we'd have the best of both keepers.

 

[Thorpe Groyney]

To be fair to that lovable rascal Wiggy, Mildenhall is not nearly as an exotic name as Flahavan. Even if you shorten them, Mildy is infinitely less appealing than Flavs, which sounds vaguely like an invitation to a coffee at a Wild Bean Cafe.

Steve is probably a better first name than Darryl so that narrows the gap a bit.

It depends on what you're looking for though. Mildenhall's your man for a night on tiles, whereas if you prefer your home comforts, Flahavan rarely, if ever, comes out - it's a line he usually doesn't cross. Wiggy just happens to be the fully domesticated type which I for one applaud.

 

[Kris]

I think the fact that there is no clear leader for Player of the Year at present epitomises our lack of continuity this season. Our best players have been loanees who, with the exception of JFC, are now long gone. If they were still here, Sawyer and Harding would be neck and neck, in my opinion.

Like Beefy, I'd go for Revell at the moment although now that he's out for the season he's arguably out of contention. JFC, if he can recapture his pre-Christmas form on a regular basis, is probably the favourite, though if Freedman can stay fit until the end of the season and keep up his goal ratio then he deserves to be in the reckoning as well - he's a class act.

As for Mildy, he's in the running as well. As YB said, yesterday's save was brilliant. He anticipated the pass superbly and was upon Duffy like a flash. The fact that he had virtually nothing to do all game made the save even better.

 

[BoyWonder2]

Top post again YB.

Its nice to have a positive thread on here about Mildenhall or anyone for that matter, but yesterday his save at 1-0 was cruical. Clarke was fouled in the build up, but the ref hadn't given it and it was a top, top save that won us the game.