McLaughlin or Pickford?

[Nads]

One of the most overrated goalkeepers in the world. Great shot stopper, but there are no penalty shootouts in the Premier League. By the time he sharpens his decision making, the reflexes will have dulled. The legendary distribution from the lower leagues, doesn't work in the Premier League. Just the other day, against your boys, he picked out Walcott, in space, on the attacking half of the pitch, but the player assigned the responsibility to snuff out the long counter easily tracked back to cover.

Aye the Everton fans, who voted him player of the year at a landslide, before the World Cup, and watch him every week like we did, think he’s **** as well.

He’s had a bit of a rough run, all players do, keepers are highlighted. He’s still England’s best keeper by a mile and one of the very best around.

I have no idea how much football you watch, but you need to watch games rather than highlights. Then you’ll see why he’s been fans and players player of the year, 2 years in a row, at 2 different clubs.

We are biased as he’s one of ours, but Everton fans aren’t, nor are the worldwide fans who voted for him after World Cup.

 

[Gordon Armstrong]

One of the most overrated goalkeepers in the world. Great shot stopper, but there are no penalty shootouts in the Premier League. By the time he sharpens his decision making, the reflexes will have dulled. The legendary distribution from the lower leagues, doesn't work in the Premier League. Just the other day, against your boys, he picked out Walcott, in space, on the attacking half of the pitch, but the player assigned the responsibility to snuff out the long counter easily tracked back to cover.

I thought that this was a slightly 'tongue in cheek' question to stimulate conversation at first, but now you're just sounding like a tit looking for an argument that you obviously can't win

 

[QWOP]

I thought that this was a slightly 'tongue in cheek' question to stimulate conversation at first, but now you're just sounding like a tit looking for an argument that you obviously can't win

Perhaps he’s been on the sauce a little too much over the festive period!

 

[haslam]

I assumed from the first point that the negative side of swapping would be the damage it could do to the current encumbent to be ditched for a game when he isn't doing anything wrong. There's a legitimate argument in that - though being ditched for the current England number one who is a local lad is hardly going to be something you take personally. I didn't think it was a question of who is the better keeper.

Some of my favourite newcastle players in the last decade are people who came in and did a job for us when we went down - Marlon Harewood, Leon Best, Lovenkranz, Fitz Hall, James Perch, etc. I wouldn't swap any of our current players for them though, and our current team is terrible!!

 

[Commachio]

Heftys a ****ing mag in disguise.