Grimmy is a Cert......

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To start on Saturday because Micki'O'sarus will be able to show everyone that Flapswell is number one because Grimmy lets 6 in vs Burnley.
It's such a waste of talent and he was dropped for letting 3 in at Rotherham with an absolute shitshow happening in front of him and the game before possibly wasn't up to his usual high standards.

Flapswell has been stealing a living since that time in the Championship with the odd decent save here and there but he is routinely bolted to his line and worth almost a goal a game head start for our opponents.

How the bar has dropped since CM has been in goal when an above-average performance that most professional keepers would be capable of is deemed a MOM performance.
Plus I have constantly witnessed some of the most inept distribution of the ball by a keeper in my BFC memory.

Yet almost every game Grimmy was either MOM or very close to it and I invariably did a Twit saying Grimmy Grimmy Grimmy.

I was not planning an anti-Flapswell post at the outset and was merely going to point out the irony of a scenario that's likely to happen on Saturday but there it is and I might get some sleep now 😵😜.

So Maxi-flapsy has to start Saturday for what could be a Bournemouth-style thrashing at home.....
 
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Maxwell is a very poor keeper. He makes what I would call regulation saves but that’s about it. So many goals which we concede are soft. No other Championship club would start him. It’s incredible that in our winless run he’s kept his place in the side. He’s an experienced player and clearly an influence in the dressing room. Grimshaw should have come into the team some time ago.
 
Maxwell makes some good saves at times, but he’s 32 and out of contract in July. There’s no future.

Add in that Grimshaw is better and it’s a weird one.

Maxwell starts in goal last season and we’re shit. Gets injured. We start flying. Comes back in goal for Luton and we get pumped 3-0. Gets injured again and we start improving. Comes back in when Grimshaw gets injured and results dip.

I mean it could be purely coincidental but 🤔
 
He's not championship quality, he's not been the main issue, but when called upon there's very few games he's stood out as decent like Stoke.

His distribution is consistently poor.

He lets in weak goals often.

It may only be marginal gains in each area but at times that the difference in the championship when we've at times kept coming out of close games the wrong side.

Same outfield, if we had played football from the off and not wasted games with Mick figuring our formations and styles, players in different positions, we'd probably have done slightly better and players have a bit more confidence now.

This whole argument seems to be a legacy of Appleton falling out with Grimshaw, that was the rumour anyway. A new manager in was unlikely to change what was playing as 'number 1' before. Banks and Maxwell seem to get on and I can't imagine Grimshaw does as well, there has to be some explanation because it isn't that Maxwells a better keeper.

This while thing kind of sums up the farcical nature of our season, rather than choose the better keeper and also an asset that'll increase in value, we persist with an older keeper who will not improve and let's in weak goals right past him fairly often.
 
If our ancestors m is to compete in the Championship, then I’d be looking beyond the pair of them. Neither is particularly good at dealing with crosses, Grimshaw is dodgy as with the ball at his feet and used to regularly pass it to the opposition and give them a free shot on target…Maxwell struggles to keep the ball in play when he kicks it long.

We need a solid keeper who is a a few inches taller and who actually commands his area properly…. I can’t remember the last time Blackpool actually had a proper goal keeper… we always seem to get half decent shot stoppers (a basic requirement for any keeper), but never a the full package.
 
If he puts Grimshaw between the posts against Burnley, he's throwing him under the bus.
 
Adams Kebab said:
Maxwell makes some good saves at times, but he’s 32 and out of contract in July. There’s no future.

Add in that Grimshaw is better and it’s a weird one.

Maxwell starts in goal last season and we’re shit. Gets injured. We start flying. Comes back in goal for Luton and we get pumped 3-0. Gets injured again and we start improving. Comes back in when Grimshaw gets injured and results dip.

I mean it could be purely coincidental but 🤔
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Maxwell was brilliant at the start of last season and many were worried when he got injured.

Grimshaw happened to take his opportunity and has proven he’s probably the better goalkeeper.

Why this debate always has to include disrespect towards Maxwell as well as replies like this that are so far from the truth is beyond me
 
Shiggy said:
Maxwell was brilliant at the start of last season and many were worried when he got injured.

Grimshaw happened to take his opportunity and has proven he’s probably the better goalkeeper.

Why this debate always has to include disrespect towards Maxwell as well as replies like this that are so far from the truth is beyond me
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Brilliant at the start of last season?

Think that’s a stretch isn’t it? Maybe not “so far from the truth” but definitely stretching it.

What games was his brilliant in? Remind me, I might have forgot.
 
There seems a few supporters who have made it their personal mission to slate Maxwell whatever and create a conflict over the choice between them. TBH there is not much between their goalkeeping abilities but Maxwell is clearly a stronger leader. It’s exceptionally disrespectful to be so critical of Maxi but also I don’t hear from anyone I know that there is a need for a change.
 
Cuthbert said:
There seems a few supporters who have made it their personal mission to slate Maxwell whatever and create a conflict over the choice between them. TBH there is not much between their goalkeeping abilities but Maxwell is clearly a stronger leader. It’s exceptionally disrespectful to be so critical of Maxi but also I don’t hear from anyone I know that there is a need for a change.
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Serious question.

What benefits has being a stronger leader brought since he’s come back into the team?
 
Adams Kebab said:
Brilliant at the start of last season?

Think that’s a stretch isn’t it? Maybe not “so far from the truth” but definitely stretching it.

What games was his brilliant in? Remind me, I might have forgot.
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Middlesbrough away, Fulham at home come to mind.

What is stretching the truth is you suggesting that our poor start to the season last year was down to Maxwell when it definitely wasn’t.

Like I said, I think Grimmy is the better keeper, but I think it’s a disgrace that the debate has led to Maxwell getting constant stick.

Critch, Appleton, and now McCarthy have all backed him, but our fans seem to always want to get on his back cause they want the other lad in goal instead.

It’s embarrassing
 
I like Grimshaw . He’s a very capable back up to Maxwell . In recent times Critchley , Appleton , McCarthy , and our goalkeeping coach Steve Banks all seem to agree . I’ll take their professional expertise as validation as to who is our No 1 keeper rather than AVFTT posters .
 
Adams Kebab said:
Serious question.

What benefits has being a stronger leader brought since he’s come back into the team?
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If you were at Middlesbrough; Patino was all over the place. After 20 odd minutes there was a break in play; Maxi came out of his area out his arm round Patino's shoulder and was clearly coaching him for a while; Patino's performance immediately settled down. Secondly, after playing centre half at various levels for over 20 years I know what type of keeper I wanted. One who talked and let me do my job.
 
Maxwell isn't good enough. But to be honest I think Grimshaw has the same fundamental problem, they're both too small. They can't dominate the area because of this. Crosses come in that a taller keeper would just come and claim and we get possession. With Maxwell/Grimshaw the ball either goes across or gets somewhat cleared for the opposition to recycle possession and throw it back in again. A bit of height is the difference between us having the ball and us being under pressure over and over again.
 
BFC_BFC_BFC said:
If our ancestors m is to compete in the Championship, then I’d be looking beyond the pair of them. Neither is particularly good at dealing with crosses, Grimshaw is dodgy as with the ball at his feet and used to regularly pass it to the opposition and give them a free shot on target…Maxwell struggles to keep the ball in play when he kicks it long.

We need a solid keeper who is a a few inches taller and who actually commands his area properly…. I can’t remember the last time Blackpool actually had a proper goal keeper… we always seem to get half decent shot stoppers (a basic requirement for any keeper), but never a the full package.
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X3 I can usually rely on your pedantry. However, please can you explain your opening sentence? I mean, apart from not making any sense, I can't even begin to decipher it.
 
BFC_BFC_BFC said:
If our ancestors m is to compete in the Championship, then I’d be looking beyond the pair of them. Neither is particularly good at dealing with crosses, Grimshaw is dodgy as with the ball at his feet and used to regularly pass it to the opposition and give them a free shot on target…Maxwell struggles to keep the ball in play when he kicks it long.

We need a solid keeper who is a a few inches taller and who actually commands his area properly…. I can’t remember the last time Blackpool actually had a proper goal keeper… we always seem to get half decent shot stoppers (a basic requirement for any keeper), but never a the full package.
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Spot on , Grimshaw v Notts forest last season, oh dear.
I actually thought that might be his last game for us.
We need new blood.
 
Ditch_the_Dino🦖_Simonized said:
To start on Saturday because Micki'O'sarus will be able to show everyone that Flapswell is number one because Grimmy lets 6 in vs Burnley.
It's such a waste of talent and he was dropped for letting 3 in at Rotherham with an absolute shitshow happening in front of him and the game before possibly wasn't up to his usual high standards.

Flapswell has been stealing a living since that time in the Championship with the odd decent save here and there but he is routinely bolted to his line and worth almost a goal a game head start for our opponents.

How the bar has dropped since CM has been in goal when an above-average performance that most professional keepers would be capable of is deemed a MOM performance.
Plus I have constantly witnessed some of the most inept distribution of the ball by a keeper in my BFC memory.

Yet almost every game Grimmy was either MOM or very close to it and I invariably did a Twit saying Grimmy Grimmy Grimmy.

I was not planning an anti-Flapswell post at the outset and was merely going to point out the irony of a scenario that's likely to happen on Saturday but there it is and I might get some sleep now 😵😜.

So Maxi-flapsy has to start Saturday for what could be a Bournemouth-style thrashing at home.....
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There is no need to be disrepectful to one of our players.We have two good keepers,proably three if you have ever seen Moore>The difference between Maxwell and Grimmy is something called experience. Maxwell has Nouse.He knows when to waste time and when to hurry up.He knows how far he can go with a ref before getting a warning.He knows when to fake injury to break up play.Its years of experience, thats the only difference.Dont slag our players, they try their best.Some of them are not championship quality but they give their best.You cant ask more than that.
 
oldpoultonian said:
There is no need to be disrepectful to one of our players.We have two good keepers,proably three if you have ever seen Moore>The difference between Maxwell and Grimmy is something called experience. Maxwell has Nouse.He knows when to waste time and when to hurry up.He knows how far he can go with a ref before getting a warning.He knows when to fake injury to break up play.Its years of experience, thats the only difference.Dont slag our players, they try their best.Some of them are not championship quality but they give their best.You cant ask more than that.
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To be quite honest he is shit.
 
Adams Kebab said:
Brilliant at the start of last season?

Think that’s a stretch isn’t it? Maybe not “so far from the truth” but definitely stretching it.

What games was his brilliant in? Remind me, I might have forgot.
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When we won 1 0 against Stoke, a major part of that was Maxwell making a world class save.

I find it very disrespectful that Grimshaw is built up by slagging Maxwell.

I see Grimshaw let in 4 today against Accrington reserves, and who are they?

Exactly.
 
Ditch_the_Dino🦖_Simonized said:
To start on Saturday because Micki'O'sarus will be able to show everyone that Flapswell is number one because Grimmy lets 6 in vs Burnley.
It's such a waste of talent and he was dropped for letting 3 in at Rotherham with an absolute shitshow happening in front of him and the game before possibly wasn't up to his usual high standards.

Flapswell has been stealing a living since that time in the Championship with the odd decent save here and there but he is routinely bolted to his line and worth almost a goal a game head start for our opponents.

How the bar has dropped since CM has been in goal when an above-average performance that most professional keepers would be capable of is deemed a MOM performance.
Plus I have constantly witnessed some of the most inept distribution of the ball by a keeper in my BFC memory.

Yet almost every game Grimmy was either MOM or very close to it and I invariably did a Twit saying Grimmy Grimmy Grimmy.

I was not planning an anti-Flapswell post at the outset and was merely going to point out the irony of a scenario that's likely to happen on Saturday but there it is and I might get some sleep now 😵😜.

So Maxi-flapsy has to start Saturday for what could be a Bournemouth-style thrashing at home.....
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Unfair to have a pop at Maxwell, he is a decent keeper and we are lucky to have two Championship standard keepers at the moment. I think Grimmy is a better keeper but there's not much in it
 
Wizaard said:
When we won 1 0 against Stoke, a major part of that was Maxwell making a world class save.

I find it very disrespectful that Grimshaw is built up by slagging Maxwell.

I see Grimshaw let in 4 today against Accrington reserves, and who are they?

Exactly.
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I watched it and quite frankly we were outclassed all over the park and it could and should have been more.
So no slight on Grimmy there.
 
Wizaard said:
When we won 1 0 against Stoke, a major part of that was Maxwell making a world class save.

I find it very disrespectful that Grimshaw is built up by slagging Maxwell.

I see Grimshaw let in 4 today against Accrington reserves, and who are they?

Exactly.
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I find it disrespectful you backed the Oyston’s for years & mocked those questioning them.

Pipe down.
 
Superbretty said:
Unfair to have a pop at Maxwell, he is a decent keeper and we are lucky to have two Championship standard keepers at the moment. I think Grimmy is a better keeper but there's not much in it
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I have to disagree. If they were both good enough then we wouldn't really need a conversation. The problem is that neither is good enough! They're both too short.
 
Do you think he’d be available for a move this summer?

Woodman to Rangers being rumoured , we could well go after Grimshaw as his replacement if he’s not getting games.


Wonder if he’d be up for it ?
 
Off Duty Trip said:
Do you think he’d be available for a move this summer?

Woodman to Rangers being rumoured , we could well go after Grimshaw as his replacement if he’s not getting games.


Wonder if he’d be up for it ?
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You lot would be the last place we would want him to go as he is a talent.
You could gladly have Max Flaps for free and I would drive him there myself 😋
 
Grimmy is a top guy(bit of a rum un) whom we enjoy a chat with in the Armfield before a game. 😉
 
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BFCJonny said:
Maxwell is a very poor keeper. He makes what I would call regulation saves but that’s about it. So many goals which we concede are soft. No other Championship club would start him. It’s incredible that in our winless run he’s kept his place in the side. He’s an experienced player and clearly an influence in the dressing room. Grimshaw should have come into the team some time ago.
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I do wonder if this whole episode has shot Grimmy's confidence?
 
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