Keiren Westwood G Crewe Alexandra b.1984

[gastric]

http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/mannone-sound-westwood-warning-29393214.html

And now The Indo gives Westwood the right of reply. There is so much of 'stating the bleeding obvious' in both articles!

http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/westwood-to-fight-mannone-for-place-29397546.html

[ArdeeBhoy]

Tbf, they now have two average/mediocre keepers now.
Might be biased :rolleyes: but Westwood, just shades it for me...

[Stuttgart88]

I think Westwood is better than Mannone and if he gets a run and stays injury free will become a decent enough keeper by EPL standards.

[ArdeeBhoy]

Maybe...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23197443

[Charlie Darwin]

Can't blame him for either of today's goals. Good to see him going up for Sunderland's corner in injury time - you don't see that enough these days.

[DeLorean]

He was very assured under the many crosses that went in also. Looked to be playing with confidence. I think Westwood over Forde is a no-brainer really when they're both playing regularly.

[DannyInvincible]

Westwood was replaced by Mannone on 43 minutes today during Sunderland's 1-0 defeat to Hull due to a head injury. Didn't see the incident myself, but I don't imagine it will keep him out of any further action.

[DannyInvincible]

Transpires it was Paul McShane who "could have killed" Westwood, according to Poyet, who expressed his discontent with the refereeing: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2485018/Gus-Poyet-says-Paul-McShane-killed-Kieren-Westwood-Hull-v-Sunderland.html


Sunderland boss Gus Poyet was furious at referee Andre Marriner’s decision to send off Lee Cattermole, while failing to punish Hull’s Paul McShane for a challenge that 'could have killed' goalkeeper Keiren Westwood.

...

His feeling of injustice was aggravated by the fact McShane was not penalised for his collision with Westwood, which left the Irishman groggy and unable to continue.

Poyet accepted there was no malice in the challenge but gave a colourful account of the danger involved. Asked about the dismissals, he said: 'Cattermole no, Dossena yes.

'I would love the ref to talk. If I was a pundit working today - and I was during the summer when I was out of work - I would ask the technical people to show the tackle on Westwood that nearly cut his head off, the one on Adam Johnson (by Robbie Brady) and the one from Lee Cattermole and let the pundits comment on them.

'They need to comment on all the tackles. I’m not accusing McShane at all: I think he played the ball and he was late but he nearly killed him and he is injured and he is out and I need to change my goalkeeper.

[Stuttgart88]

Westwood is lucky that Gary Kelly is no longer the goalkeeping coach. Kelly was clearly unimpressed by how Westwood withdrew from the last squad.

[paul_oshea]

Alan.

[Stuttgart88]

Yes, sorry

[shakermaker1982]

Total accident. You'd think McShane tried to shoot him the way Poyet has been going on.

[DeLorean]

Drums 69, our new oracle after a coup de Paul, has already spoken on Westwood's continued demoted status this weekend.
A departure from the previous oracle that would have hedged so many bets, all outcomes would have been covered.

Sunderland unchanged from City game. Looking rough for Westwood again.

[DannyInvincible]

He wasn't even on the bench, was he?

[DeLorean]

No. A 19 year old called Jordan Pickford was sub keeper. Strange, surely must have been carrying a knock.

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

Should be available for Sunderland's next game according to Poyet.

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

Might need operation according to Poyet.

http://www.thejournal.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/keiren-westwood-need-shoulder-operation-6433784

[tetsujin1979]

could be serious, some reports are saying he might miss the rest of the season: http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/sport/football/sunderland-keeper-could-be-out-for-season-1-6351945

[Stuttgart88]

Thescore.ie is saying he'll miss 3 months which effectively means season over for him. Unlucky.

[Charlie Darwin]

Poyet more or less said he's out for the season.

[Closed Account 2]

http://safc.com/news/team-news/2014/january/black-cats-seal-ustari-deal

Sunderland have signed Ustari (Argentine goalkeeper) for the rest of the season on loan. Hopefully Poyet views him as a stop-gap for while Westwood is out.

[Stuttgart88]

I think I wrote a few months back that Westwood had nothing to worry about wrt Mannone. He made awful howlers against West Ham and others when at Arsenal, and looked all at sea in other games. But I was very impressed with him last night, and not just the penalties - his open play goalkeeping was very solid and commanding. I think it's hard for keepers to wear the jersey at a big club with high expectations, but Mannone has made the Sunderland jersey his own and fair play to him. We won't see Westwood back in that shirt anytime soon, even after his recovery.

[DeLorean]

Mannone has been pretty faultless since getting into the team from what I have seen. It's really just not happening for poor Westwood, all the more reason I would welcome Given back with open arms should his form continue.

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

http://www.football365.com/transfer-gossip/9147164/Sunday-Gossip-For-You

Linked with a switch to Leicester.

[CraftyToePoke]

http://www.football365.com/transfer-gossip/9147164/Sunday-Gossip-For-You

Linked with a switch to Leicester.

Strange one this, Schmeichel had interest last year but stayed despite the clubs season imploding. Spurs were linked for weeks. They are looking like being promoted this season handily, but you never know.

[DeLorean]

Vito is starting to look more and more like the Arsenal version these times.

[Closed Account 2]

Vito is starting to look more and more like the Arsenal version these times.

You're not kidding! He had a meltdown for that second Man City goal tonight, dropped it over his own line.

[Charlie Darwin]

You're not kidding! He had a meltdown for that second Man City goal tonight, dropped it over his own line.
I didn't see but from the Guardian real-time feed it sounded like a complete calamity - he let go of the ball but he still had the chance to get up but he tripped over himself?

[DannyInvincible]

I didn't see but from the Guardian real-time feed it sounded like a complete calamity - he let go of the ball but he still had the chance to get up but he tripped over himself?

Here it is:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9djUlyOb7A

[Stuttgart88]

I've seen worse. Not in the Patrick Bonheur league.

[geysir]

If that happened to canny Schmeichel, he would have been doing a rain dance on an alleged loose sod and harangue the slow motion defender, none of that self recrimination stuff.

[DeLorean]

Just heard Jeff Stelling say that Mannone won the Sunderland player of the year award.

Sunderland player of the year awards (http://www.safc.com/news/club-news/2014/april/duo-scoop-awards)

[Stuttgart88]

I told you he'd be rubbish.

[DeLorean]

To be honest, I think you were vindicated towards the end of the season, very shaky with a howler or two thrown in for good measure.

[Paddy Garcia]

Released by Sunderland.

[Stuttgart88]

Welease Westwood.

[Park_Lane]

I fancy he will go to Celtic if they flog Fforester(or however you spell it)

[Charlie Darwin]

Better for him to find a new side than be stuck behind Mannone for another year. Hopefully this isn't a sign his injuries have become chronic.

[gastric]

Better for him to find a new side than be stuck behind Mannone for another year. Hopefully this isn't a sign his injuries have become chronic.

Hopefully, he gets to a good club and my love child Bunn might finally get a chance at Norwich as Ruddy looks likely to move on.

[gastric]

Probably a good move financially, but he will spend a lot of time removing splinters from his backside!

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/manchester-city-line-up-move-3701190

[IsMiseSean]

I don't understand the mindset of a GK that would accept an offer like that. Surely a player's main objective is to play regularly and be a No.1...

[Charlie Darwin]

I don't understand the mindset of a GK that would accept an offer like that. Surely a player's main objective is to play regularly and be a No.1...
Maybe he wants to win trophies.

[nigel-harps1954]

Maybe he wants to win trophies.

May stand to be corrected here, but I believe a player must play a certain number of games before actually being rewarded with any medals.

[IsMiseSean]

Maybe... But how much pride would someone have in a premier league medal when they probably won't start one game in the campaign.

Edit: I think it's a different rule for GKs Nigel

[Charlie Darwin]

May stand to be corrected here, but I believe a player must play a certain number of games before actually being rewarded with any medals.
The club get a certain number of medals they can give out as they see fit. Besides, City's sub goalkeeper always plays in the cups.

[pineapple stu]

May stand to be corrected here, but I believe a player must play a certain number of games before actually being rewarded with any medals.
He could win the League Cup I guess.

I can understand to an extent to enticement of going from four years at Carlisle and three with Coventry to Champions' League games in the Camp Nou or wherever, even if it is only as a sub.

[SwanVsDalton]

I can understand it too but he should realise that MON could, and should, take a dim view of it. If he made that move, I'd consider busting him down to third choice behind Randolph, or even further should someone else emerge. Keepers need games and his international career will suffer.

[Charlie Darwin]

Do keepers need games? I'd argue it's the one position where it's not necessary.

[Stuttgart88]

They do. Match sharpness is very different to training sharpness.

[Charlie Darwin]

It's closer than in any other position I think.