Best Keeper

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Who is the best RFC Keeper Ever?

Steve Death
12
16%
Neil Shaka Hislop
39
53%
Jimmy Quinn
0
No votes
Phil Whitehead
0
No votes
Marcus Hahnemann
16
22%
Adam Federici
1
1%
Alex McCarthy
2
3%
Ian Royal
3
4%
Someone before '93 (not named Steve Death)
1
1%
 
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Best Keeper

by sandman » 16 Sep 2015 21:21

We're in the process of agreeing the worst. Now, who was the best?

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Re: Best Keeper

by From Despair To Where? » 16 Sep 2015 21:31

In my mind there's only 2 serious contenders, Death and Hislop and I'm too young to remember Death in his prime. I just seem to remember Hislop make the extraordinary look routine week in, week out

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Re: Best Keeper

by TBM » 17 Sep 2015 10:26

Shaka made is cool for blacks to be keepers - up until then, the English league never really had any

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Re: Best Keeper

by PeterReadingborn59 » 17 Sep 2015 10:33

Death, Hislop and Hanhnemann were equally good at controlling the penalty area, making reflex saves, risk getting kicked, catching the ball rather than just pushing it away to another attacker, and making fewer errors than others like Feds, McCarthy, Bond etc.
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Re: Best Keeper

by Winchester Royal » 17 Sep 2015 10:35

I voted Marcus because I didn't see Steve Death or Shaka play, and Marcus was a key part of the 106 side - without him I reckon we'd have hit around 100 points.


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Re: Best Keeper

by MoorgateRoyal » 17 Sep 2015 10:51

Shaka.

He was my hero as a very young lad, and once even bought me a Coke and took some time to speak to me in the players' bar.

I don't really remember it as I was only about 5 at the time, but my dad has always said how much he was moved by Shaka's insistence to be nice to me, for no particular reason.

I'll even front up and say that I started to support Newcastle (alongside Reading, it must be added) when Shaka moved there. I came to my senses a couple of years later, though, and donated all my Newcastle shirts to charity.

He was also a superb 'keeper and made the difficult stuff look pretty easy.

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Re: Best Keeper

by LUX » 17 Sep 2015 10:57

Steve Death, mostly based on my age. Great shot stopper.

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Re: Best Keeper

by Ian Royal » 17 Sep 2015 11:45

I've gone for Hahnemann, but I think the best solution is to have a joint first place for him Shaka and Death.

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Re: Best Keeper

by paddy20 » 17 Sep 2015 11:55

Winchester Royal I voted Marcus because I didn't see Steve Death or Shaka play, and Marcus was a key part of the 106 side - without him I reckon we'd have hit around 100 points.


Seen them all and Hislop the best overall. Marcus best for controlling the area but one goalkeeper from way back was the best shot stopper. His name was Arthur Wilkie.


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Re: Best Keeper

by Fox Talbot » 17 Sep 2015 12:22

Seen 'em all too since mid-60s. I voted Shaka.

Loved Deathie but he did make many more howlers than Shaka - and for his two seasons Shaka was truly brilliant and made a real difference.

Statistically of course the answer is Trevor Senior - 4 games 0 goals conceded :wink:. Wilkie best known as a scoring keeper - he got 2 in one match.

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Re: Best Keeper

by From Despair To Where? » 17 Sep 2015 14:40

Fox Talbot Statistically of course the answer is Trevor Senior - 4 games 0 goals conceded :wink:.


His last ever appearance for the club is the stuff of legend. If a film were made of his career, it would be edited out for being too far fetched.

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Re: Best Keeper

by RoyallyFcuked » 18 Sep 2015 22:55

I'm not old enough to remember anyone pre Phil Whitehead

I think McCarthy was probably our best in my time based on raw talent, but Hahnemann was pretty solid too and is also a legend.

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Re: Best Keeper

by Dr_Hfuhruhurr » 19 Sep 2015 10:32

Can you add Steve Francis?
He's obviously not as good as Shaka, but he was a great keeper and in my mind one of the best players ever to have made a career almost entirely in the lower leagues.

Steve Death, mostly based on my age. Great shot stopper.


He was, quite frankly, a legend amongst the Dads of us 40-somethings. Up there with Friday and Senior.


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Re: Best Keeper

by Hendo » 19 Sep 2015 12:19

Hahnemann for me based on games seen live.

I'm sure my dad and uncles will say Hislop and I'm sure my grandad will say Death.

Seems to be the way with these things.

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