Albion Team of the Noughties: Goalkeepers

[The Large One]

Doubtless I'll make a complete pig's ear of this, but let's see if we can ascertain the Albion Team of the Noughties, position-by-position.

In each case, I've gone for players who have made most impact (not one-hit blunders), and as such are our best players, whether on loan or as our own. Assuming a 4-4-2, we'll see if we can find...

1x Goalie

1x Left Back
1x Right Back
2x Centre Backs

2x Wingers/wide players
2x Central Midfield players

2x Centre forwards

Some players might well appear on more than one list. Guess who will appear on the most. Apologies if I've missed anyone off - hopefully the mods can alter the choices if I have.

Here we go - goalies first...

Poll to follow

 

[Titanic]

Will Packham.

 

[Simster]

Smith.

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

 

[Da Man Clay]

Spot on.

 

[Stevie Boy]

Kuipers.

Played in every season, pulled off literally world-class saves during most of them, an absolute professional, loves the club - a true Brighton legend of all time, let alone the noughties.

I'll 2nd that

 

[raymondbriggs]

yes Ben Roberts,and he was great in Escape To Victory too.(pity about Rambo First Blood XIIV though)

 

[John Dorian]

There is only one real winner, FDM, Michel Kuipers...

However, special note go to some worthy substitutes in David Beasant and Ben Roberts. Legends.

 

[JJ McClure]

FDM

 

[Fourteenth Eye]

Kuipers. Mainstay of the decade. has been in & out of the side some seasons but has always bounced back to retain the number one jersey.

Roberts a close second

 

[raymondbriggs]

Kuipers.

Played in every season, pulled off literally world-class saves during most of them, an absolute professional, loves the club - a true Brighton legend of all time, let alone the noughties.

Bollox, a poor Bruce Grobbelar immitator who plays up simple saves to please the crowd but is shit poor at crosses and always blames the defence for his f*** ups.Give me Henderson or Sullivan any day.

 

[8ace]

Roberts.

 

[Gerbil]

FDM

 

[Silent Bob]

1. Kuipers - Has to be, for his performances, for his personality, for his longevity. He's been a constant throughout the decade, and mostly he's been brilliant. How can it not be him?

2. Roberts - Very good, but the fact it was only one season counts him out.
3. Beasant - His presence was important in our much improved form under Coppell, but it was only a cameo.

 

[raymondbriggs]

2. Roberts - Very good, but the fact it was only one season counts him out.

Roberts would still be our Top Keeper and at 34 in his prime if he had not been so severely injured, Thread is calling for our best players in all positions and Robers WAS our best keeper in the Noughties.

 

[SULLY COULDNT SHOOT]

Kuipers has been a faithful servant and does deserve his legendary staus but if you give an average rating to every game and you knock out anyone who played less than twenty games Roberts wins by a country mile. We wouldnt even be talking about Kuipers if injury hadn't cruelly curtailed Ben's career.

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

Roberts was IMO the best goalkeeper we had over the last 10 years, BUT I voted for FDM 'cos he has played in every season, and rarely let us down, whilst on the odd occasion produced some fabulous saves.

 

[Scotty Mac]

roberts by some distance - we'll be very very very very very lucky to have a keeper as good as him again at this level or even the next division up

 

[Silent Bob]

Roberts would still be our Top Keeper and at 34 in his prime if he had not been so severely injured, Thread is calling for our best players in all positions and Robers WAS our best keeper in the Noughties.

I don't think the difference in quality between Kuipers and Roberts was as big as some make out.

 

[raymondbriggs]

I don't think the difference in quality between Kuipers and Roberts was as big as some make out.

It is simple.Roberts was a goalkeeper,Kuipers is an actor playing at it.with one eye permanately on the crowd looking for a simple save to over act to.A crowd pleaser of no particular goalkeeping merit.
Roberts by a country mile.