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[hans kraay fan club]

Do you think?

 

[Silent Bob]

Yeah, do you think I'm on to something?

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

The truth is Kuipers is not a good goalkeeper.
A good shot stopper yes but that does not make a top class keeper, thats why he is playing in league 1.
Compair how many flying saves Kuipers makes compaired to Roberts made - The reason Roberts made a lot less is his postional sense was far greater than kuipers.

 

[the right footed denilson]

As said before I dont dismiss their views I just dont agree with them and think with all respect that I am in a better position to judge having played in the position in question.

Also every other Brighton supporting keeper that I know thinks Kuipers is poor as opposed to most fans Ive spoken to who are strikers, they have the opposite opinion and think he is good.

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This is a wind-up right?!

Hahahahahahahahaha!

:yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:

 

[Stinky Kat]

I played in goal up to east sussex div 1 level and I think Kuipers is the best we have had since Beeny.

 

[Caveman]

I played in goal up to east sussex div 1 level and I think Kuipers is the best we have had since Beeny.

Arguement over then.

 

[Arrid]

As low as Sunday league div 10 and as high as County. Not a world beater by any means but I do know what to look for in a goalkeeper.

No, you quite clearly don't!

 

[Silent Bob]

The truth is Kuipers is not a good goalkeeper.
A good shot stopper yes but that does not make a top class keeper, thats why he is playing in league 1.
Compair how many flying saves Kuipers makes compaired to Roberts made - The reason Roberts made a lot less is his postional sense was far greater than kuipers.

Well no, he's not a "top class" goalkeeper, but we're not a top class team. He is an excellent shot stopper, not all aspects of his game are as good of course, but he is more than good enough for this level, imo.

 

[Stinky Kat]

Arguement over then.

Not really, I was shit, we lost every week and got relegated

 

[B.W.]

Yet if Hendo did the same he would be slated

Maybe, not sure... he just tended to palm the ball out to a series of unrushing strikers for them to get a tap-in, rather than touching it round the post.... he didn't seem to learn not to do that in his time here...

 

[B.W.]

Probably, yes.

There seem to be two distinct factions who are each irrationally defensive over "their" keeper, and ridiculously critical of the other.

LoL... ain't that the truth... guilty... the way I look at it... the FDM still plays for us... Hendo doesn't... I therefore support the former... and he's just plain better of course!

 

[B.W.]

The truth is Kuipers is not a good goalkeeper.
A good shot stopper yes but that does not make a top class keeper, thats why he is playing in league 1.
Compair how many flying saves Kuipers makes compaired to Roberts made - The reason Roberts made a lot less is his postional sense was far greater than kuipers.

Of course he isn't a top-class keeper... nor is Hendo (but he MAY develop into one I suppose; he has age on his side, but he has a fcuking long way to go!)

 

[Yorkie]

Henderson - clean sheet Selhurst Park Oct 2005.

 

[B.W.]

Henderson - clean sheet Selhurst Park Oct 2005.

One game... admittedly, a great game... but one game... so what?

 

[BensGrandad]

The truth is Kuipers is not a good goalkeeper.
A good shot stopper yes but that does not make a top class keeper, thats why he is playing in league 1.
Compair how many flying saves Kuipers makes compaired to Roberts made - The reason Roberts made a lot less is his postional sense was far greater than kuipers.

He loves to play to the crowd making simple run of the mill saves look difficult.
As I have said many times when I mentioned to an ex manager he had played well his answer was 'thats what we pay him for and if he didnt make those saves he wouldn't be playing.'

 

[Schrödinger's Toad]

Just watched that goal again... the defending was sh1t... Lester just waltzed in from the wing... little Kuipers could do ...

Apart from not leave an enormous gap at his near post, not fall flat on his arse, and not palm the ball into the net. Yeah, good point.

 

[chez]

Maybe, not sure... he just tended to palm the ball out to a series of unrushing strikers for them to get a tap-in, rather than touching it round the post.... he didn't seem to learn not to do that in his time here...

Tending to palm the ball out to a series of onrushing strikers is much better than letting the ball strighht in and thats what Kuipers would have done in the majority of those situations. Anyway how about blaming the defence for not tracking back with the striker rather than the goalkeeper that has just made a save.

Carlisle last season, they had a penalty which Hendo palmed out. They scored the rebound but all I heard was people slating Hendo for not holding the penalty or at least turning the ball around the post. What about the poxy defenders who were standing there with their hands on their hips.