Which was Tom Heaton’s Greatest Save?

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Sun Dec 30, 2018 8:07 pm

As per the subject...

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Sun Dec 30, 2018 8:09 pm

Absolutely no contest. The Charlie Austin one.

Bordeauxclaret · Post by **Bordeauxclaret** » Sun Dec 30, 2018 8:10 pm

Austin by a mile

ClaretRock · Post by **ClaretRock** » Sun Dec 30, 2018 8:11 pm

Thought the same with the Zlatan save. No contest for me.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sun Dec 30, 2018 8:12 pm

John, can polls be created by us mere mortals?

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Sun Dec 30, 2018 8:12 pm

The Austin save for me was very special. We just happened to have the best possible view of it and I just couldn't see how on earth he could save it.

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Sun Dec 30, 2018 8:13 pm

Easily Austin for me. Although tbe watford one should be on there.

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Sun Dec 30, 2018 8:17 pm

FactualFrank wrote:John, can polls be created by us mere mortals?

Not sure Frank. I clicked ‘Poll Creation’ below the subject box

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Sun Dec 30, 2018 8:18 pm

Watford was on my mind but left it for ‘other’. Was a top save as he was going the other way and had to readjust

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sun Dec 30, 2018 8:20 pm

jdrobbo wrote:Not sure Frank. I clicked ‘Poll Creation’ below the subject box

I don't see it, unless I'm missing something. It might be a mod only option.

I wonder if this is something that would add to the board if everybody had the feature - could you raise it with Tony as they can be fun.

SGr · Post by **SGr** » Sun Dec 30, 2018 8:21 pm

Austin header was the best save I have ever seen from a Burnley keeper.

United more iconic, but Southampton I genuinely couldn’t believe how he saved it

Herts Clarets · Post by **Herts Clarets** » Sun Dec 30, 2018 8:26 pm

I said it at the time but that save at Southampton was up there with the greatest saves I have seen from any keeper ever. Banksesque from Pele in 1970. The Zlatan one was good but had an element of luck about it, Southampton was out of this world brilliance.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Sun Dec 30, 2018 8:28 pm

Herts Clarets wrote:I said it at the time but that save at Southampton was up there with the greatest saves I have seen from any keeper ever. Banksesque from Pele in 1970. The Zlatan one was good but had an element of luck about it, Southampton was out of this world brilliance.

100% agree Herts - I know we don't always agree on goalkeepers (Hansbury v Neenan) but Tom's save that day was something else.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sun Dec 30, 2018 8:37 pm

ClaretTony wrote:100% agree Herts - I know we don't always agree on goalkeepers (Hansbury v Neenan) but Tom's save that day was something else.

Tony, is allowing all posters the option to create polls something you've considered, or do you think it could be abused with too many drowning the board?

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Sun Dec 30, 2018 8:37 pm

His greatest save today was collecting the cross under pressure in the very same way he got injured. It just screamed out that he's back.

dougcollins · Post by **dougcollins** » Sun Dec 30, 2018 8:41 pm

Couldn't agree more, and I said so on another thread.

Clarets4me · Post by **Clarets4me** » Sun Dec 30, 2018 8:50 pm

FactualFrank wrote:Tony, is allowing all posters the option to create polls something you've considered, or do you think it could be abused with too many drowning the board?

In the name of all that is holy , No !!!

Just imagine the Brexit polls, the " Who's right, Ringo or IT ? " polls, the " We're not playing well, should Sean resign ? " polls, ad nauseum ...

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sun Dec 30, 2018 8:51 pm

Clarets4me wrote:In the name of all that is holy , No !!!

Just imagine the Brexit polls, the " Who's right, Ringo or IT ? " polls, the " We're not playing well, should Sean resign ? " polls, ad nauseum ...

Well, when you put it like that

Lord Beamish · Post by **Lord Beamish** » Sun Dec 30, 2018 8:54 pm

Zlatan at Old Trafford. It won us a point. The Austin one was just as fine, but really just helped keep the score down.

gc14 · Post by **gc14** » Sun Dec 30, 2018 9:39 pm

The Tadic penalty at the Turf, we went on to sneak it 1-0

Burnley1989 · Post by **Burnley1989** » Sun Dec 30, 2018 9:43 pm

Austin for me

Roosterbooster · Post by **Roosterbooster** » Sun Dec 30, 2018 10:26 pm

The Austin save, without question

piston broke · Post by **piston broke** » Sun Dec 30, 2018 10:37 pm

The Zlatan save whilst excellent was purely a case of doing the starfish and getting something in the way. Todays save was a definite movement of his hand to get it up and onto the bar but the Austin save beats them all. Speed, agility and strong hand, unbelievable Jeff.

Zlatan and Charlie 1&2, Deeney at 4. See link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VAetQB2ebc" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

LTUK89 · Post by **LTUK89** » Mon Dec 31, 2018 3:22 am

Austin save 100%. Got down faster than duke bars finest.

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Mon Dec 31, 2018 4:41 am

Austin save is just obscene, has to be one of the best in the PL

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Mon Dec 31, 2018 6:50 am

Another for the Austin save.
His 'Starfish' one at OT was good, but yesterdays effort could well be the runner up to the one off Charlie.

beddie · Post by **beddie** » Mon Dec 31, 2018 8:06 am

I can't remember the Austin one (age thing) but remember the Zlatan one which was superb.

wilks_bfc · Post by **wilks_bfc** » Mon Dec 31, 2018 8:17 am

beddie wrote:I can't remember the Austin one (age thing) but remember the Zlatan one which was superb.

I can remember the Austin one & he Zlatan one but couldn’t remember the Deeney one (and still don’t recall it after seeing it in Toms highlightsreel)

Vintage Claret · Post by **Vintage Claret** » Mon Dec 31, 2018 8:20 am

Can't decide between 1 and 2

both tremendous saves.

Top Claret · Post by **Top Claret** » Mon Dec 31, 2018 9:29 am

Don't remember the Austin one but do the Zlatan one at old Trafford that was hell of a save, has was the one yesterday from Andy Carroll

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Mon Dec 31, 2018 9:56 am

Lord Beamish wrote:Zlatan at Old Trafford. It won us a point. The Austin one was just as fine, but really just helped keep the score down.

Ultimately it did just keep the score down but I think it was 0-0 at the time. I just think, as a save, it was as good as anything I'm ever likely to see.

Fretters · Post by **Fretters** » Mon Dec 31, 2018 10:29 am

What I like about Tom is he never ******** his defence after making a great save, like Pickford and others do. Never really understood what that's about.

Rumbletonk · Post by **Rumbletonk** » Mon Dec 31, 2018 12:40 pm

piston broke wrote:The Zlatan save whilst excellent was purely a case of doing the starfish and getting something in the way. Todays save was a definite movement of his hand to get it up and onto the bar but the Austin save beats them all. Speed, agility and strong hand, unbelievable Jeff.

Zlatan and Charlie 1&2, Deeney at 4. See link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VAetQB2ebc" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Cheers for the link. What a great watch.

The Austin one by a mile. I've never seen better.

TheFamilyCat · Post by **TheFamilyCat** » Mon Dec 31, 2018 1:23 pm

piston broke wrote:The Zlatan save whilst excellent was purely a case of doing the starfish and getting something in the way. Todays save was a definite movement of his hand to get it up and onto the bar but the Austin save beats them all. Speed, agility and strong hand, unbelievable Jeff.

Zlatan and Charlie 1&2, Deeney at 4. See link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VAetQB2ebc" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Couldn’t agree more. There are saves keepers make that they don’t know much about; them just make themselves big and trust their luck. Very different to there being a reaction and movement to the ball.

whiffa · Post by **whiffa** » Mon Dec 31, 2018 1:25 pm

Always liked the Rondon save myself, out of the three I've gone for Austin.

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Mon Dec 31, 2018 8:29 pm