Heaton

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Sun Apr 28, 2019 11:20 pm

Phenomenal again today. Just seen the error (again) by De Gea. And has Heaton ever made any howlers for us?

More to the point have we ever had a better goalkeeper?

Some of the saves he makes, the command he has of his area and defence and the way he makes so many things look so routine is superb.

wish he was five years younger. And as someone who was a fan of Hart, safe to say that Heaton and Burnley is just right.

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Sun Apr 28, 2019 11:21 pm

At Anfield recently...

South West Claret. · Post by **South West Claret.** » Sun Apr 28, 2019 11:23 pm

If he was five years younger he probably wouldn’t be as good as he is now, besides it is said that goalkeepers improve as they get older.

Pstotto · Post by **Pstotto** » Sun Apr 28, 2019 11:28 pm

Why is Pope not on the bench? I wonder if hart has it written into his contract that if he's not no.1 he has to be on the bench? if that is the case, they shouldn't have signed him.

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Sun Apr 28, 2019 11:41 pm

tim_noone wrote:At Anfield recently...

Well observed. I knew there would be one or two. But its rare!

THEWELLERNUT70 · Post by **THEWELLERNUT70** » Sun Apr 28, 2019 11:55 pm

Huddersfield away in a 2-1 defeat

tybfc · Post by **tybfc** » Sun Apr 28, 2019 11:59 pm

Heaton is a massive part of why we are in the Premier next season.

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Mon Apr 29, 2019 12:00 am

cricketfieldclarets wrote:Well observed. I knew there would be one or two. But its rare!

I also recall Ben mee clearing off the Line today...while Tom appeared to be on his mobile.

Millertime v1.7 · Post by **Millertime v1.7** » Mon Apr 29, 2019 12:05 am

Tim bud listen, I appreciate you're excited but PLEASE don't turn into one of the happy clappers I see in our own home support more and more as the years go by. Our support has been infiltrated by gammons... 60 year old punters looking at the world through rose tinted glasses. Always be critical. It's the lifeblood of the sport, mate.

Cleveleys_claret · Post by **Cleveleys_claret** » Mon Apr 29, 2019 2:11 am

Our defenders never defended the goal line when Hart was in goal. Not blaming Hart but feel they didnt have the same understanding with him as keeper. Today both Lowton (very unlucky) and Mee defended the goal line.

gtclaret · Post by **gtclaret** » Mon Apr 29, 2019 3:57 pm

If we had a good keeper in recent past I always said the best since Stephenson, I now think we have better, so it's the best since Blacklaw

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Mon Apr 29, 2019 4:15 pm

tim_noone wrote:At Anfield recently...

If you're counting a goal kick going to the halfway line as a goalkeeper mistake you're a very harsh critic.

Cleveleys_claret wrote:Our defenders never defended the goal line when Hart was in goal. Not blaming Hart but feel they didnt have the same understanding with him as keeper. Today both Lowton (very unlucky) and Mee defended the goal line.

What about at West Ham away?

Goobs · Post by **Goobs** » Mon Apr 29, 2019 4:40 pm

He has been good since he came back and seems better at coming for crosses than he previously was IMO however I wouldn't say he is faultless and a couple of times I have thought he could have done better with some of the goals we have conceded but I am very happy to have him here still and think he is definitely in the top two keepers I have ever seen play for us (Pope is the one challenging him for top spot).

Would love to see Pope given a chance again but Tom deserves the spot and I expect Pope to leave in the summer so I guess that is unlikely to happen.

Tom still has (at least) 5 seasons or so left in him I reckon so we have plenty of time to find another young replacement if we keep Hart as number 2.

Bordeauxclaret · Post by **Bordeauxclaret** » Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:34 pm

Doesn’t seem long ago that people wanted him sold.

AlargeClaret · Post by **AlargeClaret** » Mon Apr 29, 2019 7:44 pm

No keeper is faultless these days due to the demands of the game and the genuine unpredictability of the modern ball . That said Heaton is remarkably sparse with errors and I can’t even recall a stonewall howler ( and all keepers have em)

RalphCoatesComb · Post by **RalphCoatesComb** » Mon Apr 29, 2019 7:54 pm

What I have always liked is his ability to catch the ball when other keepers "bottle it" - just as De Gea did yesterday.

He is far and away the best keeper I have seen play for Burnley. And, he is a wonderful Captain. Long may it continue!

scouseclaret · Post by **scouseclaret** » Mon Apr 29, 2019 9:01 pm

tim_noone wrote:At Anfield recently...

He made a similar mistake to that against West Brom a few seasons ago but got away with it. His kicking isn’t always the best (which no doubt counts against him, especially where the big clubs are concerned) and there certainly have been times when you thought “he might have done better” (like the league cup match at Burton).

But what I can’t remember him ever doing - and this is what I think marks him out as one of the best - is make the sort of crass handling errors that deGea has regularly been making recently, and which we see fairly frequently from Pickford and even Alisson. “Great shot-stopper” is a given at pretty much every level of professional football; beyond that, my no1 requirement is a keeper who doesn’t f### up.

Best I’ve ever seen at Burnley.

MDWat · Post by **MDWat** » Tue Apr 30, 2019 11:14 am

scouseclaret wrote:He made a similar mistake to that against West Brom a few seasons ago but got away with it. His kicking isn’t always the best (which no doubt counts against him, especially where the big clubs are concerned) and there certainly have been times when you thought “he might have done better” (like the league cup match at Burton).

But what I can’t remember him ever doing - and this is what I think marks him out as one of the best - is make the sort of crass handling errors that deGea has regularly been making recently, and which we see fairly frequently from Pickford and even Alisson. “Great shot-stopper” is a given at pretty much every level of professional football; beyond that, my no1 requirement is a keeper who doesn’t f### up.

Best I’ve ever seen at Burnley.

Totally agree

Socrates · Post by **Socrates** » Tue Apr 30, 2019 1:05 pm

He’s our best player.

People don’t tend to think of keepers in those terms, but he absolutely is.

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Tue Apr 30, 2019 1:12 pm

scouseclaret wrote:He made a similar mistake to that against West Brom a few seasons ago but got away with it. His kicking isn’t always the best (which no doubt counts against him, especially where the big clubs are concerned) and there certainly have been times when you thought “he might have done better” (like the league cup match at Burton).

But what I can’t remember him ever doing - and this is what I think marks him out as one of the best - is make the sort of crass handling errors that deGea has regularly been making recently, and which we see fairly frequently from Pickford and even Alisson. “Great shot-stopper” is a given at pretty much every level of professional football; beyond that, my no1 requirement is a keeper who doesn’t f### up.

Best I’ve ever seen at Burnley.

Totally....

From his 1st game I saw him play away at Carlisle (friendly) and the peacock calls to organise his defence.

We haven't looked back much

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