Tom Heaton a play coach role?

[Woodleyclaret]

Offer Tom a player coach role he can play and pass on his setpiece and corner handling ability onto Trafford and Muric

[ClaretAndJew]

It never ends on here does it?

[Woodleyclaret]

So what's your positive suggestion then ?

[Goobs]

So what's your positive suggestion then ?

Get off the players back, support the team and let the manager and coaches do their jobs?

[bfcjg]

You can't polish a turd.

[spt_claret]

Heaton was a fantastic keeper for us, not seen anything to suggest he's a coach.
I think Billy Mercer's still without a club. Baffles me he was sacked with the rest given Dyche didn't sign him, even more surprised Dyche didn't take him to Everton after what he did for us.
Could do worse than bringing him alongside ten Rouwellar.

[dougcollins]

Heaton was a fantastic keeper for us, not seen anything to suggest he's a coach.
I think Billy Mercer's still without a club. Baffles me he was sacked with the rest given Dyche didn't sign him, even more surprised Dyche didn't take him to Everton after what he did for us.
Could do worse than bringing him alongside ten Rouwellar.

Absolutely- not Heaton, but the guy who coached him. And Pope.

[Superjohnnyfrancis]

Get him back to play in net, sad to see a top pro happy to waste his career sat on a bench.

[Vincent'sCap]

Offer Tom a player coach role he can play and pass on his setpiece and corner handling ability onto Trafford and Muric

FFS

[Superjohnnyfrancis]

Heaton was a fantastic keeper for us, not seen anything to suggest he's a coach.
I think Billy Mercer's still without a club. Baffles me he was sacked with the rest given Dyche didn't sign him, even more surprised Dyche didn't take him to Everton after what he did for us.
Could do worse than bringing him alongside ten Rouwellar.

Sure I saw him at Everton on sky in their coaching set up a few weeks ago.

[spt_claret]

Sure I saw him at Everton on sky in their coaching set up a few weeks ago.

Only short term cover while their main coach has surgery, not a permanent team member. Snap him up while we can.

[ClaretTony]

Does Tom Heaton even have any coaching badges? I don’t know the answer.

Re: Billy Mercer, he went in at Everton in the summer to cover for Alan Kelly who was having an operation. I don’t know whether he’s still there or not.

But what we do know is that Kompany will bring in his men as you would expect him to.

[GetIntoEm]

Maybe kompany could get Peter Schmeical out of retirement

[boatshed bill]

I don't recall handling crosses being one of Heaton's strong points.

[ClaretsPadiham]

I’d be up for getting Brian Jensen on a pay as you play deal, he could coach too.

[CaptJohn]

Had a beer with Billy two weeks ago and he's definitely with SD at Goodison.

[box_of_frogs]

You can't polish a turd.

No, but you can sprinkle glitter on one.

[ClaretTony]

Had a beer with Billy two weeks ago and he's definitely with SD at Goodison.

I wondered whether he was still there. I think it was July when Everton announced he was going in short term.

[Florian]

Offer Tom a player coach role he can play and pass on his setpiece and corner handling ability onto Trafford and Muric

Honestly...

[Jakubs Tash]

I don't recall handling crosses being one of Heaton's strong points.

100% accurate. It is a total myth that Heaton came back into the team at the expense of Hart due to his ‘coming for crosses’. Heaton was just as bad if not worse at staying on his line.

Heaton’s mere presence in the team, his solid all-round goalkeeping ability and his very noticeable vocal contribution on the pitch seemed to give the team the lift it needed in 18/19.

[claptrappers_union]

Heaton was a leader and decent keeper… he wasn't this when he was just 21 years old though.

[spt_claret]

Had a beer with Billy two weeks ago and he's definitely with SD at Goodison.

There goes that hope then. Oh well.

[Westleigh]

Might not have his coaching badges ,but anyone whose seen him play must remember him shouting at his defence to get out ,don’t think I’ve heard any of the players shouting or trying to organise this season.

[boatshed bill]

Might not have his coaching badges ,but anyone whose seen him play must remember him shouting at his defence to get out ,don’t think I’ve heard any of the players shouting or trying to organise this season.

Yes, he was great at that, and Pope even louder (as I recall).
Our very inexperienced back 5 certainly lack that level of command.