Quote Originally Posted by Manofpride View Post
We need a couple of attacking defenders who can defend, Regarding Roos, he'd be a decent Keeper if he could catch a ball but he can't! Love to have Jack Butland here, can't believe he's still at Stoke. What potential that lad had!
Roos CAN catch a ball as he proved in the 2 full games he played following Hamer's little disaster. He also did it when he took over from Carson. Then he ahd that Wembley wobble and, aided and abetted by the crowd on his back, took to flapping and punching. Lost his place, rightly so, and has spent time working on the catching which, witness the Cardiff and Leeds games, appears to have had some success.

If he is still #1 next season I would hope the crowd do not get on his back. It doesn't help any player in any position and is possibly worse for keepers. I remember one game where the oppo keeper blundered early doors to give us the opener. Every time the ball went anywhere near him, all of Pride Park was making a noise and it put him right off his game. Whatever fans think, whatever fans write on fora, whatever fans say, once a player crosses that white line for a game they should all get nothing less than 100% support, IMVHO.