In terms of the goalie, I think we were spoilt last season. He's no Arthur or Beadle but he's also nowhere near a Trigger or Jaskelainen. So far he's done little that is spectacular but is reasonably steady. One of his positives is he doesn't hesitate to come off his line and seems fairly confident coming for crosses. That point in itself has quite an effect in that the defence have less to worry about. He's also reasonably competent with his feet.
All in all he's nothing special just competent and unflashy. Possibly just what is needed from a goalkeeper to keep things calm at the back.