' THE GOALKEEPER MANY OF US SLATED '

Many Cardiff City fans were not happy at all with Neil Etheridge earlier on in the season and had No confindence in him, including myself, Neil Etheridge has proved us wrong and I am happy to say it

So has Neil Warnock yet again found another bargain?


Cardiff City Goalkeeper Neil Etheridge 2017/18

Cost Cardiff City £0
26 Saves
6 Clean Sheets
Least Amount of Goals Conceded in the League so far this season

In Safe Hands

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His kicking yesterday was terrible

His kicking yesterday was terrible

his kicking isnt the best but musnt forget the wind was awful! which in turn contributed to such a poor passing game in general

Kicking isn't that important.

Shot stopping, speed of the line, handling and dealing with crosses are all more critical and he's been excellent in all 3.

Probably the fastest keeper off the line I've seen here. Sometimes too fast

Never lost confidence in him. As for the kicking it can be put down to the high winds. Marshall couldn't kick to save his life.
Neil has made many tremendous saves and comes off his line with confidence. Clean sheets are not only down to a good defence but also to a good goalkeeper, so get off his case and support the lad, I hope Camp does not replace him.

Apart from his misunderstanding with Bamba (against QPR I think), and being partly at fault for the goal at Wolves he has been excellent every time I have seen him. Saved us points on a few occasions.

Many Cardiff City fans were not happy at all with Neil Etheridge earlier on in the season and had No confindence in him, including myself, Neil Etheridge has proved us wrong and I am happy to say it

So has Neil Warnock yet again found another bargain?


Cardiff City Goalkeeper Neil Etheridge 2017/18

Cost Cardiff City £0
26 Saves
6 Clean Sheets
Least Amount of Goals Conceded in the League so far this season

In Safe Hands

The most commanding of keepwrs we have had. Very solid performer

Never slated him, but I thought Camp would be number one. His kicking has been poor all season, but he has saved us on many occasions especially on Saturday when Sol and Bruno were sloppy.

I think hes awrsome always puts me on edge of set with his kickups anf volleys.

After a shaky is getting better and better...not bad for a freebie!!!!

I’ve never lost confidence in him. He’s been great all season. He’s had one or two blips but that goes for most keepers, even our best keeper in recent years David Marshall had a mistake in him.

Totally had faith in Etheridge I think considering his age he can only get better too he’s better off his right than left when kicking but rarely takes a touch to compose before he smashes it forward.

I like Camp to but you don’t drop a consistent Keeper, plus as he’s not made the bench he’s still either not fit or not better than the other two in front of him.

The like of Etheridge and Paterson are tactful acquisition they’ll either grow and be main stays of our team or go on to potentially fetch a pretty penny, something you can only applaude both the club and Warnock

I’ve no problems with him at all. You have to see him as the key part and coordinator of the whole defensive unit. Scoring goals may be a bit of a problem for us, but if we continue to have the best defence in the League we won’t be far off promotion at the end of the season

Yes I was a bit sceptical about him as my mate (Walsall fan) had said he's awful with crosses but good shot stopper. Hopefully his confidence will continue to grow and start commanding the area

Totally had faith in Etheridge I think considering his age he can only get better too he’s better off his right than left when kicking but rarely takes a touch to compose before he smashes it forward.

I like Camp to but you don’t drop a consistent Keeper, plus as he’s not made the bench he’s still either not fit or not better than the other two in front of him.

The like of Etheridge and Paterson are tactful acquisition they’ll either grow and be main stays of our team or go on to potentially fetch a pretty penny, something you can only applaude both the club and Warnock

I've also had faith in him from the start of the season, he's simply instilled that in me by his displays. He's a good character too, you can see that, even when he receives a suicidal back pass (there's been more than a few!) he never berates the player responsible, he just gets on with it.

A fine goalkeeper!

He's been quality since preseason and is a total professional. I was also impresses with Murphy and it's great that we've now got depth in excellent GKs just in case of injury and pushing for a first team place.

Always liked him and stopped a certain goal against Millwall read it superbly,with his legs he covered both sides,keep him in the starting eleven.

it's certainly a strange situation as he doesnt inspire confidence and always looks to have an error in him, but you check his record and its the best in the league!

he is not helped by playing alongside players like bamba who play him into trouble, and who is even more error prone by the way, IMO.

people are saying the wind was bad against millwall, but his kicking has been poor all season. whenever the ball is played back, you always expect a mistake. players will pick up on that and look to put him under more pressure.

it's certainly a strange situation as he doesnt inspire confidence and always looks to have an error in him, but you check his record and its the best in the league!

he is not helped by playing alongside players like bamba who play him into trouble, and who is even more error prone by the way, IMO.

people are saying the wind was bad against millwall, but his kicking has been poor all season. whenever the ball is played back, you always expect a mistake. players will pick up on that and look to put him under more pressure.

he seems to have that effect on a number of fans...but i feel the opposite, he cuts out so much stuff before it becomes dangerous instead of being glued to his line..and as for strikers picking up on the odd stray kick..its not the kicks they pick up on its poor first touch..Etheridge has a very good first touch for a keeper,hence the amount of back passes aimed { often litterally aimed } at him..
nice to see him have some credit after being blamed for some goals that were not his fault.

It's true - he's the safest hands in soccer.

it's certainly a strange situation as he doesnt inspire confidence and always looks to have an error in him, but you check his record and its the best in the league!

he is not helped by playing alongside players like bamba who play him into trouble, and who is even more error prone by the way, IMO.

people are saying the wind was bad against millwall, but his kicking has been poor all season. whenever the ball is played back, you always expect a mistake. players will pick up on that and look to put him under more pressure.

None of his kicks have resulted in a goal! Brums goal was down to bad defending from halfway line, yes opposition can see a weakness maybe in his kicks but that is normal for opposition to try and exploit same with any weakness in any player.

We have never had a keeper who could kick Marshal Alexander who are the best 2 keepers we have had in recent years and their kicking is shocking why Marshall was never wanted by a top prem team like Arsenal Liverpool and Everton didn't want him it was West brom and sadly Hull.

Etheridge has been really good for us and he is young could be the best keeper we have had if he continues

Whatever anyone thinks about Etheridge I think everyone will agree that he is a much better goalkeeper to have than that clown Amos.

I have plenty of confidence in Etheridge, dont see why people wouldn't, Nearly everytime Amos face a shot he let it in, Im just glad our current goalkeeper can manage to save some shots on goal.

Seriously though he is quick off his line which is always useful and he is a good enough shot stopper, so no complaints here with Etheridge, personally I think he is doing a great job and I hope he keeps it up.

I've never had a problem with him. Few shakey moments but he's a new keeper and still young. Great signing and will only get better.

I for one have never knocked the lad on here or anywhere else - Glad he has bounced back from the hammering he took on here and elsewhere after the PNE game.

Whatever anyone thinks about Etheridge I think everyone will agree that he is a much better goalkeeper to have than that clown Amos.

I have plenty of confidence in Etheridge, dont see why people wouldn't, Nearly everytime Amos face a shot he let it in, Im just glad our current goalkeeper can manage to save some shots on goal.

Seriously though he is quick off his line which is always useful and he is a good enough shot stopper, so no complaints here with Etheridge, personally I think he is doing a great job and I hope he keeps it up.

i think it's mainly to do with taking a few unnecessary risks - cut those out and it's a different story. i don't think his shot stopping is being questioned.

he is obviously an upgrade from amos last season, and i suppose we are nit picking given his record, but it goes to show how good he can be.

Whatever anyone thinks about Etheridge I think everyone will agree that he is a much better goalkeeper to have than that clown Amos.

I have plenty of confidence in Etheridge, dont see why people wouldn't, Nearly everytime Amos face a shot he let it in, Im just glad our current goalkeeper can manage to save some shots on goal.

Seriously though he is quick off his line which is always useful and he is a good enough shot stopper, so no complaints here with Etheridge, personally I think he is doing a great job and I hope he keeps it up.

i think it's mainly to do with taking a few unnecessary risks - cut those out and it's a different story. i don't think his shot stopping is being questioned.

he is obviously an upgrade from amos last season, and i suppose we are nit picking given his record, but it goes to show how good he can be.

like the unnecessary risk of flying right out last Saturday for that aweful back pass...had it gone wrong there would be plenty blaming him for the goal but for him to make that fantastic stop he has to be brave enough to come..and risk it being called unnecessary and then getting slaughtered by his knockers...

A girl from Basilson once slaughtered me with her knockers. And she let me foul her in the box.

Whatever anyone thinks about Etheridge I think everyone will agree that he is a much better goalkeeper to have than that clown Amos.

I have plenty of confidence in Etheridge, dont see why people wouldn't, Nearly everytime Amos face a shot he let it in, Im just glad our current goalkeeper can manage to save some shots on goal.

Seriously though he is quick off his line which is always useful and he is a good enough shot stopper, so no complaints here with Etheridge, personally I think he is doing a great job and I hope he keeps it up.

i think it's mainly to do with taking a few unnecessary risks - cut those out and it's a different story. i don't think his shot stopping is being questioned.

he is obviously an upgrade from amos last season, and i suppose we are nit picking given his record, but it goes to show how good he can be.

like the unnecessary risk of flying right out last Saturday for that aweful back pass...had it gone wrong there would be plenty blaming him for the goal but for him to make that fantastic stop he has to be brave enough to come..and risk it being called unnecessary and then getting slaughtered by his knockers...

i'm not sure what you're talking about there - he has taken several unnecessary risks this year. i suppose part of the reason these players are not playing at the top level is because they are often not the finished product.

neil would be the first to acknowledge that all professional footballers must be able to take criticism, and people saying he takes too many risks and has poor kicking is par for the course. he is not being slaughtered, and you're getting hysterical if you think thats the case.

His record speaks for itself, a poor goal kick can however put a defence under a bit of pressure,but I think quick decision making and alert players can take pressure off that kind of situation. All in all good job so far. I knew a girl from Nottingham who fumbled a ball after a sliding tackle.