The LFC Reds Greatest Ever Team: Goalkeeper.

I've been thinking about this thread for a while as something to pass the time over the summer.

I was thinking that week by week we can have a discussion on who we all feel have been our greatest players position by position and have a poll at the end of the week to select the player.

After 11 weeks we have the LFC Reds greatest ever side.

Might not get off the ground but l thought I'd have a go anyway.

I was thinking if we stick to 4 2 3 1 as that gets a back four, two CM, wide players, a support striker or '10' and a centre forward.

So first off Goalkeepers.

P.S. If a kind mod could add a poll that would be great.

Okay mate, we can make this a series for the weeks ahead.

If you PM me the options you'd like up for the poll I'll add them on for you.

Good idea, by the way.

Gotta be Clemence for me Si.

Ray Clemence best by far mate. After him it becomes a lot more difficult, but no doubt who was the best.

Okay mate, we can make this a series for the weeks ahead.

If you PM me the options you'd like up for the poll I'll add them on for you.

Good idea, by the way.

I was thinking that if anyone wants to post about who they feel is their 'greatest' then we can have the poll at the end of the week.

I've been thinking about this thread for a while as something to pass the time over the summer.

I was thinking that week by week we can have a discussion on who we all feel have been our greatest players position by position and have a poll at the end of the week to select the player.

After 11 weeks we have the LFC Reds greatest ever side.

Might not get off the ground but l thought I'd have a go anyway.

I was thinking if we stick to 4 2 3 1 as that gets a back four, two CM wide players, a support striker or '10' and a centre forward.

So first off Goalkeepers.

P.S. If a kind mod could add a poll that would be great.

Good idea Si!

Clem will probably win but I wasn't old enough to see him live and for me I only think of 2 and that's Brucie and Reina. For a short time I thought Reina was absolutely unbelievable and if he kept that level he'd win it easily in my opinion but he did drop off a touch.

I remember Brucie from my childhood and the 86 cup final save from Sharp sticks in my mind, searched out a vid and there's a good word in there from Kenny. You couldn't argue with his assessment, I've never seen a keeper with the spring that Grobs had. So I'd just shade it to Reina but not much in it for me:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfoIurDhtOI

There have been to my mind three or four very good goalkeepers. Clemence was solid over many years and seemed to reserve any f*** ups for when he played for England which was fine by me. Dudek initially was absolutely excellent until the Forlan thing seemingly finished him, while Grobbelaar was always a much better keeper than he was given credit for IMHO. My vote though, for a couple of seasons or so when he was as good as anything else around was Pepe Reina. When he was good, he was really very bloody good indeed.

That said, I don't think goalkeeper is a position where we have excelled over the years. Reina as good as he was wasn't in the Neur/De Gea class of today in my opinion, but he was our best.

Good idea Si!

Clem will probably win but I wasn't old enough to see him live and for me I only think of 2 and that's Brucie and Reina. For a short time I thought Reina was absolutely unbelievable and if he kept that level he'd win it easily in my opinion but he did drop off a touch.

I remember Brucie from my childhood and the 86 cup final save from Sharp sticks in my mind, searched out a vid and there's a good word in there from Kenny. You couldn't argue with his assessment, I've never seen a keeper with the spring that Grobs had. So I'd just shade it to Reina but not much in it for me:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfoIurDhtOI

Agree that Clem I probably the likely choice for the goalie but like you I grew up with Bruce and he was a fantastic keeper.

Pepe was great for a shorter spell and has less honors to his name than the other two as well.

The Keeper position may be the easiest for us when it comes to a vote but a good place to start.

Gotta be Clem for me too, he was a superb shot stopper.

I have been supporting us since early 90s, and best I've seen is Reina, and he was at his best for 2 seasons only? Can't believe the amount of sh*t we had over the years come to think of it.

Clem for me all day long, if it wasn't for the presence of Shilton he would have been Englands best goalkeeper at the time, second only to Gordon Banks.

Great idea Si, hats off,

I'm another who was too young to witness Clem although I have seen lots and lots of footage, Brucie is who I seen most live and of course Pepe, very difficult to choose but I have to go with Brucie, he shades it by way of trophies, and he was of course a proper f***in fruitcake, who will ever forget his wobbly legs and his reaction after, still has me pmsl everytime I watch it.


YNWA

I'm another who was too young to witness Clem

You sure about that Bill?

As I was born in 79 the best I can remember is Pepe followed by Brucie but as you folk are saying in here and from what my Dad says it seems Clem was the one.

EDIT: Nice one Si and also Res.

Also, nice to have something to not argue about... until we get to RB and CM

I only remember David James, Brad Friedel Sander Westerveld, Jersy Dudek, Pepe Reina and Simon Mignolet as regulars. From those, Pepe was the best with Dudek coming close second. I love watching video of Bruce Grobbelaar and I think he was the best. I watched very few clips of Roy Clemence.

As much as i loved brucie, it has to be patrice luzi or daniele padelli, sorry meant ray clemence

I wasn't around for Grobbelaar's heyday and can only really say that Reina is the best keeper I have ever seen play for Liverpool in my memory (not much competition from the 90s onwards to be fair!). He was the best signing Rafa ever made and was the basis of a rock solid defence in that season of ours from 10 years ago when we won the FA Cup. Seemed to possess a technical ability that no other keeper seemed to have in the Premier League up until that point. And of course a superb shootout keeper, just the sort you need in the latter stages of a cup competition!

But from what I've read and seen, Clemence strikes me that he really set the standards for the likes of Grobbelaar and Reina later on to reach to...bare hands and all! Seemed like just the sort of character you'd want in the dressing room as well. He's probably the standard bearer.

My memory unfortunately doesn't precede the 21st century, so there's really only 4 regulars for me to choose from. Out of Westerveld, Dudek, Reina & Mignolet, it's obviously Pepe by a landslide personally.

Great thread btw.

As much as i loved brucie, it has to be patrice luzi or daniele padelli, sorry meant ray clemence

What no Pegguy Arphexad or Michael Stensgaard!! Even though before my time I'd have to plump for Clemance here.

I was going to go for Clem as well but Brucie was a bit bonkers so gone for him instead.

As much as i loved brucie, it has to be patrice luzi or daniele padelli, sorry meant ray clemence

Paul Jones - super loanee!

Grobbelaar in my life time.

Was going to go for Mike hooper or Steve Oggy  :f_tongueincheek:but Clemo for me,great shot stopper and always commanded his area with such aplomb & dominance.
Top bloke off the pitch too,his mum used to live in the same road I grew up on & whenever he visited  he always stopped to chat to
Me and me mates as we where always having a kick about in the road & often sorted out match tickets for us
Even when he went to Spurs.

Thinking about it Keepers pre-premier league era probably had it a bit easier, they could pick up a pass back, balls didn't hit the trajectory or speed they do nowadays.

Would be interesting to see the greats at their peak in the modern game and see how they handled it for sure.