[Elmer Fudd's Thick Lip]

death to the mortals, on 20 May 2011 - 09:46 PM, said:

I believe he can play in the championship, but the top flight and international honours? Not so sure about that.

I'm forming my opinion on his rate of improvement. If he improves again at the rate he has for the past 2 years, and does so a few more times, I see no reason why he couldn't play in the top flight. International maybe pushing it a bit far, but you never know. All I know is I am eternally grateful that we have him for at least another 2 years.

[metallilad]

Can anybody remember that keeper we got on loan from peterborough? Late 80's. He would run out onto the pitch wearing a mask and bowed down infront of the kop. Can't remember his name but he was a good keeper though.
But in answer to your question.
I still reserve my judgement on Tommy. Whilst he's come on bigtime over the last two seasons I still think that Mercer, Pollitt were leaps and bounds ahead of him, but he's still young and still learning and with Crossley tutoring him you never know he might just join the list of greats. Hopefully.

[Geordieblue]

Dema Reborn, on 20 May 2011 - 09:39 PM, said:

I was 4th/5th year at Newbold Green when Lukic must have been year one,so don't remember him i just knew he went to same school as me.....i met Bob Wilson at the Grosvenor rooms years ago when he came with his double winning medals which i held,anyone else remember him coming to the Grosvenor rooms surely there must be some out there.....

Well well I never knew that.
When would that have been?

[moondog]

metallilad, on 20 May 2011 - 09:53 PM, said:

Can anybody remember that keeper we got on loan from peterborough? Late 80's. He would run out onto the pitch wearing a mask and bowed down infront of the kop. Can't remember his name but he was a good keeper though.
But in answer to your question.
I still reserve my judgement on Tommy. Whilst he's come on bigtime over the last two seasons I still think that Mercer, Pollitt were leaps and bounds ahead of him, but he's still young and still learning and with Crossley tutoring him you never know he might just join the list of greats. Hopefully.

Fred Barber

[Geordieblue]

Dema Reborn, on 20 May 2011 - 09:59 PM, said:

I left halfway through 5th year as i couldn't get a job at end of 4th year think it was 1971.....

A little bit before my time then, but alas not too much!

[Geordieblue]

Dema Reborn, on 20 May 2011 - 10:09 PM, said:

I am 55 don't look it mind ....

Two years at Nobby Green made me look 55 when I was 13!

[Geordieblue]

Dema Reborn, on 20 May 2011 - 10:17 PM, said:

You had to learn how to get away with things,couldn't beat Hobson though had to stand in corner a few times,duck loads of times in Balls woodwork class,bought my first car off Jock Weir ....

Impressive that you remember all those names.
Maybe I didn't duck quickly enough in Ball's woodwork class

[clarevoyant.]

Dema Reborn, on 20 May 2011 - 10:17 PM, said:

You had to learn how to get away with things,couldn't beat Hobson though had to stand in corner a few times,duck loads of times in Balls woodwork class,bought my first car off Jock Weir ....

My mate sliced his finger with a chisel in Rogers class, was temporarily treated and told to sit and wait while a spare teacher was found to take him to hospital. Frank Clover (metalwork) was the spare teacher who entered the room and bellowed for my mate to come forth, my mate trying to act all hard and trying not to show pain jumped to attention and knocked himself out on the overhead medical cabinet Classic

[newwhitblue]

Lack of height may be a factor as regards being a top notch keeper,but wait shilton was no giant he was world class.

[Wooden Spoon]

newwhitblue, on 21 May 2011 - 12:56 AM, said:

Lack of height may be a factor as regards being a top notch keeper,but wait shilton was no giant he was world class.

I dont see that as a problem TBH.

He has improved greatly since `Norm` has been working with him, and he is worth half a dozen points a season.

One weakness is still miss judging crosses sometimes,maybe a lapse in concentration?

I`m sure he will get better with the coaching staff working on him. He has been good for CFC, and CFC have most definately been good for the career of TL

[oh rodney rodney]

death to the mortals, on 20 May 2011 - 09:37 PM, said:

Away at Barnet

If your refering to Roche - well he has found his level.

I spoke to a forest ST holder in derby this week, he said that they should have kept Lester, and that Roche was the worse keeper he has seen in a derby kit....EVER.

dont ya mean forest

[boomer12]

Dema Reborn, on 20 May 2011 - 09:39 PM, said:

I was 4th/5th year at Newbold Green when Lukic must have been year one,so don't remember him i just knew he went to same school as me.....i met Bob Wilson at the Grosvenor rooms years ago when he came with his double winning medals which i held,anyone else remember him coming to the Grosvenor rooms surely there must be some out there.....

keith, lukic used to go out with a women who lived in corner opposite your mothers. i remember we used to be playing football on that little green and he would occasionally pull up in his car. must have been when he was at leeds as it was late seventies early eighties.

[boomer12]

Dema Reborn, on 21 May 2011 - 02:41 PM, said:

Really i never knew that any idea who the woman was...

never knew her name. But from what i can remember she lived there for about 3 years, maybe more. quite a looker

[gwast]

Tommy has done really well this year and here's the but, I still think he has a long way to go, he needs to dominate more in the box and work on crosses a good bit more. His rate of improvement has been nothing short of amazing from the keeper who looked scared to death when he first came to a really good lower league keeper. If he keeps improving at that rate we are going to have a seriously good keeper in tommy in a year or two. The only thing that may work against him as a top flight keeper is that he is a bit on the small side. And thats all he wrote.....well typed