Cherries: Jalal looking to stay top of the pecking order (From Bournemouth Echo)

When at the top of his form Shwan was/is a very good goalkeeper and is a far cry from the nervous player that started with us.( He used to make me feel how Addison makes me feel when HE plays in defence now.) Looks like Flahaven might be playing for Hav/W'looville in the near future the way things are going. Jalal/Allsop/Buchel in that pecking order with James helping Moss. Simples?

It's remarkable how he went from being such a reliable keeper and fans favourite under Eddie Howe to one that was mistake prone by the end of the play off season under Bradbury.

Let's not forget that a year ago he had back surgery to remove a herniated disc. This is the type of injury that forces nurses to retire and the operation does carry considerable risk of not being successful, so it really is quite something to see Jalal back.

5 goal keepers is two too many IMO, so there must be plans afoot.

B'mouths number 1.. bye bye james and flaphaven, Jalal is like pitman a confidence player and under eddies guidance we'll see the best of him again.

For me, Jalal makes far to many mistakes and i'm sure there must be a better keeper in the 5 we have got. Yet another glaring mistake let Hartlepool back into the game on tuesday night and it is mistakes like that that could cost us dearly in the run in. No matter what anyone says, when a keeper gifts a goal to the opposition, the teams heads collectively go down. David James is well known for his gaffs but he is such a commanding figure at the back.....is it just coincidence that the long unbeaten spell and games without conceding occurred with him in goal (ok there is the Addison factor as well). Without comparing Ryan Allsop to Joe Hart, he was first team goalkeeper from a very early age (and at bigger clubs than ours) and look how the experience improved him and his confidence.....as the old adage goes....if you're good enough, you're old enough. Orient thought he was good enough....Eddie thought he was good enough or he wouldn't have bought him........stick him in goal now.

Why have we got 5 goalkeepers? I remember when we didn't have any any, and we had to load them in! Flahavan will never play for us again, so we may as well move him on. Jalal is now better than James. They both make mistakes, but so do the top keepers in the Premiership. Jalal knows that provided he starts to keep clean sheets the Goalkeeper spot will be his until the end of this season.

Fanfor45 wrote:
When at the top of his form Shwan was/is a very good goalkeeper and is a far cry from the nervous player that started with us.( He used to make me feel how Addison makes me feel when HE plays in defence now.) Looks like Flahaven might be playing for Hav/W'looville in the near future the way things are going. Jalal/Allsop/Buchel in that pecking order with James helping Moss. Simples?

Agree entirely. Jalal performed heroics under Eddie previously and despite being dropped in favour of Flahavan, Jalal got his head down and worked hard to fight for his place.

t is a pity that Thomas does not have the same attitude

Luffbracherry wrote:

Fanfor45 wrote:
When at the top of his form Shwan was/is a very good goalkeeper and is a far cry from the nervous player that started with us.( He used to make me feel how Addison makes me feel when HE plays in defence now.) Looks like Flahaven might be playing for Hav/W'looville in the near future the way things are going. Jalal/Allsop/Buchel in that pecking order with James helping Moss. Simples?

Agree entirely. Jalal performed heroics under Eddie previously and despite being dropped in favour of Flahavan, Jalal got his head down and worked hard to fight for his place.

t is a pity that Thomas does not have the same attitude

Afraid not mate. Shwan spat his dummy out and refused to sign his contract extension, and was subsequently transfer listed. After a stand-off of several months and no offers for him he backed down and signed his contract. Yes he has since got his head down, but he wasn't always the model professional.

STEADY EDDIE 1 for the road wrote:

Luffbracherry wrote:

Fanfor45 wrote:
When at the top of his form Shwan was/is a very good goalkeeper and is a far cry from the nervous player that started with us.( He used to make me feel how Addison makes me feel when HE plays in defence now.) Looks like Flahaven might be playing for Hav/W'looville in the near future the way things are going. Jalal/Allsop/Buchel in that pecking order with James helping Moss. Simples?

Agree entirely. Jalal performed heroics under Eddie previously and despite being dropped in favour of Flahavan, Jalal got his head down and worked hard to fight for his place.

t is a pity that Thomas does not have the same attitude

Afraid not mate. Shwan spat his dummy out and refused to sign his contract extension, and was subsequently transfer listed. After a stand-off of several months and no offers for him he backed down and signed his contract. Yes he has since got his head down, but he wasn't always the model professional.

Acknowledge that Steady but at least he has stuck at it - made the effort and turned things around for himself. Thomas has not

. . SHWAN, . . you have already taken it for granted when you refused to sign another contract....... That did not work did it. . . . . Good Luck for the rest of the season.

STEADY EDDIE 1 for the road wrote:

Luffbracherry wrote:

Fanfor45 wrote:
When at the top of his form Shwan was/is a very good goalkeeper and is a far cry from the nervous player that started with us.( He used to make me feel how Addison makes me feel when HE plays in defence now.) Looks like Flahaven might be playing for Hav/W'looville in the near future the way things are going. Jalal/Allsop/Buchel in that pecking order with James helping Moss. Simples?

Agree entirely. Jalal performed heroics under Eddie previously and despite being dropped in favour of Flahavan, Jalal got his head down and worked hard to fight for his place.

t is a pity that Thomas does not have the same attitude

Afraid not mate. Shwan spat his dummy out and refused to sign his contract extension, and was subsequently transfer listed. After a stand-off of several months and no offers for him he backed down and signed his contract. Yes he has since got his head down, but he wasn't always the model professional.

Very strange that Mark Pugh has only recently signed a new contract, he didnt get dropped, ??

STEADY EDDIE 1 for the road wrote:

Luffbracherry wrote:

Fanfor45 wrote:
When at the top of his form Shwan was/is a very good goalkeeper and is a far cry from the nervous player that started with us.( He used to make me feel how Addison makes me feel when HE plays in defence now.) Looks like Flahaven might be playing for Hav/W'looville in the near future the way things are going. Jalal/Allsop/Buchel in that pecking order with James helping Moss. Simples?

Agree entirely. Jalal performed heroics under Eddie previously and despite being dropped in favour of Flahavan, Jalal got his head down and worked hard to fight for his place.

t is a pity that Thomas does not have the same attitude

Afraid not mate. Shwan spat his dummy out and refused to sign his contract extension, and was subsequently transfer listed. After a stand-off of several months and no offers for him he backed down and signed his contract. Yes he has since got his head down, but he wasn't always the model professional.

Very strange, Shwan didnt sign a new contract and gets dropped, Mark Pugh has only just siged a new deal and he didnt get dropped, ??