Yeah but goalkeepers are a different to outfield players

Outfield players can be thrown in as soon as they're physically fit. With keepers sharpness is much more of a problem, especially after an absence of several months. I think of it like a batsman in a cricket match - you don't want to start him until you're sure he's got his eye in at the crease.

Posted By: King on May 2nd 2013 at 15:08:30

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ruddy might be back saturday (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 2, 14:38:17
- Good, stick him up front! (n/m) (NCFC) - BSE Canary, May 2, 15:21:31
- Will be good to have him back. (NCFC) - lurd, May 2, 14:47:17
- Very much hope so (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 2, 14:44:58
  - maybe a little rusty though? I don't think Bunn has been so bad that he needs replacing (NCFC) - Maillot Jaune, May 2, 14:49:44
    - ^^^ this is an example of that complacency ^^^ (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 2, 14:53:27
      - Regardless of which division you think we'll be in (NCFC) - King, May 2, 15:03:20
        
        Do you mean risk him as in he might get injured again, or risk him as in he might not (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 2, 15:12:11
        
        Bunn is curently one of the best keepers in the division (n/m) (NCFC) - Huge Small, May 2, 15:18:33
        
        Oh come on (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 2, 15:19:26
        
        Who Is better then? (n/m) (NCFC) - Huge Small, May 2, 15:22:14
        
        De Gea. Hart. Lloris. Cech. Foster. Boruc. Vorm. Jaaskelainen (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 2, 15:29:17
        
        That would be a brilliant swap! (NCFC) - Old Git, May 2, 16:31:22
        
        We'd be slagging every single one of them off too (NCFC) - Huge Small, May 2, 15:37:02
        
        rated the joint worst keeper to have played 20+ games this season (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 2, 15:39:57
        
        * (n/m) (NCFC) - Huge Small, May 2, 15:38:39
        
        his average PPI score is 8 (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 2, 15:28:42
        
        So *that's* what all those phonecalls are about (n/m) (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, May 2, 15:36:14
        
        lol anyway here's the full index (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 2, 15:37:55
        
        How are those rankings calculated? (NCFC) - dennis moore, May 2, 16:26:58
        
        i don't know and i rarely watch sunderland (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 2, 16:32:10
        
        Hmm. Just found this on Wiki: (NCFC) - dennis moore, May 2, 16:29:51
        
        yes shocking that all these top keepers do so well and poor so bad! (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 2, 16:33:05
        
        I might be wrong, but I seem to remember more howlers (NCFC) - dennis moore, May 2, 16:45:53
        
        swansea away twice, sunderland home and away (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 2, 16:51:53
        
        I don't remember those. If I get time I'll have a look (NCFC) - dennis moore, May 2, 17:04:41
        
        which has Bunn just above Ruddy (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, May 2, 15:58:00
        
        ffs read it properly! (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 2, 16:03:27
        
        Read it properly? There's no explanation, just a table of numbers (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, May 2, 16:39:42
        
        i do agree the average score should feature more prominently (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 2, 16:44:07
        
        Also the R column (meaning Rank?) is also in red (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, May 2, 16:42:50
        
        ffs the rank is for total games! (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 2, 16:45:49
        
        bunn has played 22 games (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 2, 16:46:16
        
        I can think of at least 9 that are worse (NCFC) - Huge Small, May 2, 15:25:41
        
        rob green is only player to have played 10+ games (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 2, 15:31:42
        
        eh?! (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 2, 15:18:53
        
        I'm more worried about the latter... changing keeper requires the defence to (NCFC) - Maillot Jaune, May 2, 15:17:45
        
        see below - it's a fair point, but (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 2, 15:18:43
        
        Unless he has been training with the back four in match situations, (NCFC) - Maillot Jaune, May 2, 15:28:27
        
        (b) most certainly, but seriously it takes a while to get used to him again. (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, May 2, 15:20:29
        
        i'm sure they know what to expect after playing all those games (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 2, 15:22:27
        
        still requires a mental switch from Bunn to Ruddy and in split second decision making (NCFC) - Maillot Jaune, May 2, 15:30:37
        
        No I'm not. (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, May 2, 15:29:09
        
        Yeah, think you are (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, May 2, 15:40:39
        
        But I'm not though. (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, May 2, 15:43:51
        
        Yeah, think you are (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, May 2, 16:19:03
        
        Yeah, but (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, May 2, 16:25:02
        
        Both (NCFC) - King, May 2, 15:17:36
        
        There's a third risk I'm more concerned about... (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, May 2, 15:15:44
        
        wtf (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 2, 15:18:37
        
        I must have missed your tenure as England goalkeeping coach (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, May 2, 15:44:19
        
        fair point. But they did play with him for quite a while (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 2, 15:17:37
        
        you'd have thought ruddy would be fit now tbh (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 2, 15:04:55
        
        Yeah but goalkeepers are a different to outfield players (NCFC) - King, May 2, 15:08:30
        
        Remember that SCC hates Bunn (NCFC) - Huge Small, May 2, 15:15:10
        
        never hated bunn but i certainly don't rate him (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 2, 15:17:35
        
        i'd have thought outfield would need more matches to get their sharpness back (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 2, 15:11:02
      - Well that part was an aside... I would only bring Ruddy back if he is going to make (NCFC) - Maillot Jaune, May 2, 15:00:48
        
        It is broke though (NCFC) - duke of york, May 2, 15:05:31
        
        I don't really think thats true after we have been saying how strong the back four has bee (NCFC) - Maillot Jaune, May 2, 15:12:01
        
        By reading this I get the impression we don't concede lots of goals (NCFC) - phrankin, May 2, 19:51:58
        
        ruddy gives the team confidence though (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 2, 15:14:19
        
        Put him on the bench then (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, May 2, 15:16:23
        
        Play Ruddy up front ? (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, May 2, 15:12:35
        
        if we had ruddy recently we'd be guaranteed survival imo (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 2, 15:03:26
        
        (n/m) (NCFC) - Huge Small, May 2, 15:06:26
  - Let in 3 ghouls dittee (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, May 2, 14:49:15

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