| Your top five Ipswich goalkeepers 07:45 - Jul 4 with 5574 views | Churchman |
This is purely on a ‘playground pick’ basis in order, not on stats, divisions etc.
1. Richard Wright
2. Kelvin Davis
3. Bartosz Bialkowski
4. Paul Cooper
5. Craig Forrest (he was kind to my mum too - in Sainsburys getting a box of cornflakes down from the top shelf!) |  | | |  |
| Your top five Ipswich goalkeepers on 07:47 - Jul 4 with 3899 views | hype313 |
Bart over Cooper? That's blasphemy, I wouldn't put Bart in the top 5 personally. |  |
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| Your top five Ipswich goalkeepers on 07:54 - Jul 4 with 3849 views | OsmansCleanSheet |
I’m sorry, but Paul Cooper easily tops that list. Played for years for a Town side at the very top of English and European football. Very underrated and a so called ‘weak link’, but was the supporters player of the season in 1981. |  | | |
| Your top five Ipswich goalkeepers on 07:55 - Jul 4 with 3847 views | Churchman |
| Your top five Ipswich goalkeepers on 07:47 - Jul 4 by hype313 |
Bart over Cooper? That's blasphemy, I wouldn't put Bart in the top 5 personally. |
Oh there’s no logic to it, just gut instinct - and a bit of blasphemy! | | | |
| Your top five Ipswich goalkeepers on 07:56 - Jul 4 with 3842 views | wkj |
Loach was never a great for us, but I have to admit he was one of the best at penalty saves. So I will buy him a participation curly whirly.
I loved Richard Wright but I have to admit I always felt differently after the horrific injury to Luca Nilis. It wasn't Wrighty's fault at all, but that sound will never leave my memory - I almost threw up. (Of course I was right behind the goal where it happened) |  |
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| Your top five Ipswich goalkeepers on 08:08 - Jul 4 with 3762 views | MattinLondon |
When Craig Forrest brought down the box of cornflakes did he roll on the ground a few times before giving them to your mum? |  | | |
| Your top five Ipswich goalkeepers on 08:09 - Jul 4 with 3756 views | MattinLondon |
| Your top five Ipswich goalkeepers on 07:54 - Jul 4 by OsmansCleanSheet |
I’m sorry, but Paul Cooper easily tops that list. Played for years for a Town side at the very top of English and European football. Very underrated and a so called ‘weak link’, but was the supporters player of the season in 1981. |
Strange how football evolves - great in the 70s and 80s but probably wouldn’t be a professional keeper nowadays as too short. | | | |
| Your top five Ipswich goalkeepers on 08:37 - Jul 4 with 3632 views | Pendejo |
Your challenge is quite difficult, as surely a goalkeeper needs to be successful to enter any top 5. It's a hearts and minds thing.
1. Could forever be Paul Cooper; trophies, penalty saves, trying to coach Stallone.
2. Step forward - Vaclav Hladky - relevant and recent
3. Richard Wright - Wembley penalty save; real sliding doors moment, plus a relatively good season in Prem
4. Craig Forrest - the only goalkeeper in this list to win a league with Town
5. Shane Supple - for his goalkeeping and his principles
Honourable mentions;
Sivell
Fearon
Baker
Alexander
Davies
Price
Bart
Walton
Walton |  |
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| Your top five Ipswich goalkeepers on 08:38 - Jul 4 with 3641 views | Churchman |
| Your top five Ipswich goalkeepers on 08:08 - Jul 4 by MattinLondon |
When Craig Forrest brought down the box of cornflakes did he roll on the ground a few times before giving them to your mum? |
He didn’t drop them!
My mum said he had nice eyes 🤮. She had no idea who he was but guessed he was a footballer from his tracksuit. | | | |
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| Your top five Ipswich goalkeepers on 08:40 - Jul 4 with 3622 views | Tangledupin_Blue |
1 Cooper
2 Best
3 umm... |  |
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| Your top five Ipswich goalkeepers on 08:46 - Jul 4 with 3599 views | Churchman |
| Your top five Ipswich goalkeepers on 07:56 - Jul 4 by wkj |
Loach was never a great for us, but I have to admit he was one of the best at penalty saves. So I will buy him a participation curly whirly.
I loved Richard Wright but I have to admit I always felt differently after the horrific injury to Luca Nilis. It wasn't Wrighty's fault at all, but that sound will never leave my memory - I almost threw up. (Of course I was right behind the goal where it happened) |
Although I did that season in the North Stand, for that game I was the other side/end using my dad’s seat for the one and only time - how lucky was that? It looked grisly from afar let alone close up. It was one of those where I think we lost in the end to Villa, but nobody was too bothered after witnessing that.
One of the vomit bag specials I remember was Phil Whelan’s ankle break when his foot wound up pointing in the wrong direction. He wasn’t a happy bunny. | | | |
| Your top five Ipswich goalkeepers on 08:57 - Jul 4 with 3544 views | wkj |
| Your top five Ipswich goalkeepers on 08:46 - Jul 4 by Churchman |
Although I did that season in the North Stand, for that game I was the other side/end using my dad’s seat for the one and only time - how lucky was that? It looked grisly from afar let alone close up. It was one of those where I think we lost in the end to Villa, but nobody was too bothered after witnessing that.
One of the vomit bag specials I remember was Phil Whelan’s ankle break when his foot wound up pointing in the wrong direction. He wasn’t a happy bunny. |
Villa were on top form at the time and largely thanks to Nilis. He was a fantastic striker really and was a shame to see his career end at FPR. I never saw Phil Whelan's injury, thankfully - but yeah, stunned silence and a lot of uncomfortable fans that day. (Not as uncomfortable as Luca, mind you) | |
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| Your top five Ipswich goalkeepers on 08:57 - Jul 4 with 3538 views | stickymockwell |
| Your top five Ipswich goalkeepers on 08:08 - Jul 4 by MattinLondon |
When Craig Forrest brought down the box of cornflakes did he roll on the ground a few times before giving them to your mum? |
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| Your top five Ipswich goalkeepers on 09:06 - Jul 4 with 3473 views | ITFCson |
I am not sure it should make a difference that he sadly passed away but Martin Fulop comes to mind when I think of town Goalkeepers and therefore deserves a mention in this thread - was also a very good keeper |  | | |
| Your top five Ipswich goalkeepers on 09:11 - Jul 4 with 3420 views | Stu_boy |
Top 5 i've seen play for town, started supporting in 1994 would be
1) R Wright
2) B Bialkowski
3) K Davies
4) C Forrest
5) V Hladky [Post edited 4 Jul 2024 9:12]
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| Your top five Ipswich goalkeepers on 09:11 - Jul 4 with 3413 views | baxterbasics |
Need to mention Mike Pollitt surely?
Ok, only one game played but still... |  |
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| Your top five Ipswich goalkeepers on 09:22 - Jul 4 with 3349 views | GlasgowBlue |
1. Wright
2. Cooper
3. Forest
4. Hladky
5. Davis |  |
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| Your top five Ipswich goalkeepers on 09:23 - Jul 4 with 3334 views | rickw |
| Your top five Ipswich goalkeepers on 09:11 - Jul 4 by Stu_boy |
Top 5 i've seen play for town, started supporting in 1994 would be
1) R Wright
2) B Bialkowski
3) K Davies
4) C Forrest
5) V Hladky [Post edited 4 Jul 2024 9:12]
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My ITFC memory goes back to about 1990, I'm sure Cooper was the best but he's before my time - however Richard Wright does trump him on England caps....
I'd do the same as this but swap Davies and Forrest around |  |
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| Your top five Ipswich goalkeepers on 09:51 - Jul 4 with 3231 views | Churchman |
| Your top five Ipswich goalkeepers on 09:06 - Jul 4 by ITFCson |
I am not sure it should make a difference that he sadly passed away but Martin Fulop comes to mind when I think of town Goalkeepers and therefore deserves a mention in this thread - was also a very good keeper |
You are right. Fulop was a terrific keeper.
Not seeing too many mentions of Andy Marshall. I’ll get my coat.
I suspect for those of a certain age Roy Bailey would be up there. | | | |
| Your top five Ipswich goalkeepers on 09:58 - Jul 4 with 3204 views | gainsboroughblue |
| Your top five Ipswich goalkeepers on 08:57 - Jul 4 by wkj |
Villa were on top form at the time and largely thanks to Nilis. He was a fantastic striker really and was a shame to see his career end at FPR. I never saw Phil Whelan's injury, thankfully - but yeah, stunned silence and a lot of uncomfortable fans that day. (Not as uncomfortable as Luca, mind you) |
The pitch was to blame for that Whelan injury. Absolute state of it round that time. I think that was the Man U game where it bobbled over Schmeichael's foot for our goal as well. |  |
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| Your top five Ipswich goalkeepers on 09:59 - Jul 4 with 3199 views | Westover |
Ken Hancock was a very good keeper for Town in the 60s IMO. | | | |
| Your top five Ipswich goalkeepers on 10:00 - Jul 4 with 3195 views | PhilTWTD |
Begovic as best loan keeper? Assuming Bart doesn't count for that. |  | | |
| Your top five Ipswich goalkeepers on 10:02 - Jul 4 with 3174 views | shady |
We all agree:
...Hancock is better than Yashin |  | | |
| Your top five Ipswich goalkeepers on 10:04 - Jul 4 with 3156 views | BorisBlanker |
Paul Cooper
Richard Wright
David Best
John Jackson
Laurie Sivell | | | |
| Your top five Ipswich goalkeepers on 10:07 - Jul 4 with 3135 views | Churchman |
| Your top five Ipswich goalkeepers on 09:59 - Jul 4 by Westover |
Ken Hancock was a very good keeper for Town in the 60s IMO. |
I forgot Hancock. Keeper in the Div 2 winning 68 team. Saw him play a few times but was a bit too young to notice him. | | | |
| Your top five Ipswich goalkeepers on 10:07 - Jul 4 with 3138 views | PhilTWTD |
| Your top five Ipswich goalkeepers on 10:02 - Jul 4 by shady |
We all agree:
...Hancock is better than Yashin |
Did you know Yashin came to Ipswich? Was part of the Dynamo Moscow party which came over for Beat's testimonial. | | | |
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