Ultimate Vale XI: the sub goalkeeper

[robf]

OK, so the eleven itself is picked but how about the bench? First up is a reserve goalkeeper from the shortlist. Mark Goodlad was the winner of the starting goalkeeper but who should be his understudy?

 

This links in with our feature which is here - http://www.onevalefan.co.uk/2017/10/ultimate-port-vale-xi-subs-the-sub-goalkeeper/

 

Rules:

 

1. OVF will provide a shortlist of players that we think are suitable candidates. However, if we have missed a candidate out and you make a compelling case for their inclusion we will add them to the poll.

2. A player must have played 50 first-team games for the Valiants to qualify

3. As Mark Goodlad won the overall vote he is excluded from this shortlist

 

The Shortlist:

 

Remember you can PM robf if you think we've missed a candidate out!

 

Ray King: The goalkeeper in the famed 1953-54 side, he was capped by England "B" and kept 29 cleansheets during the "Steele Curtain" season.

 

Ken Hancock: Hancock made over 200 appearances between 1958 and 1962 and later went on to play in the top-flight for Ipswich Town and Tottenham Hotspur.

 

Mark Grew: A long-serving figure both on and off the pitch, Grew is one of only a handful of players to be named Player of the Year twice. He also helped the club to promotion in 1989.

 

Paul Musselwhite: The regular keeper during much of John Rudge's reign, Mussy was not only the club's most-expensive goalkeeping signing, but he also holds the club record goalkeeping appearances as well as promotion and Autoglass Trophy final medals.

 

Chris Neal: Undoubtedly the best goalkeeper since Mark Goodlad, Neal has been a model of consistency since signing in 2012. A key member of the 2012-13 promotion side.

[philpvfc]

Chris Neal of the keepers I have seen but voted for Ray King because of what he and the team achieved reaching the highest league position we have ever seen and conceding less than we ever have and ever will again in a season.

[Valiant62]

Mark Harrison

[Santa]

I nominate next week's keeper.

[ELDERBEZZA]

Ray King as he should've won last vote!Ken Hancock also played until 1964 not 1962

 

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[TheSage]

I'm going for King but Hancock was a good 'un.

[DIV3SOUTH]

Hancock. He made a save at the bycars end I'll never forget.

[CambridgeDon]

Never saw Ray King, which must make me a young 'un, so my vote is going to Ken Hancock.

[For Us All]

Ken Hancock.

[Davo666]

Ken Hancock !!

 

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[gavcradd]

Trevor Wood, just so he's get onto the bench for once. I always felt sorry for him, sub keeper at the time when not only did we have Mark Grew, but there wasn't even a sub keeper spot on the bench. On one of the only occasions that he did manage to get a run in the first team, he got injured himself! (away at Oldham if I remember, late 80s/very early 90s - I can picture the plastic pitch and him pulling up after a goalkick).

 

Sympathy vote - Trevor Wood.

[philpvfc]

Trevor Wood, just so he's get onto the bench for once. I always felt sorry for him, sub keeper at the time when not only did we have Mark Grew, but there wasn't even a sub keeper spot on the bench. On one of the only occasions that he did manage to get a run in the first team, he got injured himself! (away at Oldham if I remember, late 80s/very early 90s - I can picture the plastic pitch and him pulling up after a goalkick).

 

Sympathy vote - Trevor Wood.

 

I thought he was better than Grew, he certainly would have got the place over Grew had the back pass rule been in place back then.