Lumley

[72bus]

When playing out from the back you need speed , speed of thought and accuracy we don't have this so will continue to get caught...

[Shepherds Mush]

He is destroying the team confidence.

That is utter nonsense. If anyone is killing confidence it is the manager making players play in a way that they are not able to.

But we are not allowed to criticise him.....

[Shepherds Mush]

He had 7 clean sheets this time last year and we were all singing his praises.......... but I guess that's the price of progress !

[Martinmalta]

loan him our for a season and bring in an experienced keeper instead. We cannot keep carrying the most important player in a team while devoloping his skills. He is destroying the team confidence.

[72bus]

watched a game today , the keeper was vocal and marshalled his defence , never hear from our joe and he always has a nervous body language about him

[Shania]

My advice to Lumley: grow a pair. Start barking from the back, distribute with conviction, challenge for corners and breakaways like your life depended on it. We've seen NONE of this for a season of games now, and no amount of training and/or seasoning is going to change this until you look in the mirror and say -- for all to hear -- you will no longer tolerate mediocrity from yourself or anyone around you.

This. I still feel there is a good keeper somewhere in there...

[Qprtanpa1]

My advice to Lumley: grow a pair. Start barking from the back, distribute with conviction, challenge for corners and breakaways like your life depended on it. We've seen NONE of this for a season of games now, and no amount of training and/or seasoning is going to change this until you look in the mirror and say -- for all to hear -- you will no longer tolerate mediocrity from yourself or anyone around you.

[Rich]

Stoke game? You mean when Lumley played an eye of the needle pass during our goal of the season so far??

[Joe90]

Feel sorry for Lumley. Friday night showed the difference a good keeper makes. Fulhams keeper kept them in the game where as ours cost us the game.

[Bill]

If you were a keeper playing with that defence in front of you I think I'd be nervous.

[stanistheman]

In the interests of balance........ Our defence is attempting to play in a fashion that requires a level of skill and confidence above any needed by any Rangers team I’ve ever seen - and that goes back to the days of Rodney and Stan. To play that way, Not only do we need a footballer that can play in goal, but also defenders with the ability to pass like a playmaker. Is there any keeper we have ever had who could play that way? Or central defender? Whilst Lumley is costing us, the blame needs to be shared. Also, presumably Kelly is still injured. Anyone seen anything of Dieng at Doncaster. Could he be the answer?

But this is ghe way that Warburton wants the team to play, so in fairness, it is he who should be blamed because for asking the players to play a style that they are not comfortable or capable of playing.

[Shania]

Or is it the defenders lack of positional play which makes him nervous? I can`t really make my mind up..Wish I could..

[72bus]

Where I sit every home game I can here the ohhs and ahhs every time the the ball goes back to Lumley...he's a accident waiting to happen

[Qprtanpa1]

I cottoned onto this at Stoke on first day of the season. It's got nothing to do with the saves he's does or doesn't make or the crosses he does or doesn't come for though they all contribute.... It's the massive nervousness he shows in everything he does. He transmits unease to the rest of the team and undoubtedly gives the opposition confidence to push, chase, Harry and press as their efforts will almost certainly result in a mistake from Lumley.
Only thing that baffles me as how a lot of people couldn't or wouldn't see it right back in August and virtually every game since???

http://www.wearetherangersboys.com/f...ing-minnie-but

I totally agree with this.

Lumley projects zero confidence. And yes, we do not have the kind of defenders that can play this out from the back crap.

[Abseits]

I cottoned onto this at Stoke on first day of the season. It's got nothing to do with the saves he's does or doesn't make or the crosses he does or doesn't come for though they all contribute.... It's the massive nervousness he shows in everything he does. He transmits unease to the rest of the team and undoubtedly gives the opposition confidence to push, chase, Harry and press as their efforts will almost certainly result in a mistake from Lumley.
Only thing that baffles me as how a lot of people couldn't or wouldn't see it right back in August and virtually every game since???

http://www.wearetherangersboys.com/f...ing-minnie-but