| Walsh 21:12 - Feb 24 with 6477 views | WestbourneR |
I cannot believe anybody rates this guy.
He's a total embarrassment under crosses, he's too small and I'm not sure he can even jump.
He is CLEARLY not a viable goalkeeper.
It's a shame, as him aside, we were looking quite good. But you can't win games consistently with a bad goalkeeper - and Walsh is a bad keeper.
Sadly none of our three keepers are good enough and it should have been addressed in the window. [Post edited 24 Feb 21:21]
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| Walsh on 08:05 - Feb 25 with 2009 views | daveB |
In his defence he was signed by QPR in 2021 so been here 5 years. In that time he has started 19 games in league football with loans at Maidenhead, Dorking, Accrington and Hampton & Richmond where he played a grand total of 28 games in those 4 loans.
He has ability but has played nowhere near enough football in the last 5 years, he should have had a full season out on loan last season and this season like we are doing with Murphy Cooper, the club are hugely at fault with his lack of development and he's not the only one we've messed up with |  | | |
| Walsh on 08:07 - Feb 25 with 1985 views | rbee |
I thought Walsh had done ok since he came back in to the side. He, along with the rest of us, will want to forget last night.
He's no Joe Lumley and deserves more time in my opinion. |  | | |
| Walsh on 08:59 - Feb 25 with 1828 views | dmm |
| Walsh on 08:02 - Feb 25 by WestbourneR |
I hate to be Donald Trumpy about it but i categorically refute that he is 6 foot 4
I’d need to see it on a tape measure with my own eyes. |
If you look at the 25/26 squad photo or catch him next to Dunne, who is also 6' 4", you can see his height. |  | | |
| Walsh on 09:27 - Feb 25 with 1750 views | SW_Ranger |
He had a shocker, no doubt. Plenty will be saying he’s useless but that’s harsh on the guy.
He has been improving since coming back from his injury and needs to improve more for sure. He’s also part of a defensive core and while he was let down badly last night, he also let that core down too.
Not sure I agree he should be binned but it’s hard to defend the guy after last night. I’m sure he would accept his big part in an extremely poor game. |  | | |
| Walsh on 09:27 - Feb 25 with 1747 views | Watford_Ranger |
| Walsh on 08:59 - Feb 25 by dmm |
If you look at the 25/26 squad photo or catch him next to Dunne, who is also 6' 4", you can see his height. |
Wiki has Dunne at 6’0. Is Nourry inflating player heights to increase transfer value? |  | | |
| Walsh on 09:57 - Feb 25 with 1658 views | themodfather |
he has made a share of saves but for last nights' 2nd? how was he outjumped by the smallest player on pitch? i mean how? 2-0 was the killer, no way back and there wasn't , it got worse , a few from edge/outside of box flew by and into the onion bag. | | | |
| Walsh on 10:03 - Feb 25 with 1620 views | bosh67 |
| Walsh on 09:27 - Feb 25 by Watford_Ranger |
Wiki has Dunne at 6’0. Is Nourry inflating player heights to increase transfer value? |
Dunne is just under 6 foot 5. |  |
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| Walsh on 10:09 - Feb 25 with 1600 views | bosh67 |
Walsh is 6 foot 3. Nardi is actually only 6 foot 1 and Hamer is 6 foot 4.
I feel for the kid to be honest. He's like the rest of the team in that he can be wildly inconsistent. He is, like many keepers, capable of fantastic saves and has on occasion looked good at crosses. I think he suffers perhaps with nerves and concentration. Murphy Cooper is also 6 foot 1 but to be honest, of the keepers we have he seems to be the most consistent, but he's on loan, is he not?
I think Walsh perhaps needs a season in League 1 but it's a difficult choice. He's had bad games and then been trusted to bounce back in the next one, and generally has. | |
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| Walsh on 10:20 - Feb 25 with 1567 views | francisbowles |
| Walsh on 09:57 - Feb 25 by themodfather |
he has made a share of saves but for last nights' 2nd? how was he outjumped by the smallest player on pitch? i mean how? 2-0 was the killer, no way back and there wasn't , it got worse , a few from edge/outside of box flew by and into the onion bag. |
It wasn't really a case of being out jumped by a smaller player. He was beaten by the better anticipation of a player who came across in front of him. He was at fault but it happens. Even Saito managed a headed clearance coast night. | | | |
| Walsh on 11:22 - Feb 25 with 1469 views | AS86 |
There is no way Cooper is 6"1. I saw him play for Sheff Wed earlier this season and it's no exaggeration to say he didn't exactly tower over Barry Bannan. He looked more like 5"9ish up close.
That said, after a nervy first 10-15 minutes he actually played pretty well and made some good saves. |  | | |
| Walsh on 11:32 - Feb 25 with 1428 views | TheChef |
| Walsh on 06:25 - Feb 25 by BrianMcCarthy |
Walsh has proven that he has the skills to make it at this level, imho.
I don't know anyone who thinks he wouldn't have been better served with a loan this season, though. |
Agreed Brian.
And while clearly at fault for the second goal, his head didn't drop and he still made some good saves. The score line could have been a lot worse.
Won't have the blame pinned solely on him when all the players were culpable one way or another.
Especially how we concede right after half time nearly every game! |  |
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| Walsh on 11:34 - Feb 25 with 1406 views | Watford_Ranger |
| Walsh on 10:03 - Feb 25 by bosh67 |
Dunne is just under 6 foot 5. |
Doesn’t look it. Some sites have him at 1.83m and others 1.91m. Odd. | | | |
| Walsh on 13:33 - Feb 25 with 1219 views | soops |
We’re an inconsistent team that’s about the 16th best in the league. We’ve got an inconsistent goalkeeper that’s about the 16th best in the league.
Meh. |  | | |
| Walsh on 13:40 - Feb 25 with 1211 views | 1JD |
| Walsh on 09:27 - Feb 25 by Watford_Ranger |
Wiki has Dunne at 6’0. Is Nourry inflating player heights to increase transfer value? |
Dunne is actually 6”5. He said so recently in an interview. | | | |
| Walsh on 22:34 - Feb 25 with 910 views | OakR |
I think he's looked good soince coming back, much better than expected and he stopped all the talk about who should play and became No1 without too many complaints.
Absolute shocker last night together with the rest of the defence. He can't have many more of those, but I'd definitely leave him in now unless he needs a game off for his confidence.
Agree with everyone else who said he should have been out on loan - we've put ourselves and him in an awkward position now.
Salamon should really have been out on loan this season if we were not going to play him, and must go out next season. Not sur what we do with Walsh next season, I guess we see how the season finishes for him. | |
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| Walsh on 23:26 - Feb 25 with 837 views | Myke |
| Walsh on 22:34 - Feb 25 by OakR |
I think he's looked good soince coming back, much better than expected and he stopped all the talk about who should play and became No1 without too many complaints.
Absolute shocker last night together with the rest of the defence. He can't have many more of those, but I'd definitely leave him in now unless he needs a game off for his confidence.
Agree with everyone else who said he should have been out on loan - we've put ourselves and him in an awkward position now.
Salamon should really have been out on loan this season if we were not going to play him, and must go out next season. Not sur what we do with Walsh next season, I guess we see how the season finishes for him. |
He is the best keeper at the club in terms of overall skills sets and growth potential. As others have said, he should have more games under his belt in the division below at this stage, but it is too late for that now. He’s learning on the job and should receive our support - that’s our jobs as SUPPORTers yeah? Also worth remembering that being the keeper is the most vulnerable position on the pitch. Make an error and it invariably results in the concession of a goal. Kone (whom I love) made a horrendous hash of two open goals, but that was all forgotten (as it should be) when he very neatly tucked away our third goal last Saturday. Walsh made several decent saves either side of the goals he could have prevented - yet still gets pilloried for his mistakes. | | | |
| Walsh on 23:41 - Feb 25 with 800 views | CiderwithRsie |
| Walsh on 06:25 - Feb 25 by BrianMcCarthy |
Walsh has proven that he has the skills to make it at this level, imho.
I don't know anyone who thinks he wouldn't have been better served with a loan this season, though. |
Agreed.
Nardi as 1st choice this season, Hamer as reserve and Walsh out on loan with a view to replacing Nardi next year would have been the way to go IMO.
(None of these guys are perfect, maybe not even adequate, but we have to work with what we've got. Equally I think they are all doing their best and should not be scapegoated. None of them are pretending to be injured, obviously unfit, demanding a transfer, leaking stories to the press, or otherwise being dicks.) | | | |
| Walsh on 00:12 - Feb 26 with 763 views | BrianMcCarthy |
| Walsh on 23:41 - Feb 25 by CiderwithRsie |
Agreed.
Nardi as 1st choice this season, Hamer as reserve and Walsh out on loan with a view to replacing Nardi next year would have been the way to go IMO.
(None of these guys are perfect, maybe not even adequate, but we have to work with what we've got. Equally I think they are all doing their best and should not be scapegoated. None of them are pretending to be injured, obviously unfit, demanding a transfer, leaking stories to the press, or otherwise being dicks.) |
Nardi should have been sold or loaned in Summer 2025, being honest. He's just not suited to our division. I have no idea how anyone thought he was.
Two new Championship keepers should have been a priority. Championship keepers.
Walsh out on loan.
Cooper out on loan.
Salamon out on loan (maybe).
Re-assess in Summer 2026, hopefully sell one of the 2025 purchases, and bring in one of the home-grown lads returning from loan in his place. |  |
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| Walsh on 00:21 - Feb 26 with 745 views | CiderwithRsie |
| Walsh on 00:12 - Feb 26 by BrianMcCarthy |
Nardi should have been sold or loaned in Summer 2025, being honest. He's just not suited to our division. I have no idea how anyone thought he was.
Two new Championship keepers should have been a priority. Championship keepers.
Walsh out on loan.
Cooper out on loan.
Salamon out on loan (maybe).
Re-assess in Summer 2026, hopefully sell one of the 2025 purchases, and bring in one of the home-grown lads returning from loan in his place. |
Fair points.
I'm working on the basis that the squad is what it was at the start of the season. | | | |
| Walsh on 00:25 - Feb 26 with 738 views | johncharles |
| Walsh on 23:19 - Feb 24 by Bluce_Ree |
Nardi was better. |
I’ve always been a Nardi fan. Not a perfect keeper but certainly good enough for us in our present position. One of those situations where why fix it when it’s not broken. We’ve totally fukced up the goalkeeper situation |  |
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| Walsh on 00:26 - Feb 26 with 738 views | BrianMcCarthy |
| Walsh on 00:21 - Feb 26 by CiderwithRsie |
Fair points.
I'm working on the basis that the squad is what it was at the start of the season. |
Ya, I get that Rosie.
Hamer wasn't with us of course. He only came in mid-season when Walsh got injured, and I think as an emergency free transfer he's done ok. | |
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| Walsh on 10:29 - Feb 26 with 441 views | derbyhoop |
Walsh was poor but he wasn't alone in that. I'm not sure he could have done anything about the first or the last but, as I'm sure he would acknowledge, he was largely responsible for the others. Saying that, it was Mbengue who lost Matsuki for the unmarked header. And Mbengue got skinned for the others.
Overall, Walsh has looked the best of the 3 keepers we have used. At 23, the potential is significant. Perhaps he should have had a L1 loan earlier, but it's far too late now.p |  |
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| Walsh on 10:52 - Feb 26 with 381 views | nadera78 |
| Walsh on 08:05 - Feb 25 by daveB |
In his defence he was signed by QPR in 2021 so been here 5 years. In that time he has started 19 games in league football with loans at Maidenhead, Dorking, Accrington and Hampton & Richmond where he played a grand total of 28 games in those 4 loans.
He has ability but has played nowhere near enough football in the last 5 years, he should have had a full season out on loan last season and this season like we are doing with Murphy Cooper, the club are hugely at fault with his lack of development and he's not the only one we've messed up with |
This 100%,
For a club that is apparently all-in on developing players to sell, we really don't look like we know how to do that. | | | |
| Walsh on 10:56 - Feb 26 with 368 views | TheChef |
| Walsh on 10:52 - Feb 26 by nadera78 |
This 100%,
For a club that is apparently all-in on developing players to sell, we really don't look like we know how to do that. |
To be honest everything feels like flying by the seat of our pants, at the moment. | |
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| Walsh on 14:23 - Feb 26 with 249 views | kingsburyR |
| Walsh on 08:02 - Feb 25 by WestbourneR |
I hate to be Donald Trumpy about it but i categorically refute that he is 6 foot 4
I’d need to see it on a tape measure with my own eyes. |
Ditto, no way I'm having he's 6'4" |  |
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