Move Klose 303 Posted July 8, 2015 Aston Villa are lining up a move for former Norwich City and Blackburn Rovers goalkeeper Mark Bunn. http://t.co/k7AbPBT7ooDecent move for a decent back up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
morty 0 Posted July 8, 2015 He had good hair.Easy "home grown" signing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Move Klose 303 Posted July 8, 2015 Don''t think villa need to worry about home grown players, they have loads of British players. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
capricorn1 17 Posted July 9, 2015 I appreciate it could be a good pay-day for him and he wasn''t even making our bench last season, but I thought his main complaint was he wasn''t getting to play at all?Surely he''d be better to go to a lower league club as a no1 choice? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BroadstairsR 2,093 Posted July 9, 2015 Bunn did a good job for us during Ruddy''s lengthy spell out.A decent keeper and possibly a better shot stopper that JR, although inferior in all other aspects of ''keeping.What happened to Jed Steer? His career was supposed to take off at Villa Park and we were all angry at Paul Lambert for poaching him. Now he could be back at number four choice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lewis Esquire 0 Posted July 9, 2015 Decent keeper and actually might get some game time under Sherwood, who doesn''t seem to rate Guzan. With Given now gone, It would be Steer as third choice I imagine. None of those three are stand-out players, so it might be a nice little battle. I''d like to see Jed start to push on! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 4,655 Posted July 9, 2015 I wish him all the best. Did a decent job for us when called upon and just got on with it without any fuss. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AJ 1,218 Posted July 9, 2015 I echo Tilly''s words. Never going to be the best keeper in the world but a decent back-up nonetheless. Good luck to him, just not against us! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Woodman 92 Posted July 9, 2015 The life of a back up keeper is a strange one. We''ve had a fair few in our time - I can just about remember Mervyn Cawston, Roger Hansbury and Clive Baker. None of them were ever good enough to be number one and its always interesting to see what happens when the ''number 1'' moves on. When Keelan, Woods and Gunn left or retired, their replacement always found it hard to gain the predecessor''s reputation. We''ve always had a good crop of young keepers - Rudd, Steer, Joe Lewis etc, but none have ever looked like - or had the chance - to establish themselves as the number 1. Of course goalkeeping isn''t like other positions, so they can''t ''adapt'' or play in a different outfield role like, say, Russell Martin or Bradley Johnson did last season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Syteanric 1 Posted July 9, 2015 2nd keeper is a long and lonely job...hours of training (sometimes more than outfield players due the specialisation of the position) knowing you''re going to be on the bench every week.A red card, loss of form or injury is the only chance you''re ever going to get... give him a kick in training! ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Donkey dangler 0 Posted July 9, 2015 Good luck to Mark Bunn except when City play Villa Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 4,515 Posted July 9, 2015 [quote user="Woodman"]The life of a back up keeper is a strange one. We''ve had a fair few in our time - I can just about remember Mervyn Cawston, Roger Hansbury and Clive Baker. None of them were ever good enough to be number one and its always interesting to see what happens when the ''number 1'' moves on. When Keelan, Woods and Gunn left or retired, their replacement always found it hard to gain the predecessor''s reputation. [/quote]Roger Hansbury was a good goalkeeper too - he stood in well for Keelan at times and had quite a decent career after he left Norwich. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites