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The Goalkeeper Coach Thread

Any news on who that'll be?

 

Calder?  Esson?

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We have two very capable and experienced keepers in Esson and Brill who will doubtless be keeping the younger lads right....so no panic, IMO.

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    Am I right in thinking up until Steve Marsella we never had a GK coach? If that is the case then I don't really see the need for one... unless we can happen to find one who is equally adept at finding unfound footballing talent.

    Do we need one, what does he do, and why do left backs not get their own personal coach............just asking like :shrug:

     

    I think there's a requirement to have some kind of GK coach in order to qualify for a certain coaching standards which, in turn, opens up additional player development funding...although I'm not entirely sure of how it works.

    before Marsella did we not have Stuart Garden. Not sure who else we have had.

    before Marsella did we not have Stuart Garden. Not sure who else we have had.

     

    You're right, we did.

    Did Calder not used to do some form of GK coaching? He used to help with the keepers warm ups at least, long after he'd left the club as a player.

    The one and only Les Fridge was also a keeper coach when he hung up his C.nty gloves. Sorry, that would be his reserve gloves. :crazy:

    I played with Glasgow University for a few years as a GK under Brian Hamilton as manager (http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Hamilton_(footballer) and he insisted we always had an independent GK coach. Myself and the other GK's improved dramatically with constant coaching. It's a very different position compared to defence, midfield or attack but I've never questioned why each we got specialist coaching over the rest of the team until now! The reason has to be because the handling and positioning of GK's are so specialist that we warrant a completely separate approach. Either that or were to nutty to join normal training sessions :)

    Ryan Esson would be most realistic.

    What's Craig Gordon up to these days?

    Ryan Esson would be most realistic.

    What's Craig Gordon up to these days?

    trying to recover from injury i believe 

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    Did Calder not used to do some form of GK coaching? He used to help with the keepers warm ups at least, long after he'd left the club as a player.

    Calder was a youth coach as was Fridge. Think they both helped out with the keepers on matchdays though. Not sure that we ever appointed a keeper coach before Marsella. I think we should have one though and would offer the position to Esson.

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    Did Calder not used to do some form of GK coaching? He used to help with the keepers warm ups at least, long after he'd left the club as a player.

     Not sure that we ever appointed a keeper coach before Marsella. 

     

     

    We did - Stuart Garden.  He was made redundant after got relegated and now manages Montrose.

    It will be Esson...

     

    :wink:

    Our number 2 coaching our number 1...,seems legit

    Raymon Van De Gueew (sp?) did that role as number 2 to Peter Schmeichel worked out well there.

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