whats everyones thoughts on him? was last nights game a one off or will he keep his place?i have heard from a reliable source fraser isnt happy with the wage hes on and has asked duncan shearer to put feelers out with his contacts about a move,heard how much more cash he wants to stay and it isnt much compared to what some ict bench warmers are one

With Brew having won the dressing room and the spirit in there being up at the moment, why take a chance.

Dont blame Mike for anything today. He had nobody in front of him. Ten men forgot to come out for the first half.

Dont blame Mike for anything today. He had nobody in front of him. Ten men forgot to come out for the first half.

Sorry Alex, but Michael was clearly at fault for their first two goals.

Time for Esson to get a run in the side. His distribution is far better than Fraser and he has looked confident and composed when given a chance in the cup games.

Time to give Esson a chance, although Fraser is a good shot stopper he can be indecisive in front of goal at times.

I saw the CIS Arbroath and Falkirk matches and Esson looked comfortable in both games.

Arbroath scored 2 and Esson had the first goal covered but McGuire deflected the ball in to the other side of the goal mouth, the other was from a penalty and what chance do you have from a two on one situation when both are in an offside position at the Falkirk match.

Was curious as I could not recall who was out goalkeeping coach so just checked the official site - Stuart Garden - he certainly has some work to do by all accounts....

According to the official site we have 3 first team goalkeepers:

1 Michael Fraser

23 Ryan Esson

29 Andy McNulty (on loan to Elgin City) - I assume he can be recalled on short notice if we have a sudden keeper issue?

earlier in this post i defended Ike and thought he should keep his place for now, but maybe after his errors against rangers i think it would be best to drop him...if an outfield player performs badly then they get replaced so maybe it's time for esson to come in and try do a job...at least that would push Ike to work a lot harder.

I think Esson's earned a chance as the starter, and that Fraser's earned a spot on the bench, for at least a match. Even if it's just a shuffle for its own sake, sometimes that's not the worst thing in a 5-match loss streak.

Why do people think Esson would be the better keeper. In the two seasons he had at Shrewsbury he played 6 times.

He was injured most of that time, i think people are rating on his performances for Aberdeen.

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Esson will not get a permanent place until Fraser signs on the dotted line.

If Fraser is dropped/subbed at this time he could react and delay signing, this could have a disruptive reaction in the dressing room.

With Brew having won the dressing room and the spirit in there being up at the moment, why take a chance.

Eh..bollocks, do you think the players enjoy having their keeper make these feckups? it would not upset the dressing room, its a game of performances, and these guys get a bonus for winning, get Esson in there now!

fraser-well after the game against rangers????

esson is has more experience, and has played well in th c.i.s

he deserves his chance

I agree it may now be time to give Esson a run.