Federici - the best keeper in the Championship?

[TBM]

Discuss........

[RobRoyal]

I would go for David James.

[roadrunner]

ALOL. Nowhere fecking near it.

Fancy shot-stopper, then average at everything else.

[Svlad Cjelli]

As I said in my "back from the game" post :

Federici did make half a dozen top class saves (although by my reckoning 4 of them were on balls that were missing the goal, and were, of course, unnecessarily ostentatious "camera saves").

Two top-class saves but I really wish he'd concentrate on the basics instead of trying to make everything look harder and more spectacular than it is, because it means he can't really be judged on how good he actually is.

Apart from that, the mix-up with Pearce for a stupid corner was just embarrassing.

[Man Friday]

One of the best.

"You never know what you've got until it's gone."

[M-U-R-T-Y]

Is he better than Robert Green?

[WoodleyRoyal]

always liked speroni, fedders in the top 5 though

[Big Foot]

Not even the best keeper at the club

[Royal Rother]

Adie Williams, who probably knows a thing or 2 about goalkeepers, believes Federici is the best goalkeeper in this country outside the Premier League.

[Simon's Church]

Yes. That's why he was in such high demand in the summer.

[Svlad Cjelli]

Perhaps other clubs were put off by Federici making it so clear via SSN that he was completely committed to Reading FC and would not be available for transfer.

[Alan Partridge]

Adie Williams, who probably knows a thing or 2 about goalkeepers, believes Federici is the best goalkeeper in this country outside the Premier League.

Yes Adie being a well respected goalkeeper himself.

Agree with BF, not the best keeper at the club and absolutely nowhere near the best in the league.

[sandman]

Adie Williams, who probably knows a thing or 2 about goalkeepers, believes Federici is the best goalkeeper in this country outside the Premier League.

Yes Adie being a well respected goalkeeper himself.

Agree with BF, not the best keeper at the club and absolutely nowhere near the best in the league.

The under-12's keeper must be really good then because there isn't a senior keeper at the club better than Federici.

[roadrunner]

Adie Williams, who probably knows a thing or 2 about goalkeepers, believes Federici is the best goalkeeper in this country outside the Premier League.

Adie also loves a drink.

[Big Foot]

Adie Williams, who probably knows a thing or 2 about goalkeepers, believes Federici is the best goalkeeper in this country outside the Premier League.

Yes Adie being a well respected goalkeeper himself.

Agree with BF, not the best keeper at the club and absolutely nowhere near the best in the league.

The under-12's keeper must be really good then because there isn't a senior keeper at the club better than Federici.

Right.

[The Rouge]

He makes the odd mistake, but I like Myhill.

[Royal Rother]

Adie Williams, who probably knows a thing or 2 about goalkeepers, believes Federici is the best goalkeeper in this country outside the Premier League.

Yes Adie being a well respected goalkeeper himself.

Agree with BF, not the best keeper at the club and absolutely nowhere near the best in the league.

With a combined 50 years involved in football as player, scout, coach and manager I think I'd probably have to side with BM and AW over you and BF on this one.

[johnnym]

he's a good keeper (comparedto say Whitehead, Howie or Shepperd) but oxf*rd me he's no where near top Championship keeper. Got to be Rob Green, whoc may have the odd howler under his belt but has been imo consistently excellent.

he reminds me of the guy that kept wicket for our school team....he would take every opportunity to get 3 or 4 rolls into a routine catch/stop.

i would agree that he's not the best keeper at the club, that is clearly McCarthy.

[If you still hate Futcher]

You can say with fair certainty that he's in the top 20 or so

[FiNeRaIn]

With a combined 50 years involved in football as player, scout, coach and manager I think I'd probably have to side with BM and AW over you and BF on this one.

Agreed. We saw Mccarthy's weaknesses at Charlton. I love how a lot of this board believe he'll come in and be a better choice.