Goalkeeper of the Decade

[Ludo*1]

Since we're at the end of another year, I'm going to create a few polls until the end of the month to see how our best team over the past 10 years (2011-2021) would look. Players that played in the 2011-12 season until now are the only players being counted. Will also need to strim the list as fairly as possible for some positions since we had so many players play in the past 10 year. Goalkeeper had to play more than 5 league games for us to be included hence how potential picks like Dan Twardzik, John Gibson, Arvid Schenk or David Mitchell were left off the selection pile.

Winner of this poll will go in as our number 1 and if there is a clear 2nd placed goalkeeper in the poll then they shall go onto our bench. Obviously, only able to vote for 1 player but for fun, state who your second choice would be!

For me, it's a fairly straightforward selection with Rab straight in at number 1 with not much debate. I liked Simonsen and Dieng, but Simonsen's spell was tainted for me due to the whole Rab thing and Dieng because of our season in general. I think, as he is showing now, put Dieng in a better Dundee team and he'd maybe be challenging Rab for number 1.

Jack Hamilton, Calum Ferrie & Kyle Letheren don't get near my line-up personally, although I am thankful for some of Letheren's finer moments he was prone to a bit of the Jack Hamilton's.

That means for me it's between Parish, Bain & Legzdins for a place on the bench. The automatic choice would be Bain who was sensational IMO for 6 months and then believed his own hype. It's very telling that in his final 30 appearances stretching from for the club he kept one single clean sheet before falling out with Neil McCann. Elliot Parish then came in and kept 2 clean sheets in his first 4 games. That combined with the way Bain ended his stint with us puts him much further down my rankings than his true ability probably should have him at.

So Parish or Legzdins? Well, despite Parish steadying us in the goal after the Bain spat, he was just a bit average in every single way, wasn't he? The definition of a bench keeper IMO. I'd certainly have him back again as back-up for Legzdins next season (if Lawlor doesn't cut it) but he doesn't make the bench for the best squad.

Therefore, my picks are:

1. Rab Douglas.

2. Adam Legzdins.

Over to you guys!

[Frank Grimes]

No brainer for me.

Scott Bain by quite a distance. Though i expect his behaviour at the end of his time with us and the months following will cloud some peoples judgment of him.

 

[Taipei]

Massive a***hole, but Bain was the best weve had for the last decade, just useless at penalties.

[Dondeh]

Would like to compare games played in the top league. As that matters imo

[Cobra]

Big Rab was magnificent in the 90s. The best GK I'd seen in a Dundee shirt up to that point and comparable with Speroni.

If we're talking about the last decade though I think I'd have to reluctantly go for Bain, who was terrific in 2014/15.

[gblue]

Yes went for big Rab 

[dblair]

22 minutes ago, Ludo*1 said:

Since we're at the end of another year, I'm going to create a few polls until the end of the month to see how our best team over the past 10 years (2011-2021) would look. Players that played in the 2011-12 season until now are the only players being counted. Will also need to strim the list as fairly as possible for some positions since we had so many players play in the past 10 year. Goalkeeper had to play more than 5 league games for us to be included hence how potential picks like Dan Twardzik, John Gibson, Arvid Schenk or David Mitchell were left off the selection pile.

Winner of this poll will go in as our number 1 and if there is a clear 2nd placed goalkeeper in the poll then they shall go onto our bench. Obviously, only able to vote for 1 player but for fun, state who your second choice would be!

For me, it's a fairly straightforward selection with Rab straight in at number 1 with not much debate. I liked Simonsen and Dieng, but Simonsen's spell was tainted for me due to the whole Rab thing and Dieng because of our season in general. I think, as he is showing now, put Dieng in a better Dundee team and he'd maybe be challenging Rab for number 1.

Jack Hamilton, Calum Ferrie & Kyle Letheren don't get near my line-up personally, although I am thankful for some of Letheren's finer moments he was prone to a bit of the Jack Hamilton's.

That means for me it's between Parish, Bain & Legzdins for a place on the bench. The automatic choice would be Bain who was sensational IMO for 6 months and then believed his own hype. It's very telling that in his final 30 appearances stretching from for the club he kept one single clean sheet before falling out with Neil McCann. Elliot Parish then came in and kept 2 clean sheets in his first 4 games. That combined with the way Bain ended his stint with us puts him much further down my rankings than his true ability probably should have him at.

So Parish or Legzdins? Well, despite Parish steadying us in the goal after the Bain spat, he was just a bit average in every single way, wasn't he? The definition of a bench keeper IMO. I'd certainly have him back again as back-up for Legzdins next season (if Lawlor doesn't cut it) but he doesn't make the bench for the best squad.

Therefore, my picks are:

1. Rab Douglas.

2. Adam Legzdins.

Over to you guys!

Pretty much sums up my decision in your post mate. Big Rab for me and Legzdins sneaking second In front  of Bain. 

[Ludo*1]

Think some are clouded by the start Scott Bain made to his career at Dundee. He was amazing to start with and kept 8 clean sheets in his first season.  Once he believed his own hype, his form nose dived.

Jack Hamilton kept 2 clean sheets in his 16 top flight appearances for Dundee.

Scott Bain kept 2 clean sheets in his final 33 appearances (stretching over 2 seasons) for us.

As far as top flight clean sheet records go from the list above in the time frame concerned overall:

Rab Douglas - 36 games - Cleans Sheets 4 - Goals Conceded 55.

Steve Simonsen: P8 - CS1 - GC11

Kyle Letheren: P15 - CS3 - GC22

Scott Bain: P107 - CS16 - GC167

Elliot Parish: P26 - CS 6 - GC42.

Jack Hamilton: P16 - CS2 - GC33

Seny Dieng: P12 - CS0 - GC22

Calum Ferrie: P1 - CS0 - GC1 (Played 5 mins against Rangers in the top flight)

Adam Legzdins: P16 - CS4 - GC30

[RossBFD]

Bain for now unfortunately. Hopefully it's Legzdins in retrospect a few years from now.

[Ludo*1]

Had a mind blank and completely forgot about Conor Hazard - apologies lads! I can tell you all wanted to select him as well.

He doesn't add to the top flight stats posted above though since he never featured for us in the top flight.

[J_Kitamirike]

Bain in his first season at the club was excellent.

Didn't think he reached the level of performances again though and by time he left he was a bit of a liability.

Was utter cack at saving penalties too and a bit of a w**ker. 

[Harold Finch]

Has to be Bain if we're looking at the last decade, but he'll never be remembered in the same way as Big Rab or even Letheren.