| Lumley 10:13 - Jun 12 with 6604 views | dannyblue |
I hadn't really been following his career since he left, but this little round up of his season at Boro doesn't make good watching. What a shame.
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| Lumley on 11:10 - Jun 12 with 6369 views | cpgerber |
On the subject of ex QPR keepers, Alex Smithies released by Cardiff. | | | |
| Lumley on 11:26 - Jun 12 with 6290 views | dmm |
Goodness me. He wasn't that bad when he was with us was he? He's definitely got worse. | | | |
| Lumley on 11:39 - Jun 12 with 6241 views | stowmarketrange |
I think boro might’ve made the playoffs if they’d had a better keeper than Lumley.Even Wilder has noticed that in his time at the club and dropped him towards the end of the season.A real shame for Joe is that mistakes seem to keep happening for him more than a lot of other championship level keepers. | | | |
| Lumley on 11:46 - Jun 12 with 6214 views | Lee_Gib |
He has certainly been good to us since leaving. | | | |
| Lumley on 11:47 - Jun 12 with 6210 views | MedwayR |
Yes he was that bad for us, not sure why people chose to be blind to it. Top lad but terrible GK at this level. | |
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| Lumley on 11:51 - Jun 12 with 6179 views | BazzaInTheLoft |
Have never seen such a turnaround in form and confidence from any player in my lifetime.
Yet I completely wish him well and consider him one of our own, and hope someone can sort his head out because that Bristol Rovers and early form for us doesn’t just disappear for good.
The right manager and right psychologist will get him back to where he was. | | | |
| Lumley on 11:54 - Jun 12 with 6169 views | BazzaInTheLoft |
Only speaking for myself, but I was defensive about him because I didn’t like he level the of nastiness directed at him which was over and above rational criticism.
It became the kicking of a man while he was down and I’m sure if he became aware of it it pushed his form in the wrong direction. | | | |
| Lumley on 12:05 - Jun 12 with 6124 views | Rangersw12 |
Was never the same keeper after he got kicked in the head at Villa | | | |
| Lumley on 12:06 - Jun 12 with 6118 views | MedwayR |
I thought our fans (my view might be skewed by LFW here) were very defensive of him and he barely got any criticism at all, unlike Ingram and Kelly who were certainly no worse but got a lot more stick. | |
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| Lumley on 12:15 - Jun 12 with 6078 views | Lblock |
I agree and can’t work out how that kick in the face up at Aston Villa seemed to flip his form
upside down.
He had to go as clearly he’d demonstrated he lacks the temperament to excel at this level and his feet turn into anvils with the ball at them. That combined with his Weetabix hands at key times was the end.
I wish him well in his future career and also that he plays the same against us in the future so we bag points | |
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| Lumley on 14:41 - Jun 12 with 5744 views | BazzaInTheLoft |
It was mostly Twitter to be fair, to the point he had to delete his account but some here indulged too.
Agree about Ingram and Kelly. They didn’t deserve it either. [Post edited 12 Jun 2022 14:42]
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| Lumley on 14:47 - Jun 12 with 5728 views | colinallcars |
As my old dad would say “ 'oo'd be a goalkeeper “ | | | |
| Lumley on 17:04 - Jun 12 with 5472 views | stevec |
Worse keeper I’ve ever seen as a regular first teamer at LR, nothing to do with Villa away, it was Villa at home where his major deficiency became obvious. | | | |
| Lumley on 17:20 - Jun 12 with 5422 views | Esox_Lucius |
Tony Roberts and Derek Richards thank you for your opinion.  | |
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| Lumley on 17:39 - Jun 12 with 5352 views | distortR |
I thought when he started with us, he was a lucky keeper - was it his debut where he handled outside the area and the ref didn't notice? He seemed to get away with a fair bit.
Since then his luck has turned, and now he gets punished for every mistake, and he does seem to make a fair few - more then when he started.
As others said, seems like a top bloke, hope it goes well with him. | | | |
| Lumley on 18:48 - Jun 12 with 5196 views | stevec |
Ha, well definitely one of those three! | | | |
| Lumley on 19:10 - Jun 12 with 5121 views | swisscottage |
Richardson even. | | | |
| Lumley on 19:29 - Jun 12 with 5046 views | OakR |
I agree. I was the same when he started, was he good, or lucky. In fairness a bit of both but he did get away with a few, and now he is not getting away with them that has to hurt.
I will say this though - keepers always get blamed, and outfield players can get away with a lot more mistakes, inc strikers missing clear chances which generally is never brought up as much. | |
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| Lumley on 20:43 - Jun 12 with 4809 views | mcqpr10 |
I felt Lumley got a free pass with many of us because he came through the youth team and we are all so eager for the youth to do well. Has made so many big mistakes over the last three years.
When we played Boro at home- and they equalised he was going mad and egging on the Boro fans. I said to my brother he would gift us a goal and he did when setting up willock perfectly. He lacks concentration. | | | |
| Lumley on 21:56 - Jun 12 with 4550 views | LazyFan |
Smithies or Lums which one would you choose? Exactly!
We all know Smithies is way better and he's on a free and just down the road from Reading in Cardiff.
Reading looks doomed this season, let's hope so! | |
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| Lumley on 22:00 - Jun 12 with 4548 views | CliveWilsonSaid |
The goal he conceded on 38 seconds is comedy gold. I think he's a top bloke though and I'd love to see him succeed. In lots of ways he has. If he could somehow reduce the brain farts he'd be a really good keeper. [Post edited 12 Jun 2022 22:01]
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| Lumley on 08:20 - Jun 13 with 4158 views | TheChef |
I still can't believe Smithies hasn't been picked up by a Prem team, when you look at some of the shoite keepers playing there. | |
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| Lumley on 09:45 - Jun 13 with 4022 views | terryb |
I don't think that you would get many Huddersfield or Cardiff fans sharing that view.
He was brilliant for us, but he was nowhere near that level in Wales. | | | |
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