Connor Ripley continues to show value of a dependable keeper in a successful side, despite the detractors
21.12.25, 10:30 Updated 29.12.25, 13:36 6 Minute Read
Sam Morshead
Strikers make the headlines, but so often it is goalkeepers who make teams whole.
Connor Ripley has been an unfortunate magnet for criticism this season, much of it built on meagre foundations.
From day one he found himself in the crosshairs, despite being beaten only by a superb free-kick and his defence’s biblical Red Sea impression at Walsall.
At various points over the past four months, there have been pockets of supporters calling for Ripley to lose his place. But is that campaign fair? Is it an argument of substance? Or just vibes-based?
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Sam Morshead is the founder and editor of The Moonraker. He was previously the chief sports writer at the Swindon Advertiser, head of sport at Total Swindon, and has been a Swindon Town fan since 1994.