Jamal Campbell-Ryce Glad Bartosz Bialkowski Is Still At Notts County

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Nottingham Post Article;

 

JAMAL Campbell-Ryce can't believe Bartosz Bialkowski is still at Notts County, but says: "I'm glad he is."

The Magpies' Polish No.1 has been in great form this season, despite the club's struggles in League One.

And Campbell-Ryce is surprised he's not been snapped up by a Championship club.

Notts have only kept four clean sheets in the league all season and Bialkowski has had to pick the ball out of his net 37 times in 24 games, but he has still made lots of super saves.

Bialkowski, who is under contract at Meadow Lane until 2015, claimed his latest shut out as the Magpies beat Bradford 3-0 on New Year's Day.

And while Jamal Campbell-Ryce, leading scorer Callum McGregor and Jack Grealish grabbed the headlines with the goals, winger Campbell-Ryce raved about his team-mate Bialkowski.

"I've got no words for that man," he said.

"He's probably the best goalkeeper that I've ever played with, without a shadow of a doubt.

"How he's still in League One I have no idea, he's unbelievable.

"I don't know what scouts are looking for.

"His kicking is great, he can use both feet, he comes for crosses, punches and is an unbelievable shot stopper.

"He's the complete goalkeeper and how he's still here is beyond me.

"Obviously I'm grateful because he's kept us in so many games and we need him, but I don't understand it."

Campbell-Ryce also likes the way Bialkowski quietly does the business and lets his performances do the talking for him.

"He goes about his business quietly and it's brilliant," he added.

"I get on really well with him, he's one of the nicest guys you could ever meet and a fantastic goalkeeper."

The Magpies have not played since that victory against Bradford, but they return to action with another big game against Sheffield United at Meadow Lane on Saturday (3pm).

A victory over the Blades could lift Notts out of the relegation zone and Campbell-Ryce says he is full of confidence and ready to gun them down, after scoring his first goal of the season against the Bantams.

"I'm not going to rest on it now, I'm going to keep trying to get more and more goals," he said.

 

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I'm not sure about JCR but I know the majority of our fan base is glad he's our keeper. Also, not to pipe my own trumpet but I'm glad we didn't attempt to sell him because although some (including friends) thought this would be best we would be down and out. Again, this is nothing against Fab - I highly rate him but we need him to reach a level where he's confident and his ability will shine through dips.

Honestly right now we're lucky to have Bart.

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Yeah, I thought it might make good business sense to sell Bart while his stock was high (and while we might need the money to invest in other players), but it is a judgement call.

 

I remember wondering just how many points Kasper and Nels were worth (especially with Nelson's knack for saving penos) over a season, and coming to the conclusion that it all depends on how good the whole team is defensively... ergo we've got a much better chance of staying up this season now it looks like Bart's staying!

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He has certainly saved us some points this season, I think we would be well adrift at the bottom had it not been for Bart.

 

Hope he stays.

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he did in his first season, i think a club like ours needs these types of heroes. i hope we can hold onto him, tho i would not risk selling fabs because we could then lose bart. think another year and then sell, keepers peak in their early 30s and look at many previous notts keepers like darren ward who signed for sunderland.