What do you think

What would do him and the rest of the team great is to bring an experienced keeper to the squad.

Tex has been an amazing keeper all season long. Very consistent and many crucial saves. But keep in mind that he hasnt had much to learn from the other keepers in the arsenal squad.... Almunia could be one of the worst keepers I ever seen. Fabianski stepped up but we all know how he used to be, and seems to always get caught in set pieces.
One of the things that I believe the team needs is too bring a experienced keeper that could retire in a few years so it can be cheap, and also it can bring leadership and experience to the squad wich has been missing.
Tex can benefir from this because he may learn many things since he still young, and when the new keeper retires Tex will be of adequate and well ready to take over arsenals number 1.

Possible candidates:
Diego Lopez
Gianluigi Buffon
Shay Given

Theres also been talks about Arsenal having an eye on stenkelenberg, neuer, reina, and others but they are still too relatively young and could kill any chances of Tex to have the number 1 jersey in the future

I am a massive fan of Wojciech Szczesny and I have complete faith in his ability to stop shots, and command his area. Its just saving pens where we havent seen him too much but he has saved a fairly rubbish pen for KDavies recntly

I think that for now he should be our 2nd choice with Fabianski as 1st choice. While getting an experienced keeper would be simply brilliant I think we all know it isn't likely to happen on the 40 million budget we have for summer. It's true that Fabianski used to be prone to making mistakes and very weak on set pieces. Both Tex and Fabianski have both been brilliant shot stoppers for us.

However since that game against Chelsea Fabianski has well and truly gotten his confidence and that seems to be all that he was lacking. He no longer makes stupid errors or bad decisions, he comes for the ball on crosses and commands and yells at the back line and players on set pieces and in game better than Tex does currently. This also gives the defence more confidence with him there and translates to them playing more relaxed and consequently better. Also his ball distribution is far superior to Tex's and allows for better build up from our team. Tex tends to give the ball back to the opposition a lot of the time. Oh and Fabianski has saved more penalties than he's let in.

Don't get me wrong here, Tex has the greater potential out of the two but he had a 50/50 mistake with Koscielny in the Carling Cup, took out lennon for a penalty when he should've stayed in goal against Tottenham and didn't come for the cross for the 1st goal that Bolton scored the other day. So for now let's play Tex in games like the Carling Cup and early FA cup rounds so he gains experience and go for the title from the start with Fabianski as our no.1 choice in goal.

Here's a video of his recent form before the injury for you incase you've forgotten how good he was for us. Link: www.vimeo.com/21565622

Check out the ball distribution in particular

No he is not good enough.... I like to see Volkan demirel of Fenerbahce and Turkeys keeper. I think he is excellent...

Yes he should be. The north London derby just showed how talented he is. Yes he made one mistake but my lord was he fantastic for the rest of the match.

If he is replaced as our number 1 his confidence will take a knock and no doubt so will his performances

Tex is simply the best keeper at arsenal atm so I would like to sell almunia and get a better replacement and neuer is so good but I know we can't get him and stenkelenberg is good too but isn't he kinda old

I wouldn't mind him starting over Fabianski because I'm afraid Fabianski is gonna' turn bad again. He will be under Lehmann's guidance and he already is better at shot stopping than Fabianski (similar level to Almunia).

The one thing Tex needs to do is improve his goal kicks and play more games so he doesn't concede the penalty like he did against Spurs.

Shot Stopping: tied Almunia, Tex
Set Pieces: Mannone
Mentality: Tex
Experience: Almunia
Goal Kicks/Throws: Almunia
Reliability: tied Tex, Fabianski
Potential: tied Tex, Mannone
One on Ones: Almunia
Link-up play: Almunia
Leadership:?

Although Almunia has the most, that doesn't mean I want him as #1. For example, Reliability is much more important than Link-up Play.

He is certainly good enough, we have seen it especially in the past few games. Its just experience that I'm worried about mainly come from carling cup final blunder and also the penelty he gave away just the other day

One thing I will say about tex is if we didn't own him I think Man UTD would be looking at him to replace VDS

I'm a big Wojciecj Szczesny fan, and he has tremendous potential, but I think we could do with an old, loud, dominating goalkeeper for a year or two. I'm talking peter schmeichel loud. Someone who has experience, is a natural leader, and commands the box. We need a character like that in general and whoever it is would be a great model for Szczesny.

Tim Howard would be fantastic

James Shea did pretty well tonight against the Man Utd reservers. One real world class save as the Man Utd Commentators put it.

Maybe in a couple of years.

Tex for me has the reigns and they're his to lose unless wenger surprises us and picks up a keeper.... He has had brilliant moments this season with most of the goals coming from set pieces and very shaky defending.... If anything I think its important to keep lehmann on in some capacity to help tex mature and become a better commander of the defence.... Esp on set pieces.... Who ever is in the between the sticks next year I hope they won't drop the trophy like stecklenburg.... Because we will win one next year.... In wenger I trust

Time will tell. But for sure we have answerd the question on buying a new gk. Flapps was good near december, only not to fly his arm off. Wojo, accoring to bob willson and lehman, is the future no. 1

Aluminium will finish his contract and maybe play 2 year in another small team