Some of our fans especially on FB and Twatter have always rated Ward very very highly.
Hes always been adequate but he wont be challenging Connor the Ripper for a starting slot IMO.
I would put Ripley at the top of our keeper list for quality that we have had recently and certainly only bettered by the BFG under Wellens in recent years IMO.
We had a few pretty decent loan keepers in the last few seasons but they all had something missing, distribution, catching crosses, coming off their line or just shot stopping. Ripley seems pretty confident in all of those areas and he gives the defence a confidence that has been missing.
That last bit is the most important thing that he did last season in my opinion.
