Would we lost today if Etheridge was playing?

[Banc Blue]

I’ve got a sneaky suspicion we would have.

[Tuerto]

I don't think so, Smithies didn't have alot to deal with although we did play it back to him quite a few times, Etheridge does struggle to clear the halfway line, so his inclusion may have added some pressure.

[splott parker]

I wouldn’t say we’d have lost but I got the impression that our defenders felt a lot more comfortable with Smithies behind them today. The ball certainly didn’t come back to terrorise our defence after his clearances whereas it’s action stations many a time after Etheridge’s. I’m firmly in the Smithies camp.

[A Quiet Monkfish]

I wouldn’t say we’d have lost but I got the impression that our defenders felt a lot more comfortable with Smithies behind them today. The ball certainly didn’t come back to terrorise our defence after his clearances whereas it’s action stations many a time after Etheridge’s. I’m firmly in the Smithies camp.

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[Bobby Dandruff]

I’ve got a sneaky suspicion we would have.

Neither keeper actually has much to do despite there being lots of chances in the first half.

Smithies didn’t have much to do so I can’t say that we’d have lost if Etheridge has played.

[life on mars]

I'm not sure as Swansea didn't really test our keeper.

All I noticed our defender's felt more comfortable passing backwards to him and his distribution was more precise and positive.

[J R Hartley]

Their keeper looked small and nervous. We should have done more to test him. Oh for a Peter Whittingham who could put corners right on top of the keeper.

[GL1Blue]

distributed well with both feet I thought.

[delmbox]

distributed well with both feet I thought.

Disagree with this but I like Smithies and I don't think the result would have been any different if Etheridge had been playing