If Smithies is ruled out for a while, who will be our sub keeper?

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07-02-21, 16:46
tomcat

If Smithies is ruled out for a while, who will be our sub keeper?

Presumably George Ratcliffe, unless we get Brian Murphy out of his retirement home :hehe:
07-02-21, 16:52
UNDERHILL1927

Re: If Smithies is ruled out for a while, who will be our sub keeper?

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Originally Posted by tomcat

Presumably George Ratcliffe, unless we get Brian Murphy out of his retirement home :hehe:

Recall Day? 😢
07-02-21, 17:06
tomcat

Re: If Smithies is ruled out for a while, who will be our sub keeper?

Forgot about him :hehe:
07-02-21, 17:20
Whisperer

Re: If Smithies is ruled out for a while, who will be our sub keeper?

Think he’ll be okay!
07-02-21, 18:07
the other bob wilson

Re: If Smithies is ruled out for a while, who will be our sub keeper?

We'll be able to get Alisson on an emergency loan after today.
07-02-21, 18:17
Ianto13

Re: If Smithies is ruled out for a while, who will be our sub keeper?

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Originally Posted by tomcat

Presumably George Ratcliffe, unless we get Brian Murphy out of his retirement home :hehe:

Hopefully MM will have George on the bench as his reserve keeper. If he doesn’t think he’s ready he can recall Joe Day or loan a keeper! It’s one position you can loan at any time so there’s no need to carry three Senior keepers as Warnock did! Forget his mate Murphy!
07-02-21, 18:21
Grangenders

Re: If Smithies is ruled out for a while, who will be our sub keeper?

Isn’t Andy dibble still at the club?
07-02-21, 18:27
BLUETIT

Re: If Smithies is ruled out for a while, who will be our sub keeper?

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Originally Posted by Grangenders

Isn’t Andy dibble still at the club?

You gotta just love Top Cat :hehe:
07-02-21, 18:49
Taunton Blue Genie

Re: If Smithies is ruled out for a while, who will be our sub keeper?

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson

We'll be able to get Alisson on an emergency loan after today.

Alisson could kick himself after this evening's performance. Except that he would miss.
07-02-21, 19:20
jon1959

Re: If Smithies is ruled out for a while, who will be our sub keeper?

Unfortunately we let Paterson go.
07-02-21, 19:43
Natman Blue

Re: If Smithies is ruled out for a while, who will be our sub keeper?

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Originally Posted by Grangenders

Isn’t Andy dibble still at the club?

Yes and I think he thought he might be getting a game in the second half yesterday the length of time he kept his gloves on 😂😂😂
07-02-21, 20:23
Steve the Tea

Re: If Smithies is ruled out for a while, who will be our sub keeper?

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson

We'll be able to get Alisson on an emergency loan after today.

These goalkeepers who think they are a Pele, Jairzinho or Rivelino make me laugh. Imagine what Jimmy Scoular would have made of the events at Anfield today.

StT.
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07-02-21, 21:59
Croesy Blue

Re: If Smithies is ruled out for a while, who will be our sub keeper?

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Originally Posted by Steve the Tea

These goalkeepers who think they are a Pele, Jairzinho or Rivelino make me laugh. Imagine what Jimmy Scoular would have made of the events at Anfield today.

StT.
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Yeah wonder what a second division manager would have made of one of the best keepers in the world and recent league winner having a shit show
07-02-21, 22:34
Steve the Tea

Re: If Smithies is ruled out for a while, who will be our sub keeper?

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Originally Posted by Croesy Blue

Yeah wonder what a second division manager would have made of one of the best keepers in the world and recent league winner having a shit show

Forgive me if I'm wrong but aren't goalkeepers there to prevent the ball from going in the net and not gifting the opposition with opportunities like today? Yes, he's a fine goalkeeper, but he would be even better if he didn't do what he did today.

StT.
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07-02-21, 23:57
stan butler

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Originally Posted by jon1959

Unfortunately we let Paterson go.

😂😂
08-02-21, 00:56
Croesy Blue

Re: If Smithies is ruled out for a while, who will be our sub keeper?

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Originally Posted by Steve the Tea

Forgive me if I'm wrong but aren't goalkeepers there to prevent the ball from going in the net and not gifting the opposition with opportunities like today? Yes, he's a fine goalkeeper, but he would be even better if he didn't do what he did today.

StT.
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I don’t get your point are you saying you can only be a great keeper if you never have an off day? What has Scoular got to do with any of it?
08-02-21, 10:34
tforturton

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Originally Posted by Steve the Tea

These goalkeepers who think they are a Pele, Jairzinho or Rivelino make me laugh. Imagine what Jimmy Scoular would have made of the events at Anfield today.

StT.
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Surely it's the manager asking them to be ball-players, rather than goal-keepers? The guy was only doing what he was told to do, just not very well! Not every side does that 'play it out from the back' business when it comes to goal kicks. The number of times teams have been caught out, you'd have thought they'd have given up on it by now.
08-02-21, 12:41
cyril evans awaydays

Re: If Smithies is ruled out for a while, who will be our sub keeper?

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Originally Posted by tforturton

Surely it's the manager asking them to be ball-players, rather than goal-keepers? The guy was only doing what he was told to do, just not very well! Not every side does that 'play it out from the back' business when it comes to goal kicks. The number of times teams have been caught out, you'd have thought they'd have given up on it by now.

The philosophy is that if you want to get at a defence with numbers where four opposing attacking players are pressing high up the field then a ball-playing goalkeeper needs to be part of the system. When it goes wrong like yesterday it looks horrible but it is risk reward where managers back players and shoulder responsibility.

You don't have to go back to Scoular to see alternative approaches. Warnock teams don't play from the back, though the thought of Etheridge playing a 20 yard ball to Morrison to swivel on the half turn to free the advancing Peltier does suggest that this was probably wise.
08-02-21, 12:58
MacAdder

Re: If Smithies is ruled out for a while, who will be our sub keeper?

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Originally Posted by Steve the Tea

Forgive me if I'm wrong but aren't goalkeepers there to prevent the ball from going in the net and not gifting the opposition with opportunities like today? Yes, he's a fine goalkeeper, but he would be even better if he didn't do what he did today.

StT.
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Watching this geezer might be able to give you a definitive answer to your question.

Quite probably the reason that FIFA changed the ruling on the keeper picking the ball up from a back pass.

https://youtu.be/p-flTPSSvCw

Granted he was a bit extreme, and it's incredible to see some of his in-play decisions, especially as a teammate was assassinated for a footballing mistake.

Legend!