Allsop to Hull. CONFIRMED

[Wash DC Blue]

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One of the worst keepers we have had since our promotion to the Championship I would say.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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One of the worst keepers we have had since our promotion to the Championship I would say.

Possibly so but he isn't the reason why we have struggled last few seasons in my opinion

[Wash DC Blue]

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Possibly so but he isn't the reason why we have struggled last few seasons in my opinion

Of course, he only played for one of them :)

[Captain_Sensible]

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Thought he was OK to be honest. Oh well Alnwick and Runarsson it is.

[Bobby Dandruff]

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Good riddance. Not even DML could defend him.

Wasn’t he brought in by Morison as he was good with the ball at his feet (which he was) and so suited the initial plan but then fell out of favour when various different managers wanted to be more direct?

If so it is easy to criticise but he seems to have been a victim of our revolving door manager strategy surely?

[Bobby Dandruff]

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Excellent news. He's rubbish.

Like this post.

He clearly wasn’t rubbish. That is just a stupid statement.

[Robin Friday's Ghost]

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Good riddance. Not even DML could defend him.

3..2..1

[Robin Friday's Ghost]

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Like this post.

He clearly wasn’t rubbish. That is just a stupid statement.

What about he was rubbish at being a goalkeeper?

[Robin Friday's Ghost]

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I have seen this man try to kick a ball

Now that really was rubbish

I suppose at least it was half time and most people were having a slash

I remember that 😁 Nigel didn't fare any better.

[Robin Friday's Ghost]

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Wasn’t he brought in by Morison as he was good with the ball at his feet (which he was) and so suited the initial plan but then fell out of favour when various different managers wanted to be more direct?

If so it is easy to criticise but he seems to have been a victim of our revolving door manager strategy surely?

I think all managers would want a keeper to be able to make a save, which was his achilles heel.

[jon1959]

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Wasn’t he brought in by Morison as he was good with the ball at his feet (which he was) and so suited the initial plan but then fell out of favour when various different managers wanted to be more direct?

If so it is easy to criticise but he seems to have been a victim of our revolving door manager strategy surely?

I don't think the problem was a change from 'playing out from the back' to a more direct approach.

Kicking a ball accurately is needed in either style of play.

The problem was all the other things a goalkeeper is supposed to do. Things like commanding the box, catching crosses, organising the defence, and maybe most importantly - stopping shots. He wasn't useless, but he had major weaknesses with all those things.

[Pedro de la Rosa]

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Wasn’t he brought in by Morison as he was good with the ball at his feet (which he was) and so suited the initial plan but then fell out of favour when various different managers wanted to be more direct?

If so it is easy to criticise but he seems to have been a victim of our revolving door manager strategy surely?

Most managers want a keeper that is good at keeping the ball out of their own net. Allsop was terrible at that aspect.

[the other bob wilson]

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I don't think the problem was a change from 'playing out from the back' to a more direct approach.

Kicking a ball accurately is needed in either style of play.

The problem was all the other things a goalkeeper is supposed to do. Things like commanding the box, catching crosses, organising the defence, and maybe most importantly - stopping shots. He wasn't useless, but he had major weaknesses with all those things.

Liam Rosenior talked about Allsop’s long distance kicking and when we went moredirect last season, it was noticeable that he could kick the ball accurately over long distances - he was the best I’ve seen at the club when it came to playing football and I cannot remember him letting in the sort of howler that our new goalkeeper from Arsenal made when he played for their first team. As mentioned earlier in the thread though, the save Runarsson made from that free kick last night was probably better than any Allsop made in his year with us. I didn’t think we’d get rid of him and, if our manager is to be believed, I’m not sure he was planning to let Allsop leave, but, as I’ve mentioned before, there were far too many times where, instinctively, I muttered “could the keeper have done better there?” when we conceded goals last season.

[The Lone Gunman]

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He clearly wasn’t rubbish. That is just a stupid statement.

It’s an opinion. Just as your view of Allsop is an opinion.

I thought he was reasonable with the ball at his feet, good at wasting time, good at feigning injury and good at getting booked. But poor at stopping shots.

In my opinion, by normal Championship standards and also by the standards of the other keepers we’ve had at the club since City returned to this level twenty years ago, he’s rubbish. And I’m very glad he’s gone because I couldn’t stand watching him.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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David Marshall had some crazy moments which gave goals to the opposition

A great shot stopper though so he got out of jail

Neil Alexander's fantastic save v Brian Tinnions header at Ashton Gate in the play off semis .......cancelled out by plenty of bonkers times when he lost his head

It's like the scales of justice