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Post by Headless Chicken on Sept 17, 2014 21:18:42 GMT 1
He missed the winky face off Not sure it was required It obviously was
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Post by otium (EPBS) on Sept 17, 2014 22:51:43 GMT 1
[quote author=" eyeballpaul" source="/post/1606516/th read" timestamp="1410980397"]he had a great game, heres the proof! That would not stand up in court. One striaght at him, one error where he let the striker have 4 touches and went backwards and one down quick to his left. Hart made 6 world class saves v Bayern tonight.
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Post by Carl2291 on Sept 17, 2014 23:00:48 GMT 1
Hahaha, our only highlight in that game is a failed cross into the box.
My god.
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Post by 5kippy on Sept 17, 2014 23:03:34 GMT 1
Hahaha, our only highlight in that game is a failed cross into the box. My god. No it wasn't. The footage has been edited to show Smithies saves, numbnuts. BELIEVE TTID
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Post by Captainslapper on Sept 17, 2014 23:07:48 GMT 1
That would not stand up in court. One striaght at him, one error where he let the striker have 4 touches and went backwards and one down quick to his left. Hart made 6 world class saves v Bayern tonight. error? The striker was clean through on goal and smithies stopped him scoring. How as that an error??
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Post by Stavros on Sept 18, 2014 12:46:20 GMT 1
That would not stand up in court. One striaght at him, one error where he let the striker have 4 touches and went backwards and one down quick to his left. Hart made 6 world class saves v Bayern tonight. error? The striker was clean through on goal and smithies stopped him scoring. How as that an error?? Agree totally. He stood big and did enough to make the kid dilly dally (spelling?), to the point where the defence were able to get involved. That surely has to go down as good work? I'm not a huge fan of his but trying to find fault with him on Tuesday stinks of people coming to the game with their mind made up about him.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2014 15:30:02 GMT 1
error? The striker was clean through on goal and smithies stopped him scoring. How as that an error?? Agree totally. He stood big and did enough to make the kid dilly dally (spelling?), to the point where the defence were able to get involved. That surely has to go down as good work? I'm not a huge fan of his but trying to find fault with him on Tuesday stinks of people coming to the game with their mind made up about him. Exactly, booting the ball straight up the middle would be easy peasy, but all it takes is for one of many Smithies excellent kicks up the touchline to end up out of play, mainly in my opinion due to either Stead, Butterfield or whoever misjudging the flight of the ball, to just give some an excuse to get on his back. Smithies like most keepers in then Championship has faults but kicking isn't one of them, take note next time Smithies doubters, rather than going straight into touch the ball normally bounces at least a yard infield well inside the opposition half.
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Post by galpharm2400 on Sept 18, 2014 16:08:42 GMT 1
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Post by goodshot (FGS) on Sept 18, 2014 17:04:54 GMT 1
Been saying this for a while. Why does he insist in aiming as close to the side line as possible when taking a ground kick when he has the whole pitch to aim for Its shocking that you don't know why he does it. Have a think. Its to get it away from their centre halves because we have small forwards. He's been doing it for several years. Started as the out ball to Pilkington who was often taller than his full back. Ward is not great at it, Bunn is surprisingly good. If the fullback gets to it first or outjumps our wideman they often head it in to touch if they are under pressure and we get a throw in up the field. Without a big lad up front its our best option. So Smithies needs to aim as close tot he touchline as possible without it going out directly. Even if it does we can try to press them up the pitch.
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Post by htfcfcfc on Sept 19, 2014 15:48:49 GMT 1
Been saying this for a while. Why does he insist in aiming as close to the side line as possible when taking a ground kick when he has the whole pitch to aim for Its shocking that you don't know why he does it. Have a think. Its to get it away from their centre halves because we have small forwards. He's been doing it for several years. Started as the out ball to Pilkington who was often taller than his full back. Ward is not great at it, Bunn is surprisingly good. If the fullback gets to it first or outjumps our wideman they often head it in to touch if they are under pressure and we get a throw in up the field. Without a big lad up front its our best option. So Smithies needs to aim as close tot he touchline as possible without it going out directly. Even if it does we can try to press them up the pitch. Sorry, but there is aiming close and then there is poor kicking. A professional footballer should not struggle to hit the right area as much as he does. I've played sunday league football with goalkeepers who managed to hit my head 9 times out of 10
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Post by galpharm2400 on Sept 19, 2014 16:00:46 GMT 1
ok he cant kick it. its not an excuse to pick murphy so he can kick it further or better, just to have it come straight back anyway..
he didn't concede a goal, wether he saves one with his arse or they just hit him, that will do. his kicking is only taking on an importance because of the dreadful tactics we employed.
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Post by wardybluearmy on Sept 19, 2014 19:39:28 GMT 1
Typically full backs are smaller than centre halfs. Maybe he's aiming wide for a better success rate in aerial battle?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2014 21:28:20 GMT 1
Its shocking that you don't know why he does it. Have a think. Its to get it away from their centre halves because we have small forwards. He's been doing it for several years. Started as the out ball to Pilkington who was often taller than his full back. Ward is not great at it, Bunn is surprisingly good. If the fullback gets to it first or outjumps our wideman they often head it in to touch if they are under pressure and we get a throw in up the field. Without a big lad up front its our best option. So Smithies needs to aim as close tot he touchline as possible without it going out directly. Even if it does we can try to press them up the pitch. Sorry, but there is aiming close and then there is poor kicking. A professional footballer should not struggle to hit the right area as much as he does. I've played sunday league football with goalkeepers who managed to hit my head 9 times out of 10 On the touchline were you? Somehow I doubt that. Sent from my GT-I9300 using proboards
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Post by impact on Sept 19, 2014 21:50:05 GMT 1
Amazing. He keeps a clean sheet so people can't ridiculously blame him for a goal so they find something else to have go at him for!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2014 22:18:20 GMT 1
Amazing. He keeps a clean sheet so people can't ridiculously blame him for a goal so they find something else to have go at him for! It's ok mate, Sunday league players giving their opinions shows what he's up against.
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Post by hypotenuse on Sept 19, 2014 23:04:32 GMT 1
Smithies kicking is awful - just look at a video of the game against Bournemouth on the opening day or any one of tens of games throughout his career. He would be playing at a higher level if he was capable of reaching the halfway line with a kick. However, I reckon that Powell believes that Smithies and the current back four will mould into a unit that can keep enough clean sheets to keep us up and I agree with that. So I'll settle for the utter dross that is currently on show because if he gets the defence right it will be so much easier to start picking up points than if we concede 2 or 3 each week.
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Post by Captainslapper on Sept 20, 2014 0:43:53 GMT 1
This is a new one! He can't reach the half way line with a kick! Is there anything else we can invent off the top of our heads to have a go at him about? What about he can't run out of the tunnel fast enough?
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Post by goodshot (FGS) on Sept 20, 2014 1:02:30 GMT 1
Smithies kicking is awful - just look at a video of the game against Bournemouth on the opening day or any one of tens of games throughout his career. He would be playing at a higher level if he was capable of reaching the halfway line with a kick. However, I reckon that Powell believes that Smithies and the current back four will mould into a unit that can keep enough clean sheets to keep us up and I agree with that. So I'll settle for the utter dross that is currently on show because if he gets the defence right it will be so much easier to start picking up points than if we concede 2 or 3 each week. I think you are two sides short of a triangle.
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Post by 3Pipe on Sept 20, 2014 7:28:03 GMT 1
I see what you did there.
Anyway not to send the thread off on a tangent.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2014 7:38:03 GMT 1
I see what you did there. Anyway not to send the thread off on a tangent. No need to be obtuse.
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Post by htfcfcfc on Sept 20, 2014 7:41:34 GMT 1
Amazing. He keeps a clean sheet so people can't ridiculously blame him for a goal so they find something else to have go at him for! It's ok mate, Sunday league players giving their opinions shows what he's up against. Probably the standard most on here have played. Am I wrong about that as well? Or do we all have to have played professional football to qualify to post on here now as well. I imagine it would be a very quiet place Someone started a post about Smithies kicking, I gave an opinion not linked to one game but based on what I've seen of him.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2014 7:47:09 GMT 1
It's ok mate, Sunday league players giving their opinions shows what he's up against. Probably the standard most on here have played. Am I wrong about that as well? Or do we all have to have played professional football to qualify to post on here now as well. I imagine it would be a very quiet place Someone started a post about Smithies kicking, I gave an opinion not linked to one game but based on what I've seen of him. Probably right re the standard most on here have played, however to imply his kicking is not even Sunday league standard is ludicrous. In my opinion of course.
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Post by htfcfcfc on Sept 20, 2014 8:00:05 GMT 1
Yes it is, I agree with you
You can spin words how you like. Pointless my comments on this thread going any further.
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Post by hypotenuse on Sept 20, 2014 9:53:01 GMT 1
Smithies kicking is awful - just look at a video of the game against Bournemouth on the opening day or any one of tens of games throughout his career. He would be playing at a higher level if he was capable of reaching the halfway line with a kick. However, I reckon that Powell believes that Smithies and the current back four will mould into a unit that can keep enough clean sheets to keep us up and I agree with that. So I'll settle for the utter dross that is currently on show because if he gets the defence right it will be so much easier to start picking up points than if we concede 2 or 3 each week. I think you are two sides short of a triangle. Nice one, sir. By the way, just to point out that I am a fan of Smithies as the 2nd paragraph I wrote suggests. I think he is a fine keeper in the main. I was only pointing out that his kicking has never been the best - it is the weakest part of his game.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2014 10:12:49 GMT 1
I'm nervous for him today.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2014 10:51:50 GMT 1
I think you are two sides short of a triangle. Nice one, sir. By the way, just to point out that I am a fan of Smithies as the 2nd paragraph I wrote suggests. I think he is a fine keeper in the main. I was only pointing out that his kicking has never been the best - it is the weakest part of his game. Strange how people see things differently, I always considered kicking to be a strong point of his. Oh well.... Sent from my GT-I9300 using proboards
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Post by Floyds on Sept 20, 2014 11:30:31 GMT 1
Let's just hope he doesn't have his usual shocker against Leeds today. Although doubtless if he does, "the sun was in his eyes", and "he wasn't to blame" as per.
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Post by Nickhudds.UTT on Sept 20, 2014 11:47:25 GMT 1
Maybe he could get some tips from the Giants coach, they are good at kicking.
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Post by Headless Chicken on Sept 20, 2014 12:18:57 GMT 1
Let's just hope he doesn't have his usual shocker against Leeds today. Although doubtless if he does, "the sun was in his eyes", and "he wasn't to blame" as per. You can't seriously think people are being over protective of Smithies. He's getting constant shit from all angles and far more likely to be blamed for things that aren't his fault than people excuse him for a genuine screw up. NB Are you in Leeds today?
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Post by goodshot (FGS) on Sept 20, 2014 12:37:46 GMT 1
I think you are two sides short of a triangle. Nice one, sir. By the way, just to point out that I am a fan of Smithies as the 2nd paragraph I wrote suggests. I think he is a fine keeper in the main. I was only pointing out that his kicking has never been the best - it is the weakest part of his game. Sorry mate I couldn't resist. I agree he could do it better.
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