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Don't really get all the stick aimed at ROD, yes agreed he's far from the best keeper we've had but it's obvious he's here for another season and definately not worth spending any remaining budget on paying him off and then having to spend on another, when there's far more areas of the park we could do with improving on first. Personally I prefer SH but I don't think there's much in them to be honest. If our defenders can pull a great season out the bag then I think both keepers will be ok to see us through.

 

I am inclined to think he will go with Hornby, purely for the reason that he likes to start play quickly which suits a fast counter attacking style.

 

You're wasting your time. Some on here think when O'Donnell is in goal he needs to be a one man defence. Defensive players are absolved of any responsibility apparently.

 

Without doing an in depth breakdown of the number of goals conceded and posting all the boring numbers here last season we had the 11th best defensive record in the division which accounted for that terrible run of form under Stuart and this season we have conceded 9 in 8 which is slap bang in the middle in terms of goals conceded:

Teams conceded a lot more (+2 or more than our 9): 7
Teams conceded a similar number (+ or – 1 than our 9): 8
Teams conceded a lot less (-2 or fewer than our 9): 8

So you can say that over the course of last season and the start of this we are about the 11th best team in the division defensively

To overcome that we will need to score a lot of goals which ironically is what Morecambe did as they performed very poorly defensively with only SEVEN teams letting in more goals and yet they finished 4th

This season our defensive is doing a lot better than Morecambe's defence did last season but scoring nowhere near as many goals

Looks pretty obvious to me that under Adams we either score goals or we fail to make the play offs SIMPLE and absolutely no statistics or data suggest we are conceding too many goals to be in the play offs

Sorry to break it to you buddy I feel like you are trying to make a big point about ROD conceding a couple of shots from outside the box but this past weekend the shot was as accurate as possible bouncing off the inside of the post AND didn't I keep reading it was crosses and ROD was a vampire which is it because if it were both we'd be letting in far more than we are

 

Its pretty clear that Adams is opting for experience over youth. Non of the younger players with the exception of FCD have had a chance. It’s going to take an injury to O’Donnell for Hornby to get a run of games. I’m far more comfortable with Hornby in goal because he seems assured and decisive in and around the 6 yard box. I can’t remember him conceding goals from outside the box, whereas ROD seems to fall victim to them more regularly.

 

He is an average lower league keeper and is doing okay for me.

The mistake in the summer was perhaps not looking for better rather than offer a new contract to a career bench warmer in Hornby.

Maybe Adams prioritised other positions within budget

 

Really,?

 

Been begging for three years for hIm to come off of his line and look what happens when he does

As for the challenge, it was almost as if the lad knew we had no keeper on the bench and had remembered a pre match message to stick one on the keeper

 

Not a big fan of ROD, but I thought he had a good game yesterday, came off his line was decisive and brave when he took the knock to his head. Paudie should have been apologising for the terrible pass that caused the injury

 

Us not taking our chances comes as no surprise to me.

Suppose this is the issue now. Looking at other areas to blame because we all know the forwards are poor,

 

He didn't need to try and control the ball, food & drink to a good header of a ball like Brett Pitman, possibly seeing ROD was well of his line helped.

 

Stone?

 

Need to move Songo'o up and Canavan back in. Canavans missed 12 league games since making his debut, we've won just one of those twelve. His steadiness speaks volumes.

I wouldn't be surprised if Watt is the player he benches to move Songo'o into midfield, Watt has been subbed off a few times this season, Adams isn't afraid to pull him out the side.

 

In his defence ROD shouldn't be seeing unmarked and unchallenged strikers getting all the space in the world to get their shots or headers away. We are guilty of allowing too much space and not marking tight enough when teams are on the attack.

 

I agree I don't think it was unstoppable I think he decided it was going wide it was a token effort at a dive but never tried to actually stop it

 

No I would not like either to go, Am sure Adams will bring success to the club he just needs time, He may be a frustrating type but that is the way he is, On ROD I think he is a decent number 2 and would keep him as such if cheap but we need better for the first choice be that Hornby or another,

 

O'Donnell is one of the worst keepers bcfc have ever had
I don't know about his eyesight but any header or shot from over 10 yards out goes past him
He cannot catch a ball
Does not know how to command his area
His distribution is poor if this is instructions from the management I don't know to kick it long when the opposition centre half's are winning it or goes short when attacking player from opposition are nearby
I cannot think of 5 worse goalkeepers we have ever had

 

To be fair Gordon Banks would look poor with this lot protecting him, free headers , poor marking players allowed to run and run, no challenges, most crosses go unchallenged etc his confidence must be shot......Oh I like Songo but he does not have centre half savvy