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Richard O'Donnell

Discussion in 'City Talk' started by NorthernMonkey, Jul 29, 2021.

  1. Rogered Tart

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    If we're looking for a decent enough keeper Connor Ripley has been let go by Preston, he's gone on emergency loan to Salford. Available at the end of the season.
     
  2. WilsdenBantam

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    Without trying to sound patronising go watch the Weat Ham goal yesterday and what the experts who know more than us both had to say on the goal, then bare in mind it was a world class keeper in net and closer to goal than the one R’OD conceded.

    I know he is poor at commanding his area but some really do go overboard, someone even suggested he come for the second goal yesterday which was crossed to near the edge of the box. Most on here have no clue about being a keeper.
     
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  3. Ulysses S Grant

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    Not an ROD fan by any stretch, but i find it hard to blame him for either on Saturday. the second was just a sublime piece of skill by Pitman attack the ball and place it where he did. The first was so hard it was almost unstoppable. Only people to blame are the defenders who didnt get in first and clear.
     
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  4. Rogered Tart

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    O'Donnell had no chance with what was a fantastic header, placed in the only place the keeper couldn't get it. On the flip side of this we've had a few headers this season inside the six yard box which should have been buried but have literally been straight at the keeper and wrongly this is claimed as a great save. It isn't.
     
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  5. pns1945

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    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.
     
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    Aye Cook against Salford being the worst one, rare a striker can make a keeper look so good as our lot do. No wonder people think R’OD is shit he probably saves everything in training and gets lulled into a false sense of security.
     
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  7. Rogered Tart

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    Hes been gainfully employed by different managers for over 10 years so he must be doing something right.
     
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    No.
     
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  10. JudgeMental

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    Unfortunately at times that includes ROD.
     
  11. Ulysses S Grant

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    And scoring at a rate of one in two in every league match this season.
     
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    He made no effort to stop the header. I think he misread it rather than it being a great header. Watch it back and ask yourself why he never tried to get a hand to it and only flopped at the end because it went in and not over or wide. I agree he gets unnecessary stick at times and the defenders get a free pass, but the 2nd goal for me shouldn't be going in.
     
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    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
     
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    Everton fans probably said the same about both Mark Leonard & Leigh Palin's goals back in the day.
     
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    When there is debate game after game whether our keeper should have done better with goals conceded the penny will finally drop regards him
     
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    Like him or loathe him he's our only choice keeper for the foreseeable
    Astonishing we are playing with out a recognised keeper on the bench
    If OD gets injured like half the squad currently, we are completely stuffed unless we have an outfield player (Paudie maybe) who can stand in then that leaves a big hole in the defence
    What's "Big Nev" doing these days
     
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  17. NorthernMonkey

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    Only if the points are valid and not a complete fabrication or nonsense like many of them recently.

    Someone trying to blame him for the first goal is recent proof, if you needed it.
     
  18. WilsdenBantam

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    It’s a football forum, we debate about every player and manager(even assistant) every season should we follow this logic and sack them all because there’s a debate to be had?
     
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  19. Kevin1954

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    I call em “after the event dive”.
     
  20. trevor

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    Not seen anyone saying sack him
     

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