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Substitute Keeper

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The chances are very slim, but whilst there's still a chance, it's best not to take the gamble imo.

Saying that, it's Ollies choice, and i reckon Big Gaz McAuley would be the keeper.

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I'd always put a sub keeper on the bench as if not, and your keeper gets injured you've basically lost the game. That is you have an outfeild player who is half decent in goal. I'd have Hendo on the bench, if not the mighty Nielsen. Hume or Cort for keeper. :thumbup:

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Saying that, it's Ollies choice, and i reckon Big Gaz McAuley would be the keeper.

Yeah - does anyone remember his diving save at QPR away last season that gave away the penalty? Full length dive to turn it round the post :thumbup:

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I dont think there is any need in sub goalie just put a player in goal :thumbup:

Quite agree. For the rare occasions we need one it's just not worth it. Fulop seems as economical in his movement as it gets for goalkeepers. He's so tall I don't think he gets directly challenged nearly as much as smaller goalkeepers anyway and, although he can make the odd spectacular save, he's hardly the Peter Bonetti type so he never looks likely to get injured anyway.

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Quite agree. For the rare occasions we need one it's just not worth it. Fulop seems as economical in his movement as it gets for goalkeepers. He's so tall I don't think he gets directly challenged nearly as much as smaller goalkeepers anyway and, although he can make the odd spectacular save, he's hardly the Peter Bonetti type so he never looks likely to get injured anyway.

Exactly it is just a waste of a sub :thumbup:

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You rarely have your keeper injured unless your Paddy Kenny. There's no need for a keeper on the bench. It's worth having that extra attacking player on the bench who could win you the game. That extra player could earn you an extra 6 points say in a season. Not having a keeper would only cost you 1-3 points and it may only happen once every 5 seasons or so anyway.

Fulop won't get injured :thumbup: We may have jynxed it though with this thread :unsure:

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It's a gamble I wouldn't like us to take to be honest.

If something should happen to our keeper, unlikely as it is, it effectively would lose us the game.

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It's a gamble I wouldn't like us to take to be honest.

If something should happen to our keeper, unlikely as it is, it effectively would lose us the game.

Sorry, totally disagree. Even if the keeper did get injured/sent off, it would have to be very early in the game for it to have any impact. Games are often decided say 70 minutes into the game. It is just a waste of a sub and it would be much better to have an attacking or defensive outfield player to give the boss more options to either get a goal or shut the opposition out depending on how the game is going. For example, say we are 2 or 3 nil up (or down), having to put an outfield player in goal will have little or no impact on the final result.

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Certainly is a risky game, but it's down to the gaffer I suppose. I'd hate it to backfire on us! I have faith in Ollie though. :yesyes:

Not sure whether it's a policy he used at Plymouth? Anyone shed light?

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Certainly is a risky game, but it's down to the gaffer I suppose. I'd hate it to backfire on us! I have faith in Ollie though. :yesyes:

Not sure whether it's a policy he used at Plymouth? Anyone shed light?

Yeah. He hasn't had a keeper on the bench since the first couple of games this season! So maybe he has recently decided it or it depends on who is available.

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Yeah - does anyone remember his diving save at QPR away last season that gave away the penalty? Full length dive to turn it round the post :thumbup:

Genius. Got a reet good clapp when he trudged off lol

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Sorry, totally disagree. Even if the keeper did get injured/sent off, it would have to be very early in the game for it to have any impact. Games are often decided say 70 minutes into the game. It is just a waste of a sub and it would be much better to have an attacking or defensive outfield player to give the boss more options to either get a goal or shut the opposition out depending on how the game is going. For example, say we are 2 or 3 nil up (or down), having to put an outfield player in goal will have little or no impact on the final result.

I think you might be wrong here. In the run up to winning the League Cup in 99/200, Theo Zagorakis stood in for Tim Flowers and, if memory serves me, we were winning 3-1 and it was well into the game. We then conceded 2 goals that Flowers would have kept out and drew 3-3. Fortunately we won the return leg 4-2. Having said that, it's such a rare occurrence that the risk might be worth taking. I hate to say it, but isn't one of Neil Warnock's preferred (in fact his only) tactic?

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