Pierluigi Gollini

[brian green]

There is of course an alternative to punching or catching the ball.  Top keepers are very adept at flipping it off the heads of attackers.  The geometry of a punch, stiff arm, clenched fist striking a moving sphere, it has inbuilt risk of lack of control.  Under extreme pressure Buffon will simply flip the ball out for a corner and marshall the defence for the set piece.  Punching invites broken play.  We were so slow to the second ball for the first 65 minutes against Newcastle, corners were a safer option than broken play in our own box.

[aj2k77]

Well Preston like getting the ball in to the mixer so his command and communication needs to be at the right level today, we cant afford more gifts.

[brian green]

I am worried about the fashion for skinny keepers.  I always felt more confident with a big bastard going for the punch/catch who if he missed would at least wipe out a few.  I blame John Burridge.

[Mister E]

Well, Bunn sure as hell ain't the answer. And if Bunn gets in above Steer, he proabably ain't either.
Which suggests a new, more exprerienced keeper to come in in January to support Gollini's development.

[brian green]

I saw Bunn's debut against Forest.  The local paper said the sound of the ref's whistle starting the game was still reverberating around the City ground as Bunn picked the ball out of his net.  He has gone steadily downhill ever since.

[LukeJames]

I am worried about the fashion for skinny keepers.  I always felt more confident with a big bastard going for the punch/catch who if he missed would at least wipe out a few.  I blame John Burridge.

I still have flashbacks of Guzan coming for that floaty cross in 'that' game at leicester and taking every fucker out with a punch but totally missing the ball as the littlest fucker on the pitch scores with a last minute header.

[brian green]

I remember Nigel Sims taking out half the Tottenham forward line so effectively they had to stretcher them off in relays.

[brian green]

Tottenham had a legendary hard man Bobby Smith who decided he was going to take out Nigel Sims in retribution.  He started his charge towards the Holte End goal from the centre circle and was like a white shirted bull tearing up the turf.  Nigel waited, ball in hands then braced all twenty stone of himself on the goal line.  It took five minutes, a bucket of water and two bottles of smelling salts to bring Smith round.

[Toronto Villa]

No Gollini today and we have the magnificent Bunn to pick the ball out of our net late in the game. What minute between 80-90 do we still need in late game collapse bingo?

[ozzjim]

Bunn is solid gold shit.

[Percy McCarthy]

Some other teams have equalised. It's possible.

[SoccerHQ]

Why is Steer third choice?

He was playing regularly at Huddersfield last season and by all accounts played well.

[villabear]

Saw nothing from Bunn today to make me think he's a better option than Gollini. Got lucky a couple of times when he was flapping about.

Fake tan, fake keeper.

[SoccerHQ]

Was Gollini dropped then or injured?

[Steve67]

Groin strain apparently.