Spuds v West Ham , Sunday 18th October , 4.30pm

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  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    Benching Song would be quite impressive 😅
  • yoyoyoyo
    edited October 2020
    Substitute by The Who. 1968, that's a benching song
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    Just wondering (not that we get awarded many), but who is our designated penalty taker in the current first choice side? Soucek?
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    edited October 2020
    Has Antonio taken them when Noble's not around? I'm sure I remember dreading he'll boot it into orbit.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Antonio took the last Prem pen, Yarmolenko the last cup pen.
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    Antonio’s was to get him into double figures for the season I think (noble’s gesture)?

    I believe soucek was the designated taker for Prague but I could be wrong
  • alderzalderz
    I think cresswell probably take a good pen
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    I'm not sure I'd want Antonio as our regular penalty taker; like Carlton Cole, I'm not sure he's great when he's got too much time to think about things.
  • LukerzLukerz
    Surely it’s gotta be Rice?

    Can imagine he’ll just lash it into the top corner with his eyes shut.
  • alderzalderz
    Can we just do rolling subs and bring Noble on for penalties only?
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Mind, it's not like we get 183 penalties a season like United so of little consequence really.
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    edited October 2020
    Noble is obviously first choice, he's scored 38 out of 42 penalties and hasn't missed one since December 2016.

    Antonio's penalty against Man U was the first one he'd ever taken in a competitive match which suggests its not something he's been good at in training.

    At least Antonio scored, Cresswell's only penalty was back in January 2011 for Tranmere Rovers against Carlisle in League One and the keeper saved it.

    Lanzini has scored 3 out of 4, the last was 2017 v Everton, Pickford saved
    Bowen 4 out of 6
    Snodgrass 9 out of 11

    Soucek 10 out of 13 inc. one against Sevilla in the Europa League s, one against Inter in the Champions League and all 13 were in taken in 2019!

    Yarmolenko 22 out of 26, 3 out of 5 for Ukraine. Hasn't failed to score from the spot since 2014 but before his penalty against Hull he'd not taken one since 2018 vs Slovakia.

    Haller 23 out of 24. Back in 2017 he had a penalty saved by Tim Krul in the Eredevise's play offs for a Europa League place, Utrecht v Alkmaar. It ended 3-3 on aggregate, Haller stepped up for the first penalty of the shoot-out and scored.

    Rice, Fornals, Coufal, Fredericks, Masuaku, Ogbonna, Balbuena and Diop have never taken a penalty (unless it was in a penalty shoot-out).

    Soucek looks the most likely candidate unless Haller or Yarmo are on the pitch.
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    Haller is pretty dead eye from the spot isn’t he? I mean those numbers are Ray Stewart numbers....
  • BubblesNeverDiesBubblesNeverDies
    Actually better than Ray Stewart who scored 76 out of 86.
  • yoyoyoyo
    Aaahhh Ray Stewart, now, There was a full back
  • stevesteve
    Loved Ray stewart .Now he could hit a ball
  • Pearces_Left_FootPearces_Left_Foot
    You can now pay £15 to watch this as its now PPV PL announced all games not being show live supporters can now pay to watch
  • Ace of ClubsAce of Clubs
    This match is already live on sky sports.
    Pearces_Left_Foot said:

    You can now pay £15 to watch this as its now PPV PL announced all games not being show live supporters can now pay to watch

  • IronHerbIronHerb
    No, I don't think it is. Games that were not selected for TV coverage for October will be shown as per normal on SKY and BT. The remaining 5 games a week that were not selected are now PPV. Our three October games were selected so not PPV.
    That's my take on it.
  • Expat_HammerExpat_Hammer
    IronHerb said:

    No, I don't think it is. Games that were not selected for TV coverage for October will be shown as per normal on SKY and BT. The remaining 5 games a week that were not selected are now PPV. Our three October games were selected so not PPV.
    That's my take on it.

    Correct, we are on TV without having to go PPV
  • Pearces_Left_FootPearces_Left_Foot
    Looked at the wrong list of games ! Still another money grabbing move by the PL
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    This game is definitely live on Sky Sports
    Pearces_Left_Foot said:

    Looked at the wrong list of games ! Still another money grabbing move by the PL

    Football has been about "money grabbing" ever since the first clever chap realised that if he put a fence around a football pitch he could charge an entrance fee for people to watch a match.

    And even back then there were complaints that 6d a game was pricing out the ordinary fans.
  • Pearces_Left_FootPearces_Left_Foot
    In this current climate you would have thought a few more free games not more PPV. I see MPs are due a £3,000 year pay rise 😡
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    edited October 2020
    Pearces_Left_Foot said:

    In this current climate you would have thought a few more free games not more PPV. I see MPs are due a £3,000 year pay rise 😡

    Surely there would be more free games when there are stadiums full of fans paying for tickets, food, drink, etc. and fewer when the stadiums are empty
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    Apparently there's been an outbreak of Covid-19 in the Czech squad. Soucek clear but Coufal's test apparently "unclear". (I didn't know that was such a big thing?)

  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Pearces_Left_Foot said:

    In this current climate you would have thought a few more free games not more PPV. I see MPs are due a £3,000 year pay rise 😡

    We should just offer them a clapathon on a night of their choosing.
  • whupathmanwhupathman
    we could be without both for a while if they need to isolate
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    edited October 2020
    Luckily we are covered via a strong depth of squad....
  • EXETERHAMMEREXETERHAMMER
    If Masuaku, Coufal and Soucek are not available, then maybe just maybe we may see a couple more signings in the next few days. Either way, this just shows how thin our squad is, especially if we want to play 5 at the back.
  • HamstewHamstew
    Vlad has tweeted saying he hasn't tested positive
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