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The Goalkeeper Situation


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One scenario that hasn’t been considered, which, (while not many of us expect) isn’t beyond the realms of possibilities. What happens if we win and Crellin has a good game Tuesday? Far too positive a thought for some to consider I know. 

I’d still give him a rest for the cup game, hope Alexander/Gilks has a good game too, which then gives IE a positive decision to make. A choice between 2 keepers who had good games on their last outings. Blue sky predictions I know and based on evidence so far, unlikely. But we shouldn’t rule it out.

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2 minutes ago, desperado said:

One scenario that hasn’t been considered, which, (while not many of us expect) isn’t beyond the realms of possibilities. What happens if we win and Crellin has a good game Tuesday? Far too positive a thought for some to consider I know. 

I’d still give him a rest for the cup game, hope Alexander/Gilks has a good game too, which then gives IE a positive decision to make. A choice between 2 keepers who had good games on their last outings. Blue sky predictions I know and based on evidence so far, unlikely. But we shouldn’t rule it out.

I think we'd all like Crellin to play and have a good game. It just feels highly unlikely.

Every game he's played just there have been mistakes. We've been extremely fortunate those errors haven't been punished as much as they should've been. The Bradford game being a prime example.

At what point does IE say enough is enough? I'd say that point has come.

 

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7 minutes ago, DazBob said:

At what point does IE say enough is enough? I'd say that point has come.

I tend to agree. Although I can see IE doing it Saturday rather than Tuesday and while it wouldn’t be my choice, I think there’s an argument/reason to see why. 

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12 minutes ago, radcliffewhite1 said:

Evatt signed this lad he needs to carry the can if he’s not up to it

options are very limited 

Carry the can

What does that mean

Every manager makes signings that dont work out

Even ferguson went through a few keepers and he could have anybody he wanted

 

As for an in house replacement, i remember keeping a clean sheet v coventry but alexander was easily as dodgy as crellin

So, it has to be gilkes if hes up to it

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12 minutes ago, desperado said:

I tend to agree. Although I can see IE doing it Saturday rather than Tuesday and while it wouldn’t be my choice, I think there’s an argument/reason to see why. 

like i said, the best way out of this for us and crellin, is fleetwood calling him back

Hes been weak from day one in the air, but i hoped his shot stopping and general passing would outweigh his deficiencies

His heads mashed and hes not even stopping shots

We still give too many free kicks way, though

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16 minutes ago, Casino said:

Carry the can

What does that mean

Every manager makes signings that dont work out

Even ferguson went through a few keepers and he could have anybody he wanted

 

As for an in house replacement, i remember keeping a clean sheet v coventry but alexander was easily as dodgy as crellin

So, it has to be gilkes if hes up to it

I do agree on Alexander and he got lucky v Coventry, don’t know anything about this gilkes fella

carry the can means not having adequate back up you start from the back and get a decent keeper 

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fair enough

Ive never taken any interest in gilkes other than knowing him at blackpool

You would hope if hes still fit, he would be a step up

Ive got fingers crossed he gets recalled and we are allowed an emergency replacement

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47 minutes ago, Casino said:

Carry the can

What does that mean

Every manager makes signings that dont work out

Even ferguson went through a few keepers and he could have anybody he wanted

 

As for an in house replacement, i remember keeping a clean sheet v coventry but alexander was easily as dodgy as crellin

So, it has to be gilkes if hes up to it

Carry the can as in he has left us in the dilemma of having an inexperienced keeper who's having a mare with no obvious alternative, as made all the more obvious by not picking a keeper on the bench... I'm not shouting for Evatts head just yet but it's reckless & if it costs him his job he can have no complaints. 

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18 minutes ago, RONNIE PHILLIPS said:

Carry the can as in he has left us in the dilemma of having an inexperienced keeper who's having a mare with no obvious alternative, as made all the more obvious by not picking a keeper on the bench... I'm not shouting for Evatts head just yet but it's reckless & if it costs him his job he can have no complaints. 

I think this is a good summary.  He can pick Baptiste in goal if he wants if results are positive but if we are losing most weeks its natural that its questioned.  Same with no keeper on the bench, its fine if we don't get caught out but if the No 1 gets sent off or injured 2 or 3 times in the season it could be the difference between success and failure and he cant complain if it costs him his job.  In summary, he's inviting trouble and he needs to make it work.

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Gilks, with all his experience could surely solve the things that we are lacking with in the GK department, leadership, handling crosses and doing the basics.

Maybe Gilks isn't as physically fit as the younger lads and maybe his reflexes and ball control and distribution aren't as up to scratch as they were when he was younger but would like to think he'd be up to League 2 standard and could at least do the basics right. 

I don't think it's fair to pin all the blame on Crellin for where we're at - defence has been sloppy but is improving, midfield not dynamic enough but is improving, strikers not involved enough and now injured too - but he's certainly showing himself to be a weak link and that stat about 48% of shots on goal resulting in a goal is terrifying.

Needs must, Crellin must be dropped. Not arsed if we go with Alexander instead but Evatt has to try something else. 2 penalty saves are great but watching back him giving away the penalty, he wasnt even close to getting the ball (yes baptiste was at fault too but he's separate issue) and he had that clanger where he dropped the ball which almost ended up in our net, among a myriad of other howlers he's made.

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