Bradford Home - 1st Leg Saturday 9th May

[Ani]

34 minutes ago, desperado said:

I now have zero confidence in any of our squad putting a penalty away! 😂

I’ll be shitting kittens if the semi or final goes to penalties! 😩

 

Why ? 
 

 

[Johnnyrotten]

28 minutes ago, Ani said:

Yet Steve Thompson was designated taker when in the team. Blackpool Freight Rover Northern Final second leg. 

You beat me to it.  If we had a penalty in the play off final, I'd be happy to wheel him on and take it, even at his age.

Free kicks, corners, penalties, shots from the edge of the box, 30 yard passes, he was quality.

Remember him scoring a big goal in a play off final for Leicester v Glen Hoddle's Swindon when they were still on ITV.

[Johnnyrotten]

2 minutes ago, Ani said:

Why ? 
 

 

On a positive note, he not only struck it well but it reached the goal without bouncing

[gonzo]

2 hours ago, desperado said:

Clearly not a fan of AI, me or more likely both 😂

Georgy Johnston he’s a white 😊

 

[Duck Egg]

41 minutes ago, Ani said:

Yet Steve Thompson was designated taker when in the team. Blackpool Freight Rover Northern Final second leg. 

He was.  Chandler's successes were during his first stint here.  I'm sure he scored over a dozen in succession and cant recall him missing one. Ironically, at the other end, Farnworth was pretty good at keeping them out. He couldn't catch a cold though! 

[Zico]

23 minutes ago, gonzo said:

 

"An early reputation for travel" 

[desperado]

24 minutes ago, gonzo said:

 

I’m just not having it. Legendary players without George Johnston in there?

AI nonsense 

[ZiggyStardust]

58 minutes ago, gonzo said:

 

I still remember the day we sold Diouf to Liverpool for £10m. It feels like yesterday.

[bwfc2003]

1 hour ago, ZiggyStardust said:

I still remember the day we sold Diouf to Liverpool for £10m. It feels like yesterday.

Didnt we buy him from Liverpool for about 3m??

[Kane57]

1 hour ago, bwfc2003 said:

Didnt we buy him from Liverpool for about 3m??

You're misremembering. He played for us first after we signed him on the back of a successful Euros with Senegal

[Rizlar]

16 minutes ago, Kane57 said:

You're misremembering. He played for us first after we signed him on the back of a successful Euros with Senegal

We took him on loan from Liverpool then signed him permanently from Liverpool .

[DirtySanchez]

1 minute ago, Rizlar said:

We took him on loan from Liverpool then signed him permanently from Liverpool .

I think the Euros with Senegal showed he was taking the piss

[frank_spencer]

All this talk of Bolton penalty takers and no mention of Alan Thompson and his thunder bastard approach.

[Kane57]

6 hours ago, Rizlar said:

We took him on loan from Liverpool then signed him permanently from Liverpool .

Wow

[freds dad]

12 hours ago, Zico said:

"An early reputation for travel" 

I’ve still got my program from our UEFA Cup winners cup final in 1977.

[Krimzon]

7 hours ago, frank_spencer said:

All this talk of Bolton penalty takers and no mention of Alan Thompson and his thunder bastard approach.

Best Penalty taker we have had in my memory was Okocha . With his arrow straight run up the keeper had no clue about where he might put it . He missed one against Man City hitting the post and was so disgusted with himself he then beat city almost single handedly in a 2-0 win . 

other honourable mentions in Speed , Andrews, FrillySkirt (as my dad annoyingly called him ) , Tomo both Alan & Steve . 

The battle for free kicks and penaltys between Steve Thompson & Tony Philliskirk was brilliant for us , one left footed , one right footed and both lethal . 

 

Up until now I hadnt thought about who takes our penalties in the current squad . Probably Burstow , maybe RR . We havent had enough penalties over the last 2  years to know who is good and who isnt . How many did Charles miss ? 

[Krimzon]