Should Brad Collins play vs Middlesbrough?

  • Yes

    Votes: 50 18.9%
  • No

    Votes: 214 81.1%

  • Total voters
    264

skybluelee

Well-Known Member
May 29, 2011
4,698
1,871
213
Weymouth
Its more frustrating than usual because he'd played so well until the goal. I'd argue it was even worse than the Burnley one as that was a "to me, to you" moment with Kitching. The Luton goal was sheer madness.

Imagine he plays and makes another howler that costs us a top 6 place.
 
  • Like
Reactions: ccfcchris

GC1976

Well-Known Member
May 11, 2024
107
129
93
Its more frustrating than usual because he'd played so well until the goal. I'd argue it was even worse than the Burnley one as that was a "to me, to you" moment with Kitching. The Luton goal was sheer madness.

Imagine he plays and makes another howler that costs us a top 6 place.
Yes. I think if Wilson was to play and make a mistake we would accept goal-keeping all season has cost us. If BC plays and makes a mistake then it’s on management
 

skybluecam

Well-Known Member
Apr 25, 2015
7,186
9,251
263
Its more frustrating than usual because he'd played so well until the goal. I'd argue it was even worse than the Burnley one as that was a "to me, to you" moment with Kitching. The Luton goal was sheer madness.

Imagine he plays and makes another howler that costs us a top 6 place.
It feels like he’s either so preoccupied with potential mistakes that he plays passively and can’t save anything, or he gets a bit of confidence and then tries do everything himself and makes howlers like Burnley and Luton.
 

Shannerz

Well-Known Member
May 9, 2021
1,378
2,159
213
Yes. I think if Wilson was to play and make a mistake we would accept goal-keeping all season has cost us.
Dovin getting injured is one of the factors.

Poor goalkeeping has only been a contributing factor to a very mediocre away record, though, and that's ultimately what's held us back.

On the whole, I do not think we have been good enough overall this season. You can't lay it all at Brad Collins' door.
 

Liquid Gold

Well-Known Member
Sep 16, 2013
28,520
38,624
313
If he gets selected then he will be supported during the game.

If he fucks it up and ruins our playoff hopes then it will get very toxic and it’s clear to see that this is not good for his mental health.

Lampard should have to face some fucking tough questions if that happens too.
 

hinckley cov

Well-Known Member
Oct 14, 2017
576
648
193
Time for a worthy Poll
It’s difficult Wilson hasn’t played for ages so I would begrudgingly play Collins he did ok till that stupid rush of blood at the end, I just think we have no choice but to stick with Collins as I think risking someone who hasn’t played in ages might be worse , we are stuck between a rock and a hard place
 

Wyken Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
Dec 19, 2012
6,774
5,378
313
TBF i thought Binks could have done a lot better than kicking it into his own net. Not all down to Collins and he had played well up to that point.
Agreed, but let's be honest it was all down to Collins' doing

Kitching won the ball very comfortably (and obviously as soon as it was coming toward the box), Collins should have been able to tell
 

no_loyalty

Well-Known Member
Feb 24, 2015
10,307
5,406
313
Was he the first choice keeper when Barnsley got into the Championship play offs?
 

gspotgaz

Well-Known Member
Sep 20, 2012
1,208
1,054
163
The pressure on wilson will be massive if he does come in. Collins should have been dropped weeks ago - it’s a crazy spot to be in last game of the season fighting for the playoffs.

I wouldn’t want to be Collins or lampard if Collins plays and costs us the playoffs … which is a highly probable scenario…
 
  • Like
Reactions: StrettoBoy

no_loyalty

Well-Known Member
Feb 24, 2015
10,307
5,406
313
Yes. When they lost to Sheff Wed...he made a ridiculous reflex save.
A proper "Gordon Banks" job.

If my memory serves.
Wonder why it’s all gone wrong for him?
 

fatso

Well-Known Member
Jun 19, 2017
12,639
13,500
313
The pressure on wilson will be massive if he does come in. Collins should have been dropped weeks ago - it’s a crazy spot to be in last game of the season fighting for the playoffs.

I wouldn’t want to be Collins or lampard if Collins plays and costs us the playoffs … which is a highly probable scenario…
If Wison plays it might not be the last game of the season!

That's why he MUST play.
 
  • Like
Reactions: robbiethemole

CovValleyBoy

Well-Known Member
Aug 18, 2024
745
654
143
Yes. When they lost to Sheff Wed...he made a ridiculous reflex save.
A proper "Gordon Banks" job.

If my memory serves.
Sorry my memory fails.
It wasn't "Our Brad" ..it was a keeper on loan from Luton.
"H.Isted" confirm pulled off a worldy save.

Our Brad was an unused SUB 😭
 

no_loyalty

Well-Known Member
Feb 24, 2015
10,307
5,406
313
No.
They got a loan in. Don't think he played second half of the season.
Wasn’t that when they made the league one playoff final against Sheff Wednesday?
 

Adge

Well-Known Member
Jun 26, 2015
6,878
4,044
213
Unfortunately he has to play and we all have to get behind him from the start one (hoping 4) last time and I think 99% of people will do that. If he costs us though……….,,,,,,
 
  • Like
Reactions: covcity4life

Skyblue54

Well-Known Member
Mar 31, 2016
110
47
78
I think lot of the problem is reserve goalkeeper gets no game time since scrapped reserve league!..that's why we couldn't play Wilson!..
 

clint van damme

Well-Known Member
May 3, 2015
43,055
61,142
313
Unfortunately he has to play and we all have to get behind him from the start one (hoping 4) last time and I think 99% of people will do that. If he costs us though……….,,,,,,

We got behind him Saturday and it didn't make a blind bit of difference
 
  • Like
Reactions: Brighton Sky Blue

JulianDarbyFTW

Well-Known Member
Aug 3, 2011
4,246
3,646
213
I abstain from voting because, while I don't want him to play, I equally recognise that he probably should - throwing Wilson or even Bell in without them being near the pitch for months (or ever in Bell's case) leaves Lampard open to even more criticism if they fuck up, and both of those options would probably mean we'd have to adapt the way we play given that we rely on Collins to be a passing option at the back.

I don't honestly think there's a right answer to this :(
 

Adge

Well-Known Member
Jun 26, 2015
6,878
4,044
213
We got behind him Saturday and it didn't make a blind bit of difference
I know-and alongside you and many others I’ve seen him cost us points home and away.
Let’s just give him one last Hurrah and then we can wave him goodbye come the end of the season.
 
  • Like
Reactions: covcity4life

Users who are viewing this thread