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Sky Blue Pete

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  • Apr 21, 2025
  • #71
Saka and mve were far worse and Allen and Bidwell
The one piece of play that actually cost us was Allen not going down and staying down
 
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chiefdave

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  • Apr 21, 2025
  • #72
ptr said:
If only we could sign an emergency goalkeeper! Someone with previous play off experience, maybe someone who has won the golden glove before. Shame.
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I don't get it. We had weeks of everyone but the management team being able to see he was a problem and then Dovin thankfully came in.

The argument for Collins was supposedly that he was under contract and would be here next season where Wilson would be gone but that's not the case now as they've given Wilson a new contract.

I don't care how much better with his feet Collins is if he can't make a fucking save. At this point you feel he needs to be out the side for the sake of his own mental health.
 
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Sick Boy

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  • Apr 21, 2025
  • #73
Sky Blue Pete said:
Or he met things in his contract to be offered
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Like what? He hasn’t been playing.
 
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jto123

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  • Apr 21, 2025
  • #74
Probably worth mentioning that imo he was lucky to get away with a cross that he fumbled today. Was given a foul against him.
 
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ptr

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  • Apr 21, 2025
  • #75
Dhinsa's_Millions said:
Collins has hands??
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chiefdave said:
I don't get it. We had weeks of everyone but the management team being able to see he was a problem and then Dovin thankfully came in.

The argument for Collins was supposedly that he was under contract and would be here next season where Wilson would be gone but that's not the case now as they've given Wilson a new contract.

I don't care how much better with his feet Collins is if he can't make a fucking save. At this point you feel he needs to be out the side for the sake of his own mental health.
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Judging a goalkeeper by how good he is with his feet isn’t just an us problem, it’s a football problem. More interested at academy level getting them to play hospital passes into the centre mid with his back to goal, than actually teaching them to be brave and stop the fucking ball going in the net.
 
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stevefloyd

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  • Apr 21, 2025
  • #76
He's never had a cold in his life because he ain't fuckin good enough to catch one....definitely the worst goalkeeper I have ever seen at pro level
 
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skybluecam

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  • Apr 21, 2025
  • #77
Mucca Mad Boys said:
It’s just the same things being rehashed on new threads. Dovin is injured and Wilson is either not fit enough or good enough to be behind Collins in the pecking order.

There’s nothing we can do about the situation until we can sign a keeper in the summer.

I’m more interested in how tactically we’ve not dealt with the bottom teams in this league rather than scapegoating particular players.
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I would argue Collins played a big part in our loss today, should definitely not have conceded 3 and that’s what killed us.
 
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Briles

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  • Apr 21, 2025
  • #78
PUSB-We_are_going_up said:
Its a shame Dovin got injured I just think with him we’d have confirmed playoffs by now
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We would have lost today whoever was in goal. Whole team was shite
 
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shepardo01

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  • Apr 21, 2025
  • #79
Briles said:
We would have lost today whoever was in goal. Whole team was shite
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Don't agree.
An average Championship GK in goal and we are talking about a ground out point.
 
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Briles

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  • Apr 21, 2025
  • #80
shepardo01 said:
Don't agree.
An average Championship GK in goal and we are talking about a ground out point.
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No chance
 

shepardo01

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  • Apr 21, 2025
  • #81
Briles said:
No chance
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Why!?
Shite and an element of blame to be had for all three.
 
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Skybluekyle

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  • Apr 21, 2025
  • #82
I remember seeing him in the warm-up against West Brom. He dropped a clanger, and Williams had to come over and gee him up...twice. I was worried about him, but fortunately West Brom didn't lay a glove on us. Today, he had to face a few shots and I thought was terrible.

It's clear he is just mentally destroyed, and it's costing us goals and points. I am not solely blaming Collins, but having a situation where your defence let's in a shot and it's pretty much a goal is not a good situation to be in, obviously.
 
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RegTheDonk

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  • Apr 21, 2025
  • #83
Briles said:
We would have lost today whoever was in goal. Whole team was shite
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Fair point, but whats important now is what happens Saturday. A decision needs to be made and while Frank didn't want to talk about individual performances, if he stands by Colins and he costs us the game, Frank needs to own that as his mistake.
 
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long way home

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  • Apr 21, 2025
  • #84
I don't think he has any confidence in himself and the players will certainly be worried that everything that is on target seems to go in. Its not the 1st time we are talking about Collins and if he plays again will not be the last.

If i was FL id take him out the firing line for his own sake. Wilson needs to have a good week at Ryton and be ready for Luton. Unfortunately for Collins he has had plenty of opportunities and is not improved or shown enough to suggest he is a championship GK.
 
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Lionelr

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  • Apr 21, 2025
  • #85
Sometimes your team doesn’t turn up, today was a good example. That said, there’s times when your keeper can keep you in the game, think of Pandor for Hull against us! Could have been 4-0 before half time. We simply don’t have that with Collins, confidence is gone and I’m convinced something is going on behind the scenes with Wilson. If anyone has played to a good level, take note of the way our defenders will now square up to players vs pushing them to a ‘non-scoring position’, the defence don’t have trust and aren’t willing to take that risk and it makes you massively on the back foot! Dilemma is Lamps won’t want to change keeper as it will change the dynamic of the whole team as we go into some of the more crucial games of the season. As a fan it’s tough to watch the lack of confidence, I watched Dovin in goal and shots heading top corner id wait to hit the net as he sometimes got them, with Brad you get that guy wrenching feeling as someone goes to take a shot! I really hate criticism on single players but it’s a case of make or break for the season. Is there discussion on our youth team even, who can step up?
 
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skybluecam

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 21, 2025
  • #86
Briles said:
No chance
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Why? Deffo saves the second and probably also avoids the 1st/3rd. Plus being only 1 down would have been big for morale.
 
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skybluecam

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  • Apr 21, 2025
  • #87
To be clear, I don’t hate Brad or even blame him particularly, to me it’s clear he has lost his way at this club and needs to move on for the benefit of both of us.
 
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Skyblue Bangkok

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 21, 2025
  • #88
If Collins stays in
Lionelr said:
Sometimes your team doesn’t turn up, today was a good example. That said, there’s times when your keeper can keep you in the game, think of Pandor for Hull against us! Could have been 4-0 before half time. We simply don’t have that with Collins, confidence is gone and I’m convinced something is going on behind the scenes with Wilson. If anyone has played to a good level, take note of the way our defenders will now square up to players vs pushing them to a ‘non-scoring position’, the defence don’t have trust and aren’t willing to take that risk and it makes you massively on the back foot! Dilemma is Lamps won’t want to change keeper as it will change the dynamic of the whole team as we go into some of the more crucial games of the season. As a fan it’s tough to watch the lack of confidence, I watched Dovin in goal and shots heading top corner id wait to hit the net as he sometimes got them, with Brad you get that guy wrenching feeling as someone goes to take a shot! I really hate criticism on single players but it’s a case of make or break for the season. Is there discussion on our youth team even, who can step up?
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he wil
skybluecam said:
To be clear, I don’t hate Brad or even blame him particularly, to me it’s clear he has lost his way at this club and needs to move on for the benefit of both of us.
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If Collins stays in the team he will continue to make mistakes. He makes routine saves sometimes but never a great save and plenty of mistakes. He makes Scott Shearer look good.
 
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SBT

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  • Apr 21, 2025
  • #89
It’s arguably the biggest call of Lampard’s time here so far - if Wilson comes in and unsettles the back four in our biggest games of the season then we’re fucked. As fans we can comfortably say that anyone else in goal would offer more confidence, but do the players agree?
 
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Skyblue Bangkok

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  • Apr 21, 2025
  • #90
SBT said:
It’s arguably the biggest call of Lampard’s time here so far - if Wilson comes in and unsettles the back four in our biggest games of the season then we’re fucked. As fans we can comfortably say that anyone else in goal would offer more confidence, but do the players agree?
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Collins unsettles our players most games.
 
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JoeCCFCPUSB

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  • Apr 21, 2025
  • #91
Sky Blue Pete said:
Saka and mve were far worse and Allen and Bidwell
The one piece of play that actually cost us was Allen not going down and staying down
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If the fans got to vote on who they want to start mate, I can almost guarantee Allen and Bidwell would receive at the very very least a vote each.

Brad Collins wouldn't even get that.

The point is mate, Brad Collins has no place in the squad let alone the starting lineup.
 
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SBT

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  • Apr 21, 2025
  • #92
Skyblue Bangkok said:
Collins unsettles our players most games.
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I’d say the defence seems to trust him, he just can’t save shots.

Will our back four play the same passes to Wilson they would play to Collins? If not, how does that impact us? Is it more or less harmful than the risk of another Collins boo-boo?
 
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Saddlebrains

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  • Apr 21, 2025
  • #93
SBT said:
I’d say the defence seems to trust him, he just can’t save shots.
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Most contradictory statement ever
 
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Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Apr 21, 2025
  • #94
SBT said:
I’d say the defence seems to trust him, he just can’t save shots.

Will our back four play the same passes to Wilson they would play to Collins? If not, how does that impact us? Is it more or less harmful than the risk of another Collins boo-boo?
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As well as changing tactics to accommodate him, there’s also the small issue that Wilson hasn’t played competitive football in a long time and has improved a hell of a lot by not playing.
 
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JoeCCFCPUSB

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  • Apr 21, 2025
  • #95
Brad Collins will never play Championship Football again once his deal is up with us.

I bet my fucking life on it.
 
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fatso

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  • Apr 21, 2025
  • #96
If Wilson doesn't start at Luton, you'd seriously start to ask why he's even on the payroll
 
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shmmeee

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  • Apr 21, 2025
  • #97
He’s gonna save two pens at Wembley and take us up.
 
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Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Apr 21, 2025
  • #98
shmmeee said:
He’s gonna save two pens at Wembley and take us up.
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Nah that’ll be a Sheaf volley from the edge of the area in the 96th minute and a mini self-combustion in the stands.
 
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TomRad85

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  • Apr 21, 2025
  • #99
Sick Boy said:
As well as changing tactics to accommodate him, there’s also the small issue that Wilson hasn’t played competitive football in a long time and has improved a hell of a lot by not playing.
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Wilson is crap and I've never understood anyones fascination with the guy. I also expect he'd come in armed with his own laughable errors as he often does... but all that said, you simply can't keep Collins in after that. Put Wilson in and hope for the best, it's almost all over.
 
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Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Apr 21, 2025
  • #100
TomRad85 said:
Wilson is crap and I've never understood anyones fascination with the guy. I also expect he'd come in armed with his own laughable errors as he often does... but all that said, you simply can't keep Collins in after that. Put Wilson in and hope for the best, it's almost all over.
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At this point I’d be surprised if Collins is dropped. Fuck knows why we gave Wilson a new deal.
 
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SkyBlue_Bear83

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  • Apr 21, 2025
  • #101
One of the worse keepers to ever play in the football league
 
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Great_Expectations

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  • Apr 21, 2025
  • #102
Hoped the last two games would have given Collins some much needed confidence, but if it did, it will be absolutely shot again now.

He cannot play next game for his own sake. He will know he was poor, he’ll know his team mates are thinking it, he’ll know the fans are and he’ll likely feel the opposition will know it too.

Doesn’t take a psychologist to know that doesn’t bode well for how he’ll perform next game.

Wilson isn’t a great keeper, and it will change the way we attack slightly, and he hasn’t played a game for months, but we’ve seen him actually have decent games for us - we’ve never seen that from Collins.
 
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SBT

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  • Apr 21, 2025
  • #103
Saddlebrains said:
Most contradictory statement ever
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Only if you think that shot-stopping is the only thing that matters about keepers
 
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JoeCCFCPUSB

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  • Apr 21, 2025
  • #104
 
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quinn1971

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  • Apr 21, 2025
  • #105
Leeds had the balls to drop their keeper, you could see he was going to cost them, why don’t we, i think even if you played Luke Bell in goal according to Lampard ( a great shot stopper ) we’d be no worse off, wilson must still be not 100 %, or else there’s no way Collins would still be playing,
 
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