| Smithies on 15:36 - Jan 21 with 4627 views | LongsufferingR |
It's actually getting frightening now. Looked like a good penalty right in the corner from where I was.
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| Smithies on 15:41 - Jan 21 with 4608 views | TacticalR |
Smithies stretched right across the goal to get that one. The bloke next to me asked: 'How does he do it?'
We must be the only team in the country that doesn't worry about giving away penalties. |  |
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| Smithies on 15:41 - Jan 21 with 4605 views | DieByYourSide |
B*llocks to signing a striker, let's make tieing him down to a new deal our main priority this window. Class, class keeper. |  |
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| Smithies on 15:46 - Jan 21 with 4589 views | Boston |
Bow, bow, bow and erm no arrows. | |
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| Smithies on 16:40 - Jan 21 with 4482 views | DejR_vu |
Oozes class. Best keeper we've had since Seaman. Different level to everyone else. | |
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| Smithies on 16:42 - Jan 21 with 4469 views | ted_hendrix |
I'm hoping and praying he is still with us on the 1st February 2017. |  |
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| Smithies on 16:44 - Jan 21 with 4453 views | Northernr |
| Smithies on 15:41 - Jan 21 by TacticalR |
Smithies stretched right across the goal to get that one. The bloke next to me asked: 'How does he do it?'
We must be the only team in the country that doesn't worry about giving away penalties. |
If you watch him on the penalties he can get his hand right down into the corner without moving his feet. Ordinarily goalkeepers will take a little step either direction before diving, which obviously takes a fraction of a second longer and means they pretty much have to guess which way it's going. Smithies can get there from a standing start, so is able to wait that bit longer.
That and he's a fcking God, which helps. |  | | |
| Smithies on 16:56 - Jan 21 with 4412 views | bosh67 |
Really great display by Smithies today. No chance with the goal but the pen save was his best so far and the save from a dipping curler in the second was so much more difficult than he made it look. Great keeper. |  |
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| Smithies on 17:16 - Jan 21 with 4352 views | ShotKneesHoop |
| Smithies on 16:40 - Jan 21 by DejR_vu |
Oozes class. Best keeper we've had since Seaman. Different level to everyone else. |
Smithies is even better than Seaman - he's like Phil Parkes - look, build, action, results.. Parkes was the ultimate R's keeper - no -one better. Like Gordon Banks but with long hair.
Which manager signed him? Please don't say Redknobb, Please, please, please, please, please let me get what I want this time .... anyone but Redkbobb.
Thank phoook that no Premier Managers or Clubs rate English goalkeepers, otherwise he'd be gone in this window. |  |
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| Smithies on 17:18 - Jan 21 with 4339 views | Northernr |
| Smithies on 17:16 - Jan 21 by ShotKneesHoop |
Smithies is even better than Seaman - he's like Phil Parkes - look, build, action, results.. Parkes was the ultimate R's keeper - no -one better. Like Gordon Banks but with long hair.
Which manager signed him? Please don't say Redknobb, Please, please, please, please, please let me get what I want this time .... anyone but Redkbobb.
Thank phoook that no Premier Managers or Clubs rate English goalkeepers, otherwise he'd be gone in this window. |
Evil Les and Tottenham Chris strike again I'm afraid. | | | |
| Smithies on 17:27 - Jan 21 with 4284 views | ShotKneesHoop |
| Smithies on 17:18 - Jan 21 by Northernr |
Evil Les and Tottenham Chris strike again I'm afraid. |
Thank phhooook for that, | |
| Why does it feel like R'SWiPe is still on the books? Yer Couldn't Make It Up.Well Done Me! |
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| Smithies on 17:40 - Jan 21 with 4252 views | karl |
Add to his general awesomeness faultless kicking under pressure, everytime he more than cleared the halfway line and the ball couldnt come back on top of the defence quickly.
I was under the impression our keepers were always kicking into a gale force wind before he came! |  | | |
| Smithies on 18:26 - Jan 21 with 4155 views | LazyFan |
Penalty Ninja |  |
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| Smithies on 18:40 - Jan 21 with 4114 views | BrianMcCarthy |
He's not just our best keeper in a long time, he's our best player in a long time. I'm going to have to rack my brains but I think he could be our best player in many, many years. |  |
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| Smithies on 18:53 - Jan 21 with 4073 views | Harbour |
Brilliant today could easily play in the premier league guy is fantastic keeper | | | |
| Smithies on 19:24 - Jan 21 with 4016 views | francisbowles |
Hopefully, with Lumley loaned out we are keeping him and Tony is dipping in to Tune's money, to ensure he signs a new contract. | | | |
| Smithies on 19:47 - Jan 21 with 3955 views | Hunterhoop |
It's now 6 saved, one hit post, out of 10 pens faced. He's conceded 3 from 10 basically in the league in 13 months for us. Insane.
I will, when I get the chance, find my post from a year ago saying he'd be our best keeper since Seaman....in this instance, I'm more than happy to say "I told you so".
Both Smithies and Manning.....Les' signings. Shock horror. |  | | |
| Smithies on 19:52 - Jan 21 with 3932 views | baz_qpr |
If you are Gareth Southgate surely you've got to be looking at him for the 2018 World Cup, if only for the penalty shoot outs |  | | |
| Smithies on 20:02 - Jan 21 with 3912 views | DannyPaddox |
Loved it around 70 mins. Martin took a challenge in the area and started to fall but subsequently decided to stay upright as if thinking: "Fcuk this, pointless getting my elbows dirty winning a penalty with this bloke in goal!" |  | | |
| Smithies on 22:22 - Jan 21 with 3758 views | paulparker |
| Smithies on 19:52 - Jan 21 by baz_qpr |
If you are Gareth Southgate surely you've got to be looking at him for the 2018 World Cup, if only for the penalty shoot outs |
More chance of me being called up for England , Southgate wouldn't have the balls
Smithies is class why oh why we kept faith with Green for so long
You look at Man City and liverpools keepers and smithies is twice the player as them , if we sell it has to be 10 million this bloke has saved us 10 points this year alone |  |
| And Bowles is onside, Swinburne has come rushing out of his goal , what can Bowles do here , onto the left foot no, on to the right foot
That’s there that’s two, and that’s Bowles
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| Smithies on 00:04 - Jan 22 with 3663 views | AgedR |
Got in to a row defending him when he dropped one in against Blackburn on debut.
Feeling rather smug now if I'm honest.
Kicking, handling, shot stopping. He's got the lot.
I thought Green was a decent pro and found myself in occasional accord with Bruce Lee regarding him, but, Smithies is on a completely different level. |  |
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| Smithies on 05:48 - Jan 22 with 3523 views | derbyhoop |
| Smithies on 19:52 - Jan 21 by baz_qpr |
If you are Gareth Southgate surely you've got to be looking at him for the 2018 World Cup, if only for the penalty shoot outs |
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| Smithies on 09:38 - Jan 22 with 3403 views | ShotKneesHoop |
Six out of ten cats can't score penalties against him, Top Cat. | |
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| Smithies on 09:51 - Jan 22 with 3373 views | PunteR |
Better than Green. Paddy Kenny takes some beating though for that championship winning season.
Smithies is going to have a good career for sure. Lets hope its here. |  |
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