Smithies saves that

For me smithies doesn’t concede that goal

Etheridge almost 6 yards off his line when the play is 25 yards out its madness made the goal look 10 yards bigger than it was for the attacking player if he’s yard out that’s almost a catch

Have another look as he was 3 yards off his line and exactly where he should be.

That shot dipped and served but of course he should've saved it

Etheridge tried a save for the cameras and it went wrong, in reality he probably could have caught it or just put his hand up without the theatrical dive

Etheridge tried a save for the cameras and it went wrong, in reality he probably could have caught it or just put his hand up without the theatrical dive

Catch it you say, wow just wow. Maybe you should be his coach if you really think that as it was a hell of a shot that moved in the air.
You dont half type some rubbish

Etheridge tried a save for the cameras and it went wrong, in reality he probably could have caught it or just put his hand up without the theatrical dive

While I agree he was at fault no one was catching that shot

Etheridge tried a save for the cameras and it went wrong, in reality he probably could have caught it or just put his hand up without the theatrical dive

Catch it you say, wow just wow. Maybe you should be his coach if you really think that as it was a hell of a shot that moved in the air.
You dont half type some rubbish

It was a good shot, and I agree, that was not being saved, even on X Box.

Etheridge tried a save for the cameras and it went wrong, in reality he probably could have caught it or just put his hand up without the theatrical dive

Catch it you say, wow just wow. Maybe you should be his coach if you really think that as it was a hell of a shot that moved in the air.
You dont half type some rubbish

It was a good shot, and I agree, that was not being saved, even on X Box.

It was the only piece of quality that either side showed in the 90 minutes

Etheridge tried a save for the cameras and it went wrong, in reality he probably could have caught it or just put his hand up without the theatrical dive

Catch it you say, wow just wow. Maybe you should be his coach if you really think that as it was a hell of a shot that moved in the air.
You dont half type some rubbish

I haven't got time in my life to teach him, he has too many flaws.

It went directly above his head , he is a tall guy and didnt need to dive as he did, look at the direst angle and it looks awful, from the side it looks a great shot but it's pretty much centre left of the goal when it goes in

Etheridge tried a save for the cameras and it went wrong, in reality he probably could have caught it or just put his hand up without the theatrical dive

Catch it you say, wow just wow. Maybe you should be his coach if you really think that as it was a hell of a shot that moved in the air.
You dont half type some rubbish

Well his current coaches aren't helping him at the moment. Smithies imo is the better keeper and should not have lost his place. Etheridge, apart from the odd 'for the camera' save or two is poor in every other area specially his distribution! He cannot kick for shit - this has been his weakness for some time now and you would have thought the coaches would have addressed this. It might just be me, but every time the ball gets passed back to him I worry he's going to cock it up! He should have at least got a hand to that shot today!

Etheridge tried a save for the cameras and it went wrong, in reality he probably could have caught it or just put his hand up without the theatrical dive

Catch it you say, wow just wow. Maybe you should be his coach if you really think that as it was a hell of a shot that moved in the air.
You dont half type some rubbish

I haven't got time in my life to teach him, he has too many flaws.

It went directly above his head , he is a tall guy and didnt need to dive as he did, look at the direst angle and it looks awful, from the side it looks a great shot but it's pretty much centre left of the goal when it goes in

I have said he shouldve/could've saved it but he was beaten by a fierce shot that moved and dipped whilst you said he could have caught it.
Let's be honest here and say it was a great shot and the only piece of quality in 90 minutes

Etheridge tried a save for the cameras and it went wrong, in reality he probably could have caught it or just put his hand up without the theatrical dive

Catch it you say, wow just wow. Maybe you should be his coach if you really think that as it was a hell of a shot that moved in the air.
You dont half type some rubbish

I haven't got time in my life to teach him, he has too many flaws.

It went directly above his head , he is a tall guy and didnt need to dive as he did, look at the direst angle and it looks awful, from the side it looks a great shot but it's pretty much centre left of the goal when it goes in

I have said he shouldve/could've saved it but he was beaten by a fierce shot that moved and dipped whilst you said he could have caught it.
Let's be honest here and say it was a great shot and the only piece of quality in 90 minutes

It's easy looking at ot from his armchair he should try standing in goal with a shot hit perfectly and moving up down and sideways! Got to wonder why Etheridge didn't catch it with one hand?

Etheridge tried a save for the cameras and it went wrong, in reality he probably could have caught it or just put his hand up without the theatrical dive

Have to agree that it was saveable. It was right down the centre and I reckon he'll be disappointed he didn't get a hand to it.

Etheridge tried a save for the cameras and it went wrong, in reality he probably could have caught it or just put his hand up without the theatrical dive

Catch it you say, wow just wow. Maybe you should be his coach if you really think that as it was a hell of a shot that moved in the air.
You dont half type some rubbish

I haven't got time in my life to teach him, he has too many flaws.

It went directly above his head , he is a tall guy and didnt need to dive as he did, look at the direst angle and it looks awful, from the side it looks a great shot but it's pretty much centre left of the goal when it goes in

I have said he shouldve/could've saved it but he was beaten by a fierce shot that moved and dipped whilst you said he could have caught it.
Let's be honest here and say it was a great shot and the only piece of quality in 90 minutes

It's easy looking at ot from his armchair he should try standing in goal with a shot hit perfectly and moving up down and sideways! Got to wonder why Etheridge didn't catch it with one hand?

Why are you making excuses for poor goalkeeping ?

Was it a good shot ? YES
Should it have gone in ? NO
It was not top corner
It was 30 yards out
His view was not blocked
He was in a decent position

It was very poor goalkeeping no matter how much you want to find a way of excusing it.

On the other hand it was also very poor defending

By the way I drag my armchair 250 miles every home game and put it in the Canton stand , it's that comfortable

No chance that was hell of a strike and the ball was going at pace and swerving changing direction

Etheridge tried a save for the cameras and it went wrong, in reality he probably could have caught it or just put his hand up without the theatrical dive

Catch it you say, wow just wow. Maybe you should be his coach if you really think that as it was a hell of a shot that moved in the air.
You dont half type some rubbish

I haven't got time in my life to teach him, he has too many flaws.

It went directly above his head , he is a tall guy and didnt need to dive as he did, look at the direst angle and it looks awful, from the side it looks a great shot but it's pretty much centre left of the goal when it goes in

I have said he shouldve/could've saved it but he was beaten by a fierce shot that moved and dipped whilst you said he could have caught it.
Let's be honest here and say it was a great shot and the only piece of quality in 90 minutes

It's easy looking at ot from his armchair he should try standing in goal with a shot hit perfectly and moving up down and sideways! Got to wonder why Etheridge didn't catch it with one hand?

Why are you making excuses for poor goalkeeping ?

Was it a good shot ? YES
Should it have gone in ? NO
It was not top corner
It was 30 yards out
His view was not blocked
He was in a decent position

It was very poor goalkeeping no matter how much you want to find a way of excusing it.

On the other hand it was also very poor defending

By the way I drag my armchair 250 miles every home game and put it in the Canton stand , it's that comfortable

Sorry you are having a laugh if you think he should have saved it mind you nothing surprises me about city fans.... by way I drive 226 miles every home game but leave chair at home as got nice one on level 4....
And it was more like 22yrds but doesnt alter fact it moved a lot in flight and it was not exactly a soft shot like city players do?

Etheridge tried a save for the cameras and it went wrong, in reality he probably could have caught it or just put his hand up without the theatrical dive

Catch it you say, wow just wow. Maybe you should be his coach if you really think that as it was a hell of a shot that moved in the air.
You dont half type some rubbish

I haven't got time in my life to teach him, he has too many flaws.

It went directly above his head , he is a tall guy and didnt need to dive as he did, look at the direst angle and it looks awful, from the side it looks a great shot but it's pretty much centre left of the goal when it goes in

I have said he shouldve/could've saved it but he was beaten by a fierce shot that moved and dipped whilst you said he could have caught it.
Let's be honest here and say it was a great shot and the only piece of quality in 90 minutes

It's easy looking at ot from his armchair he should try standing in goal with a shot hit perfectly and moving up down and sideways! Got to wonder why Etheridge didn't catch it with one hand?

Why are you making excuses for poor goalkeeping ?

Was it a good shot ? YES
Should it have gone in ? NO
It was not top corner
It was 30 yards out
His view was not blocked
He was in a decent position

It was very poor goalkeeping no matter how much you want to find a way of excusing it.

On the other hand it was also very poor defending

By the way I drag my armchair 250 miles every home game and put it in the Canton stand , it's that comfortable

Sorry you are having a laugh if you think he should have saved it mind you nothing surprises me about city fans.... by way I drive 226 miles every home game but leave chair at home as got nice one on level 4....
And it was more like 22yrds but doesnt alter fact it moved a lot in flight and it was not exactly a soft shot like city players do?

Watched the match back , a lot on here think he should have saved it and the commentators said he should have save it.
It's the angle you watch the goal from , the side angle it looks unstoppable, the front angle tells a different story. Even 3 Cardiff players questioned him after the goal as seen in the footage

Etheridge tried a save for the cameras and it went wrong, in reality he probably could have caught it or just put his hand up without the theatrical dive

Catch it you say, wow just wow. Maybe you should be his coach if you really think that as it was a hell of a shot that moved in the air.
You dont half type some rubbish

It was a good shot, and I agree, that was not being saved, even on X Box.

It was the only piece of quality that either side showed in the 90 minutes

Nah,Hoiletts shot,and bacuna both deserved to go in. (I know they didn't, but both would have been up for goal of the year,if they'd gone in.

Etheridge tried a save for the cameras and it went wrong, in reality he probably could have caught it or just put his hand up without the theatrical dive

Catch it you say, wow just wow. Maybe you should be his coach if you really think that as it was a hell of a shot that moved in the air.
You dont half type some rubbish

I haven't got time in my life to teach him, he has too many flaws.

It went directly above his head , he is a tall guy and didnt need to dive as he did, look at the direst angle and it looks awful, from the side it looks a great shot but it's pretty much centre left of the goal when it goes in

I have said he shouldve/could've saved it but he was beaten by a fierce shot that moved and dipped whilst you said he could have caught it.
Let's be honest here and say it was a great shot and the only piece of quality in 90 minutes

It's easy looking at ot from his armchair he should try standing in goal with a shot hit perfectly and moving up down and sideways! Got to wonder why Etheridge didn't catch it with one hand?

Why are you making excuses for poor goalkeeping ?

Was it a good shot ? YES
Should it have gone in ? NO
It was not top corner
It was 30 yards out
His view was not blocked
He was in a decent position

It was very poor goalkeeping no matter how much you want to find a way of excusing it.

On the other hand it was also very poor defending

By the way I drag my armchair 250 miles every home game and put it in the Canton stand , it's that comfortable

Sorry you are having a laugh if you think he should have saved it mind you nothing surprises me about city fans.... by way I drive 226 miles every home game but leave chair at home as got nice one on level 4....
And it was more like 22yrds but doesnt alter fact it moved a lot in flight and it was not exactly a soft shot like city players do?

as good a goal as you will see this season.

Etheridge tried a save for the cameras and it went wrong, in reality he probably could have caught it or just put his hand up without the theatrical dive

an UNBELIEVABLE MOMENT OF QUALITY by josh brownhill he is going to be a superstar.……..lee Johnson over 700 lge games as a player and manager
the keeper could have just put his hand up......thomasblue 400 ridiculous anti etheridge posts...

Etheridge tried a save for the cameras and it went wrong, in reality he probably could have caught it or just put his hand up without the theatrical dive

an UNBELIEVABLE MOMENT OF QUALITY by josh brownhill he is going to be a superstar.……..lee Johnson over 700 lge games as a player and manager
the keeper could have just put his hand up......thomasblue 400 ridiculous anti etheridge posts...

I'm not anti Etheridge , I have said hes a decent keeper at this level but I think Smithies is far better all round.
And I dont care what Bristols manager said, he will always big up his player.
That shot should have been saved end of story. It was pretty much centre of the goal and I think Etheridge will be disappointed in himself aswell. The reaction of the Cardiff players says the same thing as a few questioned him

Etheridge tried a save for the cameras and it went wrong, in reality he probably could have caught it or just put his hand up without the theatrical dive

Catch it you say, wow just wow. Maybe you should be his coach if you really think that as it was a hell of a shot that moved in the air.
You dont half type some rubbish

I haven't got time in my life to teach him, he has too many flaws.

It went directly above his head , he is a tall guy and didnt need to dive as he did, look at the direst angle and it looks awful, from the side it looks a great shot but it's pretty much centre left of the goal when it goes in

I have said he shouldve/could've saved it but he was beaten by a fierce shot that moved and dipped whilst you said he could have caught it.
Let's be honest here and say it was a great shot and the only piece of quality in 90 minutes

It's easy looking at ot from his armchair he should try standing in goal with a shot hit perfectly and moving up down and sideways! Got to wonder why Etheridge didn't catch it with one hand?

Why are you making excuses for poor goalkeeping ?

Was it a good shot ? YES
Should it have gone in ? NO
It was not top corner
It was 30 yards out
His view was not blocked
He was in a decent position

It was very poor goalkeeping no matter how much you want to find a way of excusing it.

On the other hand it was also very poor defending

By the way I drag my armchair 250 miles every home game and put it in the Canton stand , it's that comfortable

Sorry you are having a laugh if you think he should have saved it mind you nothing surprises me about city fans.... by way I drive 226 miles every home game but leave chair at home as got nice one on level 4....
And it was more like 22yrds but doesnt alter fact it moved a lot in flight and it was not exactly a soft shot like city players do?

as good a goal as you will see this season.

I think the modern football helps. It swerved and dipped and seem to take on a life of it's own. When I played, no make of ball would do that sort of stuff whoever kicked the thing. In fact, if it was wet and sodden getting it off the ground was a feat in itself.

Etheridge tried a save for the cameras and it went wrong, in reality he probably could have caught it or just put his hand up without the theatrical dive

Catch it you say, wow just wow. Maybe you should be his coach if you really think that as it was a hell of a shot that moved in the air.
You dont half type some rubbish

I haven't got time in my life to teach him, he has too many flaws.

It went directly above his head , he is a tall guy and didnt need to dive as he did, look at the direst angle and it looks awful, from the side it looks a great shot but it's pretty much centre left of the goal when it goes in

I have said he shouldve/could've saved it but he was beaten by a fierce shot that moved and dipped whilst you said he could have caught it.
Let's be honest here and say it was a great shot and the only piece of quality in 90 minutes

It's easy looking at ot from his armchair he should try standing in goal with a shot hit perfectly and moving up down and sideways! Got to wonder why Etheridge didn't catch it with one hand?

Why are you making excuses for poor goalkeeping ?

Was it a good shot ? YES
Should it have gone in ? NO
It was not top corner
It was 30 yards out
His view was not blocked
He was in a decent position

It was very poor goalkeeping no matter how much you want to find a way of excusing it.

On the other hand it was also very poor defending

By the way I drag my armchair 250 miles every home game and put it in the Canton stand , it's that comfortable

Sorry you are having a laugh if you think he should have saved it mind you nothing surprises me about city fans.... by way I drive 226 miles every home game but leave chair at home as got nice one on level 4....
And it was more like 22yrds but doesnt alter fact it moved a lot in flight and it was not exactly a soft shot like city players do?

as good a goal as you will see this season.

The shot was perfect doubt if alyson or another top keeper saves it as it was that good! By all means slate Etheridge for a mistake or poor distribution but cant for this goal....

Etheridge tried a save for the cameras and it went wrong, in reality he probably could have caught it or just put his hand up without the theatrical dive

an UNBELIEVABLE MOMENT OF QUALITY by josh brownhill he is going to be a superstar.……..lee Johnson over 700 lge games as a player and manager
the keeper could have just put his hand up......thomasblue 400 ridiculous anti etheridge posts...

I'm not anti Etheridge , I have said hes a decent keeper at this level but I think Smithies is far better all round.
And I dont care what Bristols manager said, he will always big up his player.
That shot should have been saved end of story. It was pretty much centre of the goal and I think Etheridge will be disappointed in himself aswell. The reaction of the Cardiff players says the same thing as a few questioned him

end of story...pretty much sums you up.. dont see, determined not to see either..
and will managers always big their players up to that extent ?
please point me to an interview with any of our managers where they call a goal unbelievable or wonder goal when ,not only it wasn't but the keeper could have made a 1 handed save by just raising an arm..
that was one hell of a strike mate, shame we haven't got people that can hit those..

Etheridge tried a save for the cameras and it went wrong, in reality he probably could have caught it or just put his hand up without the theatrical dive

an UNBELIEVABLE MOMENT OF QUALITY by josh brownhill he is going to be a superstar.……..lee Johnson over 700 lge games as a player and manager
the keeper could have just put his hand up......thomasblue 400 ridiculous anti etheridge posts...

I'm not anti Etheridge , I have said hes a decent keeper at this level but I think Smithies is far better all round.
And I dont care what Bristols manager said, he will always big up his player.
That shot should have been saved end of story. It was pretty much centre of the goal and I think Etheridge will be disappointed in himself aswell. The reaction of the Cardiff players says the same thing as a few questioned him

Ok, if you think he should have saved it then fair enough. Do you think Smithies should have saved the 3 long range efforts against WBA which were placed more than power or moving balls or the Huddesfield goal or any of the other goals he has faced ?

You are anti Etheridge or maybe you are Smithies agent but either way you post some rubbish just like last week about Madine.

Etheridge tried a save for the cameras and it went wrong, in reality he probably could have caught it or just put his hand up without the theatrical dive

an UNBELIEVABLE MOMENT OF QUALITY by josh brownhill he is going to be a superstar.……..lee Johnson over 700 lge games as a player and manager
the keeper could have just put his hand up......thomasblue 400 ridiculous anti etheridge posts...

I'm not anti Etheridge , I have said hes a decent keeper at this level but I think Smithies is far better all round.
And I dont care what Bristols manager said, he will always big up his player.
That shot should have been saved end of story. It was pretty much centre of the goal and I think Etheridge will be disappointed in himself aswell. The reaction of the Cardiff players says the same thing as a few questioned him

Ok, if you think he should have saved it then fair enough. Do you think Smithies should have saved the 3 long range efforts against WBA which were placed more than power or moving balls or the Huddesfield goal or any of the other goals he has faced ?

You are anti Etheridge or maybe you are Smithies agent but either way you post some rubbish just like last week about Madine.

he actually claimed Smithies was MOM at WBA..

he actually claimed Smithies was MOM at WBA..[/quote]

Yes he did but I was there at WBA and thought Smithies was slow setting his feet and thought all 3 were saves the keeper should make. It was the same v Huddesfield at home for me.
I like Smithies as a keeper but Etheridge is far better for me but it's all about opinions

he actually claimed Smithies was MOM at WBA..

Yes he did but I was there at WBA and thought Smithies was slow setting his feet and thought all 3 were saves the keeper should make. It was the same v Huddesfield at home for me.
I like Smithies as a keeper but Etheridge is far better for me but it's all about opinions[/quote]


opinions..
A }…. it was a hell of a strike { NW }

B}....unbelievable quality {LJ }
C }.....should have just raised an arm and saved it..{TB }

ill settle for A + B

I’ve watched it numerous times he’s too far off his line my point was if he’s a yard out max he saves that easily even with it moving as he’s got more time to react and move accordingly

I don’t see it as a wonder strike it’s not gone in the top corner or bottom corner it’s reached the goal just off centre granted its moving but if I had conceded that at Sunday league level I’d have been disappointed back in the day

Etheridge tried a save for the cameras and it went wrong, in reality he probably could have caught it or just put his hand up without the theatrical dive

an UNBELIEVABLE MOMENT OF QUALITY by josh brownhill he is going to be a superstar.……..lee Johnson over 700 lge games as a player and manager
the keeper could have just put his hand up......thomasblue 400 ridiculous anti etheridge posts...

I'm not anti Etheridge , I have said hes a decent keeper at this level but I think Smithies is far better all round.
And I dont care what Bristols manager said, he will always big up his player.
That shot should have been saved end of story. It was pretty much centre of the goal and I think Etheridge will be disappointed in himself aswell. The reaction of the Cardiff players says the same thing as a few questioned him

Ok, if you think he should have saved it then fair enough. Do you think Smithies should have saved the 3 long range efforts against WBA which were placed more than power or moving balls or the Huddesfield goal or any of the other goals he has faced ?

You are anti Etheridge or maybe you are Smithies agent but either way you post some rubbish just like last week about Madine.

Yeah the same Madine who played yesterday and did more in 5 mins than Bogle did all game.

Smithies could have done better with 2 of the west brom goals but also without him it would have been 8. He is a much much better keeper than 1 season wonder Etheridge.

I dont talk rubbish I just dont have a tinted view about our players like you, if they play shit then I will say it.