A collective effort and a poor goal defensively all round.Sorry at time I thought it was Clarke but may have been stokes. As for the shot it was a 1 on 1. Yes he should have done a little better but you would expect a striker to score. Burge was exposed...no defensive cover. He went down early but was not really st fault
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I believe they are both as good as they will get can't see any differance between the two of them get rid of both let's start afresh.
They have both had a chance.
Yes burge could have done better with both...perhaps should have come for first and shouldn't have gone down early for second. But at the corner no defender moved or challenged and with the second Clarke sold himself, and the winger was left open and in space. For me burge could have done better with both but it was defenders at fault.
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The reason Doyle caught all our corners is they were aimed at him.While I see your view on releasing both that's simply unlikely to happen due to the wage budget and structure. RCC has another year on his contract so for that i'd make him back up to a experienced keeper next season.
Burge I simply see no reason to offer a new deal unless you sell RCC or give him the no1 shirt again next season. But a poor playing budget may see us stuck with them both again next year. A decision for Robins to see where on his list of priorities the keeper situation is to him.
For the 1st your keeper should be claiming them balls, don't give your defenders a choice to make, a keeper needs to be decisive. Doyle did for Bradford for most of our corners and crosses. Burge was not, and has not been. How many points could we of saved with a decisive seasoned keeper.
For the 2nd to me was a host of errors, midfield were open, clarke tried to kill it coming for a 60/40 ball and from that we were to lob sided as a defence as we were most the game. Burge could of arguably done better with the shot.
The reason Doyle caught all our corners is they were aimed at him.
Not arguing with that but people are putting the blame for poor defending from most of our opposition's set play in the goalkeepers hands they should all know where they have to stand and who they are marking.3 in a row were put to the 6 yard box, yes poor corners but a ball in the 6 yard box for any keeper to deal with.
What's he hoping to achieve glued to his line?
He's to easily bullied as a keeper, boxed in on his line and keepers are generally over protected as it is so he should try to do more.
A keeper is there to command the box, claim what he can. Offer support to the defence as they can see danger unfold so can be vocal in there support to position players to counter the oppositions threat
We've seen none of that this season, our keepers only seem there for returning the ball into play and throwing the ball back to the centre spot.
Not arguing with that but people are putting the blame for poor defending from most of our opposition's set play in the goalkeepers hands they should all know where they have to stand and who they are marking.
Wouldn't matter who we had in goal from our choices we would still have lost IMO.
But I know that has RCC made the same mistakes people would have said it was poor defending and the keeper never had a chance.
Yes, people have it in for Burge, I saw him at Bury and Shrewsbury and he did ok. Having said that, an experienced, commanding goalkeeper would improve the defence. But just think about the confidence level of a young goalkeeper, playing for City in this disastrous season, they deserve a bit of sympathy and understanding, I feel.Not arguing with that but people are putting the blame for poor defending from most of our opposition's set play in the goalkeepers hands they should all know where they have to stand and who they are marking.
Wouldn't matter who we had in goal from our choices we would still have lost IMO.
But I know that has RCC made the same mistakes people would have said it was poor defending and the keeper never had a chance.
With a defence as brittle as this one you'd have thought an experienced keeper was top of the list for transfer priorities.
Exactly we were all crying out over the closed season.With a defence as brittle as this one you'd have thought an experienced keeper was top of the list for transfer priorities.
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