Who would you pick??

[Andyhsufc]

Thought of scenario and wondered what people would do?

It is the 3rd of May 2008 and in the last game of the season ,we go into the game knowing that only a win would be enough for us to guarantee a play off place

We score early in the match but Port Vale snatch a goal back and it looks like that Southend have missed out until in the last minute, a southend player is hauled down and a penalty is awarded

The question is, is that if you could choose a player to take the penalty, who would it be? Who could take the pressure and bang it past the keeper?

 

[Westcliff Shrimper]

Player of the Year - Nicky Bailey.

 

[Beefy]

Lee Barnard.

Or new loan star Freddy Eastwood ;)

 

[Irish_Shrimper]

Matt Harrold to stick it down the middle and fire us into the playoffs.

Promptly followed by him giving the boo boys the middle finger, as he then leaves for Wolves in a big summer move: with Freddy coming the opposite way :)

 

[sufcjoe]

Lee Barnard

 

[canveyshrimper]

Matt Harrold to stick it down the middle and fire us into the playoffs.

Promptly followed by him giving the boo boys the middle finger, as he then leaves for Wolves in a big summer move: with Freddy coming the opposite way :)

This being the only headed penalty in history.:whistling:

 

[Bluesmanager]

Francis for me, I think.

 

[fredheim_holm]

Mahe.....



Well, I'd go for Barnard as his accuracy seems the best, but Walker could be a decent bet.

 

[J]

darryl. ..

 

[Bluesmanager]

Mahe.....



Well, I'd go for Barnard as his accuracy seems the best, but Walker could be a decent bet.

I wouldn't let Walker near this situation myself. Think - the kid's, what, barely 18? Big time pressure, and if he misses and we stay down, you can bet your backside we'd be all over his, moaning. We've done it with Paynter, we're doing it with Matt, and at his age, that kick can completely send his confidence down the bog, potentially for the rest of his career. The first thing we think of when David Batty is mentioned is that kick in Euro 96. Batty was lucky, he was in the latter phase of his career, Walker isn't. I wouldn't want that kind of thing over my head like a cartoon rain cloud for the better part of my life.

 

[loz]

whoever is down as our regular penalty-taker.

 

[Beefy]

whoever is down as our regular penalty-taker.

Peter Clarke apparently.

I don't think I could watch if Clarke had to take a pen as big as that....

 

[leeblue]

Nicky Bailey no doubt

 

[seany t]

Elvis the Eel. He rules at keep-me-up's...

 

[adam3811]

lewis hunt :thump:
buried his last one didn't he..

 

[choggy]

Gower or Bailey, although with all the january signings it'll be interesting to see who takes our next pen.

 

[OldBlueLady]

Obviously depends on several things, at the present time I'd say Bailey or possibly Mulgrew.

 

[Firestorm]

Barnard, not that I'd be watching....

 

[Nobby Snide]

revell...macca..charlie macc...bailey...gower, in that order. cos we'll probably have 5 attempts to get it in, with the goalie saving it and then the ball coming back off the post! be like watching a pin ball machine!

 

[McNasty]

Dave the ex-kitman is brought on as a sub and slots the ball into the corner of the goal