Paul Robinson Englands N01 keeper....wanka

[Diego]

I could never get bored of blaming Gary Neville.

love the idea...

but robinson is fat and slow and not worthy of being enslang nr.1. first goal could easilly have been pinned partly on his as well for standing way of the line...

[desertscouser]

I hope that comment was in jest

[PTP]

IMO it is robinsons fault - fair enough it took one hell of a bobble, but it was only a bobble. Not like Flowers when it jumped up over his shoulder. I reckon Robinson has take a fairly wild swing and took his eye off the ball.

[Rich]

Can only one person take the blame?

Looked like a double cock-up from where I've seen it.

Neville shouldn't have passed towards goal like that, and Robinson shouldn't have closed his eyes and swung like Happy Gilmour.

Other than that, well done England!

[Mumsafan]

Collymore did the same against Tim Flowers at Blackburn a few years back

That pitch was a disgrace though. I was surprised that ball bobbled last night. Neville passed it back as if he'd got all the time in the world, the prat.

[nigecardiff]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to5eMDtzMlA

[Parm]

Funny as ****.

What a disgrace Neville is for scoring in the wrong net.

[Red_Till_I_Die]

It was just a freak of a goal.

Robinson was not at fault for his swing-and-a-miss, you can keep your eye on the ball, but if it flicks up like it did last night, mid-swing, there is nothing he could do. Although am I the only one that thought he may have got to it, if he turned round, instead of looking all shocked? He should have caught the ball anyway from the corner, instead of opting to punch it.

As for Gary Neville, well as a rule of thumb, that I was taught - even as a child - was never pass a ball back to the keeper in between the sticks.

[Resu]

Of course Robinson is to blame, but so are Neville.
Robinson didn`t have to try and blast it, a controlled hit would have been enough.
And for Neviile passing towards the goal, he should have done it, but on this level you would think the goalie would able to hit a ball.

[Tom]

Hmmm. not so sure, he had a croation bearing down on him and many other croatians in the vicinity. He had to clear his lines basically which meant hoofing it.

As for missing the ball, it has already been comprehensibly explained that the ball looped over this foot, it was a freak induced by the pitch. It made him look a prat but he can't really, reall be blamed for it.

[paulcooper4]

lets just blame the rat-like manc and the fat spurs goalie and not worry about the reasons why

[dww]

I have to agree it is really easy to come up with alternative actions for him in hindsight but in reality in that situation nearly all keepers would go for the hoof. The bobble was at just the wrong time for him, not much he could do about it.

[johnp]

I have to agree it is really easy to come up with alternative actions for him in hindsight but in reality in that situation nearly all keepers would go for the hoof. The bobble was at just the wrong time for him, not much he could do about it.

Although, was the divot around the area where he kicks the balls out?
You know the way that keepers kick the ground to raise the ball?

[Diego]

it was robinsosn fault, he even said the that he knew three were holes in this aeria, where he takes his goal kicks, the goalie must know his turf...

as for blaiming neville as much as i want to, i can't, it was a simple back pass, witch the goalie should have cleared he did nothing wrong...

[Snigger]

He has to take some of the blame as he had time to control it the hoof it - it was ****ing funny to watch - other than that Robinson was the best English player on the pitch so it's a bit harsh calling for his head.