Penalties

[NickDRFC]

I recall at the start of the season that Mandeville was most people's designated penalty taker; given the miss last night and the fact he probably isn't a secure starter at the moment who would be your pick from 12 yards at the moment?

[GazLaz]

Coppinger took the one at Blackburn, I wouldn't have him anywhere near them though.

[donny dave]

Andrew

[Bristol Red Rover]

Kongolo by what I saw of the pens.

[5minstogo]

Kongolo by what I saw of the pens.

What a penalty that was!

[Monkcaster_Rover]

Kongolo if he's on the pitch.

[balbyrover]

Hard to judge based on watching one penalties but yes Kongolos was a great strike.

[drfchound]

The thing is, when Mandeville was on the pens most people were saying how great he was at them.
Then he missed at Plymouth and the doubts set in.
He has now missed another and it is the end of the road for him (on pens)in some fans eyes.
All pen takers miss them at some time or another.
We were talking about who should take our pens a couple of weeks ago and there was a school of thought that, given the goalies now spend time studying penalty takers, it would be a good idea to just have whoever fancies taking it at the time taking it.
A regular taker may be having a bad day and be nervous about taking one a few minutes before full time that would rescue a point.
I have been on the pitch in just those circumstances.

[idler]

Did you rescue a point hound.

[drfchound]

Ha, Actually, yes I did.
It was an end of season game and we needed a point to take the title.
We got a pen near the end when one down and the lad who had taken them all season bottled it.
The captain asked who fancied it and I stepped up.

[idler]

Cometh the hour cometh the man then. Well done.

[Bentley Bullet]

I took one once and the goalie sent me the wrong way.

[Alickismyhero]

I took one once and the goalie sent me the wrong way.

Now that's funny!!!

[Jimmydee]

I took one once and I went to the other penalty spot to make sure that their keeper didn't save it