SMIFFY

[Ardiles]

Ardilles

Unfortunately my question mark came out as a smilie. At no time was it meant to cast poor light on a situation, was really a question mark over all the talk last week of both keepers moving on and now we have a keeper on trial.

Apologies

None needed!  (The curse of low bandwidth communication.)

[Power to people]

It probably wasn't worth Smith returning for a couple of days - I think he will be No 1 next season and then he can be judged as the shirt would be his to lose whereas previously he has always had someone in front of him that he has been fighting with for the shirt and viewed as No 2 keeper and been dropped again regardless of his form

[Riddick]

Smith is not good enough to be NO1, hopefully Lanzano is good enough.

PDC wants leaders, talkers and people who organise others, like Commazi, Devera, Risser. Smith is not that at all and beyond his shot stopping (which has let him down sometimes as well) his distribution is bad and the command of his box is terrible. I've got no time for the guy so don't want to be relying on him.

[Mark Hanrahan]

By all accounts his communication has come on tremendously this preseason... So says PdC. Going to be fun watching him and big Matti slugging it out!

[DV]

Why do people think Smith doesn't talk?

I've heard him plenty and I sit at the back of the DRS. Cuthbert had a habbit of not listening though.

Never seen the problem with his distribution either, well just the once when he threw it to a Hartlepool (?) player.

In the other thread people are making excuses for Pericard being a lazy talentless piece of shit yet Smith who has actually been decent for us (L2 promotion year, Wilson first half a season when we were near the bottom, that game at the Valley - should have kept the shirt for Wembley) and people have no faith in him?

Odd.

[Arriba]

smiffy deserves credit for marrying the best looking bird from my year at school.
must have been able to talk i'd say.....

[Tails]

Smith is not good enough to be NO1

Absolute bullshit .

[Ƭ̵̬̊: The Artist Formerly Known as CWIG]

In the other thread people are making excuses for Pericard being a lazy talentless piece of shit yet Smith who has actually been decent for us (L2 promotion year, Wilson first half a season when we were near the bottom, that game at the Valley - should have kept the shirt for Wembley) and people have no faith in him?

Odd.

Absolutely spot on. It seems Smith isn't bad enough for people to feel sorry for. While I don't particularly see him as our long term number one, he was more than adequate during the last League Two season and has had some blinders (like against Charlton as you said) He's steady (although admittedly he has had a few howlers during his time here, about 3 or 4 at most?)

I also have a great memory of bouncing around on the pitch with my arm round him at the Walsall game singing we are going up, decent lad.

[Barry Scott]

Why do people think Smith doesn't talk?

I've heard him plenty and I sit at the back of the DRS. Cuthbert had a habbit of not listening though.

Never seen the problem with his distribution either, well just the once when he threw it to a Hartlepool (?) player.

In the other thread people are making excuses for Pericard being a lazy talentless piece of shit yet Smith who has actually been decent for us (L2 promotion year, Wilson first half a season when we were near the bottom, that game at the Valley - should have kept the shirt for Wembley) and people have no faith in him?

Odd.

I think I posted similar some time back. I agree with you completely. People are cunts to Smith and I've no idea why. He's outlasted Brezovan and Lucas and is arguably better than both, regardless of wages and their current clubs, so he should be able to hold his head high with a smug smile.

[Barnard]

Definitely good enough as No 1 keeper for League 2 in my opinion. If Lanzano is better then great, but no concerns about Smith.

He describes Swindon as 'his club', wants to be here and even though he's obviously dissapointed that di Canio has told him he won't be first choice he's still prepared to knuckle down and get on with it. Shame most of the rest of last seasons shite haven't got that about them.

[Ginginho]

I love Smiffy a little bit, chuffed he's still here.

[leefer]

Not a fan of his,course always want him to do well but gets caught out of position with long shots to often and should be nicknamed the silent one,he never talks to the defence and always looks like he has just been told that his dog has just died.
Oh and his kicking is very suspect.
That said he is a good shot stopper and he should be good enough in Lge 2.
Personally i am looking forward to a fresh start on the goalkeeping front.
Thats not to say i wont be backing him tomorow....because i will.

[DV]

Do I have some magic special skill - am I the only one who can actually hear Phil Smith when he shouts?

How do you get caught out of position as a goal keeper? You're in goal, between the two white posts?

[leefer]

Do I have some magic special skill - am I the only one who can actually hear Phil Smith when he shouts?

How do you get caught out of position as a goal keeper? You're in goal, between the two white posts?

 

All i will say it is not only me who has doubts,he has spent a lot of his time here..........as the club's number two keeper.

As i said i hope he does well and i have seen him pull off some great saves,but i am looking forward to seeing a new keeper in action.

[Bogus Dave]

I'm not his biggest fan, but I find it hard to berate him because he's so inoffensive. Same as Timlin really.

He reminds me of eeyore

To be fair Leefer, he starts as number two but with Brezovan and Lucas he's played his way into being number one both times