Tekel Towers » What United Goalie?

Tek · 08/12/2024 8:23 pm

The opposition have a last minute penalty. You can pick any United Goalie from the past (or present) to go in goals.

What Keeper are you putting between the sticks to try and save the day?

redford_must_score · 08/12/2024 8:51 pm

Hamish the Goalie

kiwiarab · 08/12/2024 9:35 pm

Billy Thomson

Last edited by kiwiarab (08/12/2024 10:55 pm)

Stillliving · 08/12/2024 10:09 pm

redford_must_score wrote:
Hamish the Goalie

Saved very few penalties but did make a vital one in the Scottish Cup final

redford_must_score · 08/12/2024 10:57 pm

Stillliving wrote:
redford_must_score wrote:
Hamish the Goalie

Saved very few penalties but did make a vital one in the Scottish Cup final

And Old Trafford if my memory is right. I should remember because I was there. Jeez

redford_must_score · 08/12/2024 10:59 pm

Tek wrote:
The opposition have a last minute penalty. You can pick any United Goalie from the past (or present) to go in goals.

What Keeper are you putting between the sticks to try and save the day?

If we're 4-0 up I'm subbing the keeper and giving the gloves to Heggy 😄

Tek · 08/12/2024 11:22 pm

My choice.

Not the best Goalie we ever had, but did save a few pens including one in a Derby behind a Shedful of baying BNB's.

Shakey Isles Arab · 09/12/2024 6:31 am

Who was the goalie saved 3 in one game at Dunfermline ?

kiwiarab · 09/12/2024 6:36 am

Shakey Isles Arab wrote:
Who was the goalie saved 3 in one game at Dunfermline ?

Cammy Bell

BMT · 09/12/2024 6:50 am

Has to be Cammy Bell !
We were sat right behind the goal that day it was unbelievable.

United Arab Emarite · 09/12/2024 7:54 am

The nominations are - Alan Main, The Mad Monk, Billy Thomson, Donald McKay and The Goalie.
If we announce the winner tomorrow it'll still be quicker than that fuk'n Strictly shite.

United Arab Emarite · 09/12/2024 7:56 am

BMT wrote:
Has to be Cammy Bell !
We were sat right behind the goal that day it was unbelievable.

Us too. All in the 1st half which makes it more remarkable. I think there was an ex-United player missed one of them?

Macho Man · 09/12/2024 9:27 am

If I remember correctly, Nicky Weaver was decent at penalty saves.

motherwellarab · 09/12/2024 9:33 am

Billy Thompson

United Arab Emarite · 09/12/2024 10:36 am

Macho Man wrote:
If I remember correctly, Nicky Weaver was decent at penalty saves.

I forgot about him, he was a decent goalie for us.
Just looked him up, only played 18 games, was he a bit of an emergency signing or something?

Btw Alan Main was a very special goalie. I had him as unbeatable. Made of rubber.

United Arab Emarite · 09/12/2024 10:57 am

motherwellarab wrote:
Billy Thompson

The Battle of Tynecastle 1987. Billy Thomson was magnificent.
Watch this from the kick off. They play a long ball into our goalmouth. John Brown rushes in on the bounce of the ball into BT's arms with his leg extended 90 degrees aiming or should I say maiming at our goalie. The ref does award a foul, calls Brown over & demonstrates why the foul by extending his leg at 90 degrees. No booking, just a warning. Straight from the kick-off. Idea was to take our goalie out. I was there, it was brutal the whole 90 mins, they started it but our response was magnificent, we just got harder but we got harder fairly, their tackles were flying in. We won 3-2. Brilliant game but not for the feint hearted, these days there would have been double figure bookings & 3 or 4 sendings-off for them. The Fun were filthy but only 3 yellows. There should have been a sending off in the first minute.

Macho Man · 09/12/2024 1:20 pm

United Arab Emarite wrote:
Macho Man wrote:
If I remember correctly, Nicky Weaver was decent at penalty saves.
I forgot about him, he was a decent goalie for us.
Just looked him up, only played 18 games, was he a bit of an emergency signing or something?

Btw Alan Main was a very special goalie. I had him as unbeatable. Made of rubber.

Yeah, I think he was a stop gap keeper/short term signing only - Levein era, i think. I hoped we would keep him on a longer deal.

Rocky Raccoon · 09/12/2024 5:39 pm

United Arab Emarite wrote:
BMT wrote:
Has to be Cammy Bell !
We were sat right behind the goal that day it was unbelievable.
Us too. All in the 1st half which makes it more remarkable. I think there was an ex-United player missed one of them?

Nicky Clark and Paul McMullan missed for them.

Shakey Isles Arab · 09/12/2024 6:34 pm

Eh ?
Nicky Clark miss a pen ? Surely no.
I seem to recall McMullan scoring headed goal for us that game.

..... Don't quote me.

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Rocky Raccoon · 09/12/2024 9:03 pm

Shakey Isles Arab wrote:
Eh ?
Nicky Clark miss a pen ? Surely no.
I seem to recall McMullan scoring headed goal for us that game.

..... Don't quote me.

I will quote you.

McMullan definitely missed a penalty. . . . And a good few penalties for United also.

Tek · 09/12/2024 9:34 pm

United Arab Emarite wrote:
Btw Alan Main was a very special goalie. I had him as unbeatable. Made of rubber.

Hardly.

Here he is getting Panenka'd by Ally McCoist.

At the Tennents Sixes.

United Arab Emarite · 10/12/2024 7:52 am

How many teams was Paul McMullan playing for?

CCX2 2010 · 10/12/2024 8:03 am

I don't think really ever had a keeper that has been great at saving penalties.

Off topic a little however the very last person I would pick would be Zaluska, hopeless.

Nae wonder Paton gave him it.

Last edited by CCX2 2010 (10/12/2024 12:42 pm)

Conway11 · 10/12/2024 9:17 am

Hands down, the worst I have ever seen at attempting to save penalties was Benjamin Siegrist. Absolutely god awful.

Beardy23 · 10/12/2024 9:45 am

Conway11 wrote:
Hands down, the worst I have ever seen at attempting to save penalties was Benjamin Siegrist. Absolutely god awful.

did he ever even get near one?