ShaggerG Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Was thinking about this the other day (it's amazing what comes to mind to try to fill the weekend football void!) Our regular penalty taker at the moment is Aaron Muirhead. IMO he's the best we've had for many years as he can plant them left, right, high or low and with a bit of power and accuracy. I don't think he's missed yet either which is maybe surprising given his generally poor distribution and occasional inability to find a team mate with a ten yard pass! We've occasionally had to use a random player to take one with Sibbs, for example, scoring at Palmerston last season but, in the main, we've had a nominated taker. Working backward from Aero we've had Baird, who regularly scored by hammering the ball down the middle before goalkeepers got wise to this and he started to miss; Loy, who's penalties looked ok when he took them but he had a high number of them saved; Stewart Murdoch who scored with most of his efforts, although I always felt that he chose the same corner each time and they were quite near the keeper and Arfield who mostly side footed them into the corner. (Don't think I've missed anyone in terms of regular takers and I've obviously only gone back a while) So who takes the penalties for your team and would you rather that it was someone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch road Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Jeebsy doesn't fucking miss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Vojáček Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 We've had two penalties (in open play) this season. Calum Gallagher has scored one, and Tom Walsh has tamely missed one. I'd like to think that Beany will be on them from now on though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dundeeunited83 Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Dundee United all absolute shite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smpar Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Kallum-with-a-K Higginbotham or Declan McManus, who (IIRC) is the only player to have missed a penalty out of our 16+ penalties this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggerG Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 3 minutes ago, Sonsteam of 08 said: We've had two penalties (in open play) this season. Calum Gallagher has scored one, and Tom Walsh has tamely missed one. I'd like to think that Beany will be on them from now on though. Thinking about it, I don't think we've had one this season. Only been in the box 22.4 times so far you see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDust Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 8 minutes ago, ShaggerG said: Was thinking about this the other day (it's amazing what comes to mind to try to fill the weekend football void!) Our regular penalty taker at the moment is Aaron Muirhead. IMO he's the best we've had for many years as he can plant them left, right, high or low and with a bit of power and accuracy. I don't think he's missed yet either which is maybe surprising given his generally poor distribution and occasional inability to find a team mate with a ten yard pass! We've occasionally had to use a random player to take one with Sibbs, for example, scoring at Palmerston last season but, in the main, we've had a nominated taker. Working backward from Aero we've had Baird, who regularly scored by hammering the ball down the middle before goalkeepers got wise to this and he started to miss; Loy, who's penalties looked ok when he took them but he had a high number of them saved; Stewart Murdoch who scored with most of his efforts, although I always felt that he chose the same corner each time and they were quite near the keeper and Arfield who mostly side footed them into the corner. (Don't think I've missed anyone in terms of regular takers and I've obviously only gone back a while) So who takes the penalties for your team and would you rather that it was someone else? Mark Millar shared the bad penalty taking with Loy for us as well..... No complaints with Muirhead, safe to say when he does miss, he will chib someone...!!! We haven't really got that many penalties this season, tho I suppose you need to attack to get them, needing a wee Wullie McGuire type who had the art of winning pens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggerG Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 1 minute ago, MrDust said: Mark Millar shared the bad penalty taking with Loy for us as well..... No complaints with Muirhead, safe to say when he does miss, he will chib someone...!!! We haven't really got that many penalties this season, tho I suppose you need to attack to get them, needing a wee Wullie McGuire type who had the art of winning pens Completely forgot about Millar but, you're right, he did miss a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rajamaki's Ponytail Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Jeebsy doesn't fucking miss He missed at Falkirk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch road Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 He missed at Falkirk.Scored the rebound. Gave those 3 sided tramps some hope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Glad we weren't asked this last season. Marc Millar is probably our modern time penalty king. Or McIntyre for THAT one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 We haven't had a penalty all season. Greg Tansey usually took them last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie Perrin Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 20 minutes ago, Finch road said: 22 minutes ago, Rajamaki said: He missed at Falkirk. Scored the rebound. Gave those 3 sided tramps some hope Fucks sake, spectacular lack of self awareness. I have a meeting in Greenock on Wednesday, getting my tetanus booster tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 53 minutes ago, ShaggerG said: Was thinking about this the other day (it's amazing what comes to mind to try to fill the weekend football void!) Our regular penalty taker at the moment is Aaron Muirhead. IMO he's the best we've had for many years as he can plant them left, right, high or low and with a bit of power and accuracy. I don't think he's missed yet either which is maybe surprising given his generally poor distribution and occasional inability to find a team mate with a ten yard pass! We've occasionally had to use a random player to take one with Sibbs, for example, scoring at Palmerston last season but, in the main, we've had a nominated taker. Working backward from Aero we've had Baird, who regularly scored by hammering the ball down the middle before goalkeepers got wise to this and he started to miss; Loy, who's penalties looked ok when he took them but he had a high number of them saved; Stewart Murdoch who scored with most of his efforts, although I always felt that he chose the same corner each time and they were quite near the keeper and Arfield who mostly side footed them into the corner. (Don't think I've missed anyone in terms of regular takers and I've obviously only gone back a while) So who takes the penalties for your team and would you rather that it was someone else? Latapy used to take them quite regularly. I remember a delicious penenka at Broadwood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie Perrin Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 53 minutes ago, ShaggerG said: Our regular penalty taker at the moment is Aaron Muirhead. IMO he's the best we've had for many years as he can plant them left, right, high or low and with a bit of power and accuracy. I don't think he's missed yet either which is maybe surprising given his generally poor distribution and occasional inability to find a team mate with a ten yard pass! If Muirhead doesn't have a clue where the ball is going what chance does the keeper have! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch road Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Fucks sake, spectacular lack of self awareness. I have a meeting in Greenock on Wednesday, getting my tetanus booster tomorrow. [emoji8] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pull My Strings Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 1 hour ago, dundeeunited83 said: Dundee United all absolute shite Keatings is first choice penalty taker when playing and is perfectly decent. Likewise corners and freekicks. Shame he seems to have a heart the size of a pea when the ball's in open play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIVIFOREVER Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Ours was Liam Buchanan but he started missing them, then Danny Mullen started taking them but he was hopeless and missed one against Dunfermline in the season opener. Josh Mullin took a couple and scored with both so i'd be fine with him taking them, and Craig Halkett took our last one and buried it without a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggerG Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 36 minutes ago, Rugster said: Latapy used to take them quite regularly. I remember a delicious penenka at Broadwood. Quite true. I was thinking that was before Arfield but maybe it wisnae? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggerG Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 37 minutes ago, Reggie Perrin said: If Muirhead doesn't have a clue where the ball is going what chance does the keeper have! Fair point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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