Still no penalties (update - we win a pen!)

PL2 3DQ · Dec 19, 2015

It's hard to believe we haven't been awarded one single penalty this season and even more amazing is that we've reached the top of League Two (again) despite this handicap.

Our promotion rivals

enjoy having penalties, namely Oxford with seven and Northampton and Portsmouth with two apiece.

The only other team without a penalty being awarded is Dagenham, so the top and bottom teams in League Two haven't had a penalty this season.

PAFC94 · Dec 19, 2015

Probably because we stick half our goals away from 30 yards.

Cobi Budge. · Dec 19, 2015

Jervis should have had 3, all at Home Park.

Brunt should have had one at Northampton and there was a clear handball late in the game at Mansfield.

I'm sure there are a few others as well that I'm forgetting.

But hey ho, we are top and we haven't needed a single spot kick :thumbup:

cheshiregreen · Dec 19, 2015

Think we have our first one of the season lined up for 89th minute on April 16th to take all three points.

Ade the green · Dec 20, 2015

cheshiregreen":3ccdj58o said:
Think we have our first one of the season lined up for 89th minute on April 16th to take all three points.

You really think they'll give Away a goal in the last minute of the match? I heard of in those parts surely.

davie nine · Dec 20, 2015

I understand that we have a football analyst - Matt Neil.

I am wondering if he records all penalties taken by our opponents. I know that C5's Football League Tonight is not well respected on here but it occurs to me that, every week, they will show all the penalties taken in League 2 and that, if he were able to give a portfolio of DVD evidence to Luke showing where penalties are placed, he would have an idea of which side to favour if the same player normally takes penalties.

We need to utilise all information available to outthink our opponents and, listening to Luke at Senior Greens, I am not sure that this information is provided for him.

Ollieargyle9 · Dec 20, 2015

I hope nobody has the same idea regarding all of our penalties this year

Dan Ellard · Dec 20, 2015

It is.

mervyn · Dec 20, 2015

davie nine":2afjezrp said:
I understand that we have a football analyst - Matt Neil.

I am wondering if he records all penalties taken by our opponents. I know that C5's Football League Tonight is not well respected on here but it occurs to me that, every week, they will show all the penalties taken in League 2 and that, if he were able to give a portfolio of DVD evidence to Luke showing where penalties are placed, he would have an idea of which side to favour if the same player normally takes penalties.

We need to utilise all information available to outthink our opponents and, listening to Luke at Senior Greens, I am not sure that this information is provided for him.

I would be very disappointed if this analysis doesn't already happen, particularly under DA, who is renowned for his attention to detail.

Chris Dart · Dec 20, 2015

I was the person who asked Luke about this at Senior Greens. Obviously, people hear different things. What he said in reply was that their analyst, Matt Neil, provides him with all the data about the forthcoming opposition's regular penalty takers, trawling through every video clip that is on the web. Also, whether the pens were "pressure" ones, e.g. in the last minute. He said that ultimately it's down to him trying to read the thoughts of the taker. He agreed it hadn't helped so far this season, as we saw yesterday.

gandalf the green · Dec 20, 2015

That was a well struck penalty anyway right in the corner,I think it's doubtful any keeper would have got to it.

Andy S · Dec 20, 2015

It's a funny old game eh Saint?

Last year there was much bitching because we were getting too many penalties.

Josh Pope · Dec 20, 2015

davie nine":19by2mqf said:
I understand that we have a football analyst - Matt Neil.

I am wondering if he records all penalties taken by our opponents. I know that C5's Football League Tonight is not well respected on here but it occurs to me that, every week, they will show all the penalties taken in League 2 and that, if he were able to give a portfolio of DVD evidence to Luke showing where penalties are placed, he would have an idea of which side to favour if the same player normally takes penalties.

We need to utilise all information available to outthink our opponents and, listening to Luke at Senior Greens, I am not sure that this information is provided for him.

Luckily for him I imagine he'll get full footage of the game, and he doesn't have to watch C5's football highlights for his weekly wage.

davie nine · Dec 20, 2015

Even C5 would struggle not to get their cameras adjusted in time to record penalties.

Returning to Chris Dart's understanding of Luke's reply, if I heard it wrongly and he does research upcoming penalty takers that's good. I do recall that he referred to Matt Neil 'trawling through video clips' and also mentioning National League South but I thought that Luke's response was that he did not particularly research penalties taken by forthcoming opponents. As Chris says we all hear things differently and I also accept 'mervyn's' comment about DA's attention to detail.

However, it was a very perceptive question to be put to a goalkeeper and, hopefully, it gave Luke something to think about.

Clem · Dec 20, 2015

It will be like waiting for a bus when we get one we will probably get loads more. law of averages and such like, :thumbup:

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