lost in london
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More interested in that onside call at 5:10, blimey, he looked he could be a good 5m offside!
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[Albion] Corners - Have we ever been any good?
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More interested in that onside call at 5:10, blimey, he looked he could be a good 5m offside!
Yes - for the very brief spell Darren Currie played for us 16 years ago!
Taybha
Whalewhine
Mike Small was unbeatable in the box from corners and crosses , he flicked it on , someone else would get a chance on goal .
Braggfan
In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded
- May 12, 2014
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Less than 2% of corners result in a goal being scored. Only in England do we get all excited about winning one. Rest of Europe sees them for what they are. The defending team has a numerical advantage, inc. a keeper, and is now organised, posed and ready via a well drilled set. And that’s before Solly doesn’t clear the first man...
Less than 2% result in a goal, but I reckon we must be on less than 2% of corners finding one of our players, let alone score.
I've been thinking for ages that if opponent is chasing the game against us, and we get a corner, they could easily afford to to take one maybe two players and push them up and try and outnumber us on the counter attack, because our corners have been so poor they can probably get away with having one or two less defenders.
Palacefinder General
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- Apr 5, 2019
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We scored from one late in a game at Elland Road some time in the 1990s. Final score was 1-1.
Tom Hark Preston Park
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- Jul 6, 2003
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That same glorious era when Charlie Oatway got it somehow into his head that he'd practice his Barca-esque silky skills by trotting over to receive a short corner, only to be subjected to a full-blooded bellow of 'Fvck Off Charlie!' from H Block
KZNSeagull
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We were quite good once upon a time in Birmingham.
That same glorious era when Charlie Oatway got it somehow into his head that he'd practice his Barca-esque silky skills by trotting over to receive a short corner, only to be subjected to a full-blooded bellow of 'Fvck Off Charlie!' from H Block
I miss H block. The days when each player had their own individual song that they would be serenaded with for the first 10 minutes of the match!
kevo
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- Mar 8, 2008
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Kieran O'Regan - always liked him. Did he ever score another goal for us?
kevo
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It's a good job you didn't start supporting us a decade earlier. Under Peter Taylor, every corner was a short corner. I don't think we ever scored from one under his management. Infuriating.
Coach_Carter_92
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Wasn't that the only highlight of the Hyypia reign?
I wonder how many went in straight from the corner.
southstandandy
WEST STAND ANDY
- Jul 9, 2003
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Used to love it in the early to mid 80's when Hans Kraay would bounce around in the area before the corners came in. Used to love to leave his mark.
I remember about 4/5 seasons ago Sean Dyche saying that Burnley had been practicing set pieces before they played us because they knew that was a major area of weakness. And they duly went on and scored from a set piece. So yes, in terms of recent seasons, nothing new to report.
Brownstuff
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Always had a chance with a Clive Walker loopy back post corner
RandyWanger
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