Whatever happened to the 'delicate chip'?

[NMH]

(forget about pringles jokes, too too obvious)

When a striker is faced with the keeper and as-usually is the case - several yards off his line, they welly it at low level. It goes straight at the keeper while he's stumbling or crouching, or flies over the bar at pace into row z.

Why the hell do they not chip the ball? The crouching keeper will be beaten every time? Can't a seasoned professional control a deftly chipped pass to a wide open net? Does a saved blast look so much better than a clever chip?

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

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[Stat Brother]

Tis my favourite style of goal.
I always think it makes you look that much more of a 'special' footballer

 

[NMH]

Yeah, that's the only one I could think of in recent times too.
.....having watched thousands of blasts straight at keepers 10 yards or more off their lines.

 

[Hiney]

Two of these are LOBS but the three DELICATE CHIPS are Brilliant

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[Renns]

YouTube - A Tribute To The Goldstone Ground


1 minute in- wardys amazing chip

 

[steward 433]

YouTube - A Tribute To The Goldstone Ground


1 minute in- wardys amazing chip

God Renns that brings back memories and a tear to my eye

 

[Renns]

God Renns that brings back memories and a tear to my eye

Doesn't it just! I wasn't even born at the time of Wardys chip and was only 7 when the goldstone went. Still the emotions run high!

 

[steward 433]

Doesn't it just! I wasn't even born at the time of Wardys chip and was only 7 when the goldstone went. Still the emotions run high!

Was born in 73 and saw a hell of a lot of football there

Did you see many games there?

 

[Renns]

Was born in 73 and saw a hell of a lot of football there Did you see many games there?

I was born in 91 so only got to go to the Goldstone once, it was my first ever game. I went with my dad and grandad to the 4-4 draw vs Orient! I don't remember any of the game at all but apparently when we scored one of the goals i got my leg stuck in the seat and was screaming in agonly while my dad thought i was celebrating the goal! I still have the ticket now!

Have been to hundreds of Albion games since then though so i guess that makes up for it. I counted that i've been to 68 grounds watching the stripes the other day! so im quite proud about that

 

[steward 433]

I was born in 91 so only got to go to the Goldstone once, it was my first ever game. I went with my dad and grandad to the 4-4 draw vs Orient! I don't remember any of the game at all but apparently when we scored one of the goals i got my leg stuck in the seat and was screaming in agonly while my dad thought i was celebrating the goal! I still have the ticket now!

Have been to hundreds of Albion games since then though so i guess that makes up for it. I counted that i've been to 68 grounds watching the stripes the other day! so im quite proud about that

Thats a good effort considering your age

Went to over 500 games at the goldstone

 

[Renns]

Thats a good effort considering your age

Went to over 500 games at the goldstone

Fair play. I think my dad went to a similar amount aswell. Living up north obviously means we don't get to as many games as we like, i think we went to 3 home games last season whilst visiting family. Love the away games, so much better atmosphere and the true fans come out for them!

 

[steward 433]

Fair play. I think my dad went to a similar amount aswell. Living up north obviously means we don't get to as many games as we like, i think we went to 3 home games last season whilst visiting family. Love the away games, so much better atmosphere and the true fans come out for them!

Or the fans with enough money

I really don't have the money to go to anywhere near enough away games

Agree the atmosphere tends to be better though

 

[Wilko]

I saw Brett Mendoza score a delicate chip over a keeper in a HOCKEY goal just 30 mins ago. It was special.

 

[Seagull Stew]

Might it have something to do with changes made to the ball. It's now more lighter than it used to be, meaning that there is less certainty that it will drop beneath the crossbar when lifted above the keeper.

Just a thought.

 

[Hiney]

Thats a good effort considering your age

Went to over 500 games at the goldstone

Based on 25 home games a season that would mean you started going when you were 4 and went to EVERY game for 20 years

Good work.

 

[Mendoza]

I saw Brett Mendoza score a delicate chip over a keeper in a HOCKEY goal just 30 mins ago. It was special.

I was just about to write i did a BEAUT, but obviously 11 hours too late

A fine effort if I may say so myself, it made it even better that I took it round one member of the TICKET OFFICE, and chipped it over the other

 

[Cadiz Seagull]

The best I saw was the one by Hoddle. No idea when or where, just brilliant

 

[Hiney]

The best I saw was the one by Hoddle. No idea when or where, just brilliant

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[Cadiz Seagull]

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That's the fella