Joel Robles

davek · February 3, 2016

PaulieMc said:
Was boss during that jittery spell in the 2nd half where the defenders weren't clearing their lines and he came rushing out to bollock them. Proper commanding his box like a goalkeeper should.

Made that save second half when a shirt was fired into the ground and it spun up quickly and was looping over him, but he got up there and got a strong hand to it. Howard would have been picking that out of the net...absolutely no question about it.

BluePeadar · February 3, 2016

Has a run of clean sheets that Howard hasnt had for 73 years.
He has to start now. End of

blueboy1945 · February 3, 2016

kone99 said:
he will and thats the right decision

Koff

peteblue · February 3, 2016

He's young and fits in well with the rest of the lads in defence.....just leave him there please Roberto.........

CynicalBlue · February 3, 2016

Not a great deal to do, but does seem a lot more imposing than Howard.
Deserves a run until the end of the season now to stake a claim for first choice next season when hopefully Tim has packed up and gone home.

Neiler · February 3, 2016

Feel like an Ewok celebrating at the end of Return of the Jedi.

He's gone Yes!

tim cahill · February 3, 2016

If Roberto was to see sense and make Joel our first choice keeper...

Would that mean Howard would play in the FA cup??

AaronTheBlue · February 3, 2016

Coffee and TV said:

this better had mean he's starting the next few games.

COYBL25 · February 3, 2016

Joey66 said:
Problem with that RM Robles looked like our no 1 over 12 months ago when you dropped him after three clean sheets?????

Spot on mate, I was just thinking the same thing. I want Joel to be given a proper chance so we can all see what he is really like as a keeper. As it stands no one really knows what he's like as he hasn't played enough. When he's come in he's acquitted himself really well, but we need to see more of him to reserve judgement.

If Robles does well and Maryinez brings Howard back in like he did last time, he deserves everything that's coming to him and more .

Furey1878 · February 3, 2016

You just know he's going to be dropped as soon as Howard's back.

But I guess I'll have to learn to love it while it lasts, stay cool Joel x

COYBL25 · February 3, 2016

AaronTheBlue said:
this better had mean he's starting the next few games.

" taking responsibility slowly "

How long has Robles been at the club ffs !

AaronTheBlue · February 4, 2016

COYBL25 said:
" taking responsibility slowly "

How long has Robles been at the club ffs !

to be fair, i think this season / year is when he became fluent in english / started being able to bark orders out to his defenders, where as before he wasn't as confident in commanding people about.

COYBL25 · February 4, 2016

AaronTheBlue said:
to be fair, i think this season / year is when he became fluent in english / started being able to bark orders out to his defenders, where as before he wasn't as confident in commanding people about.

Fair point, can't have been easy learning English in Wigan !

Goat · February 4, 2016

AaronTheBlue said:
to be fair, i think this season / year is when he became fluent in english / started being able to bark orders out to his defenders, where as before he wasn't as confident in commanding people about.

Noticed him talking a lot in Spanish tonight, maybe that was the reason in Oviedo and Mori playing?

AaronTheBlue · February 4, 2016

MoutsGoat said:
Noticed him talking a lot in Spanish tonight, maybe that was the reason in Oviedo and Mori playing?

think so mate, think it's a big benefit actually, he talks spanish to the likes of funes mori and oviedo [easier for them to understand, despite speaking english] but i've heard him proper shout in English to the other players too.