[Football] Whitworth

[DavidRyder]

He played well, had no dramas, and genuinely looked like he was enjoying the 'banter' from the North. He'll be disappointed to lose of course, but on reflection today I bet he's buzzing.

 

[A mex eyecan]

Thought he deserved his own thread

as it was his debut i thought he may die from fright, either that or make a bolt for it

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

as it was his debut i thought he may die from fright, either that or make a bolt for it

There's certainly been a lot of torque about him

 

[A mex eyecan]

There's certainly been a lot of torque about him

but will he tap into it?

 

[edna krabappel]

Some Glaziers fan on Twitter this morning chuntering about how the mean North Standers went "you're shit, aaaahhhhh" to the poor boy and how disrespectful and tinpot it was and how their fans would never have done the same if the situation was reversed

One really good save, one decent one with his foot but I'm pretty sure he'll be disappointed with the goal. I'm not giving him sympathy however: he's a lifelong Palace fan so I'm sure he'll have nothing polite to say about us in return.

It goes to show how poor Palace are that they're all getting excited about his amazing skills with the ball at his feet. Makes you realise just how poor Guaita and chums must be if that kid's bog standard passes out from the back are causing them to flutter their fans in shock and awe.

 

[edna krabappel]

Whitworth is 6"3
Steel is 6"2

No chance whatsoever he's 6'3". Read online last night that he's 5'11" and that looked about right. He was dwarfed by most of the defenders.

 

[Wozza]

He did good. Save from Macca was excellent. We should have made it much harder for him.

 

[MattBackHome]

Gave the North Stand a little clap at the final whistle, seemed to have enjoyed himself

Indeed. Fair play to the lad, I wish him well. Decent debut in tricky circumstances.

 

[schmunk]

Whitworth is 6"3

 

[Thunder Bolt]

BSF was based on it. Whitworth was the first country standard thread in the world. Useless fact all aircraft are built using Imperial.

According to my better half, (yes, he's an engineer) it is still used for fixing a camera to a tripod.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

as it was his debut i thought he may die from fright, either that or make a bolt for it

He would've been screwed if he did.

 

[Monkey Man]

I probably wouldn't be so charitable if we'd lost but I thought the kid was very cool and collected and did well. Probably not the match he would have selected for his PL debut but he seemed up for it.

Palace need to be developing and holding on to their young talent if they are to keep their PL status and I'm sure they'll regard his performance as the bright spot of the night.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Nice to see Jason Steele give him plenty of encouragement and support at the end of the game. Goalkeeper’s union type stuff. Good on him.

 

[studio150]

Whitworth is 6"3
Steel is 6"2

He didn't look that height on the pitch, more like 3'6"

 

[Gonzo BHA]

I thought it was a lovely gesture from them to let one of their mascots have a go in goal.

 

[Nicks]

Going to be a Wrench if he ever has to leave Palace

 

[Seagull58]

Showing my age . I thought I was being funny @Mr Putdown got it

I got it too. Made the same joke on the matchday thread yesterday. One of the benefits of an Engineering degree.

 

[Icy Gull]

Nice to see Jason Steele give him plenty of encouragement and support at the end of the game. Goalkeeper’s union type stuff. Good on him.

Steele comes across as a genuinely nice guy, as do the rest of the squad.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Indeed. Fair play to the lad, I wish him well. Decent debut in tricky circumstances.

Indeed. Carried off the all-pink kit with APLOMB. Echoes of Yelldell at Leeds

 

[US Seagull]

Whitworth is 6"3
Steel is 6"2

Google comes up with 6 foot even.

And I'm pretty sure Steele is taller than 6 inches too...



Actually, digging through a few links, it seems there is a discrepancy, as far as I can tell FIFA (the game) has him down as 6 foot, but some other source have him down as 6'3". So I'm inclined to think he might be 6'3".

Either way, he looks like he's about 12 years old.