Smithies had notes on his bottle...

[Foxy]

Huddersfield Town's play-off hero Alex Smithies had notes on Sheffield United’s penalty takers on a sticker on his water bottle to help his side secure promotion from npower League One.

Smithies, who saved two spot-kicks, said: ‘Every time I put my bottle down I was putting my towel over it so they didn’t realise’.

A remarkable penalty shoot-out took place at Wembley on Saturday as the game ended 0-0 after extra-time.

All 22 players had to try their luck before Huddersfield booked their place in next year’s Championship.
After some early misses, 12 penalties in a row were scored, until only the ‘keepers were left.
Smithies scored, but Steve Simonsen hit Sheffield United’s 11th penalty high over the bar.

From: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...reveals-hiding-place-notes.html#ixzz1w6SDhhk5

 

[judge]

How the fuck he could have now who our penalty takers were going to be and which way they were going to go astounds me , he dived the wrong way for most of em anyway

 

[Sheff de party]

pretty short list i would have thought, since barely any of them had taken one before.

unless it said things like "Simonsen - o'er t' bar.

 

[essexblade87]

Also most scored so didn't really work

 

[WhiteHawk]

So these notes that he had helped him to save 2 out of 11 penalties? They must have been good notes then......

 

[judge]

Talking out of his arris

 

[Bladesman]

Just made that shit up for the press clearly.

All he needed to know was that he wouldn't have to move if Simmo was taking a penalty.

 

[WhiteHawk]

Just made that shit up for the press clearly.

All he needed to know was that he wouldn't have to move if Simmo was taking a penalty.

What's worse is that the press have made a story of it even though he only saved 2 out of 11. Had he saved the penalty that won them the shoot out I could sort of understand it but he didn't!