Do you think Brad's game was from a Roy of the Rovers comic story, especially when he was given the nod ahead of the now fit No1 keeper
You would think the Torquay keeper, after scoring a 96th minute equaliser & making some marvellous saves throughout the game, even a minute or so leading up to his goal, when he dived to his left & made an excellent stop, was put on a pedastal & rightly so, then the opposite for young Brad
Time almost up, come out & clear a final ball then the whistle will blow & Pools will be up, but the worst possible nightmare, coming out & stuck in no man's land while his opposite number heads the equaliser & with that, the following mornings headlines
Pools are out on their feet & most likely won't last through extra time without conceding
But as the half goes on Pools gather a bit of strength & now penalties, the cameras scan to Brad, who looks so dejected, while his teammates pat him on the back as encouragement he knows he's let em down, but he can redeem himself, if only
Roy of the Rovers stuff for me & the following days headlines are not about the 3rd keeper to score in open play, with the headed equalising goal, but a young Boro lad pulling off a fantastic penalty save to win promotion for Pools