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Pie-gate: Sutton United have to play their right back in goal as keeper is injured days after reserve goalie Wayne Shaw forced to quit for eating a pie

  • Sutton United's goalkeeper Ross Warner was taken off due to injury after 15 minutes against Torquay
  • The National League club have no reserve keeper after controversially forcing second string goalie Wayne Shaw to resign
  • So right back Simon Downer was forced to play in goal
  • Roly-poly goalie Shaw was booted out after eating a pie on the dugout during Sutton's FA Cup tie with Arsenal on Monday night

SUTTON UNITED received some instant karma on Saturday - as they were forced to play a right-back in goal.

The FA Cup heroes gave back-up Wayne Shaw the boot after he was pictured eating a pie in dugout during the 2-0 fifth-round defeat to Arsenal.

Defender Simon Downer is emergency keeper for Sutton against Torquay
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Defender Simon Downer is emergency keeper for Sutton against TorquayCredit: Rex Features
Wayne Shaw was Sutton's reserve keeper in the FA Cup clash with Arsenal
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Wayne Shaw was Sutton's reserve keeper in the FA Cup clash with Arsenal

And they paid the price in their National league clash with Torquay when keeper Ross Worner was forced of with injury.

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Instead of calling being able to call on "roly-poly goalie", boss Paul Doswell was instead forced to turn to defender Simon Downer to don the 'keeper's gloves.

Football fans from all over the world have taken to social media to collectively laugh at Sutton and the irony of the amazing situation.

Simon Downer pulls on the green jersey as Ross Worner walks off
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 Simon Downer pulls on the green jersey as Ross Worner walks offCredit: Rex Features
Emergency keeper Simon Downer had to go in goal as Wayne Shaw is no longer a Sutton player
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 Emergency keeper Simon Downer had to go in goal as Wayne Shaw is no longer a Sutton playerCredit: Rex Features

While we all feel a little bit sorry for Sutton we cant help but laugh at the irony of this strange turn of events.

Shaw, 45, agreed to quit last week after he came under scrutiny for eating a pie during the FA Cup tie with Arsenal.

Wayne Shaw looked to have enjoyed his pie on the touchline
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Wayne Shaw looked to have enjoyed his pie on the touchlineCredit: BBC Sport
Wayne Shaw applauds the crowd after Sutton had been beaten by Arsenal
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Wayne Shaw applauds the crowd after Sutton had been beaten by ArsenalCredit: Getty Images
Simon Downer in action for Sutton against Arsenal's Nacho Monreal
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Simon Downer in action for Sutton against Arsenal's Nacho MonrealCredit: AP:Associated Press

He is now considering his future in the game, and has been offered jobs tasting pies professionally.

Wayne, who weighs 23st, told The Sun last week he simply wanted to make the crowd laugh towards the end of Sutton’s heroic 2-0 FA Cup defeat on Monday night.

He said: “The Arsenal fans were constantly singing about me, and shouting ‘Who ate all the pies?’

“There was a lot of banter, and I thought I could have a bit of fun here. I took a big bite and waved it in the air towards them, but it was all in good spirit.”

The loss of Shaw failed to affect the result however as Sutton went on the win their match agaisnt Torquay 3-2.

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