I'm not sure why Coates is being singled out at the moment, so I thought I'd give my opinion on the Histon game and three goals they scored.
Their first goal was a penalty. Coates didn't save it. Goalies don't often save pens. nothing he could do about that. You could maybe question why Lawton tackled their fella from behind when the ball was running away from them both.
Their second goal was a cross across the pen box where their guy ran in unopposed. More questions about stopping the cross and following runners than the goalie being at fault.
Their third goal was a run from their own half by their fella. Gets to the box at puts it the far corner. Coates narrowed his angles and covered the near post. Again more questions about defending (from defenders and midfield). Possibly Alty were pushing forward trying to get a goal back. But just because he let three in doesn't mean the keeper had a nightmare.
I like Coburn, he's been a great player and possibly still is, but I don't think Coates deserves the stick he's getting.