Mar

2

Lesson 1 to Goalkeepers up against a Lampard penalty…

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…Always, always, always dive right. It’s amazing how ‘keepers still dive the wrong way against such a high-profile spot kick taker.

Oct

11

Setting A Precedent

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The news that Dida will be suspended for what can only be described as disfriggingraceful play acting is a good idea in my book. At last the Powers That Be are seen to be doing something; the only way that this sort of thing is going to be reduced (it’ll never be stamped out) is [...]

Oct

3

Graham Stack shows the way

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In complete contrast to what we saw from Dida, take a look at former Arsenal keeper Graham Stack (then on loan to Belgian side Beveren), and see how he deals with fans coming onto the pitch.

Aug

23

Erm

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Paul Robinson gets support of David James.
Isn’t that a bit like Harold Shipman reaching out to Fred West?

Mar

16

Should England bring back David James?

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Laving aside his ridiculous hair-do the Portsmouth keeper has been the top English keeper in the league this season.
Paul Robinson, the current number 1, has been error prone and looked fatter than normal. This must surely affect his ability to, you know, jump and stuff, which is quite important for a goalie. With Ben Foster [...]