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[Football] Today's Goalkeepers ... bunch of snowflakes.
- Thread starter zeemeeuw
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Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo
Waxing chumps like candles since ‘75
- Oct 4, 2003
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The Arsenal fans were up in arms on Arsenal Fans Wireless after the game about some of the challenges on their keeper.
Psychobilly freakout
HellBilly
I am sure that was a scrummage at the end
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Tokyohands
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B-right-on
Living the dream
Mates son plays for QPR U16 as a GK and he had his front 2 teeth kicked in recently, when going for a ball. Got kicked in the face. Bloody brave at 15 yo.
This was what they had to handle in the 1960's, in this picture the keeper not only gets the ball smack in the face, but also an elbow in the ribs from Albion (ex Spurs and England) legend Bobby Smith, probably wasn't even a foul in those days.
GT49er
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Perhaps the protection given to GKs these days isn't such a bad idea.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9VUcxV6IT8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9VUcxV6IT8
Taybha
Whalewhine
Bobby Smith wearing those glorious Pink Fluorescent boots, gently nudges the keeper out of the way, it matters not the keeper plays for tiny ground Brighton, a clearance is a clearance in todays stat laden World of monochrome football.
Fignon's Ponytail
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I could watch that all day. Some real legends of the game in that video, and the reason I became a GK (I just didn't like running around tbh
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I could watch that all day. Some real legends of the game in that video, and the reason I became a GK (I just didn't like running around tbh
I must have recognised 3/4 of those keepers instantly . . .
It's not just less running around, but diving around in the mud was fun, at least until I was about 12
and you got to wear gloves to keep your hands warm. Sondico ones with little bits of table tennis bat sewn on!Robinjakarta
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This was what they had to handle in the 1960's, in this picture the keeper not only gets the ball smack in the face, but also an elbow in the ribs from Albion (ex Spurs and England) legend Bobby Smith, probably wasn't even a foul in those days.
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Alex Dawson, too.
Fignon's Ponytail
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I must have recognised 3/4 of those keepers instantly . . .
It's not just less running around, but diving around in the mud was fun, at least until I was about 12
Yep, who could forget those old cotton gloves! I had some of these yellow Peter Bonetti ones...
bluenitsuj
Listen to me!!!
99.9% of professional football players are snowflakes.
