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It is 200 up for GKU and Between the Sticks. A double century. One more game than Richard Lee managed in his career.
To celebrate, we've simply produced a standard episode you've grown accustomed to listening to over the past few years.
In it, we discuss Aro Muric's performance in Burnley's romp of Sheffield United, while also running the rule over his opposite number in that clash, Ivo Grbic. An analysis of the "Ic's", if you will.
Jordan Pickford continues to keep us all entertained with his on-field antics in a huge win for Everton over Nottingham Forest, while Andre Onana and Brad Collins shared saves in a whopper of an FA Cup Semi Final between Manchester United and Coventry.
Elsewhere, Keeper Capers goes into overdrive: Dean Henderson, Freddie Woodman, Aynsley Pears and Vicente Reyes all blessed with the jingle this weekend.
The Goalkeeper Assist klaxon, meanwhile, is sounded for Jackson Smith of Walsall. -
Following a mini-break during the international and Easter interludes, GKU is back as per to cover all the key action as Storm Kathleen wreaked havoc with goalkeeping conditions over the weekend.
Jose Sa was caught out direct from a James Ward-Prowse corner, Franco Ravizzoli saw a cross float over his head in the dying embers of the EFL Trophy Final and Thimothee Lo-Tutala launched airmail for Doncaster's opener in a comprehensive win at Morecambe.
Elsewhere, we mark Lukasz Fabianski's 18th substitute involvement, Stefan Ortega's silky skills at Selhurst Park and Performance of the Weekend contenders from Max O'Leary, Luca Ashby-Hammond and Jackson Smith of Bristol City, Notts County and Walsall respectively. -
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Very rarely can a subject of interviews on this podcast boast a career involving anything else other than "goalkeeper" or "goalkeeper coach".
For Ian Feuer, however, vocations such as actor, stuntman, DJ and even part-time cook come into the mix.
There's also the fact he was introduced to goalkeeping via the nephew of a notorious Vegas mobster, he's son to a musical maestro who worked closely with Elvis Presley and sister to the one-time wife of Hollywood star Mickey Rourke.
At 6ft 7in, he's the tallest goalkeeper to have featured in MLS and back in 1994 became the first US stopper to journey into the Premier League. Two years prior to that, he was involved in the first-ever competitive fixture to implement the backpass rule.
This is the story of goalkeeping's Forrest Gump. -
Across the four FA Quarter Final ties this weekend, five No2 goalkeepers were utilised.
Considering the negative narrative surrounding Robert Sanchez on BBC's coverage of the Chelsea v Leicester clash, we look at the implications of such decisions.
In the Premier League James Trafford was dropped for the first time this term, making way for Ara Muric to step in and help Burnley to a rare victory over relegation rivals Brentford. It means five ever-present goalkeepers remain in the top-flight for 2023-24 - can you name them quicker than Rich?
Joe Wildsmith takes centre stage in the EFL with an incredible Save of the Weekend contender in Derby's huge win at home to Bolton. And as a keen listener of the show, he provides us with a full breakdown of the stop via Text Talk. -
It's been a while, but the Ramsdale/Raya debate returns following the former's display in Arsenal's win over Brentford on Saturday evening.
Much to be said, and therefore much is discussed.
Ederson's season looks to be hanging in the balance with an injury picked up in the draw between Liverpool and Man City. Basic error or poor goalkeeping to give away the penalty for that foul on Darwen Nunez?
Commentary Corner is back as Gary Neville tentatively released a call for a regular goalkeeping pundit, Jordan Pickford celebrated his 30th birthday with smiles at Old Trafford and Matz Sels comes under the spotlight for the first time since his January arrival at Nottingham Forest.
In the EFL, James Beadle and Dan Grimshaw took plaudits in the Championship and League One respectively, while League Two produced a series of sensational displays in the form of Jack Bycroft, Vicente Reyes and Nick Townsend.
Save of the Weekend (and possibly the season) contender comes from Kevin Dabrowski of Raith Rovers. -
Save of the Weekend contender kicks off the show this week.
And that save was made by Bournemouth's Neto, who flew across his goal to brilliantly fling out a paw and pat away Jacob Bruun Larsson's free-kick in a 2-0 win over Burnley.
Alphonse Areola bagged another MOM display as West Ham won at Everton, Emi Martinez put in a superbly solid performance for a triumphant Aston Villa against lowly Luton, and Andre Onana secured a season's first with his eight successful high claims in the defeat to Man City being more than any goalkeeper has managed in a Premier League match this term.
In the EFL, Jed Ward continues to receive rave reviews at Bristol Rovers, Steve Arnold has stepped in admirably for a struggling Sutton and in Grimsby's 1-0 win over Forest Green Rovers, the game saw one shot on target and no saves made. Quite the spectacle. -
It's all about Caoimhin Kelleher this week.
For the second Carabao Cup Final in three years, he pretty much single-handedly dragged Liverpool to the trophy at the expense of Chelsea.
Huge saves from Cole Palmer and Conor Gallagher had Jurgen Klopp and Virgil Van Dijk singing his praises and forming a narrative which could prompt The Reds into a big decision this summer. Does the Irishman stay or go?
Elsewhere, Loris Karius made his first Premier League start since May 2018, Viktor Johansson continued to rack up his save count in yet another defeat for Rotherham and debut podcast mentions were awarded to Jack Bycroft and Steve Arnold of Swindon and Sutton respectively.
Lastly, a quick word is offered on Joe Hart following the 36-year-old's announcement that he'll be hanging up his gloves at the end of this season. -
A select band of names seem to be synonymous with goalkeeper coaching.
Andy Quy is one of them.
Following more than a decade at Stoke City - a period which saw them climb into, consolidate their status and then drop back out of the Premier League - he enjoyed short stints with Brentford and Burton before being tasked with assisting the creation of an entirely new MLS franchise in Charlotte FC.
Now back in England and reflecting on next steps, he talks to GKU about his ultimate goalkeeping department, how taking time out can aid progression and facing countless free-kicks from Gazza at Wembley.
NB: This podcast was recorded two weeks prior to Andy taking on his current role at Huddersfield Town. -
Just like Richard Lee the goalkeeper, we are short and sharp this week.
Packed inside half-an-hour of goalkeeping goodness comes multiple Save of the Weekend contenders. Guglielmo Vicario and Jose Sa staked their claims in Wolves' win at Tottenham, while Gavin Bazunu, Viljami Sinisalo, Liam Roberts and James Belshaw fly the EFL flag for Southampton, Exeter, Barnsley and Harrogate respectively.
Stat of the Week arrives courtesy of Brighton, who broke a Premier League record by making a 15th starting goalkeeper change in the victory at Sheffield United. Bart Verbruggen's inclusion eclipsed the 14 racked up by Manchester United in 2000-01 - and we still have more than ten games to play. -
He may have been on the losing side, but Mark Flekken broke Premier League records for Brentford in their clash with Man City on Monday night.
We briefly discuss his start to life in England, in addition to some familiarly rough treatment dished out to Guglielmo Vicario in Tottenham's draw at Everton.
A day of deflections, own goals and rebounds occurred in the EFL, where Bristol Rovers youngster Jed Ward excelled in claiming his first clean sheet in professional football. Welcome to the Club, Jed.
Lastly, GKs On Their Way has its final hurrah before the summer. -
Lucas Covolan, take a bow.
A man-of-the-match performance from Maidstone's No1 helped The Stones defeat Ipswich and in turn become the first club from outside the top five tiers of the English football pyramid to make the FA Cup fifth round since Blythe Spartans in 1978.
The Brazilian takes centre stage this week, along with the rest of the fourth round action where, yet again, "Foul or No Foul?" rears its head following Man City's winner at Tottenham.
Altay's possibly one and only appearance for Manchester United this season is touched upon, as is Martin Dubravka's likely challenge as Newcastle's main man for the remainder of the campaign, plus a spot of GKs On Their Way with the January window reaching its conclusion. -
Is it feasible for a professional goalkeeper to genuinely consider a career as a kicker in the NFL?
That is a question we’ve posed on the podcast many times before. Indeed, Kasper Schmeichel - as you’ll be reminded of in this episode - provided a very frank response when comparing the two disciplines a couple of years ago.
Now, we have an answer.
For Josh Lambo did just that. Following a short career in MLS - a short career, no less, which still encompassed starring for the USA at various youth international tournaments and very nearly bagging a move to Everton - he made the brave and ultimately successful decision to switch sports at the age of 22.
The result: A fruitful decade of breaking records and cementing his name as the most accurate kicker in Jacksonville Jaguars history.
Here, Josh outlines the similarities between goalkeeping and placekicking, why and how he chose one over the other, and the meeting with NBA great Kobe Bryant that he believes reshaped his mindset.
Visit joshlambo.com to find out more about the man on a mission to help people change the way they think. -
Gamesmanship? Cheating? Poor goalkeeping? Anything other than taking accountability?
Those are the questions posed when pondering Ivan Toney's much-talked about opener in Brentford's win over Nottingham Forest at the weekend. From a goalkeeping perspective, we look at whether his ball-tampering tactics should have been flagged earlier by Forest - and whether Matt Turner's wall wasn't positioned properly.
"Foul or no foul?" rears its head for a second week running following incidents involving Dean Henderson and Alphonse Areola in a defeat and draw for Crystal Palace and West Ham respectively - and Jason Steele exhibited another distribution masterclass as Brighton were held at home to Wolves.
In the EFL, Carl Rushworth continues to impress on loan at Swansea from Brighton, Vaclav Hladky was named Sky's MOM in the top of the table clash between Leicester and Ipswich, Jack Stevens of Cambridge threw his name in the ring for Save of the Weekend, and Dan Connor - Goalkeeper Coach at Forest Green Rovers - stepped up to a caretaker role following the dismissal of Troy Deeney. -
Slightly different approach this week.
Colin Barnes is a man with skin in the goalkeeping game. After 25 years in the coaching arena, he's contributed to the development of more than 40 professional stoppers over the course of his career (he may have also been Richard Lee's first-ever goalkeeping coach).
Now, as Head of Emerging Talent at Crystal Palace, he's scouring South London to find the next generation of Eagles as part of the club's burgeoning academy setup.
Not many people within professional and non-league goalkeeping don't know who this man is, so we sat back and let him offer his thoughts on the position, how it's evolved over the years and what the future holds. -
Foul or no foul?
That was the question on, well, some people's lips following Luton's last-minute equaliser at Burnley over the weekend. With James Trafford appearing to be impeded by Elijah Adebayo, a goal was given and the Twittersphere was split.
We look at that incident, as well as Andre Onana's AFCON involvement which could pave the way for Altay Bayindir's long-awaited first piece of action as a Manchester United goalkeeper.
Ben Hamer nabbed Performance of the Weekend in the EFL with a stunning display to see Watford leave QPR with three points, while Josh Vickers remains Derby No1 despite Joe Wildsmith hitting double figures for clean sheets prior to being dropped.
All that, plus Clean Sheet Club and more GKs On Their Way. -
A typically unpredictable and reactive window has resulted in this week's podcast arriving a little later than usually expected.
However, we quickly wrap up all the key action from the FA Cup Third Round.
Big performances from Nathan Baxter, Dan Grimshaw and Max O'Leary helped Bolton, Blackpool and Bristol City take Premier League sides to respective replays on home soil, Lucas Covolan stayed firm to see Maidstone through to the Fourth Round for the first time since their 1992 reformation, and Cam Dawson saved two penalties inside the opening ten minutes as Sheffield Wednesday saw off Cardiff.
Meanwhile, GKs On Their Way rolls on with a further four moves taking place. Special mention to Jed Steer for securing a short-term contract with Peterborough. The ex-Villa man looks set to don the gloves for the first time in almost two years. -
Happy New Year to goalkeepers far and wide.
We kick off 2024 in reluctant fashion with... Commentary Corner! Yes, remarks directed towards Matt Turner in Nottingham Forest's victory over Manchester United were simply too ridiculous to ignore, so we run the rule over whether they were justified. (Spoiler: they were not.)
In the EFL, Viktor Johansson continues to keep Rotherham's Championship survival hopes alive, debuts were handed to Fynn Talley and Gabriel Breeze of Peterborough and Carlisle respectively, and Tranmere's Luke McGee played a huge part in his side's maximum take from the four festive fixtures.
GKs On Their Way returns, Louie Moulden is lauded for his five assists so far on loan at Rochdale and Arbroath's Ali Adams bags a mention for the goal that went viral. -
Crystal Palace now have a conundrum on their hands.
Dean Henderson's welcome to return to action in the draw with Man City most likely means the No1 jersey is his to lose. A No1 jersey which, up to this point, had been deservedly maintained by fellow England goalkeeper, Sam Johnstone.
We discuss that and plenty more in this week's show, including a first-ever four successive Premier League clean sheets for Jordan Pickford and the theatre that was Martinez/Maupay in Aston Villa's win over Brentford.
In the EFL, Ben Hamer, Jack Bonham and Max O'Leary battled it out for Performance of the Weekend, Fleetwood's Jay Lynch pulled off a remarkable Save of the Weekend contender and Sutton shipped eight at Stockport. -
It's been a long time coming, but Burnley have bagged precious points in recent weeks - and the draw at Brighton was thanks largely to MOM, James Trafford.
The uber confident 21-year-old made 10 saves to silence The Seagulls in a performance to show the Premier League he has very much arrived.
Returning from a short absence was Alisson, whose presence between the sticks aided Liverpool's comeback at Crystal Palace. Emi Martinez, meanwhile, revelled in a raucous encounter between Aston Villa and Arsenal, both Jose Sa and Matt Turner regained their respective No1 spots and many congrats go to Remi Matthews who finally earned his top-flight bow at Selhurst Park.
In the EFL, Cam Dawson enhanced his ridiculous penalty-saving stats, Asmir Begovic led QPR's revolution under Marti Cifuentes, Colchester loanee Owen Goodman sounded the Goalkeeper Assist klaxon and Joe Walsh bagged his first-ever professional start as an emergency loan acquisition at Accrington. -
Every so often you meet a goalkeeper and think, "Yeah, this lad's got that bit extra."
Connor Ripley is one of those lads.
After waiting more than ten years to earn a sustained period of first team football at his registered club, the Middlesbrough-born stopper has revelled in his rightful role as No1 in recent seasons.
Successive campaigns at Morecambe and Port Vale have garnered rave reviews, the EFL have offered accolades and fans have made him very much a favourite.
Now, with a 250th professional appearance under his belt, the 30-year-old is enjoying his football and loving his life.
Here, he talks taking on jiu jitsu, lugging logs up a hill alongside Gordon Strachan and maturing as a goalkeeper.
NB: Explicit language is used in this recording. - Mostra di più