The Saturday Boy Posted June 11, 2023 Report Share Posted June 11, 2023 Interesting article about the rise of fake no. 2 goalkeepers. In 442 https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/the-loophole-clubs-are-using-to-create-fake-no2-goalkeepers-for-their-substitute-benches 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted June 11, 2023 Report Share Posted June 11, 2023 Thanks, interesting read. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Skin Posted June 11, 2023 Report Share Posted June 11, 2023 That's mad. The life of a professional footballer is a bit mad when you think of it. It's like me practicing all week to do my job, hoping my manager will notice how well I am practicing to do it. If he does, I may earn the right to do my job for an hour and a half on one or maybe two days of the week. And when I do some 20,000 people who know very little about my job, or what I've been asked to do, and have never done it themselves, get to shout at me if they think I'm not doing it very well. But if they think I am doing it well they cheer and idolise me for just doing my job. ******* weird. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted June 11, 2023 Report Share Posted June 11, 2023 3 minutes ago, Red Skin said: That's mad. The life of a professional footballer is a bit mad when you think of it. It's like me practicing all week to do my job, hoping my manager will notice how well I am practicing to do it. If he does, I may earn the right to do my job for an hour and a half on one or maybe two days of the week. And when I do some 20,000 people who know very little about my job, or what I've been asked to do, and have never done it themselves, get to shout at me if they think I'm not doing it very well. But if they think I am doing it well they cheer and idolise me for just doing my job. ******* weird. And trying to be match ready, even though the best you can realistically expect is to be on the bench. Train and prepare as if you are going to play, knowing that you aren't. And then being too old for the u23s. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted June 11, 2023 Report Share Posted June 11, 2023 If anyone thinks this is either new or we haven’t taken advantage of this in the past, in our L1 promotion season GJ loaned in a lad called Sean Thomas to do this job, then when Basso was injured late in the season we could bring in John Ruddy as a result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted June 11, 2023 Report Share Posted June 11, 2023 Was it Winston Boregard (might have the name wrong) who signed for Chelsea for millions and never played, to the point that he would train on his own, make it clear to the club he was fit and available for selection only to be told he wouldn't be needed that weekend so just jumped on a flight home again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Sinclair Posted June 11, 2023 Report Share Posted June 11, 2023 Dave Richards was the archetypal fake No. 2 in the promotion season - we've had quite a few of these looking back though, as the bulk of our goalkeepers over the last thirty years have been long-servers who were seemingly immune to injury and who's form didn't dip enough to be dropped. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted June 11, 2023 Report Share Posted June 11, 2023 There is probably a quiz question in here somewhere, 'who has had the longest Premier League career with the fewest appearances'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted June 11, 2023 Report Share Posted June 11, 2023 33 minutes ago, Ronnie Sinclair said: Dave Richards was the archetypal fake No. 2 in the promotion season - we've had quite a few of these looking back though, as the bulk of our goalkeepers over the last thirty years have been long-servers who were seemingly immune to injury and who's form didn't dip enough to be dropped. Fair play to “trigger”, he did move on and get a career lower down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted June 11, 2023 Report Share Posted June 11, 2023 41 minutes ago, Bristol Rob said: Was it Winston Boregard (might have the name wrong) who signed for Chelsea for millions and never played, to the point that he would train on his own, make it clear to the club he was fit and available for selection only to be told he wouldn't be needed that weekend so just jumped on a flight home again? https://talksport.com/football/1308459/winston-bogarde-chelsea-transfer-contract/ Total of 12 games, only one in the last 3 years of his contract. £40k a week. Now that's a job I could really get my teeth into. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted June 11, 2023 Report Share Posted June 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Bristol Rob said: There is probably a quiz question in here somewhere, 'who has had the longest Premier League career with the fewest appearances'? Stuart Taylor, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcusX Posted June 11, 2023 Report Share Posted June 11, 2023 27 minutes ago, GrahamC said: Stuart Taylor, I guess. He was my first thought. 86 games in 14 years according to the article I just read. Incredible. Begs another question, who has the most silverware for the least appearences? Scott Carson just picked up his 2nd CL winners medal after being in the Liverpool squad in 2005 (at the same stadium incidentally) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted June 11, 2023 Report Share Posted June 11, 2023 11 minutes ago, MarcusX said: He was my first thought. 86 games in 14 years according to the article I just read. Incredible. Begs another question, who has the most silverware for the least appearences? Scott Carson just picked up his 2nd CL winners medal after being in the Liverpool squad in 2005 (at the same stadium incidentally) Just 34 of those were in the Prem, has to be him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted June 11, 2023 Report Share Posted June 11, 2023 1 hour ago, GrahamC said: Stuart Taylor, I guess. Just to be crystal, I haven't googled the answer. I have no idea what the correct name is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddoh Posted June 11, 2023 Report Share Posted June 11, 2023 57 minutes ago, Bristol Rob said: Just to be crystal, I haven't googled the answer. I have no idea what the correct name is. hello tips how's Alistair ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinMan's left peg Posted June 12, 2023 Report Share Posted June 12, 2023 Is this what we were doing with Bajic or was he on reasonable wages? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneTeamInBristol Posted June 12, 2023 Report Share Posted June 12, 2023 3 hours ago, Tafkarmlf said: Not prem but Alex Cordaz has only played 2 games in 19 years for Inter iirc eta not had coffee He has played elsewhere in the interim He's played 445 times in his career, not quite the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinmans Love Child Posted June 12, 2023 Report Share Posted June 12, 2023 (edited) Reminds me of the Kaiser, I've just finished the book and there is also a doc. He was a professional footballer who never played a game, but got signed to various clubs based on fraud, and also his willingness to set up players and owners with women! Very interesting story, some clubs even signed him twice and he played for all the top Brazilian teams https://m.imdb.com/title/tt6823890/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk Edited June 12, 2023 by Tinmans Love Child 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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