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  • 306: Between the Sticks #208

    306: Between the Sticks #208
    Sep 2 2024
    Not nineteen forever.

    That's certainly what you'd imagine if Lukasz Fabianski's career history is anything to go by. In Saturday's defeat to Man City, the West Ham goalkeeper replaced Alphonse Areola at half-time, racking up his 19th direct involvement in a goalkeeping substitution. Three of those have come since January, meaning we're hedging our bets that number 20 could well occur before the season is out.

    Elsehwere in the Premier League, Aaron Ramsdale, Kepa Arrizabalaga and Sam Johnstone were all thrust into action at their new clubs, while Dean Henderson not only made three vital stops in a draw for Crystal Palace at Chelsea, but in turn bagged Celebration of the Weekend.

    In the EFL, Bristol City's Max O'Leary and Christy Pym of Mansfield staked their claim for Save of the Weekend, on the international stage a new three-man selection was introduced for the England Men's senior team and the U21s, and over in France a ray of light was handed to much-troubled Bordeaux thanks to a last-gasp goalkeeping equaliser.
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    29 m
  • 305: Between the Sticks #207

    305: Between the Sticks #207
    Aug 27 2024
    Only two games into the Premier League campaign and we already have a Save of the Season contender.

    David Raya earned three points for Arsenal with his stop from Ollie Watkins at Villa Park. Not only did it banish the demons from the title-denting defeat of last term, but it served as yet another reminder that the Spaniard is at the very top of his game right now.

    Two contests come in the form of 'Keeper Capers and Top Tips Over throughout all four tiers, both of which we saw on multiple occasions over the weekend. Jordan Pickford and Aro Muric guilty of the former in the top-flight, but Muric also involved in the latter with a marvellous stop from Erling Haaland as Ipswich fell to Man City.

    Robert Sanchez raised his stock with Chelsea fans thanks to quick thinking and excellent execution in helping to set up Cole Palmer for the Blues' second in the 6-2 romp of Wolves, and Neto seemed to be a counterattack-thwarting target for Newcastle as they held Bournemouth at the Vitality.

    Penalty stops from Joe Whitworth and Luke McGee should be noted, as should Conor Hazard's MOM performance for Plymouth in their draw at QPR.
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    25 m
  • 304: Between the Sticks #206

    304: Between the Sticks #206
    Aug 21 2024
    A little late this week.

    That can be blamed on both the transfer window and sleepless flights, which might just give you an insight into what this week's Voice of Goalkeeping will be.

    Silliness aside, Joe Hart is now a bonafide member of the Match of the Day setup - and if the Premier League's opening weekend show is anything to go by, we could be in for a wealth of high-profile goalkeeping punditry this season.

    That, alongside Christian Walton's first-ever top-flight start at Ipswich and Robert Sanchez currently being one of six at Chelsea, is covered with all the best bits from the EFL.

    Special mention to Corey Addai for sounding the first Goalkeeper Assist Klaxon of the campaign.
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    28 m
  • 303: Between the Sticks #205

    303: Between the Sticks #205
    Aug 13 2024
    It hath been a while.

    Consider this a drop-in. A restart before the proper restart, if you will.

    With the window still very much in full swing, our standard summer schedule didn't quite go according to plan this time out. However, we do promise to make up for that once September is upon us. That means more interviews and a few specials thrown in for good measure, too.

    For now, behold the first Between the Sticks of 2024-25. All the key goalkeeping goodness from the opening day of the EFL campaign is covered, including a whopping 28 debutants among the 72.

    Quite the window thus far...
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    28 m
  • 302: Between the Sticks #204

    302: Between the Sticks #204
    May 29 2024
    As the curtain comes down on the domestic campaign, so too does this season's bout of Between the Sticks shenanigans.

    Stefan Ortega and Andre Onana both had moments in the FA Cup Final. We touch on each before a look at the Scottish Cup Final and Championship Play-Off Final, won respectively by Celtic and Southampton.

    Attention is then turned to the season as a whole. Rich rates his Goalkeepers of the Season from the Premier League to League Two with a few stats thrown in for good measure.

    Thank you for all your support yet again this term. The pod is nothing without loyal listeners and the GKU has stood strong once more.
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    35 m
  • 301: Between the Sticks #203

    301: Between the Sticks #203
    May 21 2024
    As the final weekend of the Premier League season cemented Man City's fourth successive title, we ask the question, "Was it all down to Stefan Ortega?"

    The German pulled off a masterclass in "No2ing" in the midweek victory over Tottenham and capped off another impressive campaign since joining the club as a relative unknown on these shores.

    Elsewhere, Nick Pope returned to action for Newcastle, James Shea made his Premier League bow for Luton, Dean Henderson finished on a high at Crystal Palace and David Raya showed just how good his hands are in Arsenal's defeat of Everton.

    A quick nod is given to Corey Addai and Jamie Cumming for their play-off triumphs at Crawley and Oxford respectively, while Joe Hart is now just one game away from goalkeeping retirement.
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    39 m
  • 300: Adam Bartlett | Newcastle United Head of Goalkeeping

    300: Adam Bartlett | Newcastle United Head of Goalkeeping
    May 12 2024
    Following his retirement from professional football in 2018, Adam Bartlett's ascent in the world of goalkeeper coaching has been rather rapid.

    Since officially taking the reins as Head of Goalkeeping at Newcastle United at the beginning of the 2022-23 season, he's overseen the arrival of Nick Pope, managed an unexpected scenario of having to play No3 Loris Karius - a man who hadn't started a competitive fixture for 20 months - in the EFL Cup Final with Manchester United, and contributed to his hometown club returning to the Champions League.

    Over a spot of premium grub at Darsley Park, he talks us through how he grasped an opportunity and continued to evolve a department he hopes will soon be close to unrivalled in the Premier League.
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  • 299: Between the Sticks #202

    299: Between the Sticks #202
    May 7 2024
    Player of the Season is where we begin this week.

    How many goalkeepers, if any, were handed awards at EFL end-of-campaign shindigs this term?

    In the Premier League (where awards are yet to be handed out) decisions were made in favour of David Raya and Dean Henderson, but against Mark Travers. We discuss whether or not each one was correct.

    The Championship's final day saw clean sheets and subsequent survival for Mike Cooper, James Beadle and Aynsley Pears at Plymouth, Sheffield Wednesday and Blackburn respectively, while Grant Smith leaps into League Two with promoted Bromley.

    A word on Tim Howard, too, who this week gained entry into the US National Soccer Hall of Fame.
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    41 m