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12 May 2018
A cheeky almost end of season update featuring some an unfortunate debuts, a couple of quirky middle names and the Scottish goalkeeper who found himself in court after trying to break up a fight during a Charity Cup game. There's also the former Liverpool goalkeeper who decided to quit the professional game and join the police force rather than spend another week with Southend United plus a feww goalkeeper-related quotes, including a couple from David James.

Goalkeeping Debuts, Getting Personal, I Fought the Law, Words of Wisdom

28 April 2018
Willy Gueret's exploits in Cognac production is just one of the Quirky Facts covered in this month's update alongside the rock legend that was/is Germán Burgos and an oversight in the list of goalkeepers namechecked by Half Man Half Biscuit, who may provide more material with their new album that is released in May. While we wait for it to come out, why not indulge in some more goalscoring goalkeeper anecdotes, another goalkeeping debut to forget and a couple of goalkeepers who also turned their hand - or should that be feet - to outfield positions.

Quirky Facts, Goalkeeping Debuts, Goalscoring Goalkeepers, Emergency Measures

24 March 2018
A long-overdue update for March arrives in the middle of the international break and includes a couple of inauspicious debuts from Dutch goalkeepers, some sporting masters, the goalkeeping connection with The Cockney Rejects, and the Moldova international goalkeeper who attempted to win an election but was thwarted by his party's failure to follow the rules. There's also a handful of outfield players who went in goal as an emergency measure including Dani Alves' late effort for PSG and Jackie Blanchflower's FA Cup final heroics against Aston Villa back in 1957.

Quirky Facts, Goalkeeping Debuts, Politically Speaking, Emergency Measures

25 February 2018
An action-packed February draws to a close with yet another update that has something of an Olympic theme thanks in part to the goalkeeper who represent Switzerland at Ice Hockey in both 2006 and 2010. There's also a couple of other goalies who took up other sports in their spare time and another batch of goalkeepers who decided to opt for the double zero shirt rather than the traditional Number One shirt during the North American Soccer League's heyday. Oh, and there's also the unfortunate incident involving Queen of the South goalkeeper Sam Henderson and a runaway cow, but unlike some other websites, we won't milk that one...

Quirky Facts, Getting Shirty, Quirk Injuries, Getting Personal

17 February 2018
West Brom's Boaz Myhill and his teammates' decision to "borrow" a taxi to get back home to their hotel is the catalyst for the third update of the month. Alongside Myhill's indiscretion are a collection of outfield players who saved a penalty, the tale of Gordon West going to the pub at Everton's expense after buying some goalkeeper gloves, the lengths Chelsea's Thibaut Courtois goes to in order not forget his gloves and some fine goalkeeper quotes.

Hand in Gloves, I Fought the Law, Emergency Measures, Words of Wisdom

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