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18 January 2019
The first update of the year brings you the tale of the rabbits that invaded Cambridge United's Abbey Stadium and chewed through the nets. There's also the Irish midfielder who had to start in goal because Ballymena had lost all their first-team goalkeepers and the Scottish club that lost not one but three different keepers in the same match. To round things off, there's a collection of goalscoring goalkeepers, including the goalie that scored for five different clubs, and a couple of shirty stories to conclude with.

Getting Shirty, In the Net, Goalscoring Goalkeepers, Emergency Measures

28 December 2019
The final update of the year focuses on the singing careers of a number of international goalkeepers who really should have known better including West Germany's Sepp Maier and France's Joël Bats. There's also a couple of goalkeepers that also played cricket, Romania's Footballer of the Year award and a collection of outfield players that were forced to go in goal. Happy New Year to you all!

Quirky Facts, Politically Speaking, Emergency Measures

14 December 2019
A pre-Christmas update with a lack of festive spirit sees two youngsters become the youngest ever debutants in their respective leagues and some other keepers whose first starts for their new clubs was less than auspicious. There's also Switzerland's first glove-wearing custodian, Ray Clemence's sartorial elegance when accessorizing, those keepers with an unfortunate name, a couple who earned themselves a nickname and a gaggle of keeperts that managed to find the net, including Brechin City's Lewis McMinn.

Hands in Gloves, Goalkeeping Debuts, Goalscoring Goalkeepers, Getting Personal

1 December 2019
With the UK General Election on the horizon, the latest update features the former Dunfermline and Dundee United goalkeeper who is standing for the Conservatives in Scotland and the Tory party activist who failed his bid to become a councillor in Leeds. Elsewhere, Cameroon goalkeeper Thomas N'Kono becomes the latest inclusion in the Goalkeeping Greats section, there's the goalpost that snapped in an Under-18 game plus some more Sporting Masters and a couple of Players of the Year for good measure.

Goalkeeping Greats, Quirky Facts, In the Net, Politically Speaking

9 November 2019
Defender Kyle Walker's antics in goal during Manchester City's Champions League clash against Atalanta has sparked another update that features not only Walker's heroics but also some additional outfield players who were also forced to don the goalkeeper gloves in order to see a game out. There's also the Spanish keeper who may have to miss a match due to a General Election, Stockport County's unfortunate mishap with a brand new set of crossbars and some Words of Wisdom from pundits, commentators and goalkeepers alike.

In the Net, Politically Speaking, Emergency Measures, Words of Wisdom

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