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Apologies for the slight delay this week. Travel arrangements (read: Rich on a plane) meant we had to hold off until Wednesday for a full rundown of the final weekend of league action, but hopefully a dose of standard goalkeeping goodness will make up for it. Rather than delve into each Premier League game, we've instead opted to run through the go…

Once you've negotiated a rather unimaginable tale told by Richard Lee this week, you'll find plenty of analysis on the weekend's key performers in the world of goalkeeping. David Raya pulled off a stunning double save at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (can it actually be credited as a "double save", though?), matched by decent stops from Sam Johnsto…

Big Dick, in the middle of our goal, Big Dick... Another goalkeeper. Another unique goalkeeping story. Richard O'Donnell sits down with GKU to recall a career with the type of twists and turns we've not heard from a previously featured guest. From almost falling out of the game a year after his release from Sheffield Wednesday, to bouncing back wit…

Bosnia's finest returns for another stint in the analyst's chair this week. Asmir Begovic talks us through Everton's defeat at home to Man City, answering Roy Keane's criticism of Jordan Pickford in the process. Jason Steele takes centre stage for his show-stopping performance at Arsenal, Dan Bentley receives a nod for impressing on his Wolves and …

Onto the next feature interview we go, this time with the return of Richard Lee to the question-asking fold. James Trafford may only be 20, but the Man City stopper already has a wealth of goalkeeping experience to draw upon. From farmland beginnings in Cumbria to signing for The Cityzens at the age of 12, he talks GKU through a difficult first sta…

Another weekend of goalkeeping thrills and spills in the Premier League and EFL. Jordan Pickford was vintage Jordan Pickford, David de Gea was what you could arguably describe as vintage David de Gea and Alisson racked up a 100th clean sheet in all competitions for Liverpool. Of course, the real award goes to Lawrence Vigouroux who was finally crow…

Contrasting fortunes in the Premier League this weekend. Bernd Leno and Keylor Navas - the latter of which made one of the saves of the season in the midweek win over Brighton - both put in shifts to no avail in defeats for Fulham and Nottingham Forest respectively. Neto, meanwhile, remains consistent for Bournemouth as one of the signings of the c…

Just when you thought you'd heard all Norms' stories... Another one from the Patreon vault this week with a Nottingham Forest and goalkeeping great. As it goes, Norm couldn't help but hark back to those anecdotes with Mr Clough. However, we attempted to then delve a little beyond the brilliant but oft-told tales he's served up in after-dinner talks…

Yet another busy week across the Premier League and the EFL provided plenty of goalkeeping talking points. Taking centre stage is David de Gea doing a job for Manchester United in their FA Cup semi-final triumph over Brighton - a game which saw Peter Schmeichel in the BBC studio for some welcome goalkeeping analysis. Aaron Ramsdale, Illan Meslier a…

Today's Between the Sticks is a little different due to time constraints and Rich having to duck out on an emergency "Goalkeeping Super Agent" phone call. Thankfully, a readymade replacement was with us in David Rouse - the ex-QPR and Stoke City goalkeeper coach possessing a bundle of knowledge on all things our favourite position. Rather than anal…

This week's feature interview is another enlightening discussion with a goalkeeper coach. Just like James Belshaw last week, Joe Prodomo has a unique story to tell. A modest non-league playing career suggested no immediate signs of a transition into professional coaching. If anything, a shot at teaching appeared to be his likely path. Then an impro…

After much consultation, it was decided to record this week's Between the Sticks before the second round of Easter EFL fixtures. Reasons being threefold: 1) Aaron Ramsdale pulled off that performance against Liverpool and it couldn't wait another two days to talk about. 2) Ivan Toney saw a penalty saved by Nick Pope after Rich claimed in last week'…

This week's feature interview provides yet another take on the route into professional goalkeeping. James Belshaw has had quite the journey. A journey saturated with sliding doors. After turning down a pro contract at Walsall, he opted to put education first and fled the country to North Carolina where he earned honours in History, Business, Market…

Remember when penalties used to purely be about the taker trying to score past the goalkeeper? Sure. The premise remains the same, but over the years odds have gradually been strengthened in that taker's favour. And just when you thought restrictions upon goalkeepers in such a scenario couldn't be restricted any further, IFAB have decided to dig ju…

That's it. We've eked out every last drop of our chat with Rob Green, so here's the third and final instalment in the trilogy of chats. Aside from discussing his final ever season with Chelsea, Rob goes into detail about that moment against USA at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. He doesn't pull any punches and lifts the lid on what life was lik…

As you have no doubt already seen, ex-Premier League and England goalkeeper Ben Foster has come out of retirement to join Wrexham AFC. So much to be said on this one, especially considering Rich played a huge part in orchestrating the move. Here's a quick 15 minutes explaining how the deal was conceived, negotiations with Wrexham and why it's a dec…

You can't be a bit of FA Cup action, which is why the Quarter Finals kick off this week's show. We start at Old Trafford with a great save from, er, Willian, and discuss questionable ITV Sport punditry regarding the performances of David de Gea and Sheffield United's Wesley Foderingham. In the Premier League, Illan Meslier continues to add to his g…

It's been a while since we've conducted a proper feature interview, so we're delighted to post this latest podcast with ex-Manchester City and Chelsea stopper, Willy Caballero. Now at Southampton, Willy charts his rise from humble beginnings in Argentina to saving penalties in EFL Cup Final shootouts at Wembley. We talk Joe Hart and Edwin van der S…

It appears there may have been something in the goalkeeping water this weekend. From Nick Pope not giving away a penalty to forward roll fights and Harry Lewis nonchalantly catching a ball over the top a good ten yards outside of his area, the global glovesmen game veered a little left field. And that's what we love, of course. Because it gives us …

Following another week's hiatus (apologies, unforeseen circumstances meant recording had to take a back seat last week) we've hopefully made up for it with a comprehensive analysis of the weekend just gone – plus a few snippets from the previous week missed. That means a look at Loris Karius' comeback performance in the Carabao Cup Final, a clean s…

Unforeseen scheduling changes meant we weren't able to record this week, so to fill the void we're dipping back into the vault for another dose of Rob Green... Two years after the first. The first-half focused on, well, the first half of his career. This second-half hones in on what came next and a complete debacle of a situation at QPR. Then, as e…

Good to be back! Between the Sticks returns with a comprehensive roundup of the weekend's action, where David de Gea equalled a long-standing record, Nick Pope ruled himself out of a first club trip to Wembley and Emi Martinez went against the wishes of his manager - much to the public dismay of said manager. In the EFL, the Goalkeeper Assist klaxo…

Two huge Premier League derbies this week. Two huge goalkeeping talking points. Should Bruno Fernandes' goal have stood as Manchester United equalised and then defeated Man City? And was Hugo Lloris at fault for the opener in Spurs' North London loss at home to Arsenal? Both questions are rather vociferously answered by Mr Lee in this podcast, in a…

No full complement of league action, of course, but an eventful FA Cup Third Round weekend provided plenty of goalkeeping talking points. None more so than at Old Trafford where David de Gea bizarrely let one slip in Manchester United's victory over Everton, followed up by a playing-out-from-the-back error courtesy of Alisson as Liverpool were take…

After a brief break for the festive season, GKU returns for a slightly alternative Between the Sticks offering. With games here, there and everywhere, we instead reflect on goalkeeping in 2022 as a whole while factoring in a selection of recent action. Rich answers "five big questions" with top performers and surprise packages named from the Premie…

With the World Cup finally wrapped for another four years, we analyse what was without a doubt the most epic of finals ever seen on the global's greatest showpiece (for those born in 1982 at least). Performances (and antics) from Emi Martinez and Hugo Lloris are given a nod, as are a fair few comments from commentators made throughout the tournamen…

With Rich away, Everton's Asmir Begovic rejoins the ranks to cover off all the key action from the previous two rounds of the 2022 World Cup. Key topics include penalty shootouts involving heroics from Bono, Dominik Livakovic and Emi Martinez, while Asmir also shines a light on what life has been like for goalkeepers not in Qatar.…

What’s this? A Saturday pod?! With the theme of today's show being speed-based, we'll make this very quick. Just a few hours before the Round of 16 commences in Qatar, we tail off the final batch of group games. Key focus is on Lawrence Ati-Zigi, Manuel Neuer and Unai Simon amid a mad 48 hours of World Cup drama.…

In a bid to not over-promise and under-deliver (classic Richard Leeism, that), we did state our next Between the Sticks would be three-to-four days after the last. Thankfully, we've managed to sync schedules and produce the following. All the key action from the majority of second group games is covered, including Diogo Costa's near mishap against …

On Day Five of the Qatar World Cup, we reflect on the key action from the first four days. Top topics include: - Mohammed Al Owais and his MOM display in Saudi Arabia's win over Argentina - An international debut for new Netherlands No1, Andries Noppert - Criticism of Edouard Mendy and Manual Neuer in opening game defeats for Senegal and Germany re…

It's good to talk, which is how we start this week's Between the Sticks. Aside from Rich offering up some motivational anecdotes over the past week, we read out a listener's email focusing on anxiety and nervousness in aspiring goalkeepers as young as ten years old. Additionally, we ponder a question which isn't often asked despite the regular use …

Rich explains the fortnight absence before delving into all the goalkeeping action from the weekend, plus a few snippets we missed last time out. There's a nod to three goalkeeping substitutions in the Premier League (plus another in the Scottish Championship), matchwinning performances from Illan Meslier and David de Gea (although the latter still…

In this week's episode, we take a look at the return of Kepa to Chelsea's No1 fold. Circumstance may have prompted his selection ahead of a then injured Edouard Mendy, but the Spaniard has since established himself as Graham Potter's favoured goalkeeper - and he's not conceded in the past four outings. Fellow countryman David Raya produced another …

Following another European sojourn for Richard, it's another Tuesday podcast this week. All the usual stuff, however. Some quick chat about his time with Uwe Rosler at Brentford before a dissection of the Premier League and EFL, plus a 'Keeper Caper from Portugal and some very rare stopper squabbles over in Denmark.…

Apologies for the late arrival of this one, but viewers of the Fozcast will be well aware of the reasons. Yes, Richard rejoined his ex-teammate for a chat about all things goalkeeping and all things goalkeeper agent(ing) on Monday, thus pushing this particular episode back a day. Naturally, we cover his guest appearance on the show in a very tight …

We're going to take a wild stab in the dark that listeners of this podcast are almost certainly avid listeners of Ben Foster's Fozcast. That being the case, you'll have all heard a familiar name on this week's YouTube phenomenon. For when announcing his retirement, Foz mentioned a certain Richard Lee and the part our apparent "Goalkeeping Super Age…

Wow. Insane. Two words used by Jurgen Klopp to describe the performances of Jordan Pickford and Alisson in the weekend's Merseyside derby. He also asked, "What can you do?" And our answer to that is to produce a podcast which delves a little deeper into what we all saw at Goodison Park. Equally impressive displays were seen at St James' Park in the…

"Hold on a minute. Is that a regular episode of Between the Sticks... But with Everton goalkeeper Asmir Begovic and not the Voice of Goalkeeping, Richard Lee?" Well, funny you should ask... Because it most certainly is. With Mr Lee otherwise engaged, we've drafted in a new voice for what will become a semi-regular slot on our weekly analysis show. …

Following his much-maligned performance at Brentford last week, David de Gea fronted up in both body and mind to help Manchester United to victory over Liverpool. It's testament to a stopper who, despite his continued critics, continues to remind everyone just why he's still commonly regarded as one of the world's best. In the North East, Nick Pope…

You couldn't have asked for more contrasting fortunes concerning Manchester United goalkeepers at the weekend. Dean Henderson, on loan at Nottingham Forest and off the back of some pretty scathing remarks about his parent club, had a worldy. David de Gea, very much the chosen No1 much to the chagrin of Henderson at Old Trafford, struggled in a 4-0 …

It starts. Another new season. Another beginning for a bunch of Between the Sticks from now until May. All the same stuff: Premier League to League Two and anything outside of that which warrants special goalkeeper attention. And by the same stuff, we do sadly mean an immediate return for Commentary Corner. Jamie Carragher flexed his analytical ina…

Another month along means another month of goalkeeping comings and goings – and plenty of them, too. We return with a full recap of all domestic transfers throughout July, plus a smattering of the best from Scotland and Europe. A familiar friend in the EFL Overview is also back in shorter form following the commencement of the new campaign at the w…

Following a bit of post-season downtime, we're back with a quick recap of all the goalkeeping moves to have occurred over the past few weeks. More, plus a planned return of some feature interviews, coming up throughout the summer.โดย Goalkeepers' Union

For the final analysis-based Between the sticks of the season, we focus on an epic, record-breaking Champions League Final performance from Thibaut Courtois. The Real Madrid stopper has asked for respect to be put on his name, and it's certainly fair to say he thoroughly deserves it. Congrats go to Brice Samba, Ethan Horvath and Aidan Stone for pla…

After a very quick break, we're back to cover off the final few matchdays of the Premier League season, plus all the key action from the semi-finals and finals of the FA Cup, Scottish Cup, Europa League, FA Trophy and EFL Playoffs. GKs On Their Way returns as the goalkeeper transfer market leaps into action and, more import, the Clean Sheet Club Ki…

All the key action from the Premier League is here, including yet another match-winning performance from Jordan Pickford, a nine-out-of-ten performance from Robert Sanchez and a moment from Illan Meslier we've seen before and almost certainly will see again. Elsewhere, a thrilling final day in League Two saw goalkeepers take centre stage, as did Or…

It's another Tuesday pod (we promise not to make a habit of this) and another pod where Jordan Pickford takes centre stage. England's No1 (England's, England's No1) pulled off the No1 performance from a Premier League goalkeeper at the weekend – as per post-shot xG stats revealed by StatsBomb. In the EFL, Matt Ingram was drafted in on an emergency …

Sorry we're a bit late! The bumper Easter show we had lined up last week has been half-slotted into this week’s effort, but the action is mainly from the weekend where Nick Pope’s recent run of form is keeping Burnley’s survival hopes alive. We discuss how the landscape is looking for England with Pope, Fraser Forster and Aaron Ramsdale all dividin…

Yet again another incidental weekend of goalkeeping action across England's four tiers. No fewer than seven replacements had to be drafted in across the EFL due to either a pre-match injury, in-game injury or red card. It meant rare league appearances for Jacks Walton and Rose, plus a professional debut for QPR's Murphy Cooper. In the Premier Leagu…

Continuing the theme theme of recent episodes, we take a look at how the luck of a goalkeeper can vary when parrying efforts on goal. Some, as we saw with Alisson and David Raya at the weekend, mount counterattacks from which teams take the lead. Others, as we saw with Kasper Schmeichel and Fraser Forster, can fall to opposition players and result …