11 Jul 2026 17:48:58
Interesting point made on here a while ago about the relative worth of goalkeepers and the number of points they can save over a season. Last night was a perfect example. Although Courtois isn’t what he was, Lammens cost his team a potential World Cup semi.


Brian Clough (love him or hate him) paid top dollar for Peter Shilton as he believed a top keeper would be the difference in a league title race.

1.) 11 Jul 2026
11 Jul 2026 18:45:39
Yep, good post.

Notts Forest bought Shilton for a reasonable
£250, 000 in 1977. His wages were likely very high though.

He was indeed very good for Forest, earning them a lot of points and trophies (then regressed sharply when he moved to Saints) .

But an even better example imo of gks earning points for their team would be Schmeichel for Man Utd, who was superb throughout.



And as an aside on a WC theme, why oh why did England manager Bobby Robson mess up in selecting a severely regressed, statuesque, over the hill Peter Shilton, costing us big time in both 1986 and 1990 World Cups.

2.) 11 Jul 2026
11 Jul 2026 19:22:12
Good point about Schmeichel, could we possibly give Ramsdale a call?

3.) 11 Jul 2026
11 Jul 2026 21:05:52
I think I'd rather call Schmeichel.

4.) 11 Jul 2026
11 Jul 2026 21:59:07
We did have Schmeichel (Kasper) for one season, 2010/11, but then, for reasons nobody could figure out, sold him to Leicester after only one season, where he stayed for 11 years.

5.) 12 Jul 2026
11 Jul 2026 23:09:17
Ken Bates RIP. He let Schmeichel go, and replaced him with Rachubka.

6.) 12 Jul 2026
12 Jul 2026 00:53:21
One million was too good for Ken to pass up.
Shyster.

7.) 12 Jul 2026
12 Jul 2026 11:29:36
I like Atobolu at Freiburg. A PX deal, with Willy Gnonto going the other way, is feasible.

8.) 12 Jul 2026
12 Jul 2026 13:00:09
You on the sauce again, JR. Get with the programme.
Yes, Corkey. That one def to do with the dosh.