Goalkeepers' Union

Following another "erratic" performance from Jordan Pickford against Wolves at the weekend, we look at whether the England No1 needs a break from the action.

Elsewhere, Rich analyses a rare error from Kasper Schmeichel and a worldy stop from Arsenal's Emi Martinez in the North London derby.

Nick Pope is leading the charge for this season's Golden Glove with a 14th clean sheet picked up in Burnley's win at West Ham.

Rich looks at whether the England hopeful will move on in the summer, in addition to a quick rundown of the latest Championship action.

More reaction from the latest round of Premier League games, including: 

- Another clean sheet for Emiliano Martinez
- Drama at the London Stadium in the game between West Ham and Chelsea
- Gary Neville and Ederson being caught "in no man's land"

An uncharacteristic piece of goalkeeping from Sergio Romero kicks off this edition of Between The Sticks.

Was the Manchester United stopper at fault for Todd Cantwell's equaliser in the FA Cup Quarter Final clash with Norwich? And could Dean Henderson have done better with Arsenal's winner from Dani Ceballos at Brammall Lane?

That and plenty more from the past few days of action across the Premier League, Championship and FA Cup.

Wayne Hennessey was questioned for his positioning as Trent Alexander-Arnold floated in a free-kick for Liverpool on Wednesday night.

Rich looks at the incident and reacts to listener tweets, while also touching on Martin Dubravka conceding against Aston Villa and "world class" claims surrounding David De Gea and Kasper Schmeichel.

Premature retirement through injury hasn't deterred Matt Murray.

He's since forged a successful media career and continues to offer advice and inspiration to a number of players in the game.

In this chat, we take a deep dive into goalkeeping psychology, battling inner demons and positive thinking.

Matt also touches on his adoption, being raised by white parents and racism in football.

NB: This is a preview episode. For the full chat, head over to patreon.com/goalkeepersunion.

With Bernd Leno set to be out for the remainder of the campaign, we assess the impact of that Neal Maupay challenge and how Emiliano Martinez may fare as Arsenal's No1.

Among other goalkeeping talking points from the weekend's action, we also touch on what Joe Hart's next career move should be following his release from Burnley.

Well, Roy Keane certainly had his say on David De Gea in the draw between Spurs and Manchester United on Friday night.

Time for a goalkeeper's opinion now. Rich offers his take on the De Gea error, Keane's reaction and why not enough focus was given to Hugo Lloris at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

This week’s guest is a goalkeeper who did not step between the sticks until he was 15 years old.
Little more than 12 months later he’d joined Charlton where he eventually landed his first pro contract under Alan Curbishley.
Now with Newcastle and previously capped by Ireland, Rob Elliot joins GKU to discuss Toon takeover talk, where his future lies and just why he's called The Dilsh.

NB: This is a preview episode. For the full chat, head over to patreon.com/goalkeepersunion.

WE ARE BACK... AGAIN!

After 100 days exactly, the Premier League returned this week.

Rich and Matt discuss Orjand Nyland's goalline technology favour and the continuing emergence of Dean Henderson.

Ederson's dynamic distribution is also touched upon following Manchester City's comprehensive victory over Arsenal - a result which could have been far worse for The Gunners were it not for Bernd Leno.