Goalkeepers' Union

This week’s guest is a man who, in achieving promotion with Burnley in 2014, became part of an elite band of goalkeepers to have played in all four tiers of English professional football.

He began under Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United and moved to Cardiff and Bristol City before his big switch to Turf Moor where he now resides as club captain.

Tom Heaton opens up to GKU on how he's adopted the mindset to reach the top and continually improve.

An honest, insightful chat with a belter of a goalkeeper.

This week’s guest is more than just a goalkeeper.

After spells with Luton, Wimbledon and Sunderland, he joined Southampton in 2006 and has been at the club ever since.

From player to captain to Football Development Executive to First Team Assistant Coach and, for a very brief period earlier this season, Caretaker Manager, his name is woven into the fabric of St Mary’s furniture.

Kelvin Davis talks success at the Saints, bowing out with the Black Cats and the craziest of gangs under the stewardship of Egil Olsen.

This week’s guest is a man who made his debut as a 16-year-old at Preston under the tutelage of David Moyes.

He’s since racked up more than 400 games as a goalkeeper with clubs including Leeds, Bolton, Wolves, Fulham and now Middlesbrough – and he's yet another of the Goalkeepers' Union to have found himself on the scoresheet during the early stages of his career.

Andrew Lonergan discusses the half-volley, bouncing back from two years out of the game and how he came so close yet so far to a dream Premier League move.

Honest and insightful. You've got to love Lonners.

This week’s guest is a goalkeeper currently plying his trade in the Championship with Bristol City.

He’s enjoyed successful loan spells at Wycombe, Northampton and Rochdale where he helped the club to a first promotion in more than 40 years in 2010, and he was known early on in his career for a surprise call-up to Fabio Capello's first England squad after the disastrous World Cup campaign that same year.

Frankie discusses the highs and lows of life as a goalkeeper, including a recent bout of viral meningitis and giving back to the community.

This week’s guest is a man who made nearly 800 appearances and kept in excess of 250 clean sheets in a 24-year career.

He played in all four tiers of English football, he went to a World Cup with Ireland and he once apprehended a pitch-invading dog while playing for York City.

Dean Kiely reveals in a refreshing honesty what it was like being a player under the likes of Alan Curbishley and Harry Redknapp, while also touching on why sports psychology is crucial in aiding a goalkeeper's development.

Top chat with a top bloke.

Elsewhere on the show, Rich runs the rule on the week's action and we chat with David Kross - the actor who portrays Bert Trautmann in recent cinematic release, The Keeper.

This week’s guest grew into goalkeeping via one of football’s finest foundations.

He’s shared a changing room with global superstars, he’s played more more than 400 games over the course of a 27-year career, he’s a man Robbie Savage once referred to as a “gentle giant” and, more importantly, at the tender age of 45, he is the last remaining member of the celebrated Class of '92 to still be playing.

Kevin Pilkington stood alongside David Beckham and co as the man between the sticks when Manchester United won the FA Youth Cup in 1992.

He tells stories of his time at Old Trafford, from being offered a contract by Sir Alex Ferguson to playing behind the likes of Bruce, Pallister and, er, William Prunier.

This week's guest is the man who made Richard Lee.

Following 13 years and four major cup finals with Chelsea, Kevin Hitchcock finished his career at Watford where he then became goalkeeper coach to GKU's very own No1.

Hitch recalls his time tutoring Rich at Vicarage Road, but it's his stories of Hoddle, Gullit, Zola et al that really capture the imagination of a transitional time in West London.

Just like Jimmy Walker last week, Kevin has some top tales to tell.

Anything you'd like to hear the team discuss? Drop us a line on [email protected].

Jimmy's driving in his car… And he's telling us some top tales on his journey.

Wacka reveals what it was like to share a room with Stephen Bywater at West Ham, how referee Andy D'Urso helped endear him to the hearts of Hammers fans and why Heurelho Gomes is the greatest goalkeeper he's ever worked with.

Bear with him. By his own admission, Jimmy likes to talk!

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