Goalkeepers' Union

This week’s guest is yet another man who enjoyed a colourful career between the sticks. He crossed divides in East Anglia and the Midlands, he played in an FA Cup Final and he bagged a taste of Europe in the UEFA Cup.

Andy Marshall, currently goalkeeper coach at Charlton Athletic, possesses a wealth of knowledge on what it takes to be professional goalkeeper. He tells GKU why and how he's now passing that on to potential stars of the future.

Elsewhere, Rich dissects all the key talking points of the week, starting with the aftermath of the seven-day Kepa/Sarri show.

Have you ever seen anything quite like it in a major domestic cup final?

Rich runs the rule on the moment of "misunderstanding" which caused calamitous confusion between Chelsea goalkeeper, Kepa Arrizabalaga, and his manager Maurizio Sarri prior to their shootout defeat to Manchester City at the weekend.

Meanwhile, this week's guest is another Chelsea goalkeeper – WSL star Carly Telford. The England stopper lifts the lid on national boss Phil Neville, sexism in football and how goalkeeper coach Stuart Searle is breaking boundaries in the women's game.

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This week’s guest is a goalkeeper currently playing his trade between the sticks for Championship side, Stoke City.

He burst on the scene with nine clean sheets in his first 15 games as a professional on loan at Cheltenham and at the age of 19 years and 158 days he became the youngest goalkeeper to ever make a senior appearance for England.

Jack Butland joins the Goalkeepers’ Union to discuss his path into professional football and where he sees his future in the game.

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This week’s guest is a man who played more than 800 games in a 25-year career.

He racked up eight seasons as an ever-present with Colchester, Luton and Watford and, having played for all three Merseyside league clubs, he can tell a tale or two about Neville Southall, David James and, er, Eric Nixon.

Alec Chamberlain joins the Goalkeepers' Union in between a look at who Gareth Southgate should plump for between the sticks in England's next squad selection and a review of weekend's key goalkeeping talking points with Rich and Matt.

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He was the first goalkeeper to save a penalty in the FA Cup Final, the first goalkeeper to captain his side to FA Cup glory and the first goalkeeper to be tackled by a bottle of salad cream.

There isn't a whole lot Dave Beasant hasn't seen in football.

From the Crazy Gang to coming out of retirement at the age of 56, this is his story.

This week's guest is a man who saved two penalties to help Tottenham win the UEFA Cup in 1983.

Tony Parks competed with Ray Clemence at Spurs before enjoying spells at Brentford, Falkirk and a host of others in a 22-year playing career.

His work as a renowned goalkeeper coach saw him return to White Hart Lane to oversee the signing of Hugo Lloris, as well as spells with Aston Villa, Watford and Norwich.

Some great tips in this one for any current or aspiring goalkeeper coach.

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Three is the magic number.

This week's guest on the Goalkeepers' Union podcast is Manchester United's No3, Lee Grant.

From spending 14 years in the second tier of English football to finally earning his big Premier League break with Stoke City at 33, Grant reflects on his journey to the top and the moment he received that unexpected call to work alongside David de Gea at Old Trafford.

He discusses life at one of the biggest clubs in the world, facing Paul Pogba penalties in training and the recent transition which saw the man who signed him, Jose Mourinho, replaced by current boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

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This week's guest on the Goalkeepers' Union podcast is Frans Hoek – a pioneer of goalkeeper coaching and a man who has helped shape the careers of past, present and potential future greats of the position.

Frans reflects on his time at the World Cup with Holland, introducing new techniques to Edwin van der Sar at Ajax and how working with David de Gea at Manchester United has seen him become one of the world's best.

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This week the GKU team are joined by Cardiff City goalkeeper Neil Etheridge. Quite the story, this one.

Neil reflects on his hugely eventful career thus far, from sofa surfing on £200 a week at Oldham to equalling a Premier League record of saving two penalties in his first two top-flight games.

As per, Rich also takes a look at the key goalkeeper talking points from the weekend's action - this time it's the FA Cup Third Round.

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This week's podcast is our final episode of 2018.

Rich looks back on a year where the record fee for a goalkeeper was broken twice, while offering his top goalkeeper picks from the Premier League to League Two.

The team also assess the key moments from the opening two rounds of festive fixtures in the top flight.

0.00 - 18:40 Festive fixtures round-up
18:41 - 19:00 Keeper Capers
19:01 - 27:15 Premier League goalkeepers in 2018-19
27:16 - 31:10 Championship goalkeepers in 2018-19
31:11 - 37:04 League One and League Two
37:05 - Jordan Pickford v Jack Butland

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