Is it feasible for a professional goalkeeper to genuinely consider a career as a kicker in the NFL?

That is a question we’ve posed on the podcast many times before. Indeed, Kasper Schmeichel - as you’ll be reminded of in this episode - provided a very frank response when comparing the two disciplines a couple of years ago.

Now, we have an answer.

For Josh Lambo did just that. Following a short career in MLS - a short career, no less, which still encompassed starring for the USA at various youth international tournaments and very nearly bagging a move to Everton - he made the brave and ultimately successful decision to switch sports at the age of 22.

The result: A fruitful decade of breaking records and cementing his name as the most accurate kicker in Jacksonville Jaguars history.

Here, Josh outlines the similarities between goalkeeping and placekicking, why and how he chose one over the other, and the meeting with NBA great Kobe Bryant that he believes reshaped his mindset.

Visit joshlambo.com to find out more about the man on a mission to help people change the way they think.

Gamesmanship? Cheating? Poor goalkeeping? Anything other than taking accountability?

Those are the questions posed when pondering Ivan Toney's much-talked about opener in Brentford's win over Nottingham Forest at the weekend. From a goalkeeping perspective, we look at whether his ball-tampering tactics should have been flagged earlier by Forest - and whether Matt Turner's wall wasn't positioned properly.

"Foul or no foul?" rears its head for a second week running following incidents involving Dean Henderson and Alphonse Areola in a defeat and draw for Crystal Palace and West Ham respectively - and Jason Steele exhibited another distribution masterclass as Brighton were held at home to Wolves.

In the EFL, Carl Rushworth continues to impress on loan at Swansea from Brighton, Vaclav Hladky was named Sky's MOM in the top of the table clash between Leicester and Ipswich, Jack Stevens of Cambridge threw his name in the ring for Save of the Weekend, and Dan Connor - Goalkeeper Coach at Forest Green Rovers - stepped up to a caretaker role following the dismissal of Troy Deeney.

Slightly different approach this week.

Colin Barnes is a man with skin in the goalkeeping game. After 25 years in the coaching arena, he's contributed to the development of more than 40 professional stoppers over the course of his career (he may have also been Richard Lee's first-ever goalkeeping coach).

Now, as Head of Emerging Talent at Crystal Palace, he's scouring South London to find the next generation of Eagles as part of the club's burgeoning academy setup.

Not many people within professional and non-league goalkeeping don't know who this man is, so we sat back and let him offer his thoughts on the position, how it's evolved over the years and what the future holds.

Foul or no foul?

That was the question on, well, some people's lips following Luton's last-minute equaliser at Burnley over the weekend. With James Trafford appearing to be impeded by Elijah Adebayo, a goal was given and the Twittersphere was split.

We look at that incident, as well as Andre Onana's AFCON involvement which could pave the way for Altay Bayindir's long-awaited first piece of action as a Manchester United goalkeeper.

Ben Hamer nabbed Performance of the Weekend in the EFL with a stunning display to see Watford leave QPR with three points, while Josh Vickers remains Derby No1 despite Joe Wildsmith hitting double figures for clean sheets prior to being dropped.

All that, plus Clean Sheet Club and more GKs On Their Way.

A typically unpredictable and reactive window has resulted in this week's podcast arriving a little later than usually expected.

However, we quickly wrap up all the key action from the FA Cup Third Round.

Big performances from Nathan Baxter, Dan Grimshaw and Max O'Leary helped Bolton, Blackpool and Bristol City take Premier League sides to respective replays on home soil, Lucas Covolan stayed firm to see Maidstone through to the Fourth Round for the first time since their 1992 reformation, and Cam Dawson saved two penalties inside the opening ten minutes as Sheffield Wednesday saw off Cardiff.

Meanwhile, GKs On Their Way rolls on with a further four moves taking place. Special mention to Jed Steer for securing a short-term contract with Peterborough. The ex-Villa man looks set to don the gloves for the first time in almost two years.

Happy New Year to goalkeepers far and wide.

We kick off 2024 in reluctant fashion with... Commentary Corner! Yes, remarks directed towards Matt Turner in Nottingham Forest's victory over Manchester United were simply too ridiculous to ignore, so we run the rule over whether they were justified. (Spoiler: they were not.)

In the EFL, Viktor Johansson continues to keep Rotherham's Championship survival hopes alive, debuts were handed to Fynn Talley and Gabriel Breeze of Peterborough and Carlisle respectively, and Tranmere's Luke McGee played a huge part in his side's maximum take from the four festive fixtures.

GKs On Their Way returns, Louie Moulden is lauded for his five assists so far on loan at Rochdale and Arbroath's Ali Adams bags a mention for the goal that went viral.

Crystal Palace now have a conundrum on their hands.

Dean Henderson's welcome to return to action in the draw with Man City most likely means the No1 jersey is his to lose. A No1 jersey which, up to this point, had been deservedly maintained by fellow England goalkeeper, Sam Johnstone.

We discuss that and plenty more in this week's show, including a first-ever four successive Premier League clean sheets for Jordan Pickford and the theatre that was Martinez/Maupay in Aston Villa's win over Brentford.

In the EFL, Ben Hamer, Jack Bonham and Max O'Leary battled it out for Performance of the Weekend, Fleetwood's Jay Lynch pulled off a remarkable Save of the Weekend contender and Sutton shipped eight at Stockport.

It's been a long time coming, but Burnley have bagged precious points in recent weeks - and the draw at Brighton was thanks largely to MOM, James Trafford.

The uber confident 21-year-old made 10 saves to silence The Seagulls in a performance to show the Premier League he has very much arrived.

Returning from a short absence was Alisson, whose presence between the sticks aided Liverpool's comeback at Crystal Palace. Emi Martinez, meanwhile, revelled in a raucous encounter between Aston Villa and Arsenal, both Jose Sa and Matt Turner regained their respective No1 spots and many congrats go to Remi Matthews who finally earned his top-flight bow at Selhurst Park.

In the EFL, Cam Dawson enhanced his ridiculous penalty-saving stats, Asmir Begovic led QPR's revolution under Marti Cifuentes, Colchester loanee Owen Goodman sounded the Goalkeeper Assist klaxon and Joe Walsh bagged his first-ever professional start as an emergency loan acquisition at Accrington.

Every so often you meet a goalkeeper and think, "Yeah, this lad's got that bit extra."

Connor Ripley is one of those lads.

After waiting more than ten years to earn a sustained period of first team football at his registered club, the Middlesbrough-born stopper has revelled in his rightful role as No1 in recent seasons.

Successive campaigns at Morecambe and Port Vale have garnered rave reviews, the EFL have offered accolades and fans have made him very much a favourite.

Now, with a 250th professional appearance under his belt, the 30-year-old is enjoying his football and loving his life.

Here, he talks taking on jiu jitsu, lugging logs up a hill alongside Gordon Strachan and maturing as a goalkeeper.

NB: Explicit language is used in this recording.

According to Erik ten Hag, Manchester United's Andre Onana is the second-best goalkeeper in the Premier League "based on stats".

We discuss the Dutchman's claims and look back over his stopper's midweek performance at Galatasaray, before turning attention to Newcastle and a gaping void left by the injury suffered to Nick Pope. If only there was a proven Premier League goalkeeper with world class quality out there as a free agent...

In the Championship, Chris Maxwell continues to deputise admirably for Lee Nicholls at Huddersfield, Gavin Bazunu racked up a second successive clean sheet for just the second time in his Southampton career and Ben Hamer bagged his first penalty stop since April Fools Day of 2014.

Keeper Capers comes from Bundesliga 2, Ligue 1 and Serie A, where the Goalkeeper Assist klaxon was also sounded for AC Milan's Mike Maignan - his third assist in as many campaigns.