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  • Re: best goalkeepers ever?

    Reading Spur by Reading Spur . Feb 6, 2009 19:52 . Permalink
    Reading Spur

    Too true, Pat is a legend.

    Who can forget the 2 penalty saves in the same match at Anfield (and his out of character response after saving the second one!).

    I also remember seeing him play against Wolves at "the Lane" the season we went down. The Wolves players were shaking their heads in disbelief as Pat pulled off one world class save after the other.

    Even when he went to the "other club" he used to get a wonderful response from the Spurs faithful (and it took us years to score a goal against him).

    All that and a kind, quiet gentleman to boot!

    • DEREK W

      Re: best goalkeepers ever?

      DEREK W by DEREK W . Feb 7, 2009 18:59 . Permalink

      hi reading spur....evidently at anfield liverpool needed to points to win the title and sh...

      hi reading spur....evidently at anfield liverpool needed to points to win the title and shankly turned to his chairman when the penalty was awarded and said 'here comes your title...'
      but pat saved it .....when the second penalty came.....shankly said 'we have another chance.....here comes the title'
      but he saved the second ....shankly could not believe it!....anyway the kop clapped him and gave him a standing ovation at the end....how many opposition supporters would do that.....great sportsmanship.....but they were different times!

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      • Alan H

        Re: best goalkeepers ever?

        Alan H by Alan H . Feb 7, 2009 21:45 . Permalink

        Lots of characters in those days, Derek, who we could identify with because they came from...

        Lots of characters in those days, Derek, who we could identify with because they came from our shores mostly. Bet you can cast your mind back now and reel twenty off without struggling.
        The game's changed drastically now with the foreign input--players, owners, managers etc. I'm still an advocater of producing more of our own young players, but then maybe I'm an old fashioned git.
        When I threw Shay Given in there by the way, that was my joker. Just felt that Essex sounded a bit cynical for a Friday afternoon. He'll be smiling if he's reading this now.
        Spurs 1 Gunners 0

    • Alan H

      Re: best goalkeepers ever?

      Alan H by Alan H . Feb 6, 2009 21:02 . Permalink

      He was a great character, Reading, and a class act, nobody disputing that. But back to th...

      He was a great character, Reading, and a class act, nobody disputing that.
      But back to the original question though the keeper's list. Saw both guys many times, still have to have Banks at the top.

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      • A Yahoo! User

        Re: best goalkeepers ever?

        by A Yahoo! User . Feb 6, 2009 21:23 . Permalink

        When I see modern day keepers leap backwards into the air arch their backs and theatrical...

        When I see modern day keepers leap backwards into the air arch their backs and theatrically tip the ball over the bar,accompanied by idiot commentators purring about a magnificent save. I often say to my son Pat Jennings or Gordon Banks would have stood under the bar,caught it with one hand and threw it out to a team mate, no big deal.

      • A Yahoo! User

        Re: best goalkeepers ever?

        by A Yahoo! User . Feb 6, 2009 21:26 . Permalink

        When I see modern day keepers leap backwards into the air arch their backs and theatrical...

        When I see modern day keepers leap backwards into the air arch their backs and theatrically tip a ball which is coming straight at them over the bar,accompanied by idiot commentators purring about a magnificent save. I often say to my son Pat Jennings or Gordon Banks would have stood under the bar,caught it with one hand and threw it out to a team mate, no fuss, no big deal.