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A few weeks ago, towards the end of the season I travelled to Shrewsbury. Lovely town, people quite insular but it would be like that. Too close to Wales for the locals not to be a little strange!

I was there to see a football match, and it was number 77 on my list of league grounds visited


The game was ok, Shrewsbury beat an awful Rushden and Diremonds (never has a nickname been more apt) but on view was a special talent

A 19 year old blonde English goalkeeper who looked sensational...

I returned home and that night PMed Nemesis and told him about my scouting find and both of us (I believe) had a few quid on the lad playing for England before he's 25...

Today Manchester City have signed him.....watch out for him he is the business, best goalkeeping talent I have seen at that age. Full stop.

David James is both error prone and ageing and in the next couple of years this lad is going to be a regular in the Premiership getting very busy behind Man City's back four. He is flamboyant and technically sound

Remember the name.

I've heard about this guy before. I had money on Kirkland for England, I will do the same here.

I'll keep an eye out for him.  Nice spotting a potential future someone isn't it.

Shrewsbury is cool!!
Great nightlife and some great guys at the footie.
I have been to dozens of games there because my mate Luke Rodgers used to play up front for them before moving to Crewe.
You should see the players lounge though!!

Spill the ebans though what price die you two get?

66-1

not a great price but through a mate and for the crack and to photocopy that slip when he turns into Shilton and gets 125 caps

Joe Hart has been named in the England U21 squad today for the first time

first step to an international career, though i dont think he has played in the Premiership yet has he?

Definitely one for the future

He's been on the bench for Man C most of the season

Just been loaned out to Hull. There, he should get plenty of practice and noticed a bit


No idea if Pearce picked the Eng U21 team this time, but I stick with my view. Hart is going to be a star.

bumpity bump


not a bad spot even if I say so myself

first choice at Man C and looks a great talent

will be a England goalkeeper before long

Fair play tighty, I think the bet is more like 1/66 now the 66/1.

Good work Tighty...

Its a great bet mate. He looks v good.

Which ones have you got left tighty?

I've done a few since, up in the mid 80s


deep breath


New Darlington
New Shrewsbury (the original post was Old Shrewsbury!)
Dagenham and Redbridge
Morecambe
Yeovil
Doncaster
Blackpool (for this season)
New Hull (missed this season)
Wigan
New Arsenal

as you can see its a bit of a moving feast with new grounds cropping up and promotion/relegation in/out of conference

I have a friend trying to do the 93 but only watching Leicester, he's in the 60s

You get less for murder...

He's actually perversely hoping we get relegated...having never been out of the top two divisions..to help him get to his target

Poor sod might well get his wish!

You should speak to Xpressman  He will take you to a Dag & Red game.  He is a club sponsor these days I think

yup, its finding a spare weekend or tuesday night!

If they get relegated does that make them void  it might just be easier to wait a season

yup voided, its the current 93 at any one time

if Oxford or Cambridge go up, I'm in business!

What teams are there that have recently made it up but you missed out on.  Did you ever get to Maidstone for example

yes I made it to Maidstone in 1992, League Cup Round 2 Leg 1, 1-0 win for us

missed out on Kidderminster

Torquay never got done and now they are down

Aldershot got kicked out before my time

I'd done Exeter, Halifax, Rushden and York of the other relegated clubs....

Don't know how I missed this thread.
On Saturday the chant for Joe was "Englands number one". Personally would like him to concentrate on City for the time being and the under 21's but agree he is a great prospect.

Well he is in my fantasy team fwiw...

and you are in his......

Sensational bump Mr End.

i remember starting a thread about a year ago when he got his U21 cap congratulating u on an excellent spot.

funny thing is tho - the times i have seen him play for the U21's and Man City this season i think he looks a bit nervous and shaky and lacking in confidence. 

Goalkeepers need to be arrogant and confident because there is no hiding place and u cant dwell on mistakes - a la Schmeichel, Seaman, and today Reina, Lehmann (at his peak he was very good and very arrogant in 2004!) and Van der Sar.

Too many of the English goalies lately look to nervous - Carson, Robinson, Richard Wright etc.  They have to get this fear out of themselves otherwise we will eternally have a goalkeeping problem.


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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7395247.stm


bing bong....getting closer!

He's been called up to the senior England provisional squad, and he will also be Spurs' new no 1 come August...

NH Tighty

O rly?

and ty  ;D

I've read from an ITK source that he has 1 year remaining on his 12k a week contract and that Spurs have identified him as their main goalkeeping target...

And yes, this was the thread I was looking for... ;)

Still Isakkson did ok at the weekend.
 ;ashamed;

Kieren Westwood.  ::)

He's 23 though and still in league 1.

great performance tonight

English?

Get your mitts off...

Two of the saves were utterly fantastic

is he Welsh then?

p.s great win

on the carlisle website it says
Name: Keiren Westwood
Nationality: ENGLISH

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7406415.stm