| Inane Sunday morning question re goalkeeping 08:19 - Mar 22 with 4681 views | BlackCrowe |
Both keepers yesterday defending the Loft spent the whole time shielding their eyes from the sun - why don't they wear peaked caps? It seems so obvious but clearly a conscious decision not to (surely) |  |
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| Inane Sunday morning question re goalkeeping on 08:27 - Mar 22 with 4615 views | qpr1976 |
Said the same. Weird, especially when their keeper did same 2nd half….!? |  | | |
| Inane Sunday morning question re goalkeeping on 08:37 - Mar 22 with 4570 views | dmm |
That's not an inane question at all. A cap should be part of a keeper's kit. It certainly used to be. I rarely see keepers using them these days and cannot think why that is. |  | | |
| Inane Sunday morning question re goalkeeping on 08:44 - Mar 22 with 4528 views | BrianMcCarthy |
| Inane Sunday morning question re goalkeeping on 08:37 - Mar 22 by dmm |
That's not an inane question at all. A cap should be part of a keeper's kit. It certainly used to be. I rarely see keepers using them these days and cannot think why that is. |
Same in Gaelic Games, they've gone out of fashion for some reason. I always insist that a goalie has one in his glove bag, and I carry spares.
I mentioned on the match fred that red contact lenses are in for a couple of decades as well. they greatly reduce glare and help a goalie pick out a ball against a spring or autumn sky, in particular. |  |
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| Inane Sunday morning question re goalkeeping on 08:46 - Mar 22 with 4517 views | francisbowles |
I wore a cap in F block SA Rd stand. So I'm fairly high up. It helps until you look up and then it's useless. At pitch level, it's pretty difficult for a keeper to watch play with his head down. [Post edited 22 Mar 8:46]
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| Inane Sunday morning question re goalkeeping on 09:00 - Mar 22 with 4457 views | Tonto |
I used to keep wicket and always wore a cap, until so.eone skyed one straight up and i lost it (and dropped it much to the chargrin of the bowler and most of the team).
Ive often thought about that, and have two thoughts of relevance here.
1. Does the brim get in the way of high balls?
2. If your eyes are shaded by the brim, when there is a high ball, and you look into the sun, doyou eyes have to adjust to the increased light, meaning you dont have 100% vision and you can lose the ball for a few seconds while your eye adjust.
Neither are great for a keeper (in either sport!). But then again if the sun is in your eyesthat aint good either! |  |
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| Inane Sunday morning question re goalkeeping on 10:44 - Mar 22 with 4250 views | MrSheen |
| Inane Sunday morning question re goalkeeping on 09:00 - Mar 22 by Tonto |
I used to keep wicket and always wore a cap, until so.eone skyed one straight up and i lost it (and dropped it much to the chargrin of the bowler and most of the team).
Ive often thought about that, and have two thoughts of relevance here.
1. Does the brim get in the way of high balls?
2. If your eyes are shaded by the brim, when there is a high ball, and you look into the sun, doyou eyes have to adjust to the increased light, meaning you dont have 100% vision and you can lose the ball for a few seconds while your eye adjust.
Neither are great for a keeper (in either sport!). But then again if the sun is in your eyesthat aint good either! |
I heard a podcast about the 18th century Navy where they said a lot of sailors wore an eyepatch so they could move it aside going below decks and adjust to the gloom down there much quicker. hence the pirate image. Not necessarily recommended for goalkeepers unless you want to play like Tony Roberts. [Post edited 22 Mar 10:45]
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| Inane Sunday morning question re goalkeeping on 10:45 - Mar 22 with 4245 views | PlanetHonneywood |
Could wear wrap around sunglasses like Eddie Davids used to. |  |
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| Inane Sunday morning question re goalkeeping on 11:06 - Mar 22 with 4158 views | Northernr |
There was a bloke to our left yesterday had a full blown mighty headloss at Walsh for not having a hat on after he dropped that one over the bar. Highly amusing when it's not me. |  | | |
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| Inane Sunday morning question re goalkeeping on 11:28 - Mar 22 with 4083 views | Hugey |
Can only assume the data indicates that goalkeepers wearing caps concede 0.7233% more often.
So wearing a cap would be outdated and only anecdotally effective.
But we aren't stating it publicly because... competitive advantage. |  | | |
| Inane Sunday morning question re goalkeeping on 13:44 - Mar 22 with 3921 views | Myke |
Done/doing a fair bit of coaching with kids and goalkeepers point blank refuse to wear them as they are not ‘cool’ | | | |
| Inane Sunday morning question re goalkeeping on 14:38 - Mar 22 with 3796 views | Match82 |
| Inane Sunday morning question re goalkeeping on 13:44 - Mar 22 by Myke |
Done/doing a fair bit of coaching with kids and goalkeepers point blank refuse to wear them as they are not ‘cool’ |
Cooler than letting 6 goals in though |  | | |
| Inane Sunday morning question re goalkeeping on 14:39 - Mar 22 with 3793 views | VancouverHoop |
| Inane Sunday morning question re goalkeeping on 13:44 - Mar 22 by Myke |
Done/doing a fair bit of coaching with kids and goalkeepers point blank refuse to wear them as they are not ‘cool’ |
Unless they're worn backwards obviously. | | | |
| Inane Sunday morning question re goalkeeping on 15:20 - Mar 22 with 3741 views | kensalriser |
| Inane Sunday morning question re goalkeeping on 14:39 - Mar 22 by VancouverHoop |
Unless they're worn backwards obviously. |
That was cool about 40 years ago, I doubt it is now. Indeed, the entire problem with kids and caps is probably boomers wearing them, a bit like flat caps were for boomers when they were young. |  |
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| Inane Sunday morning question re goalkeeping on 15:47 - Mar 22 with 3686 views | VancouverHoop |
| Inane Sunday morning question re goalkeeping on 15:20 - Mar 22 by kensalriser |
That was cool about 40 years ago, I doubt it is now. Indeed, the entire problem with kids and caps is probably boomers wearing them, a bit like flat caps were for boomers when they were young. |
Backwards caps are still a major fashion item here. So much so I'm sure some people, even women, sleep in them. | | | |
| Inane Sunday morning question re goalkeeping on 16:47 - Mar 22 with 3555 views | derbyhoop |
On a tangential note, whenever I was batting in cricket, I never used a helmet. i always had the idea that if I hadn't practised with one (I didn't), I wasn't going to wear one where it counted. I thought it would change your view of the ball. Needless to say, if I fielded at short leg, I'd always wear one. |  |
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| Inane Sunday morning question re goalkeeping on 16:54 - Mar 22 with 3522 views | FredManRave |
| Inane Sunday morning question re goalkeeping on 16:47 - Mar 22 by derbyhoop |
On a tangential note, whenever I was batting in cricket, I never used a helmet. i always had the idea that if I hadn't practised with one (I didn't), I wasn't going to wear one where it counted. I thought it would change your view of the ball. Needless to say, if I fielded at short leg, I'd always wear one. |
Silly point? |  |
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| Inane Sunday morning question re goalkeeping on 17:17 - Mar 22 with 3457 views | BushRanger82 |
Caps mess up a man's carefully coiffured hair. Believe me, I know.
Wore one in 1969. Took it off, and whallop, hair all over the gaff.
Never again, chaps. Never again. |  | | |
| Inane Sunday morning question re goalkeeping on 22:55 - Mar 22 with 3230 views | TwoHalves |
| Inane Sunday morning question re goalkeeping on 17:17 - Mar 22 by BushRanger82 |
Caps mess up a man's carefully coiffured hair. Believe me, I know.
Wore one in 1969. Took it off, and whallop, hair all over the gaff.
Never again, chaps. Never again. |
Good year, 1969. I had hair then too. These days if I wear a cap it’s to avoid sunburn. | | | |
| Inane Sunday morning question re goalkeeping on 23:12 - Mar 22 with 3190 views | CLAREMAN1995 |
| Inane Sunday morning question re goalkeeping on 11:06 - Mar 22 by Northernr |
There was a bloke to our left yesterday had a full blown mighty headloss at Walsh for not having a hat on after he dropped that one over the bar. Highly amusing when it's not me. |
Better over the bar than into the net because at 3-2 things would be a little hairy for the second half.
Could only get the Portsmouth coms and they kept saying we were very shake when leading and our fanbase was nervous can anybody who attended verify that .
Finally at 5-1 they laughed and said the game is safe now for us |  | | |
| Inane Sunday morning question re goalkeeping on 23:30 - Mar 22 with 3162 views | BrianWilson |
| Inane Sunday morning question re goalkeeping on 23:12 - Mar 22 by CLAREMAN1995 |
Better over the bar than into the net because at 3-2 things would be a little hairy for the second half.
Could only get the Portsmouth coms and they kept saying we were very shake when leading and our fanbase was nervous can anybody who attended verify that .
Finally at 5-1 they laughed and said the game is safe now for us |
Keeper often end up heading the ball from running out to meet the ball or a dodgy pass back  |  |
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| Inane Sunday morning question re goalkeeping on 23:58 - Mar 22 with 3116 views | Stocktake |
Sod American fashion. Aren't flat caps back in though and they have a shorter peak for a greater range of vision? Possibly teamed with a pipe to calm walsh's jitters. |  | | |
| Inane Sunday morning question re goalkeeping on 05:26 - Mar 23 with 2978 views | TwoHalves |
| Inane Sunday morning question re goalkeeping on 23:58 - Mar 22 by Stocktake |
Sod American fashion. Aren't flat caps back in though and they have a shorter peak for a greater range of vision? Possibly teamed with a pipe to calm walsh's jitters. |
I have an inkling that one or two might be on display dahn SE16 way on April 18th. | | | |
| Inane Sunday morning question re goalkeeping on 07:57 - Mar 23 with 2871 views | Wegerles_Stairs |
It is odd. Is it something to do with the manosphere? Maybe real men don't wear goalie caps? [Post edited 23 Mar 7:59]
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| Inane Sunday morning question re goalkeeping on 17:48 - Mar 23 with 2658 views | Paddyhoops |
| Inane Sunday morning question re goalkeeping on 23:12 - Mar 22 by CLAREMAN1995 |
Better over the bar than into the net because at 3-2 things would be a little hairy for the second half.
Could only get the Portsmouth coms and they kept saying we were very shake when leading and our fanbase was nervous can anybody who attended verify that .
Finally at 5-1 they laughed and said the game is safe now for us |
The kolli goal for number 4 settled everyone down . The Wrexham collapse had everyone very nervous. Honestly thought if they got it to 3.2 they would go on and win it. Charity park Tangers and all that .
I stand right under the camera gantry in lower loft and I had the sun directly on me for pretty much the whole game . It must have been an issue for both keepers .
Thought Walsh was decent apart from the free kick . Still don’t think he commands his penalty area well enough though. | | | |
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