By - 03/11/2008

Momentum

Football's such a tough sport to be successful at that you have to capitalise on the momentum and initiative in a match when you have it - because there's plenty of moments when things will happen 'against the run of play' or without either side being on top.

Take Southampton...

By - 14/10/2008

Opportunities & Knocks

With me playing and Mark Tyler here on loan covering, injuries have dictated much to do with the goalkeeping situation at the club this season. And it got me thinking about how injuries have a massive say in what goes on.

Taking it back a few seasons, I can remember having a good...

By - 07/10/2008

Running Down The Clock

As the game against Preston was drawing to a close, we held the ball in the far corner of the field, using a common method of running out time - a random thought entered my head and one that has been in my mind a lot this week.

I personally don’t agree with the current method...

By - 14/09/2008

Keepers Get A Raw Deal!

After watching Liverpool face Man Utd something became quite apparent to me: keepers really do get a raw deal! It wasn’t this game alone that has guided me to this conclusion but it was more apparent in this game than most.

Van der Sar didn’t have his finest afternoon but the...

By - 25/08/2008

Genetics in Sport

Like most I’ve been glued to the Olympics the past few weeks and the two men who have made most of the headlines this Olympics - rightly so - have been Usian Bolt and Michael Phelps.

We all sat and watched in awe as Bolt seemed to start celebrating with 30 metres to go on his...

By - 11/08/2008

Taking Air

Michael Jordan was arguably the best basketball player of all-time if not the best sportsman to have graced this planet.

Here are some inspriring quotes from the man:

"Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation"

"When I'm old and...

By - 26/07/2008

Honouring Contracts

It's the time of year when the movement of players between clubs is rife and the thought occurred to me that it is quite rare nowerdays for a player to leave on good terms. In fact, those who do leave on good terms do so usually for only a handful of reasons.

If Cristiano...

By - 09/07/2008

In Awe

I, like millions of others, sat back on Sunday evening and Watched two of the best tennis players ever to have graced this planet fight it out to be crowned Wimbledon champion: Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

The game itself was immense but I personally got more from watching...

By - 06/07/2008

You Are What You Eat

With pre-season training only a few days away, we are sure to be welcomed back to training with a variety of tests to see what kind of shape we are in after a few weeks without football.

It’s amazing how quickly the body can lose muscle mass after a few weeks without...

By - 18/06/2008

Superstitions

Friday 13th June 08; heavy tropical thunderstorms in Orlando and I’m sat by the window of the Boeing plane from which we are about to take off.

The airport drenched and the pilot comes on the speaker to announce it’s a 50/50 chance as to whether we’d be taking off or not as we...

By - 05/06/2008

What If?

After watching the Champions League final I couldn't help but think ‘what if?’.

What if events of that game been different? What would have resulted? What if John Terry had decided to smash the ball down the middle of the goal and scored the winning penalty or decided against...

By - 29/05/2008

Off-season Training

For those of you out there who have wondered what a summer of a footballer consists of, i thought that this week I’d share with you what it entails.

This is the only time of the season when we can have an extended break so most of the lads take the opportunity to go abroad and...

By - 22/05/2008

A few words from Vince

I recently read a book on Vince Lombardi. He's a former American Football coach who was famous for inspiring quotes.

Here's a few of my favourites of his:

“If you settle for nothing less than your best, you will be amazed at what you can accomplish in life”

“If you...

By - 08/05/2008

Sticky Labels

I recently did my little bit for Sport Relief by going in goal for a school penalty shootout in an effort to raise money; 50p a go and, for most, the opportunity to tell their mates that they’d comfortably scored against the Watford keeper!

As I was signing a couple of...

By - 30/04/2008

What makes a good goalkeeper

Goalkeeping is something that I’ve grown up with and a subject I have some strong beliefs in.

I’m the first to hold my hands up and say I’d find it tough to spot an outfield player with talent as I’m not educated in that department - but if you were to give me a keeper to...