A jovial Quiz re nicknames for keepers.

Who was nicknamed "The Cat" ?

Who was "The Flying Pig" ?

Bonetti was 'The Cat'.

Lawrence was the flying porker.

Remember both well.

Peter Bonetti the Chelsea goalkeeper was the cat.

Tommy lawrence

Ugly bloke , played for Liverpool...sixties.

Who was nicknamed “ no hands”

fatboy47 wrote:Tommy lawrence

Ugly bloke , played for Liverpool...sixties.

And the subject of an amazing interview a few years ago. They were asking passers by if they remembered a game v Everton in the 60s. Bloke says I do yes, I played in it. Really what's your name. Tommy Lawrence was the reply.

Spike wrote:Who was nicknamed “ no hands”

Roger?

Spike wrote:Who was nicknamed “ no hands”

Gary Sprake

Herts Clarets wrote:And the subject of an amazing interview a few years ago. They were asking passers by if they remembered a game v Everton in the 60s. Bloke says I do yes, I played in it. Really what's your name. Tommy Lawrence was the reply.

Remember seeing that.

Herts Clarets wrote:Roger?

Yes Roger nohands-bury

winsomeyen wrote:Gary Sprake

Wasn’t he
Careless hands

winsomeyen wrote:Gary Sprake

After Sprake let the Chelsea cup final equaliser in we were out and some wag comes running up. “Have you heard about Gary Sprake? Through himself in front of a bus, it went under him.”
An old one now but it was the first time I’d heard it.

Here is the said chance interview with "The Flying Pig"

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Excellent stuff.

I thought “no hands” might have been Alan Stevenson as he a habit of raising his hands as the ball whistled past him (not in the net but over the bar etc!) as though as to say “I had it covered” when clearly he hadn’t.Fine keeper though & a long serving Claret!

Wasn't Hansbury nicknamed Teflon?

Who remembers Ratner?

mdd2 wrote:Wasn't Hansbury nicknamed Teflon?

Thought that was Peter Mellor when he was at Fulham.

I think Heaton should be called the Spider brilliant again yesterday one hell of a save that from Kane
Kane even was congratulating him on it hes back to his best after long injury layoff and you wouldn't no hes been out so long with his performances

Who was The Bin Man?

BFCmaj wrote:Who was The Bin Man?

Neville Southall

Rather? Cant remember his name. We had him on loan back in the 4th div. My grannie is a better keeper and she died in 1965!

"The Black Spider" ?

Can’t believe we’ve not had a shout for ‘Calamity’ yet.

Remember that mental idea where Pearce let him play outfield for City? What a plonker.

RalphCoatesComb wrote:"The Black Spider" ?

Lev Yashin? He wore black didn't he.

paulus the woodgnome wrote:Lev Yashin? He wore black didn't he.

Never saw him play but, apparently, he wore all black and was a bit special.

I seem to recall a ditty that used to be sung at the turf that featured Yashin but can't remember it properly as it must have been in the 60's .... Ay Ay Yi Yi ******* is better than Yashin ***** is better than Usabio ..... Etc

I can't remember the Burnley names that should be in the *******

I was very young

Something like this.Aye aye aye aye Blacklaw is better than Yashin, Lockhead is better than Eusabio and united are in for a thrashin.

winsomeyen wrote:Peter Bonetti the Chelsea goalkeeper was the cat.

Yep,gave his defenders kittens!! boom boom!!

icu81b4 wrote:I seem to recall a ditty that used to be sung at the turf that featured Yashin but can't remember it properly as it must have been in the 60's .... Ay Ay Yi Yi ******* is better than Yashin ***** is better than Usabio ..... Etc

I can't remember the Burnley names that should be in the *******

I was very young

Aye aye aye aye...Thomson is better than yashin...Lochead is better than eusebio and stoke are in for a thrashing!!!

Peter “the cat” Bonetti was the news photographers dream. He would step to the left, to dive to the right just so they got the shot.
Also, as far as I know, the first Englishman in the quiz question;name an English,Scottish,Welsh and both Irelands international whos name ends in i.
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Rep.of Ireland...Terry Mancini
Scotland..........Peter Marinelli
Wales.............Eddie Niedzwicki
Northern Ireland..Tony Capaldi

tim_noone wrote:Aye aye aye aye...Thomson is better than yashin...Lochead is better than eusebio and stoke are in for a thrashing!!!

Yes, Thomson was the name that rings a bell with me.

We should update this now to Heaton