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"I don't know what the fuss is all about. I wasn't an England captain like Johnny Haynes or a World Cup winner like George Cohen. I was just the guy that tried to keep the ball out" - Fulham's Tony Macedo reflects on his popularity at Craven Cottage.

"When there are just 500 fans inside a ground, you can hear everything they say, every little word. So that's what turns you from a kid into a man" - England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford recalls his time at non-league Darlington when he was starting his career.

Brian Glanville wrote Goalkeepers Are Different, the book that inspired the name of the website. A truly great writer.

"Of course I have been to Wembley before - for the greyhounds on my stag night" - Wimbledon's Dave Beasant before the 1988 FA Cup Final #FACupFinal

"You should be dead" - Orthopaedic surgeon Professor David Lloyd Griffiths gives Man City's Bert Trautmann his professional verdict after discovering the goalkeeper had a broken neck sustained during the 1956 FA Cup Final.

If you are hungry for more random goalkeeper trivia you'll be delighted to know that there's a cheeky bonus update, featuring the Bundesliga keeper felled by a cigarette lighter and the PSG goalie put out of action while playing a game of Scrabble. bit.ly/3H2CwbI

"I could tell he wasn't a goalkeeper by the way he walked" - Hartlepool United manager Cyril Knowles (pictured on the right) explains why he decided to replace Rob Moverley in goal, despite never seeing him play.

"Let's be honest, one of the most fun things in football is a goalkeeper being sent off and an outfield player having to go in goal" - BBC Radio 5 Live's Mark Chapman hits the nail square on the head after Man City's Kyle Walker replaced Claudio Bravo in a Champions League tie.

"There's no use in practising penalties... Di Biggio of Italy took 17 in practice and scored every time. But the next day he missed against France, which proves it doesn't work" - Ray Clemence's views on practicing penalties may be a little bit flawed...

"It is like a bullfight. It's a fight to the death, and the only important thing is the result. There's a lack of sporting attitudes and a surfeit of dangerous tackling" - Cameroon's Thomas N'Kono shares his opinion on Spanish football after he joined Espanol.

"There's been a lot of rewriting history. How can I be a terrible goalie if I played over 500 games for Leeds, nearly all in the top division? Don Revie was neither a fool nor a bad judge of players" - Leeds United goalkeeper Gary Sprake on his fall from grace at Elland Road.

"The goalkeeper position is not an easy one. You can only speak about it if you are a goalkeeper yourself" - Simon Mignolet

"The goalkeeper is the lone eagle, the man of mystery, the last defender" - Vladimir Nabokov

A year on from my brother’s death and the regulation of mandatory heart screens in the UK is still below par. Players must be protected better. THIS NEEDS TO CHANGE Gary Lineker PepTeam Please rt and get this the attention it deserves. nytimes.com/athletic/63700…

"If Frankenstein had decided to make a goalkeeper instead of a monster, Howard would have been a perfect prototype" - England Amateur international Ivan Sharpe on Corinthians and Chelsea goalkeeper Benjamin Howard Baker.

If you're stuck for a gift idea with Father's Day just around the corner, why not peruse our collection of book recommendations for inspiration! bit.ly/3HyjhXR

Happy 80th Birthday to Pat Jennings, the greatest exponent of the one-handed save in the history of the game, thanks to arguably the biggest pair of hands in the history of the game...

"I could not play football, I was a born goalkeeper. Reflexes, jumping, strength; people are born with it" - Jan van Beveren

"There is a requirement for Premier League keepers now. You must be 6 foot 3 inches and a coward" - John Burridge shares his views on modern day goalkeepers.

Did you know that Argentina's Hugo Gatti was once banned for the heinous crime of wearing a headband to keep the hair out of his eyes? Or that Arbroath have only ever had one Scottish international? Yes, you've guessed it - there's another site update! bit.ly/441d4Lv