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Gordon West RIP
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Very sad news, I loved him in Batman and Family Guy
hitony
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It is sad news, I always liked Everton purely because of him, RIP fella........
Sad indeed, did a good line in pink salmon too.
England No 1
He was battling it out with Gordon Banks for England Number 1 spot before the 1970 World Cup.
However, he decided not to go to Mexico for family reasons.
If he had gone the QF result with West Germany could have been a whole lot different.
He was battling it out with Gordon Banks for England Number 1 spot before the 1970 World Cup.
However, he decided not to go to Mexico for family reasons.
If he had gone the QF result with West Germany could have been a whole lot different.
Crispy Ambulance
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Remember that game well. He was absolutely huge and, apart from a Nobby penalty (if I remember correctly), we couldn't get anything past his large frame!
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Apparently he struggled to keep his weight down throughout his career. Most of the banter from the South Stand comprised references to his michelin man appearance.
Lord Bracknell
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There's a good obituary in The Guardian, by NSC's very own Not Andy Naylor.
Gordon West obituary | Football | The Guardian
I particularly liked the bit about how he became a goalkeeper in the first place.
Perhaps the most unusual aspect of West's success was that he had barely played in goal before becoming a professional in 1960 with Blackpool. Born in Darfield, South Yorkshire, he was an unexceptional defender for Don and Dearne Boys, in Barnsley, when a team-mate was invited for a trial at Bloomfield Road and asked West to accompany him. West told Blackpool he was a goalkeeper, a position he had always fancied. Within months, he had established himself in the Blackpool team ahead of Tony Waiters, the England keeper.
Gordon West obituary | Football | The Guardian
I particularly liked the bit about how he became a goalkeeper in the first place.
Perhaps the most unusual aspect of West's success was that he had barely played in goal before becoming a professional in 1960 with Blackpool. Born in Darfield, South Yorkshire, he was an unexceptional defender for Don and Dearne Boys, in Barnsley, when a team-mate was invited for a trial at Bloomfield Road and asked West to accompany him. West told Blackpool he was a goalkeeper, a position he had always fancied. Within months, he had established himself in the Blackpool team ahead of Tony Waiters, the England keeper.
The Buttery Biscuit Base
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That would be Adam West...
Freddie Goodwin.
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Yep, I remember him as Everton keeper and then seeing him at the Goldstone for Tranmere.