Applauding The Kop

The Story of Liverpool Football Club's Goalkeepers

Paul Wilkes

• Publisher: Pitch Publishing
• eBook ISBN:
  9781785318085
• Year: 2020

Applauding the Kop is the definitive story of Liverpool FC's goalkeepers. Through a series of remarkable interviews, it reveals the pressure and demands of playing in the prime position for one of the most successful sides in world football. The book offers honest observer accounts of the greatest goalkeepers to ever pull on the number-one jersey at Anfield, and first-hand anecdotes from those who trained at the club. Get an insider's view on the likes of Bruce Grobbelaar, Jerzy Dudek and David James. The players share funny, emotional and alternative viewpoints of their more illustrious team-mates at Liverpool and elsewhere, offering a rare glimpse of life in the most extraordinary leagues and teams in Europe. Applauding the Kop provides a unique insight into the personalities of many goalkeeping greats, and tells the tales of others who were less successful, detailing the events that dictate how they are perceived. Each player had a very different journey in their quest to reach the pinnacle of the game

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Foreword
• Introduction
• 1. The First Custodians, Paving the Way
• 2. Tommy Lawrence, The Flying Pig
• 3. Ray Clemence, Mr Reliable
• 4. Bruce Grobbelaar, Handstands, Trophies and Trauma
• 5. David James, Mistakes, Madness and Maturity
• 6. Tony Warner, Merseyside, Millwall, Malta and Mimms
• 7. Michael Stensgaard, It’s Not the End of the World
• 8. Sander Westerveld, Houllier, The Treble and Spain
• 9. Pegguy Arphexad, Lucky Omen
• 10. Scott Carson, Leeds, Turkey and Lampard
• 11. Jerzy Dudek, Poland, Feyenoord and Forlan
• 12. Martin Hansen, The Other Side of the Coin
• 13. Peter Gulacsi, Hungary, Hull and Red Bull
• 14. Danny Ward, Wales, Huddersfield and Karius
• 15. John Achterberg, Tranmere, Coaching and Alisson
• Bibliography
• Photos