Look how small he looks on Football Focus, I know Dan Walker is a beanpole but.....
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Look how small he looks on Football Focus, I know Dan Walker is a beanpole but.....
He admits by modern standards he'd struggle to be selected as a keeper, think he was just about 6 ft, if that in his primeQuote:
Originally Posted by splott parker
No sure how true or it was medically possible. However, rumour was that he used to hand off door tops with weights attached to his feet in order to stretch himself as he was aware of his restricted growth.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluesp
In modern day you have Casillas, Valdes, Sommer who have all been good enough, Sommer pretty much at the top of his game at the moment. Fair few making a living for themselves while not particularly being thought of as top keepers too, Bravo at Man City, Enyeama.
I would imagine the challenges faced in SHilton's day wouldn't be much different to now, same sized goals and all that, if anything you probably get better protection on challenges.
Maradona outjumped him...
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Originally Posted by lardy
I’d heard something similar. I heard he used to hang from the stair bannister and it resulted in longer arms.Quote:
Originally Posted by Majorblue
Aw c’mon I just said how small he looked, I didn’t mention that he had his right arm draped over Dan Walker, Martin Keown & Dion Dublin’s shoulders 😜Quote:
Originally Posted by rs3100