It was the Friday before the start of the Premier League season and I was on a plane home. The
two gentlemen next to me starting talking and the conversation soon moved to football. One of
them was lamenting Southampton's relegation into League One, he then said to his friend, "So
it's four years without a trophy now then?
Mark Schwarzer gets some credit in the papers today, being the league's best keeper at stopping
shots.
This is clearly a good thing, and nobody can underestimate Schwarzer's impact on the team.
Frankly, he's been fantastic.
We'll get back to the numbers in a moment, but first my usual thing about evaluating
goalkeepers.
Wanna hear some blasphemy? Fuck. Shit. Bollocks. Cunt.
Wanna hear some more? Patrick Vieira is interested in a move to Tottenham Hotspur. Yes, Tottenham
Hotspur.
What a pile of doodoo.
The geezer is one of the greatest players to have ever worn our shirt. The fifth best in fact.
