"The Keeper"

[Man_City_Loyal]

Second favourite footy film.

my all time favourite film that.

I believe Vinnie Jones wanted to do a remake over it.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Escape to Victory has buzzer and mr Denya in ;-)

And Paul Cooper as Stallone's stand in

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

And Paul Cooper as Stallone's stand in

Really?

I never knew that.

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

juset seen an article from march this year that the remake is under way.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Really?

I never knew that.

Yes. Really!

 

[Ifwecouldjust.......]

I wouldn't be totally sure about that unless he was from a very Orthodox branch. My father-in-law used to tell anecdotes about the Orthodox who would not even switch a light or oven on during Saturday. They would listen to the radio on Saturday but would switch it on on Friday night! Much the same with cooking. The food for Saturday would be prepared on Friday and slow cooked overnight. Alexander Altmann was working for the Institute of Jewish Studies, presumably in London, by the time of the 1956 Final. He founded ithe Institute in 1953 and facilitated it to join University College London on his departure to Brandeis University in Massachusetts in 1959.


I noticed one or two inconsistencies. His first match was shown as being against Arsenal (a 2-0 home defeat). The records show his debut as being in a 3-0 home defeat to Bolton. Also it suggested that his marriage was before signing for City when it appeared to be in 1950 after his signature in 1949.

Totally off topic ..... my Gran (who was a season ticket holder and didn't miss a home match under any circumstances - we had to plan our holidays around the fixture list) used to make extra cash by going round Jewish homes and doing stuff for them on a Saturday (like setting and lighting fires )

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

Yes. Really!

googled it and your right. Was at Ipswich at the time though wasnt he?

 

[blue oli]

Me too - he was my boyhood hero. Whenever I played football with other kids on the local park I always volunteered to be the goalie.

My 12 year old son is so intrigued by his story - keeps watching old footage on line, reads all the time about his life too.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

googled it and your right. Was at Ipswich at the time though wasnt he?

Yes. A fair few Ipswich players were in it...Wark, Osman, Cooper, the Goalie who has his arm broken so Stallone can play was the Ipswich reserve keeper

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

Yes. A fair few Ipswich players were in it...Wark, Osman, Cooper, the Goalie who has his arm broken so Stallone can play was the Ipswich reserve keeper

always wondered how many were ex pros/pros in the film