Protection of Goalkeepers!!

[spyinthesky]

Those of us long standing supporters will remember a time when challenges on Goalkeepers were allowed even if they were full on assaults.

Reference our own George Kirby who used to terrorise opposing players (especially 'custodians' - Peter Grummitt in one particular game) and Nat Lofthouse of Bolton in a Cup Final in 1958 breaking Man Utd's Ray Wood's shoulder with one shoulder challenge with no subs in those days.

Nowadays opposing players only have to breathe on a 'keeper to get a foul.

 

[Kingsland Codger]

Happy days. See the assault on the keeper from 1:35.

[WokingSaint]

20 hours ago, spyinthesky said:

Those of us long standing supporters will remember a time when challenges on Goalkeepers were allowed even if they were full on assaults.

Reference our own George Kirby who used to terrorise opposing players (especially 'custodians' - Peter Grummitt in one particular game) and Nat Lofthouse of Bolton in a Cup Final in 1958 breaking Man Utd's Ray Wood's shoulder with one shoulder challenge with no subs in those days.

Nowadays opposing players only have to breathe on a 'keeper to get a foul.

 

Wrong on two counts. The Law is, and always has been, that you cannot charge a GK when both his feet are off the ground in the Goal Area. You are getting two Cup Finals mixed up. Peter Mc Parland broke Ray Woods jaw in 1957 when he launched himself like a missile at Wood. In 1958 Lofthouse barged Harry Gregg into the goal. Legitimate then (both his feet were on the ground) but would be deemed violent conduct today.

[Whitey Grandad]

1 hour ago, WokingSaint said:

Wrong on two counts. The Law is, and always has been, that you cannot charge a GK when both his feet are off the ground in the Goal Area. You are getting two Cup Finals mixed up. Peter Mc Parland broke Ray Woods jaw in 1957 when he launched himself like a missile at Wood. In 1958 Lofthouse barged Harry Gregg into the goal. Legitimate then (both his feet were on the ground) but would be deemed violent conduct today.

That's why there is a Goal Area. My dad used to play as a full back just before and after The War and his job was to protect the goalkeeper b standing in front of him and blocking any charging attempts.