Goalkeepers: Bass Players of Soccer?

Epac · #1 06-17-2010, 05:13 PM

"Goalkeepers will soon be like the bass players of soccer... never getting laid!"

Just saw some random fan write that on a soccer blog...hilarious...

Thoughts?

Jonathan1990 · #2 06-17-2010, 05:24 PM

They do have big hands...

dave64o · #3 06-17-2010, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Jonathan1990

They do have big hands...

When my wife and I were in Disneyworld last year, I took a picture of a rack of Mickey Mouse gloves and sent it to my son (a soccer player) with the message "Check it out, they sell Disney logo goalie gloves!!!!!"

IOW I always thought the goalkeepers gloves make them look like they have Mickey Mouse hands.

nodisco · #4 06-18-2010, 03:28 AM

Defenders and midfielders (I play both positions when needed) don't have that kind of issue.

Strikers get more of course.

andruca · #5 06-18-2010, 05:07 AM

Depends on thru' which lens you see this situation. Being a goalkeeper can suck for some, but for others it could be a HUGE hit (girl-wise). I'd kill to be Iker Casillas...

http://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/wor...urn=sow,249228

EdHunter · #6 06-18-2010, 06:50 AM

Nah.
Centre backs. Terry Butcher is more or less Pete Hook.

D.M.N. · #7 06-19-2010, 02:25 AM

Ironically enough, I'm a goalkeeper, or was until I got a nasty case of shin splints during try outs last season. I can see the analogy. Goalies are sometimes under appreciated too, and both Keepers and bassists keep everything from falling apart.....It's also our responsibility to C*ckblock the attention-wh**e guitarist, just like how they're supposed to block the attention-wh**e striker. We defend the low end, they defend the back end.

Funkturnal · #8 06-23-2010, 03:27 AM

My analogy might be that (solid) bass players can be compared to (solid) defenders. The defender might not get all the glory or the credit, but the team, as well as knowledgeable fans, definitely appreciate a good defender.

Extended range bass players, on the other hand, are like defenders who compete with the striker and try to score goals themselves.

I'm joking of course.

That definitely doesn't apply to guys like Anthony Jackson, and a bunch of extended range bass players. I mainly play a six-string these days too.