I suppose, given the standard of Sunday's carling cup final,they had to find an angle to make it interesting but Ben Foster's mundane story of Ipod secrets is just...boring. Goalkeepers watch tapes of prospective penalty takers all the time before matches and it must give them some idea of which way to go but unfortunatley I think it may be Jamie O'hara's poor spot kick that made him miss rather than an MP3 player meaning that foster saved. As Andy Gray always says it was at a perfect height for the keeper and it was O'hara allowing Foster a chance to save that gave the keeper the plaudits. Gomes went the right way for Gigg's penalty but the Prem's greatest ever player put it so far in the corner that there was no chance he could save it, and a small chance that it was going wide.
What next ? "Flintoff claims Ashes triumph after PS3 helps him relax in the outfield", "Andy Murray wins Wimbledon after on court juicer means high level of antioxidants". I'm all for technical innovation but I'd prefer it was to stop ridiculous decisions than give a keeper something to do before a shootout. The authorities haven't yet found a way of doing it effectively though, as shown by the widespread chagrin of the Sky coverage team at the test match. Referalls take to long, can be innacurate and terrible for the spectators that come along to the ground. I think if I had paid money to be there I'd be moaning instead about Englands overly defensive tactics and the abject fear they have of being chased down , like in India recently, that leads them to having to put 2,000 on the board before a declaration. But then I'd be in Barbados so I don't think I'd have any cause to moan at all...
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