Gribz 743 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Van der Sar now needs to keep West Ham at bay for 75 minutes to break Chris Woods' British record of 1,196 minutes, set between November 1986 and January 1987, when keeping goal for Glasgow Rangers. Here's hoping West Ham stick a goal past Van Der Sar this afternoon early doors. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Ally 0 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Here's hoping West Ham stick a goal past Van Der Sar this afternoon early doors. Woods is disputing it. Says VdS has 4 games to go due to a goal conceded in the World Club Championship. He says its a Fifa sanctioned competitive game so the goal should count. Can't pick and choose the games that count! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gribz 743 Posted February 8, 2009 Author Share Posted February 8, 2009 Woods is disputing it. Says VdS has 4 games to go due to a goal conceded in the World Club Championship. He says its a Fifa sanctioned competitive game so the goal should count. Can't pick and choose the games that count! Ah well, Woods still holds the record and il quote this if im ever asked! :cheers: Still hope West Ham stick a few past him today 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Ally 0 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Ah well, Woods still holds the record and il quote this if im ever asked! :cheers: Still hope West Ham stick a few past him today Don't know which but one of the papers had the story, quotes from Woods etc, in the last day or two. Maybe someone else will be able to provide it. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Briton Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 (edited) I think the goal conceded in Japan must count so Man Utd have a way to go to beat the Rangers record. Edited February 8, 2009 by Briton 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,356 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 I think the goal conceded in Japan so Man Utd have a way to go to beat the Rangers record. Correct. Van der Sar is on 810 minutes. Woods' record is 1196, so over 4 games to go. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Ally 0 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Correct. Van der Sar is on 810 minutes. Woods' record is 1196, so over 4 games to go. Though not according to the English media. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Briton Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Just watched the United game (yawn). Sky are calling it a new British league record, which I suppose it is. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Briton Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Actually thinking about that...it's incorrect. If you are talking 'British league record' then Van de Sar had already broken that as you have to remove the 90 minutes in Monchengladbach from Rangers (Woods's) record if your just talking league matches. Fact of the matter is we still hold the British record. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,448 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Edwin van der Sar can thank a complete team effort from Manchester United for helping him to a British record run without conceding a goal, according to the Scottish goalkeeper whose milestone the Dutchman beat. Bobby Clark, a former Scotland international, went 1,155 minutes without conceding between the Aberdeen posts in the 1970-71 Scottish first division season and was part of Sir Alex Ferguson’s side who broke the Old Firm stranglehold by winning the league in 1980. Clark, now head coach at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, watched his record fall on television as Van der Sar and Ferguson’s United shut out West Ham United on Sunday, stretching their run without conceding to 1,212 minutes. And while the Scotsman, 63, is a big fan of Van der Sar, he was quick to recognise the players in front of the goalkeeper. “Full marks to Van der Sar, he’s a great goalkeeper, no question about that,” Clark said. “I love watching him. He does so many things very well but he’s got a very good team, the whole team, and two very good centre backs in front of him as well, and I think the whole team share in the credit. Related Links * Van der Sar's record down to united effort * Van der Sar seeks more records * Van der Sar on brink of history “It was the same back in 1971. We lost the league that year to a good Celtic team in the last game of the season but we had a very good team. We were very well organised. Martin Buchan was in the middle of the defence alongside a big lad, Tommy McMillan, and we were very well coached by Eddie Turnbull. It was as good a team as the one when we did win the league with Fergie in 1980.” Clark highlighted the fact that, while he played behind a back four that played together virtually every game, United have been forced to field many different permutations in front of Van der Sar. “We had a big Danish right back called Henning Boel and Martin Buchan and Tommy McMillan in the middle and then Jim Hermiston, all very good players. We didn’t have a lot of injuries and the same team would start every week. “Fergie has a depth in his squad that I don’t think any team had back then and we weren’t playing as many games. The European games were two-leg knockouts and now they have the Champions League format and you need a much bigger group. “At Manchester United, you look at the guys that are sitting on the bench. He’s got the little Brazilian full backs, and they’re just so good, and he’s still got old stalwarts like Gary Neville and John O’Shea. They just have so much experience.” Still, Clark also heaped praise on Van der Sar, giving him credit for finally solving what had long been Ferguson’s problem position after the departure of Peter Schmeichel in 1999. “Everybody plays their part in it,” Clark said. “Obviously he has to make some good saves and he made a couple of very good ones on Sunday. It’s hard to say who’s the best goalie in the world but he’s certainly one of the ones you’re going to think of. “And it’s not just his saves. Goalkeepers now have to use their feet an awful lot more with the pass-back rule and I think he’s got terrific feet. “I think the thing that made him a great signing for United is that he was a goalkeeper with great experience. The hard thing was always living up to almost the spectre of Peter Schmeichel. Everything was compared to Schmeichel and it was a lot of pressure on the younger goalkeepers that followed him. “Tim Howard is showing now at Everton that he is a good keeper, but Van der Sar brought his own experience to Old Trafford and he was able to handle it very well.” Clark also believes that Van der Sar will be able to handle the moment when the run of clean sheets finally comes to an end, as long as United keep winning. Clark finally conceded on January 16, 1971, when Pat Stanton fired home for Hibernian at Easter Road with Aberdeen finishing the game 2-1 losers. “It was disappointing to the lose the goal but far more disappointing to lose and I think Van der Sar will feel the same,” Clark said. “I don’t think he’ll mind losing a goal if United win the game, but it was a double disappointment that day.” http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/scotland/article5697875.ece 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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